@aztec/sequencer-client 0.0.1-commit.b33fc05d0 → 0.0.1-commit.b3d3157a

package/src/sequencer/automine/automine_sequencer.ts

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+import type { Archiver } from '@aztec/archiver';
+import type { L1TxUtils } from '@aztec/ethereum/l1-tx-utils';
+import type { EthCheatCodes } from '@aztec/ethereum/test';
+import { BlockNumber, CheckpointNumber, SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
+import type { EthAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-address';
+import { Signature } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-signature';
+import { type Logger, createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+import { SerialQueue } from '@aztec/foundation/queue';
+import { RunningPromise } from '@aztec/foundation/running-promise';
+import type { TestDateProvider } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
+import { isErrorClass } from '@aztec/foundation/types';
+import type { P2PClient as ConcreteP2PClient, P2P } from '@aztec/p2p';
+import type { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/aztec-address';
+import { CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners, type L2Block, type L2BlockSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
+import { getPreviousCheckpointOutHashes } from '@aztec/stdlib/checkpoint';
+import type { ChainConfig } from '@aztec/stdlib/config';
+import {
+  type L1RollupConstants,
+  getEpochAtSlot,
+  getSlotAtTimestamp,
+  getTimestampForSlot,
+} from '@aztec/stdlib/epoch-helpers';
+import { InsufficientValidTxsError, type WorldStateSynchronizer } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
+import type { L1ToL2MessageSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/messaging';
+import type { CoordinationSignatureContext } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
+import type { FailedTx, Tx } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
+import type {
+  BuildBlockInCheckpointResult,
+  CheckpointBuilder,
+  FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder,
+} from '@aztec/validator-client';
+
+import type { GlobalVariableBuilder } from '../../global_variable_builder/global_builder.js';
+import type { SequencerPublisherFactory } from '../../publisher/sequencer-publisher-factory.js';
+import type { SequencerPublisher } from '../../publisher/sequencer-publisher.js';
+import type { SequencerConfig } from '../config.js';
+
+/**
+ * L1 rollup constants needed by the AutomineSequencer. Same as SequencerRollupConstants
+ * plus `epochDuration` for the epoch-based checkpoint out-hash lookup.
+ */
+export type AutomineSequencerConstants = Pick<
+  L1RollupConstants,
+  'ethereumSlotDuration' | 'l1GenesisTime' | 'slotDuration' | 'rollupManaLimit' | 'epochDuration'
+>;
+
+/** Dependencies for the AutomineSequencer. */
+export type AutomineSequencerDeps = {
+  publisherFactory: SequencerPublisherFactory;
+  checkpointsBuilder: FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder;
+  globalsBuilder: GlobalVariableBuilder;
+  worldState: WorldStateSynchronizer;
+  l2BlockSource: L2BlockSource;
+  l1ToL2MessageSource: L1ToL2MessageSource;
+  /** P2P client; must also expose `sync()` for post-rollback pool recovery. */
+  p2pClient: P2P & Pick<ConcreteP2PClient, 'sync'>;
+  ethCheatCodes: EthCheatCodes;
+  dateProvider: TestDateProvider;
+  l1Constants: AutomineSequencerConstants;
+  coinbase: EthAddress;
+  feeRecipient: AztecAddress;
+  signatureContext: CoordinationSignatureContext;
+  config: SequencerConfig & Pick<ChainConfig, 'l1ChainId' | 'rollupAddress'>;
+  /**
+   * Archiver used to push locally-built blocks and proposed checkpoints into the in-memory
+   * store, force an immediate L1 sync after publishing, and roll back state during reorgs.
+   */
+  archiver: Pick<Archiver, 'rollbackTo' | 'addBlock' | 'addProposedCheckpoint' | 'syncImmediate'>;
+  /** L1 tx utils whose cached nonces must be reset after an L1 reorg. */
+  l1TxUtils: Pick<L1TxUtils, 'resetNonce'>[];
+  /**
+   * Optional extra cleanup hook awaited inside {@link AutomineSequencer.stop}. Used by the
+   * factory to shut down the PublisherManager funding loop after the queue and poller drain.
+   */
+  stopExtras?: () => Promise<void>;
+  /** How often to poll the mempool for new txs while running. Defaults to 50ms. */
+  pollIntervalMs?: number;
+  log?: Logger;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Minimal, deterministic, queue-driven sequencer for e2e tests that don't exercise
+ * block-building or consensus (e.g. e2e_token, e2e_amm, e2e_authwit).
+ *
+ * Differences from the production `Sequencer`:
+ *   - No proposer-turn check (single sequencer).
+ *   - No sync check, no pipelining, no validator orchestration, no attestations,
+ *     no slashing, no votes, no P2P proposal gossip, no timetable enforcement.
+ *   - No event emission — consumers (archiver, world-state, `EpochTestSettler`) observe
+ *     L1 and the archiver tip rather than sequencer events.
+ *   - All test-driven time control (warp / mine empty block) goes through a single
+ *     serial queue alongside mempool-driven builds; the three never interleave.
+ *
+ * Requires `aztecTargetCommitteeSize == 0` on the deployed rollup so that the
+ * L1 `verifyProposer` / `verifyAttestations` short-circuits accept an empty
+ * `CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners` (see
+ * `l1-contracts/src/core/libraries/rollup/ValidatorSelectionLib.sol:244`).
+ */
+export class AutomineSequencer {
+  private readonly log: Logger;
+  private readonly queue: SerialQueue;
+  private readonly pollIntervalMs: number;
+  private readonly deps: AutomineSequencerDeps;
+
+  private running = false;
+  private stopped = false;
+  private paused = false;
+  private mempoolPoller?: RunningPromise;
+  private publisher?: SequencerPublisher;
+  private attestorAddress?: EthAddress;
+
+  /** Set while a mempool-driven build is queued but not yet run; used to coalesce. */
+  private buildQueued: Promise<L2Block | undefined> | undefined = undefined;
+
+  /** Last L2 slot we published a checkpoint for (-1 means none yet). */
+  private lastBuiltSlot: number = -1;
+
+  constructor(deps: AutomineSequencerDeps) {
+    this.deps = deps;
+    this.log = deps.log ?? createLogger('sequencer:automine');
+    this.queue = new SerialQueue();
+    this.pollIntervalMs = deps.pollIntervalMs ?? 50;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Starts the sequencer. Switches anvil into automine mode (no interval mining),
+   * acquires a publisher, and begins polling the mempool for pending txs.
+   */
+  public async start(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.running) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this.running = true;
+
+    await this.deps.ethCheatCodes.setIntervalMining(0, { silent: true });
+    await this.deps.ethCheatCodes.setAutomine(true, { silent: true });
+
+    const { publisher, attestorAddress } = await this.deps.publisherFactory.create();
+    this.publisher = publisher;
+    this.attestorAddress = attestorAddress;
+    this.log.info(`AutomineSequencer started`, {
+      publisher: this.publisher.getSenderAddress().toString(),
+      attestor: this.attestorAddress.toString(),
+    });
+
+    this.queue.start();
+
+    // Fallback poller that triggers a build if we discover pending txs without an explicit
+    // notification. Tests can also call `buildIfPending()` directly to skip the poll wait.
+    this.mempoolPoller = new RunningPromise(() => this.maybeEnqueueBuild(), this.log, this.pollIntervalMs);
+    this.mempoolPoller.start();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Stops the sequencer. Drains the queue, unsubscribes the mempool poller, and runs any
+   * registered {@link AutomineSequencerDeps.stopExtras} hook (e.g. the PublisherManager's
+   * funding loop). Idempotent: subsequent calls return without re-running cleanup.
+   */
+  public async stop(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.stopped) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this.stopped = true;
+    this.running = false;
+    await this.mempoolPoller?.stop();
+    await this.queue.end();
+    await this.deps.stopExtras?.();
+    this.log.info('AutomineSequencer stopped');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Enqueues a mempool-driven build. Coalesces consecutive calls so a burst of new txs
+   * collapses into one build job. Returns the built block (or undefined if nothing was built
+   * or the sequencer is paused).
+   */
+  public buildIfPending(): Promise<L2Block | undefined> {
+    if (!this.running || this.paused) {
+      return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+    }
+    if (this.buildQueued) {
+      // A build is already queued; coalesce. The pending build will pick up the new txs.
+      return this.buildQueued;
+    }
+    this.buildQueued = this.queue.put(async () => {
+      try {
+        return await this.runBuild({ allowEmpty: false });
+      } finally {
+        this.buildQueued = undefined;
+      }
+    });
+    return this.buildQueued;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Pauses mempool-driven block production. Pending txs accumulate in the pool without being
+   * mined. Explicit test-harness operations (`buildEmptyBlock`, `warpTo`, `revertToCheckpoint`)
+   * continue to work; this only gates the mempool poller and `buildIfPending`.
+   */
+  public pause(): void {
+    if (this.paused) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this.paused = true;
+    this.log.info('AutomineSequencer paused');
+  }
+
+  /** Resumes mempool-driven block production after a previous {@link pause}. */
+  public resume(): void {
+    if (!this.paused) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this.paused = false;
+    this.log.info('AutomineSequencer resumed');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Updates the in-memory sequencer config. Mirrors {@link SequencerClient.updateConfig} so that
+   * `AztecNode.setConfig` (e.g. tests bumping `minTxsPerBlock` to bundle multiple txs into one
+   * block) propagates to the AutomineSequencer's gating logic in {@link runBuild}.
+   */
+  public updateConfig(config: Partial<SequencerConfig>): void {
+    Object.assign(this.deps.config, config);
+  }
+
+  /** Returns a snapshot of the current sequencer config (used by pause/resume bookkeeping). */
+  public getConfig(): SequencerConfig {
+    return this.deps.config;
+  }
+
+  /** Enqueues an empty-block build. Resolves to the built block. */
+  public buildEmptyBlock(): Promise<L2Block> {
+    return this.queue.put(async () => {
+      const block = await this.runBuild({ allowEmpty: true });
+      if (!block) {
+        throw new Error('buildEmptyBlock: runBuild returned undefined');
+      }
+      return block;
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Warps L1 timestamp to `targetTimestampSec`. Rounded up to the next aztec-slot
+   * boundary so the next build lands on a fresh slot. Atomic with respect to builds —
+   * the queue ensures no build is in flight while the warp executes.
+   */
+  public warpTo(targetTimestampSec: number): Promise<void> {
+    return this.queue.put(() => this.runWarp(targetTimestampSec));
+  }
+
+  /** Warps L1 timestamp forward by `deltaSec` seconds from the current L1 time. */
+  public warpBy(deltaSec: number): Promise<void> {
+    return this.queue.put(async () => {
+      const current = await this.deps.ethCheatCodes.lastBlockTimestamp();
+      await this.runWarp(current + deltaSec);
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Reorgs L1 so that every L1 block strictly after the one that published
+   * `targetCheckpoint` is removed. The archiver, world-state, and date provider
+   * are all brought back in sync before the promise resolves.
+   *
+   * Runs inside the serial queue so it never interleaves with a build or warp.
+   */
+  public revertToCheckpoint(targetCheckpoint: number): Promise<void> {
+    return this.queue.put(() => this.runRevert(targetCheckpoint));
+  }
+
+  /** Awaits the queue draining to a fully idle state. */
+  public syncPoint(): Promise<void> {
+    return this.queue.syncPoint();
+  }
+
+  /** Called from the mempool poller. Enqueues a build if there are pending txs. */
+  private async maybeEnqueueBuild(): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.running || this.paused || this.buildQueued) {
+      return;
+    }
+    try {
+      const pending = await this.deps.p2pClient.getPendingTxCount();
+      if (pending > 0) {
+        // Fire-and-forget; the build result is delivered via `buildIfPending()` callers,
+        // not via the poller.
+        void this.buildIfPending().catch(err => {
+          this.log.error('Mempool-driven build failed', err);
+        });
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.log.warn('Failed to poll mempool', { err: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err) });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Builds one checkpoint with a single block, publishes it, syncs the date provider. */
+  private async runBuild({ allowEmpty }: { allowEmpty: boolean }): Promise<L2Block | undefined> {
+    if (!this.running || !this.publisher || !this.attestorAddress) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    const txCount = await this.deps.p2pClient.getPendingTxCount();
+    // For mempool-driven builds, wait for at least `minTxsPerBlock` pending txs (or 1 if not set)
+    // before building. This mirrors the production sequencer's `waitForMinTxs` behavior, and is
+    // required for tests that bundle multiple txs into one block via `setConfig({ minTxsPerBlock })`.
+    // Explicit empty-block / warp paths pass `allowEmpty: true` and bypass this gate.
+    const minRequired = allowEmpty ? 0 : Math.max(this.deps.config.minTxsPerBlock ?? 1, 1);
+    if (txCount < minRequired) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    // Decide target slot from the pending block's timestamp — picks up any prior
+    // `setNextBlockTimestamp` call (e.g. queued by runWarp) instead of assuming +1 over
+    // the last mined block.
+    const pendingBlockTs = await this.deps.ethCheatCodes.nextBlockTimestamp();
+    let targetSlot = Number(getSlotAtTimestamp(BigInt(pendingBlockTs), this.deps.l1Constants));
+    if (targetSlot <= this.lastBuiltSlot) {
+      // Pending block doesn't reach a new slot yet; advance to the next slot we own.
+      targetSlot = this.lastBuiltSlot + 1;
+    }
+    const slotBoundaryTs = Number(getTimestampForSlot(SlotNumber(targetSlot), this.deps.l1Constants));
+
+    // Pre-set anvil's next block timestamp only if the slot boundary is past what's already
+    // scheduled. setNextBlockTimestamp rejects values not strictly greater than the last block's
+    // timestamp, and pendingBlockTs is always > lastBlockTimestamp, so this guard is sufficient.
+    if (slotBoundaryTs > pendingBlockTs) {
+      await this.deps.ethCheatCodes.setNextBlockTimestamp(slotBoundaryTs);
+    }
+
+    const tips = await this.deps.l2BlockSource.getL2Tips();
+    const syncedToBlockNumber = tips.proposed.number;
+
+    // Ensure world state has processed the archiver's tip before forking. Without this,
+    // world state may still be at the previous block (since it syncs asynchronously from
+    // the archiver), and `fork(syncedToBlockNumber)` would fail with
+    // "Unable to initialize from future block".
+    await this.deps.worldState.syncImmediate(BlockNumber(syncedToBlockNumber));
+
+    const nextBlockNumber = BlockNumber(syncedToBlockNumber + 1);
+    const checkpointNumber = CheckpointNumber(tips.proposedCheckpoint.checkpoint.number + 1);
+    const targetEpoch = getEpochAtSlot(SlotNumber(targetSlot), this.deps.l1Constants);
+
+    this.log.verbose(`Building automine checkpoint`, {
+      checkpointNumber,
+      blockNumber: nextBlockNumber,
+      slot: targetSlot,
+      slotTimestamp: slotBoundaryTs,
+      txCount,
+      allowEmpty,
+    });
+
+    const checkpointGlobals = await this.deps.globalsBuilder.buildCheckpointGlobalVariables(
+      this.deps.coinbase,
+      this.deps.feeRecipient,
+      SlotNumber(targetSlot),
+    );
+
+    const l1ToL2Messages = await this.deps.l1ToL2MessageSource.getL1ToL2Messages(checkpointNumber);
+
+    const previousCheckpointOutHashes = await getPreviousCheckpointOutHashes({
+      blockSource: this.deps.l2BlockSource,
+      epoch: targetEpoch,
+      checkpointNumber,
+      l1Constants: this.deps.l1Constants,
+      pipeliningEnabled: false,
+      log: this.log,
+    });
+
+    const feeAssetPriceModifier = await this.publisher.getFeeAssetPriceModifier();
+
+    await using fork = await this.deps.worldState.fork(syncedToBlockNumber, { closeDelayMs: 0 });
+
+    const checkpointBuilder = await this.deps.checkpointsBuilder.startCheckpoint(
+      checkpointNumber,
+      checkpointGlobals,
+      feeAssetPriceModifier,
+      l1ToL2Messages,
+      previousCheckpointOutHashes,
+      fork,
+      this.log.getBindings(),
+    );
+
+    const pendingTxs = this.deps.p2pClient.iterateEligiblePendingTxs();
+
+    const buildResult = await this.tryBuildBlock(
+      checkpointBuilder,
+      pendingTxs,
+      nextBlockNumber,
+      checkpointGlobals.timestamp,
+      allowEmpty,
+      checkpointNumber,
+    );
+    if (!buildResult) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    const checkpoint = await checkpointBuilder.completeCheckpoint();
+
+    // Empty CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners is accepted on-chain when committee size is 0.
+    const emptyAttestations = CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners.empty(this.deps.signatureContext);
+    const emptyAttestationsSignature = Signature.empty();
+
+    // Push the block and proposed checkpoint into the archiver locally BEFORE publishing to L1.
+    // This avoids racing the archiver's L1 polling: if the L1 publish happened first, polling
+    // could surface the checkpoint and reject our subsequent local push as duplicate. Pushing
+    // first means the archiver already has the proposed entry when L1 polling fires; the L1
+    // sync path then promotes the existing proposed checkpoint via promoteProposedToCheckpointed
+    // rather than re-adding it.
+    await this.deps.archiver.addBlock(buildResult.block);
+    await this.deps.archiver.addProposedCheckpoint({
+      header: checkpoint.header,
+      checkpointNumber,
+      startBlock: BlockNumber(buildResult.block.number),
+      blockCount: 1,
+      totalManaUsed: checkpoint.header.totalManaUsed.toBigInt(),
+      feeAssetPriceModifier,
+    });
+
+    await this.publisher.enqueueProposeCheckpoint(checkpoint, emptyAttestations, emptyAttestationsSignature);
+    // Automine publishes synchronously in the current slot via `sendRequests`. It must NOT use the
+    // production `sendRequestsAt` (or `canProposeAt`), which always apply the one-slot pipelining
+    // offset — automine is the deliberate non-pipelined exception and builds/publishes in place.
+    const result = await this.publisher.sendRequests(SlotNumber(targetSlot));
+
+    const successful = result?.successfulActions?.find(a => a === 'propose');
+    if (!successful) {
+      this.log.error('Propose action did not succeed under automine', {
+        slot: targetSlot,
+        checkpointNumber,
+        successful: result?.successfulActions,
+        failed: result?.failedActions,
+      });
+      throw new Error(`AutomineSequencer: propose did not succeed for slot ${targetSlot}`);
+    }
+
+    // Force one full L1-sync cycle synchronously. The local addBlock/addProposedCheckpoint
+    // above advances the proposed tip, but tips.checkpointed and the L1->L2 inbox tree state
+    // only advance when the archiver observes the L1-confirmed checkpoint via its sync loop.
+    await this.deps.archiver.syncImmediate();
+
+    // Sync the date provider to the L1 block timestamp we just mined.
+    const newL1Ts = await this.deps.ethCheatCodes.lastBlockTimestamp();
+    this.deps.dateProvider.setTime(newL1Ts * 1000);
+
+    this.lastBuiltSlot = targetSlot;
+
+    this.log.verbose(`Automine checkpoint published`, {
+      checkpointNumber,
+      blockNumber: nextBlockNumber,
+      slot: targetSlot,
+      l1Timestamp: newL1Ts,
+      txCount: buildResult.numTxs,
+    });
+
+    return buildResult.block;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Warps L1 timestamp to (or past) `targetTimestampSec`, rounded up to the next aztec-slot
+   * boundary, by queuing an empty-checkpoint build at that slot. Mines exactly one L1 block
+   * (the propose tx auto-mined under anvil's automine mode), with the timestamp pre-set so
+   * the mined block lands on the slot boundary.
+   */
+  private async runWarp(targetTimestampSec: number): Promise<void> {
+    const currentL1Ts = await this.deps.ethCheatCodes.lastBlockTimestamp();
+    if (targetTimestampSec <= currentL1Ts) {
+      this.log.debug(`Warp target ${targetTimestampSec} is not in the future of current L1 ts ${currentL1Ts}`);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Round up to the next aztec-slot boundary so the next build naturally lands on a new slot.
+    const targetSlot = Number(getSlotAtTimestamp(BigInt(targetTimestampSec), this.deps.l1Constants));
+    const slotBoundaryTs = Number(getTimestampForSlot(SlotNumber(targetSlot + 1), this.deps.l1Constants));
+
+    // Queue the next L1 block at the slot boundary timestamp, then build (and publish) an
+    // empty L2 checkpoint. The propose tx auto-mines a single L1 block at slotBoundaryTs,
+    // and `runBuild` syncs the date provider to the new L1 timestamp.
+    await this.deps.ethCheatCodes.setNextBlockTimestamp(slotBoundaryTs);
+    await this.runBuild({ allowEmpty: true });
+
+    this.log.verbose(`Warped L1 to slot boundary`, { slot: targetSlot + 1, timestamp: slotBoundaryTs });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Rolls L1 back to the block that published `targetCheckpoint`, drops the archiver's
+   * in-memory state to match, and resets internal slot bookkeeping.
+   */
+  private async runRevert(targetCheckpoint: number): Promise<void> {
+    const checkpointData = await this.deps.l2BlockSource.getCheckpointData({
+      number: CheckpointNumber(targetCheckpoint),
+    });
+    if (!checkpointData) {
+      throw new Error(`AutomineSequencer: checkpoint ${targetCheckpoint} not found in archiver`);
+    }
+
+    const targetL1Block = Number(checkpointData.l1.blockNumber);
+    this.log.verbose(`Reverting to checkpoint ${targetCheckpoint}`, {
+      targetCheckpoint,
+      targetL1Block,
+      checkpointSlot: checkpointData.header.slotNumber,
+    });
+
+    // Roll the archiver back to the last block of targetCheckpoint before the L1 reorg,
+    // since the archiver needs to fetch the target checkpoint's L1 block hash during rollback.
+    const lastBlockInCheckpoint = BlockNumber(checkpointData.startBlock + checkpointData.blockCount - 1);
+    await this.deps.archiver.rollbackTo(lastBlockInCheckpoint);
+
+    // Force the P2P block stream to run one cycle immediately so it processes the
+    // chain-pruned event triggered by the archiver rollback above. Without this, the
+    // P2P pool may not have restored rolled-back txs to pending by the time the next
+    // build runs.
+    await this.deps.p2pClient.sync();
+
+    // Force world-state to process the archiver's prune event immediately, so the next build
+    // doesn't try to insert nullifiers that were already in the pruned checkpoints.
+    await this.deps.worldState.syncImmediate();
+
+    // Remove all L1 blocks strictly after the target checkpoint's publish block so that
+    // the propose txs for later checkpoints are gone from L1. We use reorg(depth) directly
+    // to keep targetL1Block itself as the new chain tip.
+    const currentL1Block = await this.deps.ethCheatCodes.publicClient.getBlockNumber();
+    const depth = Number(currentL1Block) - targetL1Block;
+    if (depth > 0) {
+      await this.deps.ethCheatCodes.reorg(depth);
+    }
+
+    // anvil_rollback re-queues the rolled-back txs into the mempool. Clear them so they
+    // don't get re-mined, then reset the publisher nonce tracker so the next propose tx
+    // uses the correct nonce for the post-reorg chain state.
+    await this.deps.ethCheatCodes.rpcCall('anvil_dropAllTransactions', []);
+    this.deps.l1TxUtils.forEach(utils => utils.resetNonce());
+
+    // Reset slot bookkeeping so the next build picks up at the correct slot.
+    this.lastBuiltSlot = Number(checkpointData.header.slotNumber);
+
+    this.log.verbose(`Reverted to checkpoint ${targetCheckpoint}`, {
+      targetCheckpoint,
+      targetL1Block,
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Wraps `checkpointBuilder.buildBlock` with the failed-tx handling shared by both error
+   * and success paths: drops the failed txs from the P2P mempool, and returns `undefined`
+   * when `InsufficientValidTxsError` aborts the build (so the caller skips publishing).
+   */
+  private async tryBuildBlock(
+    checkpointBuilder: CheckpointBuilder,
+    pendingTxs: AsyncIterableIterator<Tx>,
+    nextBlockNumber: BlockNumber,
+    timestamp: bigint,
+    allowEmpty: boolean,
+    checkpointNumber: CheckpointNumber,
+  ): Promise<BuildBlockInCheckpointResult | undefined> {
+    let buildResult: BuildBlockInCheckpointResult;
+    try {
+      buildResult = await checkpointBuilder.buildBlock(pendingTxs, nextBlockNumber, timestamp, {
+        maxTransactions: this.deps.config.maxTxsPerBlock,
+        // Allow empty for explicit-empty builds; require at least 1 valid tx otherwise.
+        minValidTxs: allowEmpty ? 0 : 1,
+        isBuildingProposal: true,
+        maxBlocksPerCheckpoint: 1,
+        perBlockAllocationMultiplier: 1,
+      });
+    } catch (err) {
+      // Mirrors production's checkpoint_proposal_job: if every pending tx failed execution and
+      // we didn't reach minValidTxs, drop the failed txs from the mempool so they don't block
+      // the poller forever, then abort this build with no checkpoint published.
+      if (isErrorClass(err, InsufficientValidTxsError)) {
+        await this.dropFailedTxsFromP2P(err.failedTxs);
+        this.log.verbose(`AutomineSequencer: insufficient valid txs, skipping build`, {
+          checkpointNumber,
+          processedCount: err.processedCount,
+          minRequired: err.minRequired,
+          failedCount: err.failedTxs.length,
+        });
+        return undefined;
+      }
+      throw err;
+    }
+
+    // Drop any txs that failed execution but didn't trigger InsufficientValidTxsError, so we
+    // don't re-pick them up on the next build.
+    await this.dropFailedTxsFromP2P(buildResult.failedTxs);
+
+    return buildResult;
+  }
+
+  /** Removes txs that failed execution from the P2P mempool so they don't get retried. */
+  private async dropFailedTxsFromP2P(failedTxs: FailedTx[]): Promise<void> {
+    if (failedTxs.length === 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const failedTxHashes = failedTxs.map(fail => fail.tx.getTxHash());
+    this.log.verbose(`Dropping failed txs ${failedTxHashes.join(', ')}`);
+    await this.deps.p2pClient.handleFailedExecution(failedTxHashes);
+  }
+}