@aztec/validator-client 0.0.1-commit.592b9384 → 0.0.1-commit.59a0419c6

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aztec/validator-client",
-  "version": "0.0.1-commit.592b9384",
+  "version": "0.0.1-commit.59a0419c6",
   "main": "dest/index.js",
   "type": "module",
   "exports": {
@@ -64,30 +64,30 @@
     ]
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aztec/blob-client": "0.0.1-commit.592b9384",
-    "@aztec/blob-lib": "0.0.1-commit.592b9384",
-    "@aztec/constants": "0.0.1-commit.592b9384",
-    "@aztec/epoch-cache": "0.0.1-commit.592b9384",
-    "@aztec/ethereum": "0.0.1-commit.592b9384",
-    "@aztec/foundation": "0.0.1-commit.592b9384",
-    "@aztec/node-keystore": "0.0.1-commit.592b9384",
-    "@aztec/noir-protocol-circuits-types": "0.0.1-commit.592b9384",
-    "@aztec/p2p": "0.0.1-commit.592b9384",
-    "@aztec/protocol-contracts": "0.0.1-commit.592b9384",
-    "@aztec/prover-client": "0.0.1-commit.592b9384",
-    "@aztec/simulator": "0.0.1-commit.592b9384",
-    "@aztec/slasher": "0.0.1-commit.592b9384",
-    "@aztec/stdlib": "0.0.1-commit.592b9384",
-    "@aztec/telemetry-client": "0.0.1-commit.592b9384",
-    "@aztec/validator-ha-signer": "0.0.1-commit.592b9384",
+    "@aztec/blob-client": "0.0.1-commit.59a0419c6",
+    "@aztec/blob-lib": "0.0.1-commit.59a0419c6",
+    "@aztec/constants": "0.0.1-commit.59a0419c6",
+    "@aztec/epoch-cache": "0.0.1-commit.59a0419c6",
+    "@aztec/ethereum": "0.0.1-commit.59a0419c6",
+    "@aztec/foundation": "0.0.1-commit.59a0419c6",
+    "@aztec/node-keystore": "0.0.1-commit.59a0419c6",
+    "@aztec/noir-protocol-circuits-types": "0.0.1-commit.59a0419c6",
+    "@aztec/p2p": "0.0.1-commit.59a0419c6",
+    "@aztec/protocol-contracts": "0.0.1-commit.59a0419c6",
+    "@aztec/prover-client": "0.0.1-commit.59a0419c6",
+    "@aztec/simulator": "0.0.1-commit.59a0419c6",
+    "@aztec/slasher": "0.0.1-commit.59a0419c6",
+    "@aztec/stdlib": "0.0.1-commit.59a0419c6",
+    "@aztec/telemetry-client": "0.0.1-commit.59a0419c6",
+    "@aztec/validator-ha-signer": "0.0.1-commit.59a0419c6",
     "koa": "^2.16.1",
     "koa-router": "^13.1.1",
     "tslib": "^2.4.0",
     "viem": "npm:@aztec/viem@2.38.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@aztec/archiver": "0.0.1-commit.592b9384",
-    "@aztec/world-state": "0.0.1-commit.592b9384",
+    "@aztec/archiver": "0.0.1-commit.59a0419c6",
+    "@aztec/world-state": "0.0.1-commit.59a0419c6",
     "@electric-sql/pglite": "^0.3.14",
     "@jest/globals": "^30.0.0",
     "@types/jest": "^30.0.0",

package/src/checkpoint_builder.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+import { NUM_CHECKPOINT_END_MARKER_FIELDS, getNumBlockEndBlobFields } from '@aztec/blob-lib/encoding';
+import { BLOBS_PER_CHECKPOINT, FIELDS_PER_BLOB, MAX_PROCESSABLE_DA_GAS_PER_CHECKPOINT } from '@aztec/constants';
 import { BlockNumber, CheckpointNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
-import { merge, pick } from '@aztec/foundation/collection';
+import { merge, pick, sum } from '@aztec/foundation/collection';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
 import { type Logger, type LoggerBindings, createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { bufferToHex } from '@aztec/foundation/string';
 import { DateProvider, elapsed } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
-import { getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions } from '@aztec/p2p/msg_validators';
+import { createTxValidatorForBlockBuilding, getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions } from '@aztec/p2p/msg_validators';
 import { LightweightCheckpointBuilder } from '@aztec/prover-client/light';
 import {
   GuardedMerkleTreeOperations,
@@ -18,21 +20,22 @@ import type { ContractDataSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/contract';
 import type { L1RollupConstants } from '@aztec/stdlib/epoch-helpers';
 import { Gas } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
 import {
+  type BlockBuilderOptions,
   type BuildBlockInCheckpointResult,
   type FullNodeBlockBuilderConfig,
   FullNodeBlockBuilderConfigKeys,
   type ICheckpointBlockBuilder,
   type ICheckpointsBuilder,
+  InsufficientValidTxsError,
   type MerkleTreeWriteOperations,
-  NoValidTxsError,
   type PublicProcessorLimits,
   type WorldStateSynchronizer,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
+import { type DebugLogStore, NullDebugLogStore } from '@aztec/stdlib/logs';
 import { MerkleTreeId } from '@aztec/stdlib/trees';
 import { type CheckpointGlobalVariables, GlobalVariables, StateReference, Tx } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 import { type TelemetryClient, getTelemetryClient } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
-
-import { createValidatorForBlockBuilding } from './tx_validator/tx_validator_factory.js';
+import { ForkCheckpoint } from '@aztec/world-state';
 
 // Re-export for backward compatibility
 export type { BuildBlockInCheckpointResult } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
@@ -44,6 +47,9 @@ export type { BuildBlockInCheckpointResult } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/serv
 export class CheckpointBuilder implements ICheckpointBlockBuilder {
   private log: Logger;
 
+  /** Persistent contracts DB shared across all blocks in this checkpoint. */
+  protected contractsDB: PublicContractsDB;
+
   constructor(
     private checkpointBuilder: LightweightCheckpointBuilder,
     private fork: MerkleTreeWriteOperations,
@@ -52,11 +58,13 @@ export class CheckpointBuilder implements ICheckpointBlockBuilder {
     private dateProvider: DateProvider,
     private telemetryClient: TelemetryClient,
     bindings?: LoggerBindings,
+    private debugLogStore: DebugLogStore = new NullDebugLogStore(),
   ) {
     this.log = createLogger('checkpoint-builder', {
       ...bindings,
       instanceId: `checkpoint-${checkpointBuilder.checkpointNumber}`,
     });
+    this.contractsDB = new PublicContractsDB(this.contractDataSource, this.log.getBindings());
   }
 
   getConstantData(): CheckpointGlobalVariables {
@@ -65,12 +73,13 @@ export class CheckpointBuilder implements ICheckpointBlockBuilder {
 
   /**
    * Builds a single block within this checkpoint.
+   * Automatically caps gas and blob field limits based on checkpoint-level budgets and prior blocks.
    */
   async buildBlock(
     pendingTxs: Iterable<Tx> | AsyncIterable<Tx>,
     blockNumber: BlockNumber,
     timestamp: bigint,
-    opts: PublicProcessorLimits & { expectedEndState?: StateReference } = {},
+    opts: BlockBuilderOptions & { expectedEndState?: StateReference },
   ): Promise<BuildBlockInCheckpointResult> {
     const slot = this.checkpointBuilder.constants.slotNumber;
 
@@ -94,39 +103,60 @@ export class CheckpointBuilder implements ICheckpointBlockBuilder {
     });
     const { processor, validator } = await this.makeBlockBuilderDeps(globalVariables, this.fork);
 
-    const [publicProcessorDuration, [processedTxs, failedTxs, usedTxs, _, usedTxBlobFields]] = await elapsed(() =>
-      processor.process(pendingTxs, opts, validator),
-    );
-
-    // Throw if we didn't collect a single valid tx and we're not allowed to build empty blocks
-    // (only the first block in a checkpoint can be empty)
-    if (processedTxs.length === 0 && this.checkpointBuilder.getBlockCount() > 0) {
-      throw new NoValidTxsError(failedTxs);
-    }
-
-    // Add block to checkpoint
-    const block = await this.checkpointBuilder.addBlock(globalVariables, processedTxs, {
-      expectedEndState: opts.expectedEndState,
-    });
+    // Cap gas limits amd available blob fields by remaining checkpoint-level budgets
+    const cappedOpts: PublicProcessorLimits & { expectedEndState?: StateReference } = {
+      ...opts,
+      ...this.capLimitsByCheckpointBudgets(opts),
+    };
 
-    // How much public gas was processed
-    const publicGas = processedTxs.reduce((acc, tx) => acc.add(tx.gasUsed.publicGas), Gas.empty());
+    // Create a block-level checkpoint on the contracts DB so we can roll back on failure
+    this.contractsDB.createCheckpoint();
+    // We execute all merkle tree operations on a world state fork checkpoint
+    // This enables us to discard all modifications in the event that we fail to successfully process sufficient transactions
+    const forkCheckpoint = await ForkCheckpoint.new(this.fork);
 
-    this.log.debug('Built block within checkpoint', {
-      header: block.header.toInspect(),
-      processedTxs: processedTxs.map(tx => tx.hash.toString()),
-      failedTxs: failedTxs.map(tx => tx.tx.txHash.toString()),
-    });
+    try {
+      const [publicProcessorDuration, [processedTxs, failedTxs, usedTxs]] = await elapsed(() =>
+        processor.process(pendingTxs, cappedOpts, validator),
+      );
 
-    return {
-      block,
-      publicGas,
-      publicProcessorDuration,
-      numTxs: processedTxs.length,
-      failedTxs,
-      usedTxs,
-      usedTxBlobFields,
-    };
+      // Throw before updating state if we don't have enough valid txs
+      const minValidTxs = opts.minValidTxs ?? 0;
+      if (processedTxs.length < minValidTxs) {
+        throw new InsufficientValidTxsError(processedTxs.length, minValidTxs, failedTxs);
+      }
+
+      // Commit the fork checkpoint
+      await forkCheckpoint.commit();
+
+      // Add block to checkpoint
+      const { block } = await this.checkpointBuilder.addBlock(globalVariables, processedTxs, {
+        expectedEndState: opts.expectedEndState,
+      });
+
+      this.contractsDB.commitCheckpoint();
+
+      this.log.debug('Built block within checkpoint', {
+        header: block.header.toInspect(),
+        processedTxs: processedTxs.map(tx => tx.hash.toString()),
+        failedTxs: failedTxs.map(tx => tx.tx.txHash.toString()),
+      });
+
+      return {
+        block,
+        publicProcessorDuration,
+        numTxs: processedTxs.length,
+        failedTxs,
+        usedTxs,
+      };
+    } catch (err) {
+      // Revert all changes to contracts db
+      this.contractsDB.revertCheckpoint();
+      // If we reached the point of committing the checkpoint, this does nothing
+      // Otherwise it reverts any changes made to the fork for this failed block
+      await forkCheckpoint.revert();
+      throw err;
+    }
   }
 
   /** Completes the checkpoint and returns it. */
@@ -147,11 +177,72 @@ export class CheckpointBuilder implements ICheckpointBlockBuilder {
     return this.checkpointBuilder.clone().completeCheckpoint();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Caps per-block gas and blob field limits by remaining checkpoint-level budgets.
+   * When building a proposal (isBuildingProposal=true), computes a fair share of remaining budget
+   * across remaining blocks scaled by the multiplier. When validating, only caps by per-block limit
+   * and remaining checkpoint budget (no redistribution or multiplier).
+   */
+  protected capLimitsByCheckpointBudgets(
+    opts: BlockBuilderOptions,
+  ): Pick<PublicProcessorLimits, 'maxBlockGas' | 'maxBlobFields' | 'maxTransactions'> {
+    const existingBlocks = this.checkpointBuilder.getBlocks();
+
+    // Remaining L2 gas (mana)
+    // IMPORTANT: This assumes mana is computed solely based on L2 gas used in transactions.
+    // This may change in the future.
+    const usedMana = sum(existingBlocks.map(b => b.header.totalManaUsed.toNumber()));
+    const remainingMana = this.config.rollupManaLimit - usedMana;
+
+    // Remaining DA gas
+    const usedDAGas = sum(existingBlocks.map(b => b.computeDAGasUsed())) ?? 0;
+    const remainingDAGas = MAX_PROCESSABLE_DA_GAS_PER_CHECKPOINT - usedDAGas;
+
+    // Remaining blob fields (block blob fields include both tx data and block-end overhead)
+    const usedBlobFields = sum(existingBlocks.map(b => b.toBlobFields().length));
+    const totalBlobCapacity = BLOBS_PER_CHECKPOINT * FIELDS_PER_BLOB - NUM_CHECKPOINT_END_MARKER_FIELDS;
+    const isFirstBlock = existingBlocks.length === 0;
+    const blockEndOverhead = getNumBlockEndBlobFields(isFirstBlock);
+    const maxBlobFieldsForTxs = totalBlobCapacity - usedBlobFields - blockEndOverhead;
+
+    // Remaining txs
+    const usedTxs = sum(existingBlocks.map(b => b.body.txEffects.length));
+    const remainingTxs = Math.max(0, (this.config.maxTxsPerCheckpoint ?? Infinity) - usedTxs);
+
+    // Cap by per-block limit + remaining checkpoint budget
+    let cappedL2Gas = Math.min(opts.maxBlockGas?.l2Gas ?? Infinity, remainingMana);
+    let cappedDAGas = Math.min(opts.maxBlockGas?.daGas ?? Infinity, remainingDAGas);
+    let cappedBlobFields = Math.min(opts.maxBlobFields ?? Infinity, maxBlobFieldsForTxs);
+    let cappedMaxTransactions = Math.min(opts.maxTransactions ?? Infinity, remainingTxs);
+
+    // Proposer mode: further cap by fair share of remaining budget across remaining blocks
+    if (opts.isBuildingProposal) {
+      const remainingBlocks = Math.max(1, opts.maxBlocksPerCheckpoint - existingBlocks.length);
+      const multiplier = opts.perBlockAllocationMultiplier;
+
+      cappedL2Gas = Math.min(cappedL2Gas, Math.ceil((remainingMana / remainingBlocks) * multiplier));
+      cappedDAGas = Math.min(cappedDAGas, Math.ceil((remainingDAGas / remainingBlocks) * multiplier));
+      cappedBlobFields = Math.min(cappedBlobFields, Math.ceil((maxBlobFieldsForTxs / remainingBlocks) * multiplier));
+      cappedMaxTransactions = Math.min(cappedMaxTransactions, Math.ceil((remainingTxs / remainingBlocks) * multiplier));
+    }
+
+    return {
+      maxBlockGas: new Gas(cappedDAGas, cappedL2Gas),
+      maxBlobFields: cappedBlobFields,
+      maxTransactions: Number.isFinite(cappedMaxTransactions) ? cappedMaxTransactions : undefined,
+    };
+  }
+
   protected async makeBlockBuilderDeps(globalVariables: GlobalVariables, fork: MerkleTreeWriteOperations) {
-    const txPublicSetupAllowList = this.config.txPublicSetupAllowList ?? (await getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions());
-    const contractsDB = new PublicContractsDB(this.contractDataSource, this.log.getBindings());
+    const txPublicSetupAllowList = [
+      ...(await getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions()),
+      ...(this.config.txPublicSetupAllowListExtend ?? []),
+    ];
+    const contractsDB = this.contractsDB;
     const guardedFork = new GuardedMerkleTreeOperations(fork);
 
+    const collectDebugLogs = this.debugLogStore.isEnabled;
+
     const bindings = this.log.getBindings();
     const publicTxSimulator = createPublicTxSimulatorForBlockBuilding(
       guardedFork,
@@ -159,6 +250,7 @@ export class CheckpointBuilder implements ICheckpointBlockBuilder {
       globalVariables,
       this.telemetryClient,
       bindings,
+      collectDebugLogs,
     );
 
     const processor = new PublicProcessor(
@@ -170,9 +262,10 @@ export class CheckpointBuilder implements ICheckpointBlockBuilder {
       this.telemetryClient,
       createLogger('simulator:public-processor', bindings),
       this.config,
+      this.debugLogStore,
     );
 
-    const validator = createValidatorForBlockBuilding(
+    const validator = createTxValidatorForBlockBuilding(
       fork,
       this.contractDataSource,
       globalVariables,
@@ -197,6 +290,7 @@ export class FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder implements ICheckpointsBuilder {
     private contractDataSource: ContractDataSource,
     private dateProvider: DateProvider,
     private telemetryClient: TelemetryClient = getTelemetryClient(),
+    private debugLogStore: DebugLogStore = new NullDebugLogStore(),
   ) {
     this.log = createLogger('checkpoint-builder');
   }
@@ -215,6 +309,7 @@ export class FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder implements ICheckpointsBuilder {
   async startCheckpoint(
     checkpointNumber: CheckpointNumber,
     constants: CheckpointGlobalVariables,
+    feeAssetPriceModifier: bigint,
     l1ToL2Messages: Fr[],
     previousCheckpointOutHashes: Fr[],
     fork: MerkleTreeWriteOperations,
@@ -229,6 +324,7 @@ export class FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder implements ICheckpointsBuilder {
       initialStateReference: stateReference.toInspect(),
       initialArchiveRoot: bufferToHex(archiveTree.root),
       constants,
+      feeAssetPriceModifier,
     });
 
     const lightweightBuilder = await LightweightCheckpointBuilder.startNewCheckpoint(
@@ -238,6 +334,7 @@ export class FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder implements ICheckpointsBuilder {
       previousCheckpointOutHashes,
       fork,
       bindings,
+      feeAssetPriceModifier,
     );
 
     return new CheckpointBuilder(
@@ -248,6 +345,7 @@ export class FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder implements ICheckpointsBuilder {
       this.dateProvider,
       this.telemetryClient,
       bindings,
+      this.debugLogStore,
     );
   }
 
@@ -257,6 +355,7 @@ export class FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder implements ICheckpointsBuilder {
   async openCheckpoint(
     checkpointNumber: CheckpointNumber,
     constants: CheckpointGlobalVariables,
+    feeAssetPriceModifier: bigint,
     l1ToL2Messages: Fr[],
     previousCheckpointOutHashes: Fr[],
     fork: MerkleTreeWriteOperations,
@@ -270,6 +369,7 @@ export class FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder implements ICheckpointsBuilder {
       return this.startCheckpoint(
         checkpointNumber,
         constants,
+        feeAssetPriceModifier,
         l1ToL2Messages,
         previousCheckpointOutHashes,
         fork,
@@ -284,11 +384,13 @@ export class FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder implements ICheckpointsBuilder {
       initialStateReference: stateReference.toInspect(),
       initialArchiveRoot: bufferToHex(archiveTree.root),
       constants,
+      feeAssetPriceModifier,
     });
 
     const lightweightBuilder = await LightweightCheckpointBuilder.resumeCheckpoint(
       checkpointNumber,
       constants,
+      feeAssetPriceModifier,
       l1ToL2Messages,
       previousCheckpointOutHashes,
       fork,
@@ -304,6 +406,7 @@ export class FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder implements ICheckpointsBuilder {
       this.dateProvider,
       this.telemetryClient,
       bindings,
+      this.debugLogStore,
     );
   }
 

package/src/config.ts

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import {
   secretValueConfigHelper,
 } from '@aztec/foundation/config';
 import { EthAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-address';
+import { localSignerConfigMappings, validatorHASignerConfigMappings } from '@aztec/stdlib/ha-signing';
 import type { ValidatorClientConfig } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
-import { validatorHASignerConfigMappings } from '@aztec/validator-ha-signer/config';
 
 export type { ValidatorClientConfig };
 
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ export const validatorClientConfigMappings: ConfigMappingsType<ValidatorClientCo
     description: 'Interval between polling for new attestations',
     ...numberConfigHelper(200),
   },
-  validatorReexecute: {
-    env: 'VALIDATOR_REEXECUTE',
-    description: 'Re-execute transactions before attesting',
-    ...booleanConfigHelper(true),
-  },
   alwaysReexecuteBlockProposals: {
     description:
       'Whether to always reexecute block proposals, even for non-validator nodes (useful for monitoring network status).',
@@ -73,6 +68,31 @@ export const validatorClientConfigMappings: ConfigMappingsType<ValidatorClientCo
     description: 'Skip pushing re-executed blocks to archiver (default: false)',
     defaultValue: false,
   },
+  attestToEquivocatedProposals: {
+    description: 'Agree to attest to equivocated checkpoint proposals (for testing purposes only)',
+    ...booleanConfigHelper(false),
+  },
+  validateMaxL2BlockGas: {
+    env: 'VALIDATOR_MAX_L2_BLOCK_GAS',
+    description: 'Maximum L2 block gas for validation. Proposals exceeding this limit are rejected.',
+    parseEnv: (val: string) => parseInt(val, 10),
+  },
+  validateMaxDABlockGas: {
+    env: 'VALIDATOR_MAX_DA_BLOCK_GAS',
+    description: 'Maximum DA block gas for validation. Proposals exceeding this limit are rejected.',
+    parseEnv: (val: string) => parseInt(val, 10),
+  },
+  validateMaxTxsPerBlock: {
+    env: 'VALIDATOR_MAX_TX_PER_BLOCK',
+    description: 'Maximum transactions per block for validation. Proposals exceeding this limit are rejected.',
+    parseEnv: (val: string) => parseInt(val, 10),
+  },
+  validateMaxTxsPerCheckpoint: {
+    env: 'VALIDATOR_MAX_TX_PER_CHECKPOINT',
+    description: 'Maximum transactions per checkpoint for validation. Proposals exceeding this limit are rejected.',
+    parseEnv: (val: string) => parseInt(val, 10),
+  },
+  ...localSignerConfigMappings,
   ...validatorHASignerConfigMappings,
 };
 

package/src/duties/validation_service.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  BlockNumber,
-  type CheckpointNumber,
-  IndexWithinCheckpoint,
-  type SlotNumber,
-} from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
+import { type CheckpointNumber, IndexWithinCheckpoint, type SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
 import { Buffer32 } from '@aztec/foundation/buffer';
 import { keccak256 } from '@aztec/foundation/crypto/keccak';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
@@ -11,7 +6,6 @@ import type { EthAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-address';
 import type { Signature } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-signature';
 import { createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import type { CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
-import type { CreateCheckpointProposalLastBlockData } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
 import {
   BlockProposal,
   type BlockProposalOptions,
@@ -52,6 +46,7 @@ export class ValidationService {
    */
   public createBlockProposal(
     blockHeader: BlockHeader,
+    checkpointNumber: CheckpointNumber,
     blockIndexWithinCheckpoint: IndexWithinCheckpoint,
     inHash: Fr,
     archive: Fr,
@@ -72,6 +67,7 @@ export class ValidationService {
 
     return BlockProposal.createProposalFromSigner(
       blockHeader,
+      checkpointNumber,
       blockIndexWithinCheckpoint,
       inHash,
       archive,
@@ -86,7 +82,7 @@ export class ValidationService {
    *
    * @param checkpointHeader - The checkpoint header containing aggregated data
    * @param archive - The archive of the checkpoint
-   * @param lastBlockInfo - Info about the last block (header, index, txs) or undefined
+   * @param lastBlockProposal - Signed block proposal for the last block in the checkpoint, or undefined
    * @param proposerAttesterAddress - The address of the proposer
    * @param options - Checkpoint proposal options
    *
@@ -95,13 +91,17 @@ export class ValidationService {
   public createCheckpointProposal(
     checkpointHeader: CheckpointHeader,
     archive: Fr,
-    lastBlockInfo: CreateCheckpointProposalLastBlockData | undefined,
+    checkpointNumber: CheckpointNumber,
+    feeAssetPriceModifier: bigint,
+    lastBlockProposal: BlockProposal | undefined,
     proposerAttesterAddress: EthAddress | undefined,
     options: CheckpointProposalOptions,
   ): Promise<CheckpointProposal> {
-    // For testing: change the archive to trigger state_mismatch validation failure
+    // For testing: change the archive to trigger state_mismatch validation failure.
+    // If there's a last block proposal, use its (already invalid) archive to keep signatures consistent
+    // so P2P validation passes and the slasher can detect the offense.
     if (options.broadcastInvalidCheckpointProposal) {
-      archive = Fr.random();
+      archive = lastBlockProposal?.archiveRoot ?? Fr.random();
       this.log.warn(`Creating INVALID checkpoint proposal for slot ${checkpointHeader.slotNumber}`);
     }
 
@@ -111,15 +111,14 @@ export class ValidationService {
       return this.keyStore.signMessageWithAddress(address, payload, context);
     };
 
-    // Last block to include in the proposal
-    const lastBlock = lastBlockInfo && {
-      blockHeader: lastBlockInfo.blockHeader,
-      indexWithinCheckpoint: lastBlockInfo.indexWithinCheckpoint,
-      txHashes: lastBlockInfo.txs.map(tx => tx.getTxHash()),
-      txs: options.publishFullTxs ? lastBlockInfo.txs : undefined,
-    };
-
-    return CheckpointProposal.createProposalFromSigner(checkpointHeader, archive, lastBlock, payloadSigner);
+    return CheckpointProposal.createProposalFromSigner(
+      checkpointHeader,
+      archive,
+      checkpointNumber,
+      feeAssetPriceModifier,
+      lastBlockProposal,
+      payloadSigner,
+    );
   }
 
   /**
@@ -135,27 +134,17 @@ export class ValidationService {
   async attestToCheckpointProposal(
     proposal: CheckpointProposalCore,
     attestors: EthAddress[],
+    checkpointNumber: CheckpointNumber,
   ): Promise<CheckpointAttestation[]> {
     // Create the attestation payload from the checkpoint proposal
-    const payload = new ConsensusPayload(proposal.checkpointHeader, proposal.archive);
+    const payload = new ConsensusPayload(proposal.checkpointHeader, proposal.archive, proposal.feeAssetPriceModifier);
     const buf = Buffer32.fromBuffer(
       keccak256(payload.getPayloadToSign(SignatureDomainSeparator.checkpointAttestation)),
     );
 
-    // TODO(spy/ha): Use checkpointNumber instead of blockNumber once CheckpointHeader includes it.
-    // Currently using lastBlock.blockNumber as a proxy for checkpoint identification in HA signing.
-    // blockNumber is NOT used for the primary key so it's safe to use here.
-    // See CheckpointHeader TODO and SigningContext types documentation.
-    let blockNumber: BlockNumber;
-    try {
-      blockNumber = proposal.blockNumber;
-    } catch {
-      // Checkpoint proposal may not have lastBlock, use 0 as fallback
-      blockNumber = BlockNumber(0);
-    }
     const context: SigningContext = {
       slot: proposal.slotNumber,
-      blockNumber,
+      checkpointNumber,
       dutyType: DutyType.ATTESTATION,
     };
 
@@ -176,7 +165,7 @@ export class ValidationService {
       } else {
         const error = result.reason;
         if (error instanceof DutyAlreadySignedError || error instanceof SlashingProtectionError) {
-          this.log.info(
+          this.log.verbose(
             `Attestation for slot ${proposal.slotNumber} by ${attestors[i]} already signed by another High-Availability node`,
           );
           // Continue with remaining attestors
@@ -194,7 +183,6 @@ export class ValidationService {
    * @param attestationsAndSigners - The attestations and signers to sign
    * @param proposer - The proposer address to sign with
    * @param slot - The slot number for HA signing context
-   * @param blockNumber - The block or checkpoint number for HA signing context
    * @returns signature
    * @throws DutyAlreadySignedError if already signed by another HA node
    * @throws SlashingProtectionError if attempting to sign different data for same slot
@@ -203,11 +191,11 @@ export class ValidationService {
     attestationsAndSigners: CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners,
     proposer: EthAddress,
     slot: SlotNumber,
-    blockNumber: BlockNumber | CheckpointNumber,
+    checkpointNumber: CheckpointNumber,
   ): Promise<Signature> {
     const context: SigningContext = {
       slot,
-      blockNumber,
+      checkpointNumber,
       dutyType: DutyType.ATTESTATIONS_AND_SIGNERS,
     };
 

package/src/factory.ts

@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ import type { L2BlockSink, L2BlockSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
 import type { ValidatorClientFullConfig, WorldStateSynchronizer } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
 import type { L1ToL2MessageSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/messaging';
 import type { TelemetryClient } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
+import type { SlashingProtectionDatabase } from '@aztec/validator-ha-signer/types';
 
-import { BlockProposalHandler } from './block_proposal_handler.js';
 import type { FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder } from './checkpoint_builder.js';
 import { ValidatorMetrics } from './metrics.js';
+import { ProposalHandler } from './proposal_handler.js';
 import { ValidatorClient } from './validator.js';
 
-export function createBlockProposalHandler(
+export function createProposalHandler(
   config: ValidatorClientFullConfig,
   deps: {
     checkpointsBuilder: FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder;
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ export function createBlockProposalHandler(
     l1ToL2MessageSource: L1ToL2MessageSource;
     p2pClient: P2PClient;
     epochCache: EpochCache;
+    blobClient: BlobClientInterface;
     dateProvider: DateProvider;
     telemetry: TelemetryClient;
   },
@@ -29,8 +31,9 @@ export function createBlockProposalHandler(
   const metrics = new ValidatorMetrics(deps.telemetry);
   const blockProposalValidator = new BlockProposalValidator(deps.epochCache, {
     txsPermitted: !config.disableTransactions,
+    maxTxsPerBlock: config.validateMaxTxsPerBlock ?? config.validateMaxTxsPerCheckpoint,
   });
-  return new BlockProposalHandler(
+  return new ProposalHandler(
     deps.checkpointsBuilder,
     deps.worldState,
     deps.blockSource,
@@ -39,9 +42,11 @@ export function createBlockProposalHandler(
     blockProposalValidator,
     deps.epochCache,
     config,
+    deps.blobClient,
     metrics,
     deps.dateProvider,
     deps.telemetry,
+    undefined,
   );
 }
 
@@ -58,6 +63,7 @@ export function createValidatorClient(
     epochCache: EpochCache;
     keyStoreManager: KeystoreManager | undefined;
     blobClient: BlobClientInterface;
+    slashingProtectionDb?: SlashingProtectionDatabase;
   },
 ) {
   if (config.disableValidator || !deps.keyStoreManager) {
@@ -78,5 +84,6 @@ export function createValidatorClient(
     deps.blobClient,
     deps.dateProvider,
     deps.telemetry,
+    deps.slashingProtectionDb,
   );
 }

package/src/index.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-export * from './block_proposal_handler.js';
+export * from './proposal_handler.js';
 export * from './checkpoint_builder.js';
 export * from './config.js';
 export * from './factory.js';
 export * from './validator.js';
 export * from './key_store/index.js';
-export * from './tx_validator/index.js';