@aztec/validator-ha-signer 0.0.1-commit.e558bd1c → 0.0.1-commit.e5a3663dd

package/src/factory.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 /**
  * Factory functions for creating validator HA signers
  */
+import { DateProvider } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
+import { createStore } from '@aztec/kv-store/lmdb-v2';
+import type { LocalSignerConfig, ValidatorHASignerConfig } from '@aztec/stdlib/ha-signing';
+import { getTelemetryClient } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
+
 import { Pool } from 'pg';
 
-import type { ValidatorHASignerConfig } from './config.js';
+import { LmdbSlashingProtectionDatabase } from './db/lmdb.js';
 import { PostgresSlashingProtectionDatabase } from './db/postgres.js';
-import type { CreateHASignerDeps, SlashingProtectionDatabase } from './types.js';
+import { HASignerMetrics } from './metrics.js';
+import type { CreateHASignerDeps, CreateLocalSignerWithProtectionDeps, SlashingProtectionDatabase } from './types.js';
 import { ValidatorHASigner } from './validator_ha_signer.js';
 
 /**
@@ -23,7 +29,6 @@ import { ValidatorHASigner } from './validator_ha_signer.js';
  * ```typescript
  * const { signer, db } = await createHASigner({
  *   databaseUrl: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
- *   haSigningEnabled: true,
  *   nodeId: 'validator-node-1',
  *   pollingIntervalMs: 100,
  *   signingTimeoutMs: 3000,
@@ -52,14 +57,19 @@ export async function createHASigner(
   const { databaseUrl, poolMaxCount, poolMinCount, poolIdleTimeoutMs, poolConnectionTimeoutMs, ...signerConfig } =
     config;
 
-  if (!databaseUrl) {
+  const databaseUrlValue = databaseUrl?.getValue();
+  if (!databaseUrlValue) {
     throw new Error('databaseUrl is required for createHASigner');
   }
+
+  const telemetryClient = deps?.telemetryClient ?? getTelemetryClient();
+  const dateProvider = deps?.dateProvider ?? new DateProvider();
+
   // Create connection pool (or use provided pool)
   let pool: Pool;
   if (!deps?.pool) {
     pool = new Pool({
-      connectionString: databaseUrl,
+      connectionString: databaseUrlValue,
       max: poolMaxCount ?? 10,
       min: poolMinCount ?? 0,
       idleTimeoutMillis: poolIdleTimeoutMs ?? 10_000,
@@ -75,8 +85,88 @@ export async function createHASigner(
   // Verify database schema is initialized and version matches
   await db.initialize();
 
+  // Create metrics
+  const metrics = new HASignerMetrics(telemetryClient, signerConfig.nodeId);
+
   // Create signer
-  const signer = new ValidatorHASigner(db, { ...signerConfig, databaseUrl });
+  const signer = new ValidatorHASigner(db, signerConfig, { metrics, dateProvider });
 
   return { signer, db };
 }
+
+/**
+ * Create a local (single-node) signing protection signer backed by LMDB.
+ *
+ * This provides double-signing protection for nodes that are NOT running in a
+ * high-availability (multi-node) setup. It prevents a proposer from sending two
+ * proposals for the same slot if the node crashes and restarts mid-proposal.
+ *
+ * When `config.dataDirectory` is set, the protection database is persisted to disk
+ * and survives crashes/restarts. When unset, an ephemeral in-memory store is
+ * used which protects within a single run but not across restarts.
+ *
+ * @param config - Local signer config
+ * @param deps - Optional dependencies (telemetry, date provider).
+ * @returns An object containing the signer and database instances.
+ */
+export async function createLocalSignerWithProtection(
+  config: LocalSignerConfig,
+  deps?: CreateLocalSignerWithProtectionDeps,
+): Promise<{
+  signer: ValidatorHASigner;
+  db: SlashingProtectionDatabase;
+}> {
+  const telemetryClient = deps?.telemetryClient ?? getTelemetryClient();
+  const dateProvider = deps?.dateProvider ?? new DateProvider();
+
+  const kvStore = await createStore('signing-protection', LmdbSlashingProtectionDatabase.SCHEMA_VERSION, {
+    dataDirectory: config.dataDirectory,
+    dataStoreMapSizeKb: config.signingProtectionMapSizeKb ?? config.dataStoreMapSizeKb,
+    l1Contracts: config.l1Contracts,
+  });
+
+  const db = new LmdbSlashingProtectionDatabase(kvStore, dateProvider);
+
+  const signerConfig = {
+    ...config,
+    nodeId: config.nodeId || 'local',
+  };
+
+  const metrics = new HASignerMetrics(telemetryClient, signerConfig.nodeId, 'LocalSigningProtectionMetrics');
+
+  const signer = new ValidatorHASigner(db, signerConfig, { metrics, dateProvider });
+
+  return { signer, db };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create an in-memory LMDB-backed SlashingProtectionDatabase that can be shared across
+ * multiple validator nodes in the same process. Used for testing HA setups.
+ */
+export async function createSharedSlashingProtectionDb(
+  dateProvider: DateProvider = new DateProvider(),
+): Promise<SlashingProtectionDatabase> {
+  const kvStore = await createStore('shared-signing-protection', LmdbSlashingProtectionDatabase.SCHEMA_VERSION, {
+    dataStoreMapSizeKb: 1024 * 1024,
+  });
+  return new LmdbSlashingProtectionDatabase(kvStore, dateProvider);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a ValidatorHASigner backed by a pre-existing SlashingProtectionDatabase.
+ * Used for testing HA setups where multiple nodes share the same protection database.
+ */
+export function createSignerFromSharedDb(
+  db: SlashingProtectionDatabase,
+  config: Pick<
+    ValidatorHASignerConfig,
+    'nodeId' | 'pollingIntervalMs' | 'signingTimeoutMs' | 'maxStuckDutiesAgeMs' | 'l1Contracts'
+  >,
+  deps?: CreateLocalSignerWithProtectionDeps,
+): { signer: ValidatorHASigner; db: SlashingProtectionDatabase } {
+  const telemetryClient = deps?.telemetryClient ?? getTelemetryClient();
+  const dateProvider = deps?.dateProvider ?? new DateProvider();
+  const metrics = new HASignerMetrics(telemetryClient, config.nodeId, 'SharedSigningProtectionMetrics');
+  const signer = new ValidatorHASigner(db, config, { metrics, dateProvider });
+  return { signer, db };
+}

package/src/metrics.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+import {
+  Attributes,
+  type Histogram,
+  Metrics,
+  type TelemetryClient,
+  type UpDownCounter,
+  createUpDownCounterWithDefault,
+} from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
+
+export type HACleanupType = 'stuck' | 'old' | 'outdated_rollup';
+
+/**
+ * Metrics for HA signer tracking signing operations, lock acquisition, and cleanup.
+ */
+export class HASignerMetrics {
+  // Signing lifecycle metrics
+  private signingDuration: Histogram;
+  private signingSuccessCount: UpDownCounter;
+  private dutyAlreadySignedCount: UpDownCounter;
+  private slashingProtectionCount: UpDownCounter;
+  private signingErrorCount: UpDownCounter;
+
+  // Lock acquisition metrics
+  private lockAcquiredCount: UpDownCounter;
+
+  // Cleanup metrics
+  private cleanupStuckDutiesCount: UpDownCounter;
+  private cleanupOldDutiesCount: UpDownCounter;
+  private cleanupOutdatedRollupDutiesCount: UpDownCounter;
+
+  constructor(
+    client: TelemetryClient,
+    private nodeId: string,
+    name = 'HASignerMetrics',
+  ) {
+    const meter = client.getMeter(name);
+
+    // Signing lifecycle
+    this.signingDuration = meter.createHistogram(Metrics.HA_SIGNER_SIGNING_DURATION);
+    this.signingSuccessCount = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(meter, Metrics.HA_SIGNER_SIGNING_SUCCESS_COUNT);
+    this.dutyAlreadySignedCount = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(meter, Metrics.HA_SIGNER_DUTY_ALREADY_SIGNED_COUNT);
+    this.slashingProtectionCount = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(meter, Metrics.HA_SIGNER_SLASHING_PROTECTION_COUNT);
+    this.signingErrorCount = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(meter, Metrics.HA_SIGNER_SIGNING_ERROR_COUNT);
+
+    // Lock acquisition
+    this.lockAcquiredCount = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(meter, Metrics.HA_SIGNER_LOCK_ACQUIRED_COUNT);
+
+    // Cleanup
+    this.cleanupStuckDutiesCount = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(meter, Metrics.HA_SIGNER_CLEANUP_STUCK_DUTIES_COUNT);
+    this.cleanupOldDutiesCount = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(meter, Metrics.HA_SIGNER_CLEANUP_OLD_DUTIES_COUNT);
+    this.cleanupOutdatedRollupDutiesCount = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(
+      meter,
+      Metrics.HA_SIGNER_CLEANUP_OUTDATED_ROLLUP_DUTIES_COUNT,
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Record a successful signing operation.
+   * @param dutyType - The type of duty signed
+   * @param durationMs - Duration from start of signWithProtection to completion
+   */
+  public recordSigningSuccess(dutyType: string, durationMs: number): void {
+    const attributes = {
+      [Attributes.HA_DUTY_TYPE]: dutyType,
+      [Attributes.HA_NODE_ID]: this.nodeId,
+    };
+    this.signingSuccessCount.add(1, attributes);
+    this.signingDuration.record(durationMs, attributes);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Record a DutyAlreadySignedError (expected in HA; another node signed first).
+   * @param dutyType - The type of duty
+   */
+  public recordDutyAlreadySigned(dutyType: string): void {
+    const attributes = {
+      [Attributes.HA_DUTY_TYPE]: dutyType,
+      [Attributes.HA_NODE_ID]: this.nodeId,
+    };
+    this.dutyAlreadySignedCount.add(1, attributes);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Record a SlashingProtectionError (attempted to sign different data for same duty).
+   * @param dutyType - The type of duty
+   */
+  public recordSlashingProtection(dutyType: string): void {
+    const attributes = {
+      [Attributes.HA_DUTY_TYPE]: dutyType,
+      [Attributes.HA_NODE_ID]: this.nodeId,
+    };
+    this.slashingProtectionCount.add(1, attributes);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Record a signing function failure (lock will be deleted for retry).
+   * @param dutyType - The type of duty
+   */
+  public recordSigningError(dutyType: string): void {
+    const attributes = {
+      [Attributes.HA_DUTY_TYPE]: dutyType,
+      [Attributes.HA_NODE_ID]: this.nodeId,
+    };
+    this.signingErrorCount.add(1, attributes);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Record lock acquisition.
+   * @param acquired - Whether a new lock was acquired (true) or existing record found (false)
+   */
+  public recordLockAcquire(acquired: boolean): void {
+    if (acquired) {
+      const attributes = {
+        [Attributes.HA_NODE_ID]: this.nodeId,
+      };
+      this.lockAcquiredCount.add(1, attributes);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Record cleanup metrics.
+   * @param type - Type of cleanup
+   * @param count - Number of duties cleaned up
+   */
+  public recordCleanup(type: HACleanupType, count: number): void {
+    const attributes = {
+      [Attributes.HA_NODE_ID]: this.nodeId,
+    };
+
+    if (type === 'stuck') {
+      this.cleanupStuckDutiesCount.add(count, attributes);
+    } else if (type === 'old') {
+      this.cleanupOldDutiesCount.add(count, attributes);
+    } else if (type === 'outdated_rollup') {
+      this.cleanupOutdatedRollupDutiesCount.add(count, attributes);
+    }
+  }
+}

package/src/slashing_protection_service.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 import { type Logger, createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { RunningPromise } from '@aztec/foundation/promise';
 import { sleep } from '@aztec/foundation/sleep';
+import type { DateProvider } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
+import type { BaseSignerConfig } from '@aztec/stdlib/ha-signing';
 
 import {
   type CheckAndRecordParams,
@@ -16,7 +18,13 @@ import {
   getBlockIndexFromDutyIdentifier,
 } from './db/types.js';
 import { DutyAlreadySignedError, SlashingProtectionError } from './errors.js';
-import type { SlashingProtectionDatabase, ValidatorHASignerConfig } from './types.js';
+import type { HASignerMetrics } from './metrics.js';
+import type { SlashingProtectionDatabase } from './types.js';
+
+export interface SlashingProtectionServiceDeps {
+  metrics: HASignerMetrics;
+  dateProvider: DateProvider;
+}
 
 /**
  * Slashing Protection Service
@@ -39,12 +47,16 @@ export class SlashingProtectionService {
   private readonly signingTimeoutMs: number;
   private readonly maxStuckDutiesAgeMs: number;
 
+  private readonly metrics: HASignerMetrics;
+  private readonly dateProvider: DateProvider;
+
   private cleanupRunningPromise: RunningPromise;
   private lastOldDutiesCleanupAtMs?: number;
 
   constructor(
     private readonly db: SlashingProtectionDatabase,
-    private readonly config: ValidatorHASignerConfig,
+    private readonly config: BaseSignerConfig,
+    deps: SlashingProtectionServiceDeps,
   ) {
     this.log = createLogger('slashing-protection');
     this.pollingIntervalMs = config.pollingIntervalMs;
@@ -53,6 +65,8 @@ export class SlashingProtectionService {
     this.maxStuckDutiesAgeMs = config.maxStuckDutiesAgeMs ?? 144_000;
 
     this.cleanupRunningPromise = new RunningPromise(this.cleanup.bind(this), this.log, this.maxStuckDutiesAgeMs);
+    this.metrics = deps.metrics;
+    this.dateProvider = deps.dateProvider;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -72,7 +86,7 @@ export class SlashingProtectionService {
    */
   async checkAndRecord(params: CheckAndRecordParams): Promise<string> {
     const { validatorAddress, slot, dutyType, messageHash, nodeId } = params;
-    const startTime = Date.now();
+    const startTime = this.dateProvider.now();
 
     this.log.debug(`Checking duty: ${dutyType} for slot ${slot}`, {
       validatorAddress: validatorAddress.toString(),
@@ -85,10 +99,11 @@ export class SlashingProtectionService {
 
       if (isNew) {
         // We successfully acquired the lock
-        this.log.info(`Acquired lock for duty ${dutyType} at slot ${slot}`, {
+        this.log.verbose(`Acquired lock for duty ${dutyType} at slot ${slot}`, {
           validatorAddress: validatorAddress.toString(),
           nodeId,
         });
+        this.metrics.recordLockAcquire(true);
         return record.lockToken;
       }
 
@@ -103,6 +118,7 @@ export class SlashingProtectionService {
             existingNodeId: record.nodeId,
             attemptingNodeId: nodeId,
           });
+          this.metrics.recordSlashingProtection(dutyType);
           throw new SlashingProtectionError(
             slot,
             dutyType,
@@ -112,15 +128,17 @@ export class SlashingProtectionService {
             record.nodeId,
           );
         }
+        this.metrics.recordDutyAlreadySigned(dutyType);
         throw new DutyAlreadySignedError(slot, dutyType, record.blockIndexWithinCheckpoint, record.nodeId);
       } else if (record.status === DutyStatus.SIGNING) {
         // Another node is currently signing - check for timeout
-        if (Date.now() - startTime > this.signingTimeoutMs) {
+        if (this.dateProvider.now() - startTime > this.signingTimeoutMs) {
           this.log.warn(`Timeout waiting for signing to complete for duty ${dutyType} at slot ${slot}`, {
             validatorAddress: validatorAddress.toString(),
             timeoutMs: this.signingTimeoutMs,
             signingNodeId: record.nodeId,
           });
+          this.metrics.recordDutyAlreadySigned(dutyType);
           throw new DutyAlreadySignedError(slot, dutyType, record.blockIndexWithinCheckpoint, 'unknown (timeout)');
         }
 
@@ -159,7 +177,7 @@ export class SlashingProtectionService {
     );
 
     if (success) {
-      this.log.info(`Recorded successful signing for duty ${dutyType} at slot ${slot}`, {
+      this.log.verbose(`Recorded successful signing for duty ${dutyType} at slot ${slot}`, {
         validatorAddress: validatorAddress.toString(),
         nodeId,
       });
@@ -228,6 +246,7 @@ export class SlashingProtectionService {
       this.log.info(`Cleaned up ${numOutdatedRollupDuties} duties with outdated rollup address at startup`, {
         currentRollupAddress: this.config.l1Contracts.rollupAddress.toString(),
       });
+      this.metrics.recordCleanup('outdated_rollup', numOutdatedRollupDuties);
     }
 
     this.cleanupRunningPromise.start();
@@ -263,13 +282,14 @@ export class SlashingProtectionService {
         nodeId: this.config.nodeId,
         maxStuckDutiesAgeMs: this.maxStuckDutiesAgeMs,
       });
+      this.metrics.recordCleanup('stuck', numStuckDuties);
     }
 
     // 2. Clean up old signed duties if configured
     // we shouldn't run this as often as stuck duty cleanup.
     if (this.config.cleanupOldDutiesAfterHours !== undefined) {
       const maxAgeMs = this.config.cleanupOldDutiesAfterHours * 60 * 60 * 1000;
-      const nowMs = Date.now();
+      const nowMs = this.dateProvider.now();
       const shouldRun =
         this.lastOldDutiesCleanupAtMs === undefined || nowMs - this.lastOldDutiesCleanupAtMs >= maxAgeMs;
       if (shouldRun) {
@@ -280,6 +300,7 @@ export class SlashingProtectionService {
             cleanupOldDutiesAfterHours: this.config.cleanupOldDutiesAfterHours,
             maxAgeMs,
           });
+          this.metrics.recordCleanup('old', numOldDuties);
         }
       }
     }

package/src/types.ts

@@ -1,38 +1,51 @@
-import {
-  BlockNumber,
-  type CheckpointNumber,
-  type IndexWithinCheckpoint,
-  type SlotNumber,
-} from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
+import { SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
 import type { EthAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-address';
+import { DateProvider } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
+import {
+  type AttestationSigningContext,
+  type CheckpointProposalSigningContext,
+  DutyType,
+  type HAProtectedSigningContext,
+  type SigningContext,
+  type ValidatorHASignerConfig,
+  getBlockNumberFromSigningContext as getBlockNumberFromSigningContextFromStdlib,
+  getCheckpointNumberFromSigningContext as getCheckpointNumberFromSigningContextFromStdlib,
+  isHAProtectedContext,
+} from '@aztec/stdlib/ha-signing';
+import type { TelemetryClient } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
 
 import type { Pool } from 'pg';
 
-import type { ValidatorHASignerConfig } from './config.js';
-import {
-  type BlockProposalDutyIdentifier,
-  type CheckAndRecordParams,
-  type DeleteDutyParams,
-  type DutyIdentifier,
-  type DutyRow,
-  DutyType,
-  type OtherDutyIdentifier,
-  type RecordSuccessParams,
-  type ValidatorDutyRecord,
+import type {
+  BlockProposalDutyIdentifier,
+  CheckAndRecordParams,
+  DeleteDutyParams,
+  DutyIdentifier,
+  DutyRow,
+  OtherDutyIdentifier,
+  RecordSuccessParams,
+  ValidatorDutyRecord,
 } from './db/types.js';
 
 export type {
+  AttestationSigningContext,
   BlockProposalDutyIdentifier,
   CheckAndRecordParams,
+  CheckpointProposalSigningContext,
   DeleteDutyParams,
   DutyIdentifier,
   DutyRow,
+  HAProtectedSigningContext,
   OtherDutyIdentifier,
   RecordSuccessParams,
+  SigningContext,
   ValidatorDutyRecord,
   ValidatorHASignerConfig,
 };
 export { DutyStatus, DutyType, getBlockIndexFromDutyIdentifier, normalizeBlockIndex } from './db/types.js';
+export { isHAProtectedContext };
+export { getBlockNumberFromSigningContextFromStdlib as getBlockNumberFromSigningContext };
+export { getCheckpointNumberFromSigningContextFromStdlib as getCheckpointNumberFromSigningContext };
 
 /**
  * Result of tryInsertOrGetExisting operation
@@ -53,99 +66,20 @@ export interface CreateHASignerDeps {
    * If provided, databaseUrl and poolConfig are ignored
    */
   pool?: Pool;
-}
-
-/**
- * Base context for signing operations
- */
-interface BaseSigningContext {
-  /** Slot number for this duty */
-  slot: SlotNumber;
   /**
-   * Block or checkpoint number for this duty.
-   * For block proposals, this is the block number.
-   * For checkpoint proposals, this is the checkpoint number.
+   * Optional telemetry client for metrics
    */
-  blockNumber: BlockNumber | CheckpointNumber;
-}
-
-/**
- * Signing context for block proposals.
- * blockIndexWithinCheckpoint is REQUIRED and must be >= 0.
- */
-export interface BlockProposalSigningContext extends BaseSigningContext {
-  /** Block index within checkpoint (0, 1, 2...). Required for block proposals. */
-  blockIndexWithinCheckpoint: IndexWithinCheckpoint;
-  dutyType: DutyType.BLOCK_PROPOSAL;
-}
-
-/**
- * Signing context for non-block-proposal duties that require HA protection.
- * blockIndexWithinCheckpoint is not applicable (internally always -1).
- */
-export interface OtherSigningContext extends BaseSigningContext {
-  dutyType: DutyType.CHECKPOINT_PROPOSAL | DutyType.ATTESTATION | DutyType.ATTESTATIONS_AND_SIGNERS;
-}
-
-/**
- * Signing context for governance/slashing votes which only need slot for HA protection.
- * blockNumber is not applicable (internally always 0).
- */
-export interface VoteSigningContext {
-  slot: SlotNumber;
-  dutyType: DutyType.GOVERNANCE_VOTE | DutyType.SLASHING_VOTE;
-}
-
-/**
- * Signing context for duties which don't require slot/blockNumber
- * as they don't need HA protection (AUTH_REQUEST, TXS).
- */
-export interface NoHAProtectionSigningContext {
-  dutyType: DutyType.AUTH_REQUEST | DutyType.TXS;
-}
-
-/**
- * Signing contexts that require HA protection (excludes AUTH_REQUEST).
- * Used by the HA signer's signWithProtection method.
- */
-export type HAProtectedSigningContext = BlockProposalSigningContext | OtherSigningContext | VoteSigningContext;
-
-/**
- * Type guard to check if a SigningContext requires HA protection.
- * Returns true for contexts that need HA protection, false for AUTH_REQUEST and TXS.
- */
-export function isHAProtectedContext(context: SigningContext): context is HAProtectedSigningContext {
-  return context.dutyType !== DutyType.AUTH_REQUEST && context.dutyType !== DutyType.TXS;
-}
-
-/**
- * Gets the block number from a signing context.
- * - Vote duties (GOVERNANCE_VOTE, SLASHING_VOTE): returns BlockNumber(0)
- * - Other duties: returns the blockNumber from the context
- */
-export function getBlockNumberFromSigningContext(context: HAProtectedSigningContext): BlockNumber | CheckpointNumber {
-  // Check for duty types that have blockNumber
-  if (
-    context.dutyType === DutyType.BLOCK_PROPOSAL ||
-    context.dutyType === DutyType.CHECKPOINT_PROPOSAL ||
-    context.dutyType === DutyType.ATTESTATION ||
-    context.dutyType === DutyType.ATTESTATIONS_AND_SIGNERS
-  ) {
-    return context.blockNumber;
-  }
-  // Vote duties (GOVERNANCE_VOTE, SLASHING_VOTE) don't have blockNumber
-  return BlockNumber(0);
+  telemetryClient?: TelemetryClient;
+  /**
+   * Optional date provider for timestamps
+   */
+  dateProvider?: DateProvider;
 }
 
 /**
- * Context required for slashing protection during signing operations.
- * Uses discriminated union to enforce type safety:
- * - BLOCK_PROPOSAL duties MUST have blockIndexWithinCheckpoint >= 0
- * - Other duty types do NOT have blockIndexWithinCheckpoint (internally -1)
- * - Vote duties only need slot (blockNumber is internally 0)
- * - AUTH_REQUEST and TXS duties don't need slot/blockNumber (no HA protection needed)
+ * deps for creating a local signing protection signer
  */
-export type SigningContext = HAProtectedSigningContext | NoHAProtectionSigningContext;
+export type CreateLocalSignerWithProtectionDeps = Omit<CreateHASignerDeps, 'pool'>;
 
 /**
  * Database interface for slashing protection operations