@aztec/sequencer-client 5.0.0-rc.1 → 5.0.0

package/dest/sequencer/sequencer.js

@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ import { merge, omit, pick } from '@aztec/foundation/collection';
 import { EthAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-address';
 import { createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { RunningPromise } from '@aztec/foundation/running-promise';
+import { buildCheckpointSimulationOverridesPlan } from '@aztec/stdlib/checkpoint';
 import { getEpochAtSlot } from '@aztec/stdlib/epoch-helpers';
 import { MIN_PER_BLOCK_ALLOCATION_MULTIPLIER, MIN_PER_BLOCK_DA_ALLOCATION_MULTIPLIER, computeNetworkTxGasLimits } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
 import { SequencerConfigSchema } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
@@ -387,15 +388,15 @@ import { buildProposerTimetable } from '@aztec/stdlib/timetable';
 import { Attributes, getTelemetryClient, trackSpan } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
 import EventEmitter from 'node:events';
 import { DefaultSequencerConfig } from '../config.js';
-import { buildCheckpointSimulationOverridesPlan } from './chain_state_overrides.js';
 import { CheckpointProposalJob } from './checkpoint_proposal_job.js';
 import { CheckpointProposalJobMetrics } from './checkpoint_proposal_job_metrics.js';
 import { CheckpointVoter } from './checkpoint_voter.js';
 import { SequencerInterruptedError } from './errors.js';
 import { SequencerMetrics } from './metrics.js';
+import { RequestsTracker } from './requests_tracker.js';
 import { SequencerState } from './utils.js';
 export { SequencerState };
-_dec = trackSpan('Sequencer.work'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Sequencer.prepareCheckpointProposal'), _dec2 = trackSpan('Sequencer.tryVoteWhenCannotBuild', ({ slot })=>({
+_dec = trackSpan('Sequencer.work'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Sequencer.prepareCheckpointProposal'), _dec2 = trackSpan('Sequencer.tryVoteAndPruneWhenCannotBuild', ({ slot })=>({
         [Attributes.SLOT_NUMBER]: slot
     })), _dec3 = trackSpan('Sequencer.tryVoteWhenEscapeHatchOpen', ({ slot })=>({
         [Attributes.SLOT_NUMBER]: slot
@@ -438,7 +439,7 @@ _dec = trackSpan('Sequencer.work'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Sequencer.prepareCheckpoi
             [
                 _dec2,
                 2,
-                "tryVoteWhenCannotBuild"
+                "tryVoteAndPruneWhenCannotBuild"
             ],
             [
                 _dec3,
@@ -454,7 +455,7 @@ _dec = trackSpan('Sequencer.work'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Sequencer.prepareCheckpoi
     metrics;
     checkpointProposalJobMetrics;
     stateLog;
-    /** The last slot for which we attempted to perform our voting duties with degraded block production */ lastSlotForFallbackVote;
+    /** The last slot for which we attempted to perform our fallback duties (votes and/or prune) with degraded block production */ lastSlotForFallbackAction;
     /** The (checkpoint, slot) of the last invalidation request we successfully simulated, to prevent
    * re-simulating and re-submitting the same invalidation across the many ticks within a single slot. */ lastInvalidationAttempt;
     /** The last slot for which we logged "no committee" warning, to avoid spam */ lastSlotForNoCommitteeWarning;
@@ -462,11 +463,20 @@ _dec = trackSpan('Sequencer.work'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Sequencer.prepareCheckpoi
     /** Last successful checkpoint proposed */ lastCheckpointProposed;
     /** The last epoch for which we logged strategy comparison in fisherman mode. */ lastEpochForStrategyComparison;
     /** The last checkpoint proposal job, tracked so we can await its pending L1 submission during shutdown. */ lastCheckpointProposalJob;
+    /**
+   * In-flight fire-and-forget requests that {@link stop} interrupts and drains, and {@link pause} awaits
+   * untouched: the checkpoint proposal jobs' backgrounded L1 submissions (each job is handed this shared
+   * tracker) plus the sequencer's own fallback submissions (votes/prune when we cannot build, or
+   * escape-hatch votes). Each fallback send is gated by its wrapper publisher's interruptible target-slot
+   * sleep; the tracked interrupt wakes that sleep so the send short-circuits without publishing. A wrapper
+   * is created for a single send and is never restarted, so once interrupted its sleeper can never publish
+   * a stale-slot tx, even after the pooled publishers are restarted by a later {@link start}.
+   */ pendingRequests;
     /** Proposer schedule and block sub-slot timetable for the sequencer, rebuilt on every config update. */ timetable;
     /** Config for the sequencer */ config;
     signatureContext;
     constructor(publisherFactory, validatorClient, globalsBuilder, p2pClient, worldState, slasherClient, l2BlockSource, l1ToL2MessageSource, checkpointsBuilder, l1Constants, dateProvider, epochCache, rollupContract, config, telemetry = getTelemetryClient(), log = createLogger('sequencer')){
-        super(), this.publisherFactory = publisherFactory, this.validatorClient = validatorClient, this.globalsBuilder = globalsBuilder, this.p2pClient = p2pClient, this.worldState = worldState, this.slasherClient = slasherClient, this.l2BlockSource = l2BlockSource, this.l1ToL2MessageSource = l1ToL2MessageSource, this.checkpointsBuilder = checkpointsBuilder, this.l1Constants = l1Constants, this.dateProvider = dateProvider, this.epochCache = epochCache, this.rollupContract = rollupContract, this.telemetry = telemetry, this.log = log, this.state = (_initProto(this), SequencerState.STOPPED), this.config = DefaultSequencerConfig;
+        super(), this.publisherFactory = publisherFactory, this.validatorClient = validatorClient, this.globalsBuilder = globalsBuilder, this.p2pClient = p2pClient, this.worldState = worldState, this.slasherClient = slasherClient, this.l2BlockSource = l2BlockSource, this.l1ToL2MessageSource = l1ToL2MessageSource, this.checkpointsBuilder = checkpointsBuilder, this.l1Constants = l1Constants, this.dateProvider = dateProvider, this.epochCache = epochCache, this.rollupContract = rollupContract, this.telemetry = telemetry, this.log = log, this.state = (_initProto(this), SequencerState.STOPPED), this.pendingRequests = new RequestsTracker(), this.config = DefaultSequencerConfig;
         this.stateLog = log.createChild('state');
         this.stateEnteredAtMs = this.dateProvider.now();
         // Add [FISHERMAN] prefix to logger if in fisherman mode
@@ -580,7 +590,21 @@ _dec = trackSpan('Sequencer.work'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Sequencer.prepareCheckpoi
     /** Initializes the sequencer (precomputes tables). Takes about 3s. */ init() {
         getKzg();
     }
-    /** Starts the sequencer and moves to IDLE state. */ start() {
+    /**
+   * Starts (or restarts) the sequencer and moves it to the IDLE state. Idempotent: a start while already
+   * running is a no-op, so it never orphans the previous poll loop. A start while STOPPING throws, since the
+   * in-flight stop would mark the fresh loop's state STOPPED and orphan it — silently doing nothing would
+   * leave the caller believing the sequencer is running when it is on its way to STOPPED. Safe to call after
+   * a previous {@link stop} has resolved; the caller must also restart the publishers (see
+   * {@link SequencerClient.start}) so L1 publishing is re-enabled.
+   */ start() {
+        if (this.state === SequencerState.STOPPING) {
+            throw new Error('Cannot start sequencer while it is stopping');
+        }
+        if (this.runningPromise?.isRunning()) {
+            this.log.warn('Attempted to start sequencer that is already running');
+            return;
+        }
         this.runningPromise = new RunningPromise(this.safeWork.bind(this), this.log, this.config.sequencerPollingIntervalMS);
         this.setState(SequencerState.IDLE, undefined, {
             force: true
@@ -591,20 +615,56 @@ _dec = trackSpan('Sequencer.work'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Sequencer.prepareCheckpoi
     /** Triggers an immediate run of the sequencer, bypassing the polling interval. */ trigger() {
         return this.runningPromise?.trigger();
     }
-    /** Stops the sequencer from building blocks and moves to STOPPED state. */ async stop() {
+    /**
+   * Stops the sequencer from building blocks and moves it to STOPPED state, interrupting the in-flight
+   * work() iteration and its pending L1 submissions for a fast shutdown, then draining before returning.
+   * Idempotent: a second call while already stopped or stopping is a no-op. Lifecycle calls are expected
+   * to be serialized by the caller. For a restartable pause that lets in-flight work finish untouched
+   * (e.g. around a test clock warp), use {@link pause} instead.
+   */ async stop() {
+        if (this.state === SequencerState.STOPPED || this.state === SequencerState.STOPPING) {
+            this.log.debug(`Sequencer already ${this.state.toLowerCase()}, ignoring stop`);
+            return;
+        }
         this.log.info(`Stopping sequencer`);
         this.setState(SequencerState.STOPPING, undefined, {
             force: true
         });
         this.lastCheckpointProposalJob?.interrupt();
         await this.publisherFactory.stopAll();
+        // Stop the poll loop and await the in-flight work() iteration. work() registers its fire-and-forget
+        // requests synchronously before returning, so once the loop has stopped, pendingRequests holds every
+        // request that will ever exist. Interrupting any earlier could miss a request registered by the last
+        // in-flight iteration.
         await this.runningPromise?.stop();
-        await this.lastCheckpointProposalJob?.awaitPendingSubmission();
+        this.pendingRequests.interruptRequests();
+        await this.pendingRequests.awaitRequests();
         this.setState(SequencerState.STOPPED, undefined, {
             force: true
         });
         this.log.info('Stopped sequencer');
     }
+    /**
+   * Gracefully pauses block production so the sequencer can later be resumed with {@link start}: halts the
+   * poll loop and waits for the in-flight work() iteration and every pending L1 submission / fallback send
+   * to finish, without interrupting them. No interrupt lands mid-build, so no spurious checkpoint-error is
+   * emitted and no enqueued checkpoint is dropped. Deliberately does not stop inner services (validator/HA
+   * signer, publishers), so the slashing-protection store stays open and the sequencer stays restartable.
+   * Used by tests that pause sequencers around an L1 clock warp. Idempotent.
+   */ async pause() {
+        if (!this.runningPromise?.isRunning()) {
+            this.log.debug('Sequencer not running, ignoring pause');
+            return;
+        }
+        this.log.info('Pausing sequencer');
+        // Halt the poll loop and let the in-flight iteration finish naturally — no interrupt, and no STOPPING
+        // state, since entering STOPPING would make the iteration's own setState calls throw and fail it.
+        // work() registers its fire-and-forget requests synchronously before returning, so once the loop has
+        // stopped pendingRequests holds every request that will ever exist; awaiting it lets them all finish.
+        await this.runningPromise.stop();
+        await this.pendingRequests.awaitRequests();
+        this.log.info('Paused sequencer');
+    }
     /** Main sequencer loop with a try/catch */ async safeWork() {
         try {
             await this.work();
@@ -731,18 +791,6 @@ _dec = trackSpan('Sequencer.work'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Sequencer.prepareCheckpoi
             }
             return undefined;
         }
-        // We are the proposer and the escape hatch is closed: now run the full sync check before building.
-        const syncedTo = await this.checkSync({
-            ts,
-            slot
-        });
-        if (!syncedTo) {
-            await this.tryVoteWhenCannotBuild({
-                slot,
-                targetSlot
-            });
-            return undefined;
-        }
         // Explicit build-loop entry gate: if we are past the latest useful block-building start for the
         // target slot, abandon building for this slot. The proposer prioritizes the ideal L1-publish path
         // and does not plan around the late consensus-handoff path. This is the proposer build path's
@@ -759,13 +807,22 @@ _dec = trackSpan('Sequencer.work'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Sequencer.prepareCheckpoi
             });
             // Mark the slot as attempted so a deadline abort is not retried within the same slot. Vote-only actions
             // still need to run because sync can succeed even when it is too late to start building a checkpoint.
-            await this.tryVoteWhenCannotBuild({
+            await this.tryVoteAndPruneWhenCannotBuild({
                 slot,
                 targetSlot
             });
             this.lastSlotForCheckpointProposalJob = targetSlot;
             return undefined;
         }
+        // We are the proposer, the escape hatch is closed, and we have time before the build start deadline.
+        // Now run the full sync check before building.
+        const syncedTo = await this.checkSync({
+            ts,
+            slot
+        });
+        if (!syncedTo) {
+            return undefined;
+        }
         // Next checkpoint follows from the last synced one
         const checkpointNumber = CheckpointNumber(syncedTo.checkpointNumber + 1);
         const logCtx = {
@@ -926,7 +983,7 @@ _dec = trackSpan('Sequencer.work'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Sequencer.prepareCheckpoi
         return this.createCheckpointProposalJob(targetSlot, targetEpoch, checkpointNumber, syncedTo.blockNumber, syncedTo.checkpointedCheckpointNumber, proposer, publisher, attestorAddress, invalidateCheckpoint, syncedTo.proposedCheckpointData);
     }
     createCheckpointProposalJob(targetSlot, targetEpoch, checkpointNumber, syncedToBlockNumber, checkpointedCheckpointNumber, proposer, publisher, attestorAddress, invalidateCheckpoint, proposedCheckpointData) {
-        return new CheckpointProposalJob(targetSlot, targetEpoch, checkpointNumber, syncedToBlockNumber, checkpointedCheckpointNumber, proposer, publisher, attestorAddress, invalidateCheckpoint, this.validatorClient, this.globalsBuilder, this.p2pClient, this.worldState, this.l1ToL2MessageSource, this.l2BlockSource, this.checkpointsBuilder, this.l2BlockSource, this.l1Constants, this.signatureContext, this.config, this.timetable, this.slasherClient, this.epochCache, this.dateProvider, this.metrics, this.checkpointProposalJobMetrics.createRecorder(), this, this.setState.bind(this), this.tracer, this.log.getBindings(), proposedCheckpointData);
+        return new CheckpointProposalJob(targetSlot, targetEpoch, checkpointNumber, syncedToBlockNumber, checkpointedCheckpointNumber, proposer, publisher, attestorAddress, invalidateCheckpoint, this.validatorClient, this.globalsBuilder, this.p2pClient, this.worldState, this.l1ToL2MessageSource, this.l2BlockSource, this.checkpointsBuilder, this.l2BlockSource, this.l1Constants, this.signatureContext, this.config, this.timetable, this.slasherClient, this.epochCache, this.dateProvider, this.metrics, this.checkpointProposalJobMetrics.createRecorder(), this, this.pendingRequests, this.setState.bind(this), this.tracer, this.log.getBindings(), proposedCheckpointData);
     }
     /**
    * Returns the current sequencer state.
@@ -1008,8 +1065,7 @@ _dec = trackSpan('Sequencer.work'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Sequencer.prepareCheckpoi
                 })),
             this.l2BlockSource.getL2Tips().then((t)=>({
                     proposed: t.proposed,
-                    checkpointed: t.checkpointed,
-                    proposedCheckpoint: t.proposedCheckpoint
+                    checkpointed: t.checkpointed
                 })),
             this.p2pClient.getStatus().then((p2p)=>p2p.syncedToL2Block),
             this.l1ToL2MessageSource.getL2Tips().then((t)=>({
@@ -1049,12 +1105,14 @@ _dec = trackSpan('Sequencer.work'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Sequencer.prepareCheckpoi
         // matching proposed checkpoint (e.g. it crashed before assembling it). Building on this orphan block
         // would fork the chain off a tip no other node can follow. The archiver prunes these orphan blocks
         // once their build slot ends; this guard is the correctness barrier during the grace window before.
-        if (blockData.checkpointNumber > l2Tips.checkpointed.checkpoint.number && (l2Tips.proposedCheckpoint.checkpoint.number !== blockData.checkpointNumber || proposedCheckpointData?.checkpointNumber !== blockData.checkpointNumber)) {
+        // `getProposedCheckpointData()` returns the latest proposed checkpoint payload, which is always
+        // the leading one (a proposed entry is only stored beyond the confirmed frontier and is deleted
+        // on confirmation). It carries no tip, so there is no tip-vs-payload split read to reconcile.
+        if (blockData.checkpointNumber > l2Tips.checkpointed.checkpoint.number && proposedCheckpointData?.checkpointNumber !== blockData.checkpointNumber) {
             const logCtx = {
                 blockCheckpointNumber: blockData.checkpointNumber,
                 checkpointedCheckpointNumber: l2Tips.checkpointed.checkpoint.number,
-                proposedCheckpointTipNumber: l2Tips.proposedCheckpoint.checkpoint.number,
-                proposedCheckpointDataNumber: proposedCheckpointData?.checkpointNumber,
+                proposedCheckpointTipNumber: proposedCheckpointData?.checkpointNumber,
                 blockNumber: blockData.header.getBlockNumber(),
                 blockSlot: blockData.header.getSlot(),
                 syncedL2Slot,
@@ -1063,22 +1121,7 @@ _dec = trackSpan('Sequencer.work'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Sequencer.prepareCheckpoi
             this.log.debug(`Waiting for proposed checkpoint to catch up with reexecuted block`, logCtx);
             return undefined;
         }
-        const hasProposedCheckpoint = l2Tips.proposedCheckpoint.checkpoint.number > l2Tips.checkpointed.checkpoint.number;
-        // The l2Tips and proposedCheckpointData reads above come from independent archiver snapshots
-        // (a JS-side tips cache vs. a direct store read on `#proposedCheckpoints`). A concurrent archiver
-        // write that mutates both can be observed split, leaving us with `hasProposedCheckpoint=true` but
-        // no proposedCheckpointData (or one whose number doesn't match the tip). Refuse to proceed in that
-        // window — the next checkSync tick will see a coherent snapshot.
-        if (hasProposedCheckpoint && (!proposedCheckpointData || proposedCheckpointData.checkpointNumber !== l2Tips.proposedCheckpoint.checkpoint.number)) {
-            this.log.warn(`Sequencer sync check failed: inconsistent proposed-checkpoint state`, {
-                proposedCheckpointTipNumber: l2Tips.proposedCheckpoint.checkpoint.number,
-                checkpointedTipNumber: l2Tips.checkpointed.checkpoint.number,
-                proposedCheckpointDataNumber: proposedCheckpointData?.checkpointNumber,
-                syncedL2Slot,
-                ...args
-            });
-            return undefined;
-        }
+        const hasProposedCheckpoint = proposedCheckpointData !== undefined;
         // Check that the proposed checkpoint is indeed the parent of the checkpoint we'll be building
         // The checkpoint number to build is derived as blockData.checkpointNumber + 1
         if (proposedCheckpointData && proposedCheckpointData.checkpointNumber !== blockData.checkpointNumber) {
@@ -1163,13 +1206,14 @@ _dec = trackSpan('Sequencer.work'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Sequencer.prepareCheckpoi
         ];
     }
     /**
-   * Tries to vote on slashing actions and governance when we cannot build and are past the block-building window.
-   * This allows the sequencer to participate in governance/slashing votes even when it cannot build blocks.
-   */ async tryVoteWhenCannotBuild(args) {
+   * Tries to vote on slashing actions and governance and to prune when we cannot build and are past the
+   * block-building window. This allows the sequencer to participate in governance/slashing votes even when it
+   * cannot build blocks, and to prune the pending chain so it can recover from bad data that is blocking sync.
+   */ async tryVoteAndPruneWhenCannotBuild(args) {
         const { slot, targetSlot } = args;
         // Prevent duplicate attempts in the same slot
-        if (this.lastSlotForFallbackVote === slot) {
-            this.log.trace(`Already attempted to vote in slot ${slot} (skipping)`);
+        if (this.lastSlotForFallbackAction === slot) {
+            this.log.trace(`Already attempted fallback actions in slot ${slot} (skipping)`);
             return;
         }
         // Vote-only actions do not give up the slot: if sync recovers, a later work-loop iteration can still build.
@@ -1191,7 +1235,7 @@ _dec = trackSpan('Sequencer.work'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Sequencer.prepareCheckpoi
             return;
         }
         // Mark this slot as attempted
-        this.lastSlotForFallbackVote = slot;
+        this.lastSlotForFallbackAction = slot;
         // Get a publisher for voting
         const { attestorAddress, publisher } = await this.publisherFactory.create(proposer);
         this.log.debug(`Attempting to vote despite sync failure at slot ${slot}`, {
@@ -1202,22 +1246,41 @@ _dec = trackSpan('Sequencer.work'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Sequencer.prepareCheckpoi
         const voter = new CheckpointVoter(targetSlot, publisher, attestorAddress, this.validatorClient, this.slasherClient, this.l1Constants, this.config, this.metrics, this.log);
         const votesPromises = voter.enqueueVotes();
         const votes = await Promise.all(votesPromises);
-        if (votes.every((p)=>!p)) {
-            this.log.debug(`No votes to enqueue for slot ${slot}`);
+        // Even if we cannot build, try to prune so a stuck pending chain (e.g. bad data blocking sync) can
+        // recover. prune() is permissionless, so it rides the same fallback multicall as the votes.
+        const pruneEnqueued = await this.tryEnqueuePruneIfPrunable(targetSlot, publisher);
+        // Bail if nothing to do
+        if (votes.every((p)=>!p) && !pruneEnqueued) {
+            this.log.debug(`Nothing to enqueue for slot ${slot} (no votes, not prunable)`);
             return;
         }
-        this.log.info(`Voting in slot ${slot} despite sync failure`, {
-            slot
+        const [governanceVoteEnqueued, slashingVoteEnqueued] = votes;
+        this.log.info(`Submitting fallback requests in slot ${slot} despite sync failure`, {
+            slot,
+            pruneEnqueued,
+            governanceVoteEnqueued: !!governanceVoteEnqueued,
+            slashingVoteEnqueued: !!slashingVoteEnqueued
         });
         // Votes are EIP-712-signed for `targetSlot` (the pipelined slot in which the multicall is
         // expected to mine). Delay submission to the start of `targetSlot` so the tx mines in the
         // slot the votes were signed for. We fire-and-forget so we don't block the sequencer's
-        // work loop while waiting for the target slot to start.
-        void publisher.sendRequestsAt(targetSlot).catch((err)=>{
-            this.log.error(`Failed to publish votes despite sync failure for slot ${slot}`, err, {
+        // work loop while waiting for the target slot to start, but track it so stop() can drain it.
+        const send = publisher.sendRequestsAt(targetSlot).catch((err)=>{
+            this.log.error(`Failed to publish fallback requests despite sync failure for slot ${slot}`, err, {
                 slot
             });
         });
+        this.pendingRequests.trackRequest(send, ()=>publisher.interrupt());
+    }
+    async tryEnqueuePruneIfPrunable(targetSlot, publisher) {
+        try {
+            return await publisher.enqueuePruneIfPrunable(targetSlot);
+        } catch (err) {
+            this.log.error(`Failed to enqueue rollup prune for slot ${targetSlot}`, err, {
+                targetSlot
+            });
+            return false;
+        }
     }
     /**
    * Tries to vote on slashing actions and governance proposals when escape hatch is open.
@@ -1225,12 +1288,12 @@ _dec = trackSpan('Sequencer.work'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Sequencer.prepareCheckpoi
    */ async tryVoteWhenEscapeHatchOpen(args) {
         const { slot, targetSlot, proposer } = args;
         // Prevent duplicate attempts in the same slot
-        if (this.lastSlotForFallbackVote === slot) {
+        if (this.lastSlotForFallbackAction === slot) {
             this.log.trace(`Already attempted to vote in slot ${slot} (escape hatch open, skipping)`);
             return;
         }
         // Mark this slot as attempted
-        this.lastSlotForFallbackVote = slot;
+        this.lastSlotForFallbackAction = slot;
         const { attestorAddress, publisher } = await this.publisherFactory.create(proposer);
         this.log.debug(`Escape hatch open for slot ${slot}, attempting vote-only actions`, {
             slot,
@@ -1256,13 +1319,15 @@ _dec = trackSpan('Sequencer.work'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Sequencer.prepareCheckpoi
         // the multicall mines in the slot the votes were signed for; otherwise the L1 contract reads
         // `signaler = getCurrentProposer()` against the wrong slot and signature verification fails
         // silently inside Multicall3. Fire-and-forget so we don't block the sequencer's work loop while
-        // waiting for the target slot to start, mirroring tryVoteWhenCannotBuild.
-        void publisher.sendRequestsAt(targetSlot).catch((err)=>{
+        // waiting for the target slot to start, mirroring tryVoteAndPruneWhenCannotBuild, but tracked so
+        // stop() can drain it.
+        const send = publisher.sendRequestsAt(targetSlot).catch((err)=>{
             this.log.error(`Failed to publish escape-hatch votes for slot ${slot}`, err, {
                 slot,
                 targetSlot
             });
         });
+        this.pendingRequests.trackRequest(send, ()=>publisher.interrupt());
     }
     /**
    * Considers invalidating a block if the pending chain is invalid. Depends on how long the invalid block

package/dest/test/utils.d.ts

@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@ export declare function setupTxsAndBlock(p2p: MockProxy<P2P>, globalVariables: G
     txs: Tx[];
     block: L2Block;
 }>;
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  * Mocks the P2P client to return specific pending transactions
  */ export function mockPendingTxs(p2p, txs) {
     p2p.getPendingTxCount.mockResolvedValue(txs.length);
+    p2p.hasEligiblePendingTxs.mockImplementation((minCount)=>Promise.resolve(txs.length >= minCount));
     p2p.iteratePendingTxs.mockImplementation(()=>mockTxIterator(Promise.resolve(txs)));
     p2p.iterateEligiblePendingTxs.mockImplementation(()=>mockTxIterator(Promise.resolve(txs)));
 }
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ export { MockCheckpointBuilder, MockCheckpointsBuilder } from './mock_checkpoint
  * Uses mock values for blockHeadersHash, blobsHash and inHash since L2Block doesn't have these fields.
  */ function createCheckpointHeaderFromBlock(block) {
     const gv = block.header.globalVariables;
-    return new CheckpointHeader(block.header.lastArchive.root, Fr.random(), Fr.random(), Fr.random(), Fr.random(), gv.slotNumber, gv.timestamp, gv.coinbase, gv.feeRecipient, gv.gasFees, block.header.totalManaUsed);
+    return new CheckpointHeader(block.header.lastArchive.root, Fr.random(), Fr.random(), Fr.random(), Fr.random(), gv.slotNumber, gv.timestamp, gv.coinbase, gv.feeRecipient, gv.gasFees, block.header.totalManaUsed, block.header.totalFees);
 }
 /**
  * Creates a block proposal from a block and signature

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aztec/sequencer-client",
-  "version": "5.0.0-rc.1",
+  "version": "5.0.0",
   "type": "module",
   "exports": {
     ".": "./dest/index.js",
@@ -27,37 +27,37 @@
     "test:integration:run": "NODE_NO_WARNINGS=1 node --experimental-vm-modules $(yarn bin jest) --no-cache --config jest.integration.config.json"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aztec/aztec.js": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/bb-prover": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/blob-client": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/blob-lib": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/constants": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/epoch-cache": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/ethereum": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/foundation": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/l1-artifacts": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/node-keystore": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/noir-acvm_js": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/noir-contracts.js": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/noir-protocol-circuits-types": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/noir-types": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/p2p": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/protocol-contracts": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/prover-client": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/simulator": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/slasher": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/stdlib": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/telemetry-client": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/validator-client": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/validator-ha-signer": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/world-state": "5.0.0-rc.1",
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+    "@aztec/foundation": "5.0.0",
+    "@aztec/l1-artifacts": "5.0.0",
+    "@aztec/node-keystore": "5.0.0",
+    "@aztec/noir-acvm_js": "5.0.0",
+    "@aztec/noir-contracts.js": "5.0.0",
+    "@aztec/noir-protocol-circuits-types": "5.0.0",
+    "@aztec/noir-types": "5.0.0",
+    "@aztec/p2p": "5.0.0",
+    "@aztec/protocol-contracts": "5.0.0",
+    "@aztec/prover-client": "5.0.0",
+    "@aztec/simulator": "5.0.0",
+    "@aztec/slasher": "5.0.0",
+    "@aztec/stdlib": "5.0.0",
+    "@aztec/telemetry-client": "5.0.0",
+    "@aztec/validator-client": "5.0.0",
+    "@aztec/validator-ha-signer": "5.0.0",
+    "@aztec/world-state": "5.0.0",
     "lodash.chunk": "^4.2.0",
     "tslib": "^2.4.0",
     "viem": "npm:@aztec/viem@2.38.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@aztec/archiver": "5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@aztec/kv-store": "5.0.0-rc.1",
+    "@aztec/archiver": "5.0.0",
+    "@aztec/kv-store": "5.0.0",
     "@electric-sql/pglite": "^0.3.14",
     "@jest/globals": "^30.0.0",
     "@types/jest": "^30.0.0",

package/src/client/sequencer-client.ts

@@ -180,16 +180,23 @@ export class SequencerClient {
     this.validatorClient?.updateConfig(config);
   }
 
-  /** Starts the sequencer. */
+  /**
+   * Starts (or resumes) the sequencer, validator, publishers, and metrics. Each underlying start is
+   * idempotent, so this is safe to call after a previous {@link pause} to resume building and publishing.
+   * The publisher manager is started before the sequencer's poll loop so publishing is ready before the
+   * sequencer first tries to publish to L1.
+   */
   public async start() {
     await this.validatorClient?.start();
+    await this.publisherManager.start();
     this.sequencer.start();
     this.l1Metrics?.start();
-    await this.publisherManager.start();
   }
 
   /**
-   * Stops the sequencer from processing new txs.
+   * Stops the sequencer, validator, publishers, and metrics for good, draining in-flight work. This is the
+   * final teardown path: stopping the validator client closes its slashing-protection database. For a
+   * restartable pause (e.g. around a test clock warp) use {@link pause} instead.
    */
   public async stop() {
     await this.sequencer.stop();
@@ -198,6 +205,15 @@ export class SequencerClient {
     this.l1Metrics?.stop();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Gracefully pauses block production, waiting for in-flight work to finish rather than interrupting it,
+   * while leaving the validator, publishers, and metrics running so the sequencer can be resumed with
+   * {@link start}. Used by tests that pause sequencers around an L1 clock warp.
+   */
+  public async pause() {
+    await this.sequencer.pause();
+  }
+
   /** Triggers an immediate run of the sequencer, bypassing the polling interval. */
   public trigger() {
     return this.sequencer.trigger();

package/src/config.ts

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export const DefaultSequencerConfig = {
   injectFakeAttestation: false,
   injectHighSValueAttestation: false,
   injectUnrecoverableSignatureAttestation: false,
+  injectYParityAttestation: false,
   fishermanMode: false,
   shuffleAttestationOrdering: false,
   skipPushProposedBlocksToArchiver: false,
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ export const sequencerConfigMappings: ConfigMappingsType<SequencerConfig> = {
     description:
       'Per-block budget multiplier applied to DA gas and blob fields in place of perBlockAllocationMultiplier.' +
       ' Defaults higher than the general multiplier so the largest contract class deploy fits a single block.',
-    ...numberConfigHelper(DefaultSequencerConfig.perBlockDAAllocationMultiplier),
+    ...floatConfigHelper(DefaultSequencerConfig.perBlockDAAllocationMultiplier),
   },
   redistributeCheckpointBudget: {
     env: 'SEQ_REDISTRIBUTE_CHECKPOINT_BUDGET',
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ export const sequencerConfigMappings: ConfigMappingsType<SequencerConfig> = {
   },
   feeRecipient: {
     env: 'FEE_RECIPIENT',
-    parseEnv: (val: string) => AztecAddress.fromString(val),
+    parseEnv: (val: string) => AztecAddress.fromStringUnsafe(val),
     description: 'Address to receive fees.',
   },
   acvmWorkingDirectory: {
@@ -225,6 +226,10 @@ export const sequencerConfigMappings: ConfigMappingsType<SequencerConfig> = {
     description: 'Inject an attestation with an unrecoverable signature (for testing only)',
     ...booleanConfigHelper(DefaultSequencerConfig.injectUnrecoverableSignatureAttestation),
   },
+  injectYParityAttestation: {
+    description: 'Inject a non-proposer attestation slot in yParity form in the packed L1 tuple (for testing only)',
+    ...booleanConfigHelper(DefaultSequencerConfig.injectYParityAttestation),
+  },
   fishermanMode: {
     env: 'FISHERMAN_MODE',
     description:
@@ -242,7 +247,7 @@ export const sequencerConfigMappings: ConfigMappingsType<SequencerConfig> = {
     ...booleanConfigHelper(DefaultSequencerConfig.buildCheckpointIfEmpty),
   },
   skipPushProposedBlocksToArchiver: {
-    description: 'Skip pushing proposed blocks to archiver (default: true)',
+    description: 'Skip pushing proposed blocks to archiver (test only)',
     ...booleanConfigHelper(DefaultSequencerConfig.skipPushProposedBlocksToArchiver),
   },
   minBlocksForCheckpoint: {

package/src/global_variable_builder/fee_predictor.ts

@@ -61,7 +61,17 @@ export class FeePredictor {
     const blockNumber = await this.publicClient.getBlockNumber({ cacheTime: 0 });
     if (this.cachedL1BlockNumber === undefined || blockNumber > this.cachedL1BlockNumber) {
       this.cachedL1BlockNumber = blockNumber;
-      this.cachedState = this.fetchState(blockNumber);
+      // Reset the cached block number on failure so a transient L1 RPC error does not leave a
+      // rejected promise cached for this block, which would replay the same rejection on every
+      // subsequent call until the next L1 block arrives. Only clear it if it still points at the
+      // block this attempt was for, so a stale rejection from an older block cannot wipe a marker
+      // a newer call already advanced (which would also defeat the monotonic block-number guard).
+      this.cachedState = this.fetchState(blockNumber).catch(err => {
+        if (this.cachedL1BlockNumber === blockNumber) {
+          this.cachedL1BlockNumber = undefined;
+        }
+        throw err;
+      });
     }
     return this.cachedState!;
   }

package/src/global_variable_builder/fee_provider.ts

@@ -61,10 +61,27 @@ export class FeeProviderImpl implements FeeProvider {
     // Get the current block number
     const blockNumber = await this.publicClient.getBlockNumber({ cacheTime: 0 });
 
-    // If the L1 block number has changed then chain a new promise to get the current min fees
+    // If the L1 block number has changed then chain a new promise to get the current min fees.
+    // We chain off the previous promise's settlement (via a swallowing catch) rather than its
+    // fulfillment, so a prior rejection does not short-circuit the new computation. If the new
+    // computation fails (e.g. a transient L1 RPC error), reset the cached block number so the
+    // next call recomputes instead of permanently replaying the rejected promise — otherwise a
+    // single transient failure would wedge fee estimation until the next L1 block arrives. Only
+    // clear it if it still points at the block this attempt was for, so a stale rejection from an
+    // older block cannot wipe a marker a newer call already advanced (which would also defeat the
+    // monotonic block-number guard).
     if (this.currentL1BlockNumber === undefined || blockNumber > this.currentL1BlockNumber) {
       this.currentL1BlockNumber = blockNumber;
-      this.currentMinFees = this.currentMinFees.then(() => this.computeCurrentMinFees());
+      this.currentMinFees = this.currentMinFees
+        .catch(() => undefined)
+        .then(() =>
+          this.computeCurrentMinFees().catch(err => {
+            if (this.currentL1BlockNumber === blockNumber) {
+              this.currentL1BlockNumber = undefined;
+            }
+            throw err;
+          }),
+        );
     }
     return this.currentMinFees;
   }