@aztec/stdlib 0.0.1-commit.86469d5 → 0.0.1-commit.8655d4a

package/src/timetable/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,361 @@
+/**
+ * Timetable constants used for sequencer timing calculations.
+ * These define the time budgets for various phases of block production.
+ *
+ * The sequencer slot is divided into phases:
+ * 1. Checkpoint initialization (sync + proposer check)
+ * 2. Block building (execution)
+ * 3. Checkpoint assembly
+ * 4. P2P propagation for proposal and attestations (round-trip)
+ * 5. L1 publishing
+ */
+
+/** Time budget for checkpoint initialization (sync + proposer check) in seconds */
+export const CHECKPOINT_INITIALIZATION_TIME = 1;
+
+/** Time budget for assembling a checkpoint after building the last block in seconds */
+export const CHECKPOINT_ASSEMBLE_TIME = 1;
+
+/** Default one-way P2P propagation time for proposals and attestations in seconds */
+export const DEFAULT_P2P_PROPAGATION_TIME = 2;
+
+/** Default L1 publishing time (matches Ethereum slot duration on mainnet) in seconds */
+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 starts at the wall-clock slot boundary and the
+ * checkpoint proposal is broadcast early enough that attestations complete by
+ * the end of the build slot. L1 submission can then be sent at the boundary of
+ * 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 {
+    // Proposals no longer spill into the target slot: they are broadcast early
+    // enough in the build slot that attestations complete before the boundary.
+    // Any residual tolerance into the target slot is covered by clock disparity.
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  public get attestationWindowIntoTargetSlot(): number {
+    // Straggler grace: attestations aim to complete by build-slot end. Allow a
+    // small window into the target slot for late arrivals (round-trip p2p).
+    return 2 * this.p2pPropagationTime;
+  }
+
+  public override get pipeliningAttestationGracePeriod(): number {
+    // Under the early-pipelining regime attestations complete inside the build
+    // slot itself, so there is no extra grace into the target slot.
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  public get timeReservedAtEnd(): number {
+    // Reserve enough time at the end of the build slot for:
+    // - assembling and broadcasting the checkpoint proposal
+    // - round-trip p2p propagation (proposal out, attestations back)
+    // - validators re-executing the last block
+    return this.checkpointAssembleTime + 2 * this.p2pPropagationTime + (this.blockDuration ?? 0);
+  }
+
+  public get minimumBuildSlotWork(): number {
+    return this.checkpointInitializationTime + this.minExecutionTime * 2;
+  }
+
+  public get checkpointAssemblyDeadline(): number {
+    // Allow enough time to build all blocks and receive attestations. With
+    // `pipeliningAttestationGracePeriod = 0` this equals `aztecSlotDuration`.
+    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.
+ *
+ * @param aztecSlotDurationSec - Aztec slot duration in seconds
+ * @param blockDurationSec - Duration per block in seconds (undefined = single block mode)
+ * @param opts - Optional overrides for timing constants
+ * @returns Maximum number of blocks per slot
+ */
+export function calculateMaxBlocksPerSlot(
+  aztecSlotDurationSec: number,
+  blockDurationSec: number | undefined,
+  opts: {
+    checkpointInitializationTime?: number;
+    checkpointAssembleTime?: number;
+    p2pPropagationTime?: number;
+    l1PublishingTime?: number;
+    pipelining?: boolean;
+  } = {},
+): number {
+  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})`);
+  }
+}
+
+function validateCheckpointTimingConfig(opts: CheckpointTimingConfig): void {
+  if (opts.aztecSlotDuration <= 0) {
+    throw new Error(`aztecSlotDuration must be positive (got ${opts.aztecSlotDuration})`);
+  }
+
+  if (opts.ethereumSlotDuration !== undefined && opts.ethereumSlotDuration <= 0) {
+    throw new Error(`ethereumSlotDuration must be positive when provided (got ${opts.ethereumSlotDuration})`);
+  }
+
+  if (opts.blockDuration !== undefined && opts.blockDuration <= 0) {
+    throw new Error(`blockDuration must be positive when provided (got ${opts.blockDuration})`);
+  }
+
+  if (opts.minExecutionTime !== undefined && opts.minExecutionTime <= 0) {
+    throw new Error(`minExecutionTime must be positive when provided (got ${opts.minExecutionTime})`);
+  }
+
+  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/append_only_tree_snapshot.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
 import { schemas } from '@aztec/foundation/schemas';
-import { BufferReader, FieldReader, serializeToBuffer } from '@aztec/foundation/serialize';
+import { BufferReader, BufferSink, FieldReader, serializeToSink } from '@aztec/foundation/serialize';
 import { bufferToHex, hexToBuffer } from '@aztec/foundation/string';
 
 import { inspect } from 'util';
@@ -44,8 +44,13 @@ export class AppendOnlyTreeSnapshot {
     return this.root.size + 4;
   }
 
-  toBuffer() {
-    return serializeToBuffer(this.root, this.nextAvailableLeafIndex);
+  toBuffer(): Buffer;
+  toBuffer(sink: BufferSink): void;
+  toBuffer(sink?: BufferSink): Buffer | void {
+    if (!sink) {
+      return BufferSink.serialize(this);
+    }
+    serializeToSink(sink, this.root, this.nextAvailableLeafIndex);
   }
 
   toFields(): Fr[] {

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/trees/nullifier_membership_witness.ts

@@ -53,22 +53,12 @@ export class NullifierMembershipWitness {
     return new MembershipWitness(NULLIFIER_TREE_HEIGHT, this.index, this.siblingPath.toTuple());
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns a field array representation of a nullifier witness.
-   * @returns A field array representation of a nullifier witness.
-   */
-  public toFields(): Fr[] {
-    return [new Fr(this.index), ...this.leafPreimage.toFields(), ...this.siblingPath.toFields()];
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns a representation of the nullifier membership witness as expected by intrinsic Noir deserialization.
-   */
+  /** Serializes as `(NullifierLeafPreimage, MembershipWitness)` to match the Noir oracle return type. */
   public toNoirRepresentation(): (string | string[])[] {
     // TODO(#12874): remove the stupid as string conversion by modifying ForeignCallOutput type in acvm.js
     return [
-      new Fr(this.index).toString() as string,
       ...(this.leafPreimage.toFields().map(fr => fr.toString()) as string[]),
+      new Fr(this.index).toString() as string,
       this.siblingPath.toFields().map(fr => fr.toString()) as string[],
     ];
   }

package/src/trees/public_data_leaf.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { toBigIntBE, toBufferBE } from '@aztec/foundation/bigint-buffer';
+import { poseidon2Hash } from '@aztec/foundation/crypto/poseidon';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
 import { schemas } from '@aztec/foundation/schemas';
 import { BufferReader, serializeToBuffer } from '@aztec/foundation/serialize';
@@ -81,11 +82,15 @@ export class PublicDataTreeLeafPreimage implements IndexedTreeLeafPreimage {
   toHashInputs(): Buffer[] {
     return [
       ...this.leaf.toHashInputs(),
-      Buffer.from(toBufferBE(this.nextIndex, 32)),
       Buffer.from(this.nextKey.toBuffer()),
+      Buffer.from(toBufferBE(this.nextIndex, 32)),
     ];
   }
 
+  hash(): Promise<Fr> {
+    return poseidon2Hash(this.toHashInputs());
+  }
+
   clone(): PublicDataTreeLeafPreimage {
     return new PublicDataTreeLeafPreimage(this.leaf.clone(), this.nextKey, this.nextIndex);
   }
@@ -104,10 +109,11 @@ export class PublicDataTreeLeafPreimage implements IndexedTreeLeafPreimage {
 
   static fromBuffer(buffer: Buffer | BufferReader): PublicDataTreeLeafPreimage {
     const reader = BufferReader.asReader(buffer);
-    const value = PublicDataTreeLeaf.fromBuffer(reader);
-    const nextIndex = toBigIntBE(reader.readBytes(32));
-    const nextSlot = Fr.fromBuffer(reader);
-    return new PublicDataTreeLeafPreimage(value, nextSlot, nextIndex);
+    return new PublicDataTreeLeafPreimage(
+      PublicDataTreeLeaf.fromBuffer(reader),
+      Fr.fromBuffer(reader),
+      toBigIntBE(reader.readBytes(32)),
+    );
   }
 
   static fromLeaf(leaf: PublicDataTreeLeaf, nextKey: bigint, nextIndex: bigint): PublicDataTreeLeafPreimage {

package/src/tx/block_header.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-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';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
 import { type ZodFor, schemas } from '@aztec/foundation/schemas';
-import { BufferReader, FieldReader, serializeToBuffer, serializeToFields } from '@aztec/foundation/serialize';
+import { BufferReader, BufferSink, FieldReader, serializeToFields, serializeToSink } from '@aztec/foundation/serialize';
 import { bufferToHex, hexToBuffer } from '@aztec/foundation/string';
 import type { FieldsOf } from '@aztec/foundation/types';
 
@@ -85,8 +85,13 @@ export class BlockHeader {
     );
   }
 
-  toBuffer() {
-    return serializeToBuffer(...BlockHeader.getFields(this));
+  toBuffer(): Buffer;
+  toBuffer(sink: BufferSink): void;
+  toBuffer(sink?: BufferSink): Buffer | void {
+    if (!sink) {
+      return BufferSink.serialize(this);
+    }
+    serializeToSink(sink, ...BlockHeader.getFields(this));
   }
 
   toFields(): Fr[] {
@@ -164,7 +169,7 @@ 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 +177,14 @@ 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

@@ -4,13 +4,7 @@ import { randomInt } from '@aztec/foundation/crypto/random';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
 import { EthAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-address';
 import { jsonStringify } from '@aztec/foundation/json-rpc';
-import {
-  BufferReader,
-  FieldReader,
-  bigintToUInt64BE,
-  serializeToBuffer,
-  serializeToFields,
-} from '@aztec/foundation/serialize';
+import { BufferReader, BufferSink, FieldReader, serializeToFields, serializeToSink } from '@aztec/foundation/serialize';
 import type { FieldsOf } from '@aztec/foundation/types';
 
 import { inspect } from 'util';
@@ -22,10 +16,10 @@ 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.
@@ -149,17 +143,15 @@ export class GlobalVariables {
     ] as const;
   }
 
-  toBuffer() {
-    return serializeToBuffer([
-      this.chainId,
-      this.version,
-      this.blockNumber,
-      this.slotNumber,
-      bigintToUInt64BE(this.timestamp),
-      this.coinbase,
-      this.feeRecipient,
-      this.gasFees,
-    ]);
+  toBuffer(): Buffer;
+  toBuffer(sink: BufferSink): void;
+  toBuffer(sink?: BufferSink): Buffer | void {
+    if (!sink) {
+      return BufferSink.serialize(this);
+    }
+    serializeToSink(sink, this.chainId, this.version, this.blockNumber, this.slotNumber);
+    sink.writeUInt64(this.timestamp);
+    serializeToSink(sink, this.coinbase, this.feeRecipient, this.gasFees);
   }
 
   toFields() {

package/src/tx/hashed_values.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
-import { BufferReader, serializeToBuffer } from '@aztec/foundation/serialize';
+import { BufferReader, BufferSink, serializeToSink } from '@aztec/foundation/serialize';
 import type { FieldsOf } from '@aztec/foundation/types';
 
 import { z } from 'zod';
@@ -48,8 +48,13 @@ export class HashedValues {
     return new HashedValues([Fr.random(), Fr.random()], Fr.random());
   }
 
-  toBuffer() {
-    return serializeToBuffer(new Vector(this.values), this.hash);
+  toBuffer(): Buffer;
+  toBuffer(sink: BufferSink): void;
+  toBuffer(sink?: BufferSink): Buffer | void {
+    if (!sink) {
+      return BufferSink.serialize(this);
+    }
+    serializeToSink(sink, new Vector(this.values), this.hash);
   }
 
   static fromBuffer(buffer: Buffer | BufferReader): HashedValues {

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';