@aztec/stdlib 0.0.1-commit.0c875d939 → 0.0.1-commit.0dc957cde

package/src/tests/mocks.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import {
-  FIXED_DA_GAS,
-  FIXED_L2_GAS,
   MAX_ENQUEUED_CALLS_PER_TX,
-  MAX_INCLUDE_BY_TIMESTAMP_DURATION,
   MAX_NULLIFIERS_PER_TX,
   MAX_TOTAL_PUBLIC_DATA_UPDATE_REQUESTS_PER_TX,
+  MAX_TX_LIFETIME,
+  PRIVATE_TX_L2_GAS_OVERHEAD,
+  PUBLIC_TX_L2_GAS_OVERHEAD,
+  TX_DA_GAS_OVERHEAD,
 } from '@aztec/constants';
 import { type FieldsOf, makeTuple } from '@aztec/foundation/array';
 import { BlockNumber, CheckpointNumber, IndexWithinCheckpoint, SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ export const mockTx = async (
     publicCalldataSize = 2,
     feePayer,
     chonkProof = ChonkProof.random(),
+    gasLimits,
     maxFeesPerGas = new GasFees(10, 10),
     maxPriorityFeesPerGas,
     gasUsed = Gas.empty(),
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ export const mockTx = async (
     publicCalldataSize?: number;
     feePayer?: AztecAddress;
     chonkProof?: ChonkProof;
+    gasLimits?: Gas;
     maxFeesPerGas?: GasFees;
     maxPriorityFeesPerGas?: GasFees;
     gasUsed?: Gas;
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ export const mockTx = async (
   const data = PrivateKernelTailCircuitPublicInputs.empty();
   const firstNullifier = new Nullifier(new Fr(seed + 1), Fr.ZERO, 0);
   data.constants.anchorBlockHeader = anchorBlockHeader;
-  data.constants.txContext.gasSettings = GasSettings.default({ maxFeesPerGas, maxPriorityFeesPerGas });
+  data.constants.txContext.gasSettings = GasSettings.fallback({ gasLimits, maxFeesPerGas, maxPriorityFeesPerGas });
   data.feePayer = feePayer ?? (await AztecAddress.random());
   data.gasUsed = gasUsed;
   data.constants.txContext.chainId = chainId;
@@ -139,8 +142,8 @@ export const mockTx = async (
   data.constants.vkTreeRoot = vkTreeRoot;
   data.constants.protocolContractsHash = protocolContractsHash;
 
-  // Set includeByTimestamp to the maximum allowed duration from the current time.
-  data.includeByTimestamp = BigInt(Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + MAX_INCLUDE_BY_TIMESTAMP_DURATION);
+  // Set expirationTimestamp to the maximum allowed duration from the current time.
+  data.expirationTimestamp = BigInt(Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + MAX_TX_LIFETIME);
 
   const publicFunctionCalldata: HashedValues[] = [];
   if (!isForPublic) {
@@ -197,7 +200,7 @@ export async function mockProcessedTx({
   db,
   chainId = Fr.ZERO,
   version = Fr.ZERO,
-  gasSettings = GasSettings.default({ maxFeesPerGas: new GasFees(10, 10) }),
+  gasSettings = GasSettings.fallback({ maxFeesPerGas: new GasFees(10, 10) }),
   vkTreeRoot = Fr.ZERO,
   protocolContracts = makeProtocolContracts(seed + 0x100),
   globalVariables = GlobalVariables.empty(),
@@ -205,8 +208,11 @@ export async function mockProcessedTx({
   feePayer,
   feePaymentPublicDataWrite,
   // The default gasUsed is the tx overhead.
-  gasUsed = Gas.from({ daGas: FIXED_DA_GAS, l2Gas: FIXED_L2_GAS }),
   privateOnly = false,
+  gasUsed = Gas.from({
+    daGas: TX_DA_GAS_OVERHEAD,
+    l2Gas: privateOnly ? PRIVATE_TX_L2_GAS_OVERHEAD : PUBLIC_TX_L2_GAS_OVERHEAD,
+  }),
   avmAccumulatedData,
   ...mockTxOpts
 }: {
@@ -421,10 +427,13 @@ export async function mockCheckpointAndMessages(
     Partial<Parameters<typeof L2Block.random>[1]> = {},
 ) {
   const slotNumber = options.slotNumber ?? SlotNumber(Number(checkpointNumber) * 10);
+  const globals = GlobalVariables.random({ slotNumber, ...options });
   const blocksAndMessages = [];
+
   // Track the previous block's archive to ensure consecutive blocks have consistent archive roots.
   // The current block's header.lastArchive must equal the previous block's archive.
   let lastArchive: AppendOnlyTreeSnapshot | undefined = previousArchive;
+
   // Pass maxEffects via txOptions so it reaches TxEffect.random
   const txOptions = maxEffects !== undefined ? { maxEffects } : {};
   for (let i = 0; i < (blocks?.length ?? numBlocks); i++) {
@@ -433,11 +442,11 @@ export async function mockCheckpointAndMessages(
       block:
         blocks?.[i] ??
         (await L2Block.random(blockNumber, {
+          ...globals,
           checkpointNumber,
           indexWithinCheckpoint: IndexWithinCheckpoint(i),
           txsPerBlock: numTxsPerBlock,
           txOptions,
-          slotNumber,
           ...options,
           ...makeBlockOptions(blockNumber),
           ...(lastArchive ? { lastArchive } : {}),
@@ -451,12 +460,18 @@ export async function mockCheckpointAndMessages(
 
   const messages = blocksAndMessages[0].messages;
   const inHash = computeInHashFromL1ToL2Messages(messages);
-  const checkpoint = await Checkpoint.random(checkpointNumber, { numBlocks: 0, slotNumber, inHash, ...options });
+  const firstBlockLastArchive = blocksAndMessages[0].block.header.lastArchive;
+  const checkpoint = await Checkpoint.random(checkpointNumber, {
+    numBlocks: 0,
+    inHash,
+    ...options,
+    ...globals,
+    lastArchive: firstBlockLastArchive,
+    lastArchiveRoot: firstBlockLastArchive.root,
+    archive: lastArchive,
+  });
+
   checkpoint.blocks = blocksAndMessages.map(({ block }) => block);
-  // Set the checkpoint's archive to match the last block's archive for proper chaining.
-  // When the archiver reconstructs checkpoints from L1, it uses the checkpoint's archive root
-  // from the L1 event to set the last block's archive. Without this, the archive chain breaks.
-  checkpoint.archive = lastArchive!;
 
   // Return lastArchive so callers can chain it across multiple checkpoints
   return { checkpoint, messages, lastArchive };
@@ -572,6 +587,7 @@ export const makeBlockProposal = (options?: MakeBlockProposalOptions): Promise<B
 
   return BlockProposal.createProposalFromSigner(
     blockHeader,
+    CheckpointNumber(1),
     indexWithinCheckpoint,
     inHash,
     archiveRoot,
@@ -581,28 +597,31 @@ export const makeBlockProposal = (options?: MakeBlockProposalOptions): Promise<B
   );
 };
 
-export const makeCheckpointProposal = (options?: MakeCheckpointProposalOptions): Promise<CheckpointProposal> => {
-  const blockHeader = options?.lastBlock?.blockHeader ?? makeBlockHeader(1);
+export const makeCheckpointProposal = async (options?: MakeCheckpointProposalOptions): Promise<CheckpointProposal> => {
   const checkpointHeader = options?.checkpointHeader ?? makeCheckpointHeader(1);
   const archiveRoot = options?.archiveRoot ?? Fr.random();
   const feeAssetPriceModifier = options?.feeAssetPriceModifier ?? 0n;
   const signer = options?.signer ?? Secp256k1Signer.random();
 
-  // Build lastBlock info if provided
-  const lastBlockInfo = options?.lastBlock
-    ? {
-        blockHeader,
-        indexWithinCheckpoint: options.lastBlock.indexWithinCheckpoint ?? IndexWithinCheckpoint(4), // Last block in a 5-block checkpoint
-        txHashes: options.lastBlock.txHashes ?? [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5].map(() => TxHash.random()),
+  // Build a signed block proposal if lastBlock options are provided
+  const lastBlockProposal = options?.lastBlock
+    ? await makeBlockProposal({
+        blockHeader: options.lastBlock.blockHeader,
+        indexWithinCheckpoint: options.lastBlock.indexWithinCheckpoint ?? IndexWithinCheckpoint(4),
+        inHash: checkpointHeader.inHash,
+        archiveRoot,
+        txHashes: options.lastBlock.txHashes,
         txs: options.lastBlock.txs,
-      }
+        signer,
+      })
     : undefined;
 
   return CheckpointProposal.createProposalFromSigner(
     checkpointHeader,
     archiveRoot,
+    CheckpointNumber(1),
     feeAssetPriceModifier,
-    lastBlockInfo,
+    lastBlockProposal,
     payload => Promise.resolve(signer.signMessage(payload)),
   );
 };

package/src/timetable/index.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,219 @@ export const DEFAULT_L1_PUBLISHING_TIME = 12;
 /** Minimum execution time for building a block in seconds */
 export const MIN_EXECUTION_TIME = 2;
 
+export type CheckpointTimingConfig = {
+  aztecSlotDuration: number;
+  ethereumSlotDuration?: number;
+  blockDuration?: number;
+  checkpointAssembleTime?: number;
+  checkpointInitializationTime?: number;
+  l1PublishingTime?: number;
+  minExecutionTime?: number;
+  p2pPropagationTime?: number;
+  pipelining?: boolean;
+};
+
+export interface CheckpointTiming {
+  readonly aztecSlotDuration: number;
+  readonly blockDuration: number | undefined;
+  readonly checkpointAssembleTime: number;
+  readonly checkpointInitializationTime: number;
+  readonly l1PublishingTime: number;
+  readonly minExecutionTime: number;
+  readonly p2pPropagationTime: number;
+  readonly checkpointFinalizationTime: number;
+  readonly pipeliningAttestationGracePeriod: number;
+  readonly timeReservedAtEnd: number;
+  readonly minimumBuildSlotWork: number;
+  readonly initializeDeadline: number;
+  readonly checkpointAssemblyDeadline: number;
+  readonly checkpointAttestationStartDeadline: number;
+  readonly checkpointAttestationDeadline: number;
+  readonly checkpointPublishingDeadline: number;
+
+  calculateMaxBlocksPerSlot(): number;
+}
+
+export interface PipelinedCheckpointTiming extends CheckpointTiming {
+  readonly proposalWindowIntoTargetSlot: number;
+  readonly attestationWindowIntoTargetSlot: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Shared base for checkpoint timing implementations.
+ *
+ * This class owns the common inputs and formulas used by both pipelined and
+ * non-pipelined scheduling. Variant-specific deadline math is delegated to the
+ * concrete subclasses below.
+ */
+abstract class BaseCheckpointTiming implements CheckpointTiming {
+  public readonly aztecSlotDuration: number;
+  public readonly blockDuration: number | undefined;
+  public readonly checkpointAssembleTime: number;
+  public readonly checkpointInitializationTime: number;
+  public readonly l1PublishingTime: number;
+  public readonly minExecutionTime: number;
+  public readonly p2pPropagationTime: number;
+
+  constructor(opts: CheckpointTimingConfig) {
+    this.aztecSlotDuration = opts.aztecSlotDuration;
+    this.blockDuration = opts.blockDuration;
+
+    this.checkpointAssembleTime = opts.checkpointAssembleTime ?? CHECKPOINT_ASSEMBLE_TIME;
+    this.checkpointInitializationTime = opts.checkpointInitializationTime ?? CHECKPOINT_INITIALIZATION_TIME;
+    this.l1PublishingTime = opts.l1PublishingTime ?? DEFAULT_L1_PUBLISHING_TIME;
+    this.minExecutionTime = opts.minExecutionTime ?? MIN_EXECUTION_TIME;
+    this.p2pPropagationTime = opts.p2pPropagationTime ?? DEFAULT_P2P_PROPAGATION_TIME;
+  }
+
+  public get checkpointFinalizationTime(): number {
+    // Allow enough time to
+    // - build the checkpoint
+    // - Round-trip over p2p
+    // - Publish to L1
+    return this.checkpointAssembleTime + this.p2pPropagationTime * 2 + this.l1PublishingTime;
+  }
+
+  public get pipeliningAttestationGracePeriod(): number {
+    // Allow enough time to
+    // - build the block
+    // - pass it back over p2p
+    return (this.blockDuration ?? 0) + this.p2pPropagationTime;
+  }
+
+  public abstract get timeReservedAtEnd(): number;
+  public abstract get minimumBuildSlotWork(): number;
+
+  public get initializeDeadline(): number {
+    return this.aztecSlotDuration - this.minimumBuildSlotWork;
+  }
+
+  public abstract get checkpointAssemblyDeadline(): number;
+
+  public get checkpointAttestationStartDeadline(): number {
+    return this.checkpointAssemblyDeadline;
+  }
+
+  public abstract get checkpointAttestationDeadline(): number;
+  public abstract get checkpointPublishingDeadline(): number;
+
+  public calculateMaxBlocksPerSlot(): number {
+    if (!this.blockDuration) {
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+    const timeAvailableForBlocks = this.aztecSlotDuration - this.checkpointInitializationTime - this.timeReservedAtEnd;
+    return Math.floor(timeAvailableForBlocks / this.blockDuration);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checkpoint timing model for the non-pipelined sequencer flow.
+ *
+ * In this mode, checkpoint assembly, attestation collection, and L1 publishing
+ * must all complete within the current Aztec slot.
+ */
+class StandardCheckpointTimingModel extends BaseCheckpointTiming {
+  public get timeReservedAtEnd(): number {
+    return (this.blockDuration ?? 0) + this.checkpointFinalizationTime;
+  }
+
+  public get minimumBuildSlotWork(): number {
+    return this.checkpointInitializationTime + this.minExecutionTime * 2 + this.checkpointFinalizationTime;
+  }
+
+  public get checkpointAssemblyDeadline(): number {
+    return this.aztecSlotDuration - this.l1PublishingTime - 2 * this.p2pPropagationTime;
+  }
+
+  public get checkpointAttestationDeadline(): number {
+    return this.aztecSlotDuration - this.l1PublishingTime;
+  }
+
+  public get checkpointPublishingDeadline(): number {
+    return this.aztecSlotDuration - this.l1PublishingTime;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checkpoint timing model for proposer pipelining.
+ *
+ * In this mode, the build work still starts in the current slot, but checkpoint
+ * assembly and attestation collection can extend into the target slot. The extra
+ * target-slot window getters are intended for consumers such as P2P validators
+ * that need to validate pipelined messages against wallclock time.
+ */
+class PipelinedCheckpointTimingModel extends BaseCheckpointTiming implements PipelinedCheckpointTiming {
+  public get proposalWindowIntoTargetSlot(): number {
+    // Allow the p2p propagation time to receive a checkpoint proposal from leader
+    return this.p2pPropagationTime;
+  }
+
+  public get attestationWindowIntoTargetSlot(): number {
+    return this.aztecSlotDuration - this.l1PublishingTime;
+  }
+
+  public get timeReservedAtEnd(): number {
+    return this.checkpointAssembleTime + this.p2pPropagationTime;
+  }
+
+  public get minimumBuildSlotWork(): number {
+    return this.checkpointInitializationTime + this.minExecutionTime * 2;
+  }
+
+  public get checkpointAssemblyDeadline(): number {
+    // Allow enough time to
+    // - build all blocks
+    // - receive attestations
+    return this.aztecSlotDuration + this.pipeliningAttestationGracePeriod;
+  }
+
+  public get checkpointAttestationDeadline(): number {
+    // Allowed to be into the next wallclock slot minus the allocated l1 publishing time
+    return this.aztecSlotDuration * 2 - this.l1PublishingTime;
+  }
+
+  public get checkpointPublishingDeadline(): number {
+    // Allowed to be into the next wallclock slot minus the allocated l1 Publishing time
+    return this.aztecSlotDuration * 2 - this.l1PublishingTime;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a checkpoint timing model for the requested scheduling mode.
+ *
+ * Most callers should use this factory and depend only on the shared
+ * `CheckpointTiming` interface. The returned implementation is selected from
+ * `opts.pipelining`.
+ */
+export function createCheckpointTimingModel(opts: CheckpointTimingConfig): CheckpointTiming {
+  validateCheckpointTimingConfig(opts);
+  const normalizedOpts = normalizeCheckpointTimingConfig(opts);
+
+  const timing = normalizedOpts.pipelining
+    ? new PipelinedCheckpointTimingModel(normalizedOpts)
+    : new StandardCheckpointTimingModel(normalizedOpts);
+  validateCheckpointTimingModel(timing);
+  return timing;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a pipelined checkpoint timing model with target-slot window accessors.
+ *
+ * Use this when the caller specifically needs the pipelined-only timing surface,
+ * such as proposal or attestation acceptance windows into the target slot.
+ */
+export function createPipelinedCheckpointTimingModel(
+  opts: Omit<CheckpointTimingConfig, 'pipelining'>,
+): PipelinedCheckpointTiming {
+  validateCheckpointTimingConfig(opts);
+  const normalizedOpts = normalizeCheckpointTimingConfig(opts);
+
+  const timing = new PipelinedCheckpointTimingModel(normalizedOpts);
+  validateCheckpointTimingModel(timing);
+  return timing;
+}
+
 /**
  * Calculates the maximum number of blocks that can be built in a slot.
  * Used by both the sequencer timetable and p2p gossipsub scoring.
@@ -42,25 +255,92 @@ export function calculateMaxBlocksPerSlot(
     checkpointAssembleTime?: number;
     p2pPropagationTime?: number;
     l1PublishingTime?: number;
+    pipelining?: boolean;
   } = {},
 ): number {
-  if (!blockDurationSec) {
-    return 1; // Single block per slot
+  return createCheckpointTimingModel({
+    aztecSlotDuration: aztecSlotDurationSec,
+    blockDuration: blockDurationSec,
+    checkpointAssembleTime: opts.checkpointAssembleTime,
+    checkpointInitializationTime: opts.checkpointInitializationTime,
+    l1PublishingTime: opts.l1PublishingTime,
+    p2pPropagationTime: opts.p2pPropagationTime,
+    pipelining: opts.pipelining,
+  }).calculateMaxBlocksPerSlot();
+}
+
+function assertNonNegative(name: string, value: number): void {
+  if (value < 0) {
+    throw new Error(`${name} must be non-negative (got ${value})`);
   }
+}
 
-  const initOffset = opts.checkpointInitializationTime ?? CHECKPOINT_INITIALIZATION_TIME;
-  const assembleTime = opts.checkpointAssembleTime ?? CHECKPOINT_ASSEMBLE_TIME;
-  const p2pTime = opts.p2pPropagationTime ?? DEFAULT_P2P_PROPAGATION_TIME;
-  const l1Time = opts.l1PublishingTime ?? DEFAULT_L1_PUBLISHING_TIME;
+function validateCheckpointTimingConfig(opts: CheckpointTimingConfig): void {
+  if (opts.aztecSlotDuration <= 0) {
+    throw new Error(`aztecSlotDuration must be positive (got ${opts.aztecSlotDuration})`);
+  }
 
-  // Calculate checkpoint finalization time (assembly + round-trip propagation + L1 publishing)
-  const checkpointFinalizationTime = assembleTime + p2pTime * 2 + l1Time;
+  if (opts.ethereumSlotDuration !== undefined && opts.ethereumSlotDuration <= 0) {
+    throw new Error(`ethereumSlotDuration must be positive when provided (got ${opts.ethereumSlotDuration})`);
+  }
 
-  // Time reserved at end for last sub-slot (validator re-execution) + finalization
-  const timeReservedAtEnd = blockDurationSec + checkpointFinalizationTime;
+  if (opts.blockDuration !== undefined && opts.blockDuration <= 0) {
+    throw new Error(`blockDuration must be positive when provided (got ${opts.blockDuration})`);
+  }
 
-  // Time available for building blocks
-  const timeAvailableForBlocks = aztecSlotDurationSec - initOffset - timeReservedAtEnd;
+  if (opts.minExecutionTime !== undefined && opts.minExecutionTime <= 0) {
+    throw new Error(`minExecutionTime must be positive when provided (got ${opts.minExecutionTime})`);
+  }
 
-  return Math.max(1, Math.floor(timeAvailableForBlocks / blockDurationSec));
+  if (opts.checkpointAssembleTime !== undefined) {
+    assertNonNegative('checkpointAssembleTime', opts.checkpointAssembleTime);
+  }
+  if (opts.checkpointInitializationTime !== undefined) {
+    assertNonNegative('checkpointInitializationTime', opts.checkpointInitializationTime);
+  }
+  if (opts.l1PublishingTime !== undefined) {
+    assertNonNegative('l1PublishingTime', opts.l1PublishingTime);
+  }
+  if (opts.p2pPropagationTime !== undefined) {
+    assertNonNegative('p2pPropagationTime', opts.p2pPropagationTime);
+  }
+}
+
+function normalizeCheckpointTimingConfig(opts: CheckpointTimingConfig): CheckpointTimingConfig {
+  let checkpointAssembleTime = opts.checkpointAssembleTime ?? CHECKPOINT_ASSEMBLE_TIME;
+  let checkpointInitializationTime = opts.checkpointInitializationTime ?? CHECKPOINT_INITIALIZATION_TIME;
+  let minExecutionTime = opts.minExecutionTime ?? MIN_EXECUTION_TIME;
+  let p2pPropagationTime = opts.p2pPropagationTime ?? DEFAULT_P2P_PROPAGATION_TIME;
+
+  if (opts.ethereumSlotDuration !== undefined && opts.ethereumSlotDuration < 8) {
+    p2pPropagationTime = 0;
+    checkpointAssembleTime = 0.5;
+    checkpointInitializationTime = 0.5;
+    minExecutionTime = 1;
+  }
+
+  if (opts.blockDuration !== undefined && minExecutionTime > opts.blockDuration) {
+    minExecutionTime = opts.blockDuration;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ...opts,
+    checkpointAssembleTime,
+    checkpointInitializationTime,
+    minExecutionTime,
+    p2pPropagationTime,
+  };
+}
+
+function validateCheckpointTimingModel(model: CheckpointTiming): void {
+  if (model.blockDuration === undefined) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const timeAvailableForBlocks = model.aztecSlotDuration - model.checkpointInitializationTime - model.timeReservedAtEnd;
+  if (timeAvailableForBlocks < model.blockDuration) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Invalid timing configuration: only ${timeAvailableForBlocks}s available for block building, which is less than one blockDuration (${model.blockDuration}s).`,
+    );
+  }
 }

package/src/trees/nullifier_leaf.ts

@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ export class NullifierLeafPreimage implements IndexedTreeLeafPreimage {
     ];
   }
 
+  isEmpty(): boolean {
+    return this.leaf.isEmpty() && this.nextKey.isZero() && this.nextIndex === 0n;
+  }
+
   toFields(): Fr[] {
     return this.toHashInputs().map(buf => Fr.fromBuffer(buf));
   }

package/src/tx/block_header.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { BLOCK_HEADER_LENGTH, GeneratorIndex } from '@aztec/constants';
+import { BLOCK_HEADER_LENGTH, DomainSeparator } from '@aztec/constants';
 import { BlockNumber, SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
 import { poseidon2HashWithSeparator } from '@aztec/foundation/crypto/poseidon';
 import { randomInt } from '@aztec/foundation/crypto/random';
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export class BlockHeader {
 
   hash(): Promise<BlockHash> {
     if (!this._cachedHash) {
-      this._cachedHash = poseidon2HashWithSeparator(this.toFields(), GeneratorIndex.BLOCK_HEADER_HASH).then(
+      this._cachedHash = poseidon2HashWithSeparator(this.toFields(), DomainSeparator.BLOCK_HEADER_HASH).then(
         fr => new BlockHash(fr),
       );
     }
@@ -172,8 +172,14 @@ export class BlockHeader {
   }
 
   /** Manually set the hash for this block header if already computed */
-  setHash(hashed: Fr) {
-    this._cachedHash = Promise.resolve(new BlockHash(hashed));
+  setHash(hashed: BlockHash) {
+    this._cachedHash = Promise.resolve(hashed);
+  }
+
+  /** Recomputes the cached hash. Used for testing when header fields are mutated via unfreeze. */
+  recomputeHash(): Promise<BlockHash> {
+    this._cachedHash = undefined;
+    return this.hash();
   }
 
   static random(overrides: Partial<FieldsOf<BlockHeader>> & Partial<FieldsOf<GlobalVariables>> = {}): BlockHeader {

package/src/tx/capsule.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ export class Capsule {
     public readonly storageSlot: Fr,
     /** Data passed to the contract  */
     public readonly data: Fr[],
+    /** Optional namespace for the capsule contents */
+    public readonly scope?: AztecAddress,
   ) {}
 
   static get schema() {
@@ -30,12 +32,18 @@ export class Capsule {
   }
 
   toBuffer() {
-    return serializeToBuffer(this.contractAddress, this.storageSlot, new Vector(this.data));
+    return this.scope
+      ? serializeToBuffer(this.contractAddress, this.storageSlot, new Vector(this.data), true, this.scope)
+      : serializeToBuffer(this.contractAddress, this.storageSlot, new Vector(this.data), false);
   }
 
   static fromBuffer(buffer: Buffer | BufferReader): Capsule {
     const reader = BufferReader.asReader(buffer);
-    return new Capsule(AztecAddress.fromBuffer(reader), Fr.fromBuffer(reader), reader.readVector(Fr));
+    const contractAddress = AztecAddress.fromBuffer(reader);
+    const storageSlot = Fr.fromBuffer(reader);
+    const data = reader.readVector(Fr);
+    const hasScope = reader.readBoolean();
+    return new Capsule(contractAddress, storageSlot, data, hasScope ? AztecAddress.fromBuffer(reader) : undefined);
   }
 
   toString() {

package/src/tx/fee_provider.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import type { ManaUsageEstimate } from '../gas/fee_math.js';
+import type { GasFees } from '../gas/gas_fees.js';
+
+/** Provides current and predicted fee information for transaction pricing. */
+export interface FeeProvider {
+  /** Returns the current minimum fees for inclusion in the next block. */
+  getCurrentMinFees(): Promise<GasFees>;
+  /** Returns predicted min fees for each slot in the prediction window. */
+  getPredictedMinFees(manaUsage?: ManaUsageEstimate): Promise<GasFees[]>;
+}

package/src/tx/global_variable_builder.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import type { SimulationOverridesPlan } from '@aztec/ethereum/contracts';
 import type { EthAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-address';
 import type { SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/schemas';
 
 import type { AztecAddress } from '../aztec-address/index.js';
-import type { GasFees } from '../gas/gas_fees.js';
 import type { UInt32 } from '../types/index.js';
 import type { CheckpointGlobalVariables, GlobalVariables } from './global_variables.js';
 
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ import type { CheckpointGlobalVariables, GlobalVariables } from './global_variab
  * Interface for building global variables for Aztec blocks.
  */
 export interface GlobalVariableBuilder {
-  getCurrentMinFees(): Promise<GasFees>;
-
   /**
    * Builds global variables for a given block.
    * @param blockNumber - The block number to build global variables for.
@@ -32,5 +30,6 @@ export interface GlobalVariableBuilder {
     coinbase: EthAddress,
     feeRecipient: AztecAddress,
     slotNumber: SlotNumber,
+    simulationOverridesPlan?: SimulationOverridesPlan,
   ): Promise<CheckpointGlobalVariables>;
 }

package/src/tx/global_variables.ts

@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ import { schemas } from '../schemas/index.js';
 import type { UInt64 } from '../types/index.js';
 
 /**
- * Global variables that are constant across the entire slot.
- * TODO(palla/mbps): Should timestamp be included here as well?
+ * Global variables that are constant across the entire checkpoint (slot).
+ * Excludes blockNumber since that varies per block within a checkpoint.
  */
-export type CheckpointGlobalVariables = Omit<FieldsOf<GlobalVariables>, 'blockNumber' | 'timestamp'>;
+export type CheckpointGlobalVariables = Omit<FieldsOf<GlobalVariables>, 'blockNumber'>;
 
 /**
  * Global variables of the L2 block.

package/src/tx/index.ts

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export * from './validator/tx_validator.js';
 export * from './validator/empty_validator.js';
 export * from './validator/error_texts.js';
 export * from './capsule.js';
+export * from './fee_provider.js';
 export * from './global_variable_builder.js';
 export * from './hashed_values.js';
 export * from './indexed_tx_effect.js';

package/src/tx/indexed_tx_effect.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { BlockNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
-import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
 import { schemas } from '@aztec/foundation/schemas';
 import { BufferReader, serializeToBuffer } from '@aztec/foundation/serialize';
 
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ export function serializeIndexedTxEffect(effect: IndexedTxEffect): Buffer {
 export function deserializeIndexedTxEffect(buffer: Buffer): IndexedTxEffect {
   const reader = BufferReader.asReader(buffer);
 
-  const l2BlockHash = new BlockHash(reader.readObject(Fr));
+  const l2BlockHash = BlockHash.fromBuffer(reader);
   const l2BlockNumber = BlockNumber(reader.readNumber());
   const txIndexInBlock = reader.readNumber();
   const data = reader.readObject(TxEffect);