@aztec/validator-client 0.0.1-commit.fffb133c → 0.0.1-dev

package/dest/{block_proposal_handler.js → proposal_handler.js}

@@ -63,19 +63,24 @@ function _ts_dispose_resources(env) {
         return next();
     })(env);
 }
+import { encodeCheckpointBlobDataFromBlocks, getBlobsPerL1Block } from '@aztec/blob-lib';
 import { INITIAL_L2_BLOCK_NUM } from '@aztec/constants';
+import { validateFeeAssetPriceModifier } from '@aztec/ethereum/contracts';
 import { BlockNumber, CheckpointNumber, SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
-import { chunkBy } from '@aztec/foundation/collection';
+import { pick } from '@aztec/foundation/collection';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
 import { TimeoutError } from '@aztec/foundation/error';
 import { createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { retryUntil } from '@aztec/foundation/retry';
 import { DateProvider, Timer } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
+import { validateCheckpoint } from '@aztec/stdlib/checkpoint';
 import { getEpochAtSlot, getTimestampForSlot } from '@aztec/stdlib/epoch-helpers';
-import { computeCheckpointOutHash, computeInHashFromL1ToL2Messages } from '@aztec/stdlib/messaging';
-import { ReExFailedTxsError, ReExStateMismatchError, ReExTimeoutError, TransactionsNotAvailableError } from '@aztec/stdlib/validators';
+import { Gas } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
+import { accumulateCheckpointOutHashes, computeInHashFromL1ToL2Messages } from '@aztec/stdlib/messaging';
+import { MerkleTreeId } from '@aztec/stdlib/trees';
+import { ReExFailedTxsError, ReExInitialStateMismatchError, ReExStateMismatchError, ReExTimeoutError, TransactionsNotAvailableError } from '@aztec/stdlib/validators';
 import { getTelemetryClient } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
-export class BlockProposalHandler {
+/** Handles block and checkpoint proposals for both validator and non-validator nodes. */ export class ProposalHandler {
     checkpointsBuilder;
     worldState;
     blockSource;
@@ -84,11 +89,12 @@ export class BlockProposalHandler {
     blockProposalValidator;
     epochCache;
     config;
+    blobClient;
     metrics;
     dateProvider;
     log;
     tracer;
-    constructor(checkpointsBuilder, worldState, blockSource, l1ToL2MessageSource, txProvider, blockProposalValidator, epochCache, config, metrics, dateProvider = new DateProvider(), telemetry = getTelemetryClient(), log = createLogger('validator:block-proposal-handler')){
+    constructor(checkpointsBuilder, worldState, blockSource, l1ToL2MessageSource, txProvider, blockProposalValidator, epochCache, config, blobClient, metrics, dateProvider = new DateProvider(), telemetry = getTelemetryClient(), log = createLogger('validator:proposal-handler')){
         this.checkpointsBuilder = checkpointsBuilder;
         this.worldState = worldState;
         this.blockSource = blockSource;
@@ -97,31 +103,39 @@ export class BlockProposalHandler {
         this.blockProposalValidator = blockProposalValidator;
         this.epochCache = epochCache;
         this.config = config;
+        this.blobClient = blobClient;
         this.metrics = metrics;
         this.dateProvider = dateProvider;
         this.log = log;
         if (config.fishermanMode) {
             this.log = this.log.createChild('[FISHERMAN]');
         }
-        this.tracer = telemetry.getTracer('BlockProposalHandler');
+        this.tracer = telemetry.getTracer('ProposalHandler');
     }
-    registerForReexecution(p2pClient) {
-        // Non-validator handler that re-executes for monitoring but does not attest.
+    /**
+   * Registers non-validator handlers for block and checkpoint proposals on the p2p client.
+   * Block proposals are always registered. Checkpoint proposals are registered if the blob client can upload.
+   */ register(p2pClient, shouldReexecute) {
+        // Non-validator handler that processes or re-executes for monitoring but does not attest.
         // Returns boolean indicating whether the proposal was valid.
-        const handler = async (proposal, proposalSender)=>{
+        const blockHandler = async (proposal, proposalSender)=>{
             try {
-                const result = await this.handleBlockProposal(proposal, proposalSender, true);
+                const { slotNumber, blockNumber } = proposal;
+                const result = await this.handleBlockProposal(proposal, proposalSender, shouldReexecute);
                 if (result.isValid) {
-                    this.log.info(`Non-validator reexecution completed for slot ${proposal.slotNumber}`, {
+                    this.log.info(`Non-validator block proposal ${blockNumber} at slot ${slotNumber} handled`, {
                         blockNumber: result.blockNumber,
+                        slotNumber,
                         reexecutionTimeMs: result.reexecutionResult?.reexecutionTimeMs,
                         totalManaUsed: result.reexecutionResult?.totalManaUsed,
-                        numTxs: result.reexecutionResult?.block?.body?.txEffects?.length ?? 0
+                        numTxs: result.reexecutionResult?.block?.body?.txEffects?.length ?? 0,
+                        reexecuted: shouldReexecute
                     });
                     return true;
                 } else {
-                    this.log.warn(`Non-validator reexecution failed for slot ${proposal.slotNumber}`, {
+                    this.log.warn(`Non-validator block proposal ${blockNumber} at slot ${slotNumber} failed processing with ${result.reason}`, {
                         blockNumber: result.blockNumber,
+                        slotNumber,
                         reason: result.reason
                     });
                     return false;
@@ -131,7 +145,30 @@ export class BlockProposalHandler {
                 return false;
             }
         };
-        p2pClient.registerBlockProposalHandler(handler);
+        p2pClient.registerBlockProposalHandler(blockHandler);
+        // Register checkpoint proposal handler if blob uploads are enabled and we are reexecuting
+        if (this.blobClient.canUpload() && shouldReexecute) {
+            const checkpointHandler = async (checkpoint, _sender)=>{
+                try {
+                    const proposalInfo = {
+                        proposalSlotNumber: checkpoint.slotNumber,
+                        archive: checkpoint.archive.toString(),
+                        proposer: checkpoint.getSender()?.toString()
+                    };
+                    const result = await this.handleCheckpointProposal(checkpoint, proposalInfo);
+                    if (result.isValid) {
+                        this.log.info(`Non-validator checkpoint proposal at slot ${checkpoint.slotNumber} handled`, proposalInfo);
+                    } else {
+                        this.log.warn(`Non-validator checkpoint proposal at slot ${checkpoint.slotNumber} failed: ${result.reason}`, proposalInfo);
+                    }
+                } catch (error) {
+                    this.log.error('Error processing checkpoint proposal in non-validator handler', error);
+                }
+                // Non-validators don't attest
+                return undefined;
+            };
+            p2pClient.registerCheckpointProposalHandler(checkpointHandler);
+        }
         return this;
     }
     async handleBlockProposal(proposal, proposalSender, shouldReexecute) {
@@ -148,7 +185,9 @@ export class BlockProposalHandler {
         }
         const proposalInfo = {
             ...proposal.toBlockInfo(),
-            proposer: proposer.toString()
+            proposer: proposer.toString(),
+            blockNumber: undefined,
+            checkpointNumber: undefined
         };
         this.log.info(`Processing proposal for slot ${slotNumber}`, {
             ...proposalInfo,
@@ -164,19 +203,34 @@ export class BlockProposalHandler {
                 reason: 'invalid_proposal'
             };
         }
-        // Check that the parent proposal is a block we know, otherwise reexecution would fail
-        const parentBlockHeader = await this.getParentBlock(proposal);
-        if (parentBlockHeader === undefined) {
+        // Ensure the block source is synced before checking for existing blocks,
+        // since a pending checkpoint prune may remove blocks we'd otherwise find.
+        // This affects mostly the block_number_already_exists check, since a pending
+        // checkpoint prune could remove a block that would conflict with this proposal.
+        // TODO(@Maddiaa0): This may break staggered slots.
+        const blockSourceSync = await this.waitForBlockSourceSync(slotNumber);
+        if (!blockSourceSync) {
+            this.log.warn(`Block source is not synced, skipping processing`, proposalInfo);
+            return {
+                isValid: false,
+                reason: 'block_source_not_synced'
+            };
+        }
+        // Check that the parent proposal is a block we know, otherwise reexecution would fail.
+        // If we don't find it immediately, we keep retrying for a while; it may be we still
+        // need to process other block proposals to get to it.
+        const parentBlock = await this.getParentBlock(proposal);
+        if (parentBlock === undefined) {
             this.log.warn(`Parent block for proposal not found, skipping processing`, proposalInfo);
             return {
                 isValid: false,
                 reason: 'parent_block_not_found'
             };
         }
-        // Check that the parent block's slot is less than the proposal's slot (should not happen, but we check anyway)
-        if (parentBlockHeader !== 'genesis' && parentBlockHeader.getSlot() >= slotNumber) {
-            this.log.warn(`Parent block slot is greater than or equal to proposal slot, skipping processing`, {
-                parentBlockSlot: parentBlockHeader.getSlot().toString(),
+        // Check that the parent block's slot is not greater than the proposal's slot.
+        if (parentBlock !== 'genesis' && parentBlock.header.getSlot() > slotNumber) {
+            this.log.warn(`Parent block slot is greater than proposal slot, skipping processing`, {
+                parentBlockSlot: parentBlock.header.getSlot().toString(),
                 proposalSlot: slotNumber.toString(),
                 ...proposalInfo
             });
@@ -186,7 +240,8 @@ export class BlockProposalHandler {
             };
         }
         // Compute the block number based on the parent block
-        const blockNumber = parentBlockHeader === 'genesis' ? BlockNumber(INITIAL_L2_BLOCK_NUM) : BlockNumber(parentBlockHeader.getBlockNumber() + 1);
+        const blockNumber = parentBlock === 'genesis' ? BlockNumber(INITIAL_L2_BLOCK_NUM) : BlockNumber(parentBlock.header.getBlockNumber() + 1);
+        proposalInfo.blockNumber = blockNumber;
         // Check that this block number does not exist already
         const existingBlock = await this.blockSource.getBlockHeader(blockNumber);
         if (existingBlock) {
@@ -203,8 +258,16 @@ export class BlockProposalHandler {
             pinnedPeer: proposalSender,
             deadline: this.getReexecutionDeadline(slotNumber, config)
         });
+        // If reexecution is disabled, bail. We were just interested in triggering tx collection.
+        if (!shouldReexecute) {
+            this.log.info(`Received valid block ${blockNumber} proposal at index ${proposal.indexWithinCheckpoint} on slot ${slotNumber}`, proposalInfo);
+            return {
+                isValid: true,
+                blockNumber
+            };
+        }
         // Compute the checkpoint number for this block and validate checkpoint consistency
-        const checkpointResult = await this.computeCheckpointNumber(proposal, parentBlockHeader, proposalInfo);
+        const checkpointResult = this.computeCheckpointNumber(proposal, parentBlock, proposalInfo);
         if (checkpointResult.reason) {
             return {
                 isValid: false,
@@ -213,6 +276,7 @@ export class BlockProposalHandler {
             };
         }
         const checkpointNumber = checkpointResult.checkpointNumber;
+        proposalInfo.checkpointNumber = checkpointNumber;
         // Check that I have the same set of l1ToL2Messages as the proposal
         const l1ToL2Messages = await this.l1ToL2MessageSource.getL1ToL2Messages(checkpointNumber);
         const computedInHash = computeInHashFromL1ToL2Messages(l1ToL2Messages);
@@ -241,35 +305,32 @@ export class BlockProposalHandler {
                 reason: 'txs_not_available'
             };
         }
+        // Collect the out hashes of all the checkpoints before this one in the same epoch
+        const epoch = getEpochAtSlot(slotNumber, this.epochCache.getL1Constants());
+        const previousCheckpointOutHashes = (await this.blockSource.getCheckpointsDataForEpoch(epoch)).filter((c)=>c.checkpointNumber < checkpointNumber).map((c)=>c.checkpointOutHash);
         // Try re-executing the transactions in the proposal if needed
         let reexecutionResult;
-        if (shouldReexecute) {
-            // Compute the previous checkpoint out hashes for the epoch.
-            // TODO(leila/mbps): There can be a more efficient way to get the previous checkpoint out
-            // hashes without having to fetch all the blocks.
-            const epoch = getEpochAtSlot(slotNumber, this.epochCache.getL1Constants());
-            const checkpointedBlocks = (await this.blockSource.getCheckpointedBlocksForEpoch(epoch)).filter((b)=>b.block.number < blockNumber).sort((a, b)=>a.block.number - b.block.number);
-            const blocksByCheckpoint = chunkBy(checkpointedBlocks, (b)=>b.checkpointNumber);
-            const previousCheckpointOutHashes = blocksByCheckpoint.map((checkpointBlocks)=>computeCheckpointOutHash(checkpointBlocks.map((b)=>b.block.body.txEffects.map((tx)=>tx.l2ToL1Msgs))));
-            try {
-                this.log.verbose(`Re-executing transactions in the proposal`, proposalInfo);
-                reexecutionResult = await this.reexecuteTransactions(proposal, blockNumber, checkpointNumber, txs, l1ToL2Messages, previousCheckpointOutHashes);
-            } catch (error) {
-                this.log.error(`Error reexecuting txs while processing block proposal`, error, proposalInfo);
-                const reason = this.getReexecuteFailureReason(error);
-                return {
-                    isValid: false,
-                    blockNumber,
-                    reason,
-                    reexecutionResult
-                };
-            }
+        try {
+            this.log.verbose(`Re-executing transactions in the proposal`, proposalInfo);
+            reexecutionResult = await this.reexecuteTransactions(proposal, blockNumber, checkpointNumber, txs, l1ToL2Messages, previousCheckpointOutHashes);
+        } catch (error) {
+            this.log.error(`Error reexecuting txs while processing block proposal`, error, proposalInfo);
+            const reason = this.getReexecuteFailureReason(error);
+            return {
+                isValid: false,
+                blockNumber,
+                reason,
+                reexecutionResult
+            };
         }
         // If we succeeded, push this block into the archiver (unless disabled)
         if (reexecutionResult?.block && this.config.skipPushProposedBlocksToArchiver === false) {
             await this.blockSource.addBlock(reexecutionResult?.block);
         }
-        this.log.info(`Successfully processed block ${blockNumber} proposal at index ${proposal.indexWithinCheckpoint} on slot ${slotNumber}`, proposalInfo);
+        this.log.info(`Successfully re-executed block ${blockNumber} proposal at index ${proposal.indexWithinCheckpoint} on slot ${slotNumber}`, {
+            ...proposalInfo,
+            ...pick(reexecutionResult, 'reexecutionTimeMs', 'totalManaUsed')
+        });
         return {
             isValid: true,
             blockNumber,
@@ -288,7 +349,7 @@ export class BlockProposalHandler {
         const currentTime = this.dateProvider.now();
         const timeoutDurationMs = deadline.getTime() - currentTime;
         try {
-            return await this.blockSource.getBlockHeaderByArchive(parentArchive) ?? (timeoutDurationMs <= 0 ? undefined : await retryUntil(()=>this.blockSource.syncImmediate().then(()=>this.blockSource.getBlockHeaderByArchive(parentArchive)), 'force archiver sync', timeoutDurationMs / 1000, 0.5));
+            return await this.blockSource.getBlockDataByArchive(parentArchive) ?? (timeoutDurationMs <= 0 ? undefined : await retryUntil(()=>this.blockSource.syncImmediate().then(()=>this.blockSource.getBlockDataByArchive(parentArchive)), 'force archiver sync', timeoutDurationMs / 1000, 0.5));
         } catch (err) {
             if (err instanceof TimeoutError) {
                 this.log.debug(`Timed out getting parent block by archive root`, {
@@ -302,8 +363,8 @@ export class BlockProposalHandler {
             return undefined;
         }
     }
-    async computeCheckpointNumber(proposal, parentBlockHeader, proposalInfo) {
-        if (parentBlockHeader === 'genesis') {
+    computeCheckpointNumber(proposal, parentBlock, proposalInfo) {
+        if (parentBlock === 'genesis') {
             // First block is in checkpoint 1
             if (proposal.indexWithinCheckpoint !== 0) {
                 this.log.warn(`First block proposal has non-zero indexWithinCheckpoint`, proposalInfo);
@@ -315,20 +376,9 @@ export class BlockProposalHandler {
                 checkpointNumber: CheckpointNumber.INITIAL
             };
         }
-        // Get the parent block to find its checkpoint number
-        // TODO(palla/mbps): The block header should include the checkpoint number to avoid this lookup,
-        // or at least the L2BlockSource should return a different struct that includes it.
-        const parentBlockNumber = parentBlockHeader.getBlockNumber();
-        const parentBlock = await this.blockSource.getL2Block(parentBlockNumber);
-        if (!parentBlock) {
-            this.log.warn(`Parent block ${parentBlockNumber} not found in archiver`, proposalInfo);
-            return {
-                reason: 'invalid_proposal'
-            };
-        }
         if (proposal.indexWithinCheckpoint === 0) {
             // If this is the first block in a new checkpoint, increment the checkpoint number
-            if (!(proposal.blockHeader.getSlot() > parentBlockHeader.getSlot())) {
+            if (!(proposal.blockHeader.getSlot() > parentBlock.header.getSlot())) {
                 this.log.warn(`Slot should be greater than parent block slot for first block in checkpoint`, proposalInfo);
                 return {
                     reason: 'invalid_proposal'
@@ -345,7 +395,7 @@ export class BlockProposalHandler {
                 reason: 'invalid_proposal'
             };
         }
-        if (proposal.blockHeader.getSlot() !== parentBlockHeader.getSlot()) {
+        if (proposal.blockHeader.getSlot() !== parentBlock.header.getSlot()) {
             this.log.warn(`Slot should be equal to parent block slot for non-first block in checkpoint`, proposalInfo);
             return {
                 reason: 'invalid_proposal'
@@ -445,8 +495,39 @@ export class BlockProposalHandler {
         const nextSlotTimestampSeconds = Number(getTimestampForSlot(SlotNumber(slot + 1), config));
         return new Date(nextSlotTimestampSeconds * 1000);
     }
+    /** Waits for the block source to sync L1 data up to at least the slot before the given one. */ async waitForBlockSourceSync(slot) {
+        const deadline = this.getReexecutionDeadline(slot, this.checkpointsBuilder.getConfig());
+        const timeoutMs = deadline.getTime() - this.dateProvider.now();
+        if (slot === 0) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        // Make a quick check before triggering an archiver sync
+        const syncedSlot = await this.blockSource.getSyncedL2SlotNumber();
+        if (syncedSlot !== undefined && syncedSlot + 1 >= slot) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        try {
+            // Trigger an immediate sync of the block source, and wait until it reports being synced to the required slot
+            return await retryUntil(async ()=>{
+                await this.blockSource.syncImmediate();
+                const syncedSlot = await this.blockSource.getSyncedL2SlotNumber();
+                return syncedSlot !== undefined && syncedSlot + 1 >= slot;
+            }, 'wait for block source sync', timeoutMs / 1000, 0.5);
+        } catch (err) {
+            if (err instanceof TimeoutError) {
+                this.log.warn(`Timed out waiting for block source to sync to slot ${slot}`);
+                return false;
+            } else {
+                throw err;
+            }
+        }
+    }
     getReexecuteFailureReason(err) {
-        if (err instanceof ReExStateMismatchError) {
+        if (err instanceof TransactionsNotAvailableError) {
+            return 'txs_not_available';
+        } else if (err instanceof ReExInitialStateMismatchError) {
+            return 'initial_state_mismatch';
+        } else if (err instanceof ReExStateMismatchError) {
             return 'state_mismatch';
         } else if (err instanceof ReExFailedTxsError) {
             return 'failed_txs';
@@ -478,30 +559,44 @@ export class BlockProposalHandler {
             const priorBlocks = allBlocksInSlot.filter((b)=>b.number < blockNumber && b.header.getSlot() === slot);
             // Fork before the block to be built
             const parentBlockNumber = BlockNumber(blockNumber - 1);
-            const fork = _ts_add_disposable_resource(env, await this.worldState.fork(parentBlockNumber), false);
-            // Build checkpoint constants from proposal (excludes blockNumber and timestamp which are per-block)
+            await this.worldState.syncImmediate(parentBlockNumber);
+            const fork = _ts_add_disposable_resource(env, await this.worldState.fork(parentBlockNumber), true);
+            // Verify the fork's archive root matches the proposal's expected last archive.
+            // If they don't match, our world state synced to a different chain and reexecution would fail.
+            const forkArchiveRoot = new Fr((await fork.getTreeInfo(MerkleTreeId.ARCHIVE)).root);
+            if (!forkArchiveRoot.equals(proposal.blockHeader.lastArchive.root)) {
+                throw new ReExInitialStateMismatchError(proposal.blockHeader.lastArchive.root, forkArchiveRoot);
+            }
+            // Build checkpoint constants from proposal (excludes blockNumber which is per-block)
             const constants = {
                 chainId: new Fr(config.l1ChainId),
                 version: new Fr(config.rollupVersion),
                 slotNumber: slot,
+                timestamp: blockHeader.globalVariables.timestamp,
                 coinbase: blockHeader.globalVariables.coinbase,
                 feeRecipient: blockHeader.globalVariables.feeRecipient,
                 gasFees: blockHeader.globalVariables.gasFees
             };
             // Create checkpoint builder with prior blocks
-            const checkpointBuilder = await this.checkpointsBuilder.openCheckpoint(checkpointNumber, constants, l1ToL2Messages, previousCheckpointOutHashes, fork, priorBlocks);
+            const checkpointBuilder = await this.checkpointsBuilder.openCheckpoint(checkpointNumber, constants, 0n, l1ToL2Messages, previousCheckpointOutHashes, fork, priorBlocks, this.log.getBindings());
             // Build the new block
             const deadline = this.getReexecutionDeadline(slot, config);
+            const maxBlockGas = this.config.validateMaxL2BlockGas !== undefined || this.config.validateMaxDABlockGas !== undefined ? new Gas(this.config.validateMaxDABlockGas ?? Infinity, this.config.validateMaxL2BlockGas ?? Infinity) : undefined;
             const result = await checkpointBuilder.buildBlock(txs, blockNumber, blockHeader.globalVariables.timestamp, {
+                isBuildingProposal: false,
+                minValidTxs: 0,
                 deadline,
-                expectedEndState: blockHeader.state
+                expectedEndState: blockHeader.state,
+                maxTransactions: this.config.validateMaxTxsPerBlock,
+                maxBlockGas
             });
             const { block, failedTxs } = result;
             const numFailedTxs = failedTxs.length;
-            this.log.verbose(`Transaction re-execution complete for slot ${slot}`, {
+            this.log.verbose(`Block proposal ${blockNumber} at slot ${slot} transaction re-execution complete`, {
                 numFailedTxs,
                 numProposalTxs: txHashes.length,
                 numProcessedTxs: block.body.txEffects.length,
+                blockNumber,
                 slot
             });
             if (numFailedTxs > 0) {
@@ -539,7 +634,219 @@ export class BlockProposalHandler {
             env.error = e;
             env.hasError = true;
         } finally{
-            _ts_dispose_resources(env);
+            const result = _ts_dispose_resources(env);
+            if (result) await result;
+        }
+    }
+    /**
+   * Validates a checkpoint proposal and uploads blobs if configured.
+   * Used by both non-validator nodes (via register) and the validator client (via delegation).
+   */ async handleCheckpointProposal(proposal, proposalInfo) {
+        const proposer = proposal.getSender();
+        if (!proposer) {
+            this.log.warn(`Received checkpoint proposal with invalid signature for slot ${proposal.slotNumber}`);
+            return {
+                isValid: false,
+                reason: 'invalid_signature'
+            };
+        }
+        if (!validateFeeAssetPriceModifier(proposal.feeAssetPriceModifier)) {
+            this.log.warn(`Received checkpoint proposal with invalid feeAssetPriceModifier ${proposal.feeAssetPriceModifier} for slot ${proposal.slotNumber}`);
+            return {
+                isValid: false,
+                reason: 'invalid_fee_asset_price_modifier'
+            };
+        }
+        const result = await this.validateCheckpointProposal(proposal, proposalInfo);
+        // Upload blobs to filestore if validation passed (fire and forget)
+        if (result.isValid) {
+            this.tryUploadBlobsForCheckpoint(proposal, proposalInfo);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+    /**
+   * Validates a checkpoint proposal by building the full checkpoint and comparing it with the proposal.
+   * @returns Validation result with isValid flag and reason if invalid.
+   */ async validateCheckpointProposal(proposal, proposalInfo) {
+        const slot = proposal.slotNumber;
+        // Timeout block syncing at the start of the next slot
+        const config = this.checkpointsBuilder.getConfig();
+        const nextSlotTimestampSeconds = Number(getTimestampForSlot(SlotNumber(slot + 1), config));
+        const timeoutSeconds = Math.max(1, nextSlotTimestampSeconds - Math.floor(this.dateProvider.now() / 1000));
+        // Wait for last block to sync by archive
+        let lastBlockHeader;
+        try {
+            lastBlockHeader = await retryUntil(async ()=>{
+                await this.blockSource.syncImmediate();
+                return this.blockSource.getBlockHeaderByArchive(proposal.archive);
+            }, `waiting for block with archive ${proposal.archive.toString()} for slot ${slot}`, timeoutSeconds, 0.5);
+        } catch (err) {
+            if (err instanceof TimeoutError) {
+                this.log.warn(`Timed out waiting for block with archive matching checkpoint proposal`, proposalInfo);
+                return {
+                    isValid: false,
+                    reason: 'last_block_not_found'
+                };
+            }
+            this.log.error(`Error fetching last block for checkpoint proposal`, err, proposalInfo);
+            return {
+                isValid: false,
+                reason: 'block_fetch_error'
+            };
+        }
+        if (!lastBlockHeader) {
+            this.log.warn(`Last block not found for checkpoint proposal`, proposalInfo);
+            return {
+                isValid: false,
+                reason: 'last_block_not_found'
+            };
+        }
+        // Get all full blocks for the slot and checkpoint
+        const blocks = await this.blockSource.getBlocksForSlot(slot);
+        if (blocks.length === 0) {
+            this.log.warn(`No blocks found for slot ${slot}`, proposalInfo);
+            return {
+                isValid: false,
+                reason: 'no_blocks_for_slot'
+            };
+        }
+        // Ensure the last block for this slot matches the archive in the checkpoint proposal
+        if (!blocks.at(-1)?.archive.root.equals(proposal.archive)) {
+            this.log.warn(`Last block archive mismatch for checkpoint proposal`, proposalInfo);
+            return {
+                isValid: false,
+                reason: 'last_block_archive_mismatch'
+            };
+        }
+        this.log.debug(`Found ${blocks.length} blocks for slot ${slot}`, {
+            ...proposalInfo,
+            blockNumbers: blocks.map((b)=>b.number)
+        });
+        // Get checkpoint constants from first block
+        const firstBlock = blocks[0];
+        const constants = this.extractCheckpointConstants(firstBlock);
+        const checkpointNumber = firstBlock.checkpointNumber;
+        // Get L1-to-L2 messages for this checkpoint
+        const l1ToL2Messages = await this.l1ToL2MessageSource.getL1ToL2Messages(checkpointNumber);
+        // Collect the out hashes of all the checkpoints before this one in the same epoch
+        const epoch = getEpochAtSlot(slot, this.epochCache.getL1Constants());
+        const previousCheckpointOutHashes = (await this.blockSource.getCheckpointsDataForEpoch(epoch)).filter((c)=>c.checkpointNumber < checkpointNumber).map((c)=>c.checkpointOutHash);
+        // Fork world state at the block before the first block
+        const parentBlockNumber = BlockNumber(firstBlock.number - 1);
+        const fork = await this.worldState.fork(parentBlockNumber);
+        try {
+            // Create checkpoint builder with all existing blocks
+            const checkpointBuilder = await this.checkpointsBuilder.openCheckpoint(checkpointNumber, constants, proposal.feeAssetPriceModifier, l1ToL2Messages, previousCheckpointOutHashes, fork, blocks, this.log.getBindings());
+            // Complete the checkpoint to get computed values
+            const computedCheckpoint = await checkpointBuilder.completeCheckpoint();
+            // Compare checkpoint header with proposal
+            if (!computedCheckpoint.header.equals(proposal.checkpointHeader)) {
+                this.log.warn(`Checkpoint header mismatch`, {
+                    ...proposalInfo,
+                    computed: computedCheckpoint.header.toInspect(),
+                    proposal: proposal.checkpointHeader.toInspect()
+                });
+                return {
+                    isValid: false,
+                    reason: 'checkpoint_header_mismatch'
+                };
+            }
+            // Compare archive root with proposal
+            if (!computedCheckpoint.archive.root.equals(proposal.archive)) {
+                this.log.warn(`Archive root mismatch`, {
+                    ...proposalInfo,
+                    computed: computedCheckpoint.archive.root.toString(),
+                    proposal: proposal.archive.toString()
+                });
+                return {
+                    isValid: false,
+                    reason: 'archive_mismatch'
+                };
+            }
+            // Check that the accumulated epoch out hash matches the value in the proposal.
+            // The epoch out hash is the accumulated hash of all checkpoint out hashes in the epoch.
+            const checkpointOutHash = computedCheckpoint.getCheckpointOutHash();
+            const computedEpochOutHash = accumulateCheckpointOutHashes([
+                ...previousCheckpointOutHashes,
+                checkpointOutHash
+            ]);
+            const proposalEpochOutHash = proposal.checkpointHeader.epochOutHash;
+            if (!computedEpochOutHash.equals(proposalEpochOutHash)) {
+                this.log.warn(`Epoch out hash mismatch`, {
+                    proposalEpochOutHash: proposalEpochOutHash.toString(),
+                    computedEpochOutHash: computedEpochOutHash.toString(),
+                    checkpointOutHash: checkpointOutHash.toString(),
+                    previousCheckpointOutHashes: previousCheckpointOutHashes.map((h)=>h.toString()),
+                    ...proposalInfo
+                });
+                return {
+                    isValid: false,
+                    reason: 'out_hash_mismatch'
+                };
+            }
+            // Final round of validations on the checkpoint, just in case.
+            try {
+                validateCheckpoint(computedCheckpoint, {
+                    rollupManaLimit: this.checkpointsBuilder.getConfig().rollupManaLimit,
+                    maxDABlockGas: this.config.validateMaxDABlockGas,
+                    maxL2BlockGas: this.config.validateMaxL2BlockGas,
+                    maxTxsPerBlock: this.config.validateMaxTxsPerBlock,
+                    maxTxsPerCheckpoint: this.config.validateMaxTxsPerCheckpoint
+                });
+            } catch (err) {
+                this.log.warn(`Checkpoint validation failed: ${err}`, proposalInfo);
+                return {
+                    isValid: false,
+                    reason: 'checkpoint_validation_failed'
+                };
+            }
+            this.log.verbose(`Checkpoint proposal validation successful for slot ${slot}`, proposalInfo);
+            return {
+                isValid: true
+            };
+        } finally{
+            await fork.close();
+        }
+    }
+    /** Extracts checkpoint global variables from a block. */ extractCheckpointConstants(block) {
+        const gv = block.header.globalVariables;
+        return {
+            chainId: gv.chainId,
+            version: gv.version,
+            slotNumber: gv.slotNumber,
+            timestamp: gv.timestamp,
+            coinbase: gv.coinbase,
+            feeRecipient: gv.feeRecipient,
+            gasFees: gv.gasFees
+        };
+    }
+    /** Triggers blob upload for a checkpoint if the blob client can upload (fire and forget). */ tryUploadBlobsForCheckpoint(proposal, proposalInfo) {
+        if (this.blobClient.canUpload()) {
+            void this.uploadBlobsForCheckpoint(proposal, proposalInfo);
+        }
+    }
+    /** Uploads blobs for a checkpoint to the filestore. */ async uploadBlobsForCheckpoint(proposal, proposalInfo) {
+        try {
+            const lastBlockHeader = await this.blockSource.getBlockHeaderByArchive(proposal.archive);
+            if (!lastBlockHeader) {
+                this.log.warn(`Failed to get last block header for blob upload`, proposalInfo);
+                return;
+            }
+            const blocks = await this.blockSource.getBlocksForSlot(proposal.slotNumber);
+            if (blocks.length === 0) {
+                this.log.warn(`No blocks found for blob upload`, proposalInfo);
+                return;
+            }
+            const blockBlobData = blocks.map((b)=>b.toBlockBlobData());
+            const blobFields = encodeCheckpointBlobDataFromBlocks(blockBlobData);
+            const blobs = await getBlobsPerL1Block(blobFields);
+            await this.blobClient.sendBlobsToFilestore(blobs);
+            this.log.debug(`Uploaded ${blobs.length} blobs to filestore for checkpoint at slot ${proposal.slotNumber}`, {
+                ...proposalInfo,
+                numBlobs: blobs.length
+            });
+        } catch (err) {
+            this.log.warn(`Failed to upload blobs for checkpoint: ${err}`, proposalInfo);
         }
     }
 }