nimbus-eth2/beacon_chain/spec/helpers.nim

# beacon_chain
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# Uncategorized helper functions from the spec

{.push raises: [].}

import
  # Status libraries
  stew/[byteutils, endians2, objects, saturation_arith],
  chronicles,
  eth/eip1559, eth/common/[eth_types, eth_types_rlp],
  eth/rlp, eth/trie/[db, hexary],
  # Internal
  ./datatypes/[phase0, altair, bellatrix, capella, eip4844],
  "."/[eth2_merkleization, forks, ssz_codec]

# TODO although eth2_merkleization already exports ssz_codec, *sometimes* code
# fails to compile if the export is not done here also
export
  forks, eth2_merkleization, ssz_codec

type
  ExecutionWithdrawal = eth_types.Withdrawal
  ExecutionBlockHeader = eth_types.BlockHeader

  FinalityCheckpoints* = object
    justified*: Checkpoint
    finalized*: Checkpoint

func shortLog*(v: FinalityCheckpoints): auto =
  (
    justified: shortLog(v.justified),
    finalized: shortLog(v.finalized)
  )

chronicles.formatIt FinalityCheckpoints: it.shortLog

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.2/specs/phase0/beacon-chain.md#integer_squareroot
func integer_squareroot*(n: SomeInteger): SomeInteger =
  ## Return the largest integer ``x`` such that ``x**2 <= n``.
  doAssert n >= 0'u64

  var
    x = n
    y = (x + 1) div 2
  while y < x:
    x = y
    y = (x + n div x) div 2
  x

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.2/specs/phase0/beacon-chain.md#is_active_validator
func is_active_validator*(validator: Validator, epoch: Epoch): bool =
  ## Check if ``validator`` is active
  validator.activation_epoch <= epoch and epoch < validator.exit_epoch

func is_exited_validator*(validator: Validator, epoch: Epoch): bool =
  ## Check if ``validator`` is exited
  validator.exit_epoch <= epoch

func is_withdrawable_validator*(validator: Validator, epoch: Epoch): bool =
  epoch >= validator.withdrawable_epoch

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.2/specs/phase0/beacon-chain.md#get_active_validator_indices
iterator get_active_validator_indices*(state: ForkyBeaconState, epoch: Epoch):
    ValidatorIndex =
  for vidx in state.validators.vindices:
    if is_active_validator(state.validators[vidx], epoch):
      yield vidx

func get_active_validator_indices*(state: ForkyBeaconState, epoch: Epoch):
    seq[ValidatorIndex] =
  ## Return the sequence of active validator indices at ``epoch``.
  var res = newSeqOfCap[ValidatorIndex](state.validators.len)
  for vidx in get_active_validator_indices(state, epoch):
    res.add vidx
  res

func get_active_validator_indices_len*(state: ForkyBeaconState, epoch: Epoch):
    uint64 =
  for vidx in state.validators.vindices:
    if is_active_validator(state.validators.item(vidx), epoch):
      inc result

func get_active_validator_indices_len*(
    state: ForkedHashedBeaconState; epoch: Epoch): uint64 =
  withState(state):
    get_active_validator_indices_len(forkyState.data, epoch)

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.2/specs/phase0/beacon-chain.md#get_current_epoch
func get_current_epoch*(state: ForkyBeaconState): Epoch =
  ## Return the current epoch.
  state.slot.epoch

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.2/specs/phase0/beacon-chain.md#get_current_epoch
func get_current_epoch*(state: ForkedHashedBeaconState): Epoch =
  ## Return the current epoch.
  withState(state): get_current_epoch(forkyState.data)

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.2/specs/phase0/beacon-chain.md#get_previous_epoch
func get_previous_epoch*(
    state: ForkyBeaconState | ForkedHashedBeaconState): Epoch =
  ## Return the previous epoch (unless the current epoch is ``GENESIS_EPOCH``).
  get_previous_epoch(get_current_epoch(state))

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.2/specs/phase0/beacon-chain.md#get_randao_mix
func get_randao_mix*(state: ForkyBeaconState, epoch: Epoch): Eth2Digest =
  ## Returns the randao mix at a recent ``epoch``.
  state.randao_mixes[epoch mod EPOCHS_PER_HISTORICAL_VECTOR]

func bytes_to_uint32*(data: openArray[byte]): uint32 =
  doAssert data.len == 4

  # Little-endian data representation
  uint32.fromBytesLE(data)

func bytes_to_uint64*(data: openArray[byte]): uint64 =
  doAssert data.len == 8

  # Little-endian data representation
  uint64.fromBytesLE(data)

func uint_to_bytes*(x: uint64): array[8, byte] = toBytesLE(x)
func uint_to_bytes*(x: uint32): array[4, byte] = toBytesLE(x)
func uint_to_bytes*(x: uint16): array[2, byte] = toBytesLE(x)
func uint_to_bytes*(x: uint8): array[1, byte] = toBytesLE(x)

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.2/specs/phase0/beacon-chain.md#compute_domain
func compute_domain*(
    domain_type: DomainType,
    fork_version: Version,
    genesis_validators_root: Eth2Digest = ZERO_HASH): Eth2Domain =
  ## Return the domain for the ``domain_type`` and ``fork_version``.
  #
  # TODO toOpenArray can't be used from JavaScript backend
  # https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/15952
  let fork_data_root =
    compute_fork_data_root(fork_version, genesis_validators_root)
  result[0..3] = domain_type.data
  result[4..31] = fork_data_root.data.toOpenArray(0, 27)

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.2/specs/phase0/beacon-chain.md#get_domain
func get_domain*(
    fork: Fork,
    domain_type: DomainType,
    epoch: Epoch,
    genesis_validators_root: Eth2Digest): Eth2Domain =
  ## Return the signature domain (fork version concatenated with domain type)
  ## of a message.
  let fork_version =
    if epoch < fork.epoch:
      fork.previous_version
    else:
      fork.current_version
  compute_domain(domain_type, fork_version, genesis_validators_root)

func get_domain*(
    state: ForkyBeaconState, domain_type: DomainType, epoch: Epoch): Eth2Domain =
  ## Return the signature domain (fork version concatenated with domain type)
  ## of a message.
  get_domain(state.fork, domain_type, epoch, state.genesis_validators_root)

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.2/specs/phase0/beacon-chain.md#compute_signing_root
func compute_signing_root*(ssz_object: auto, domain: Eth2Domain): Eth2Digest =
  ## Return the signing root of an object by calculating the root of the
  ## object-domain tree.
  let domain_wrapped_object = SigningData(
    object_root: hash_tree_root(ssz_object),
    domain: domain
  )
  hash_tree_root(domain_wrapped_object)

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.2/specs/phase0/beacon-chain.md#get_seed
func get_seed*(state: ForkyBeaconState, epoch: Epoch, domain_type: DomainType):
    Eth2Digest =
  ## Return the seed at ``epoch``.

  var seed_input : array[4+8+32, byte]

  # Detect potential underflow
  static:
    doAssert EPOCHS_PER_HISTORICAL_VECTOR > MIN_SEED_LOOKAHEAD

  seed_input[0..3] = domain_type.data
  seed_input[4..11] = uint_to_bytes(epoch.uint64)
  seed_input[12..43] =
    get_randao_mix(state, # Avoid underflow
      epoch + EPOCHS_PER_HISTORICAL_VECTOR - MIN_SEED_LOOKAHEAD - 1).data
  eth2digest(seed_input)

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.2/specs/altair/beacon-chain.md#add_flag
func add_flag*(flags: ParticipationFlags, flag_index: int): ParticipationFlags =
  let flag = ParticipationFlags(1'u8 shl flag_index)
  flags or flag

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.2/specs/altair/beacon-chain.md#has_flag
func has_flag*(flags: ParticipationFlags, flag_index: int): bool =
  let flag = ParticipationFlags(1'u8 shl flag_index)
  (flags and flag) == flag

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.0/specs/altair/light-client/sync-protocol.md#is_sync_committee_update
template is_sync_committee_update*(update: SomeForkyLightClientUpdate): bool =
  when update is SomeForkyLightClientUpdateWithSyncCommittee:
    update.next_sync_committee_branch !=
      default(typeof(update.next_sync_committee_branch))
  else:
    false

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.2/specs/altair/light-client/sync-protocol.md#is_finality_update
template is_finality_update*(update: SomeForkyLightClientUpdate): bool =
  when update is SomeForkyLightClientUpdateWithFinality:
    update.finality_branch != default(typeof(update.finality_branch))
  else:
    false

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.0/specs/altair/light-client/sync-protocol.md#is_next_sync_committee_known
template is_next_sync_committee_known*(store: ForkyLightClientStore): bool =
  store.next_sync_committee != default(typeof(store.next_sync_committee))

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.0/specs/altair/light-client/sync-protocol.md#get_safety_threshold
func get_safety_threshold*(store: ForkyLightClientStore): uint64 =
  max(
    store.previous_max_active_participants,
    store.current_max_active_participants
  ) div 2

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-alpha.0/specs/altair/light-client/sync-protocol.md#is_better_update
type LightClientUpdateMetadata* = object
  attested_slot*, finalized_slot*, signature_slot*: Slot
  has_sync_committee*, has_finality*: bool
  num_active_participants*: uint64

func toMeta*(update: SomeForkyLightClientUpdate): LightClientUpdateMetadata =
  var meta {.noinit.}: LightClientUpdateMetadata
  meta.attested_slot =
    update.attested_header.beacon.slot
  meta.finalized_slot =
    when update is SomeForkyLightClientUpdateWithFinality:
      update.finalized_header.beacon.slot
    else:
      GENESIS_SLOT
  meta.signature_slot =
    update.signature_slot
  meta.has_sync_committee =
    when update is SomeForkyLightClientUpdateWithSyncCommittee:
      update.is_sync_committee_update
    else:
      false
  meta.has_finality =
    when update is SomeForkyLightClientUpdateWithFinality:
      update.is_finality_update
    else:
      false
  meta.num_active_participants =
    update.sync_aggregate.num_active_participants.uint64
  meta

template toMeta*(update: ForkedLightClientUpdate): LightClientUpdateMetadata =
  withForkyUpdate(update):
    when lcDataFork > LightClientDataFork.None:
      forkyUpdate.toMeta()
    else:
      default(LightClientUpdateMetadata)

func is_better_data*(new_meta, old_meta: LightClientUpdateMetadata): bool =
  # Compare supermajority (> 2/3) sync committee participation
  const max_active_participants = SYNC_COMMITTEE_SIZE.uint64
  let
    new_has_supermajority =
      new_meta.num_active_participants * 3 >= max_active_participants * 2
    old_has_supermajority =
      old_meta.num_active_participants * 3 >= max_active_participants * 2
  if new_has_supermajority != old_has_supermajority:
    return new_has_supermajority > old_has_supermajority
  if not new_has_supermajority:
    if new_meta.num_active_participants != old_meta.num_active_participants:
      return new_meta.num_active_participants > old_meta.num_active_participants

  # Compare presence of relevant sync committee
  let
    new_has_relevant_sync_committee = new_meta.has_sync_committee and
      new_meta.attested_slot.sync_committee_period ==
      new_meta.signature_slot.sync_committee_period
    old_has_relevant_sync_committee = old_meta.has_sync_committee and
      old_meta.attested_slot.sync_committee_period ==
      old_meta.signature_slot.sync_committee_period
  if new_has_relevant_sync_committee != old_has_relevant_sync_committee:
    return new_has_relevant_sync_committee > old_has_relevant_sync_committee

  # Compare indication of any finality
  if new_meta.has_finality != old_meta.has_finality:
    return new_meta.has_finality > old_meta.has_finality

  # Compare sync committee finality
  if new_meta.has_finality:
    let
      new_has_sync_committee_finality =
        new_meta.finalized_slot.sync_committee_period ==
        new_meta.attested_slot.sync_committee_period
      old_has_sync_committee_finality =
        old_meta.finalized_slot.sync_committee_period ==
        old_meta.attested_slot.sync_committee_period
    if new_has_sync_committee_finality != old_has_sync_committee_finality:
      return new_has_sync_committee_finality > old_has_sync_committee_finality

  # Tiebreaker 1: Sync committee participation beyond supermajority
  if new_meta.num_active_participants != old_meta.num_active_participants:
    return new_meta.num_active_participants > old_meta.num_active_participants

  # Tiebreaker 2: Prefer older data (fewer changes to best data)
  new_meta.attested_slot < old_meta.attested_slot

template is_better_update*[
    A, B: SomeForkyLightClientUpdate | ForkedLightClientUpdate](
    new_update: A, old_update: B): bool =
  is_better_data(toMeta(new_update), toMeta(old_update))

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-alpha.1/specs/altair/light-client/p2p-interface.md#getlightclientbootstrap
func contextEpoch*(bootstrap: ForkyLightClientBootstrap): Epoch =
  bootstrap.header.beacon.slot.epoch

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.0/specs/altair/light-client/p2p-interface.md#lightclientupdatesbyrange
# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.2/specs/altair/light-client/p2p-interface.md#getlightclientfinalityupdate
# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.0/specs/altair/light-client/p2p-interface.md#getlightclientoptimisticupdate
func contextEpoch*(update: SomeForkyLightClientUpdate): Epoch =
  update.attested_header.beacon.slot.epoch

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.2/specs/bellatrix/beacon-chain.md#is_merge_transition_complete
func is_merge_transition_complete*(
    state: bellatrix.BeaconState | capella.BeaconState | eip4844.BeaconState): bool =
  const defaultExecutionPayloadHeader =
    default(typeof(state.latest_execution_payload_header))
  state.latest_execution_payload_header != defaultExecutionPayloadHeader

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.2/sync/optimistic.md#helpers
func is_execution_block*(blck: SomeForkyBeaconBlock): bool =
  when typeof(blck).toFork >= ConsensusFork.Bellatrix:
    const defaultExecutionPayload =
      default(typeof(blck.body.execution_payload))
    blck.body.execution_payload != defaultExecutionPayload
  else:
    false

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.2/specs/bellatrix/beacon-chain.md#is_merge_transition_block
func is_merge_transition_block(
    state: bellatrix.BeaconState | capella.BeaconState | eip4844.BeaconState,
    body: bellatrix.BeaconBlockBody | bellatrix.TrustedBeaconBlockBody |
          bellatrix.SigVerifiedBeaconBlockBody |
          capella.BeaconBlockBody | capella.TrustedBeaconBlockBody |
          capella.SigVerifiedBeaconBlockBody |
          eip4844.BeaconBlockBody | eip4844.TrustedBeaconBlockBody |
          eip4844.SigVerifiedBeaconBlockBody): bool =
  const defaultExecutionPayload = default(typeof(body.execution_payload))
  not is_merge_transition_complete(state) and
    body.execution_payload != defaultExecutionPayload

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.2/specs/bellatrix/beacon-chain.md#is_execution_enabled
func is_execution_enabled*(
    state: bellatrix.BeaconState | capella.BeaconState | eip4844.BeaconState,
    body: bellatrix.BeaconBlockBody | bellatrix.TrustedBeaconBlockBody |
          bellatrix.SigVerifiedBeaconBlockBody |
          capella.BeaconBlockBody | capella.TrustedBeaconBlockBody |
          capella.SigVerifiedBeaconBlockBody |
          eip4844.BeaconBlockBody | eip4844.TrustedBeaconBlockBody |
          eip4844.SigVerifiedBeaconBlockBody): bool =
  is_merge_transition_block(state, body) or is_merge_transition_complete(state)

# https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.3.0-rc.2/specs/bellatrix/beacon-chain.md#compute_timestamp_at_slot
func compute_timestamp_at_slot*(state: ForkyBeaconState, slot: Slot): uint64 =
  # Note: This function is unsafe with respect to overflows and underflows.
  let slots_since_genesis = slot - GENESIS_SLOT
  state.genesis_time + slots_since_genesis * SECONDS_PER_SLOT

proc computeTransactionsTrieRoot*(
    payload: ForkyExecutionPayload): Hash256 =
  if payload.transactions.len == 0:
    return EMPTY_ROOT_HASH

  var tr = initHexaryTrie(newMemoryDB())
  for i, transaction in payload.transactions:
    try:
      tr.put(rlp.encode(i), distinctBase(transaction))  # Already RLP encoded
    except RlpError as exc:
      doAssert false, "HexaryTrie.put failed: " & $exc.msg
  tr.rootHash()

func toExecutionWithdrawal*(
    withdrawal: capella.Withdrawal): ExecutionWithdrawal =
  ExecutionWithdrawal(
    index: withdrawal.index,
    validatorIndex: withdrawal.validator_index,
    address: EthAddress withdrawal.address.data,
    amount: withdrawal.amount)

# https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-4895
proc computeWithdrawalsTrieRoot*(
    payload: capella.ExecutionPayload | eip4844.ExecutionPayload): Hash256 =
  if payload.withdrawals.len == 0:
    return EMPTY_ROOT_HASH

  var tr = initHexaryTrie(newMemoryDB())
  for i, withdrawal in payload.withdrawals:
    try:
      tr.put(rlp.encode(i), rlp.encode(toExecutionWithdrawal(withdrawal)))
    except RlpError as exc:
      doAssert false, "HexaryTrie.put failed: " & $exc.msg
  tr.rootHash()

proc payloadToBlockHeader*(
    payload: ForkyExecutionPayload): ExecutionBlockHeader =
  static:  # `GasInt` is signed. We only use it for hashing.
    doAssert sizeof(GasInt) == sizeof(payload.gas_limit)
    doAssert sizeof(GasInt) == sizeof(payload.gas_used)

  let
    txRoot = payload.computeTransactionsTrieRoot()
    withdrawalsRoot =
      when typeof(payload).toFork >= ConsensusFork.Capella:
        some payload.computeWithdrawalsTrieRoot()
      else:
        none(Hash256)
    excessDataGas =
      when typeof(payload).toFork >= ConsensusFork.EIP4844:
        some payload.excess_data_gas
      else:
        none(UInt256)

  ExecutionBlockHeader(
    parentHash     : payload.parent_hash,
    ommersHash     : EMPTY_UNCLE_HASH,
    coinbase       : EthAddress payload.fee_recipient.data,
    stateRoot      : payload.state_root,
    txRoot         : txRoot,
    receiptRoot    : payload.receipts_root,
    bloom          : payload.logs_bloom.data,
    difficulty     : default(DifficultyInt),
    blockNumber    : payload.block_number.u256,
    gasLimit       : cast[GasInt](payload.gas_limit),
    gasUsed        : cast[GasInt](payload.gas_used),
    timestamp      : fromUnix(int64.saturate payload.timestamp),
    extraData      : payload.extra_data.asSeq,
    mixDigest      : payload.prev_randao, # EIP-4399 `mixDigest` -> `prevRandao`
    nonce          : default(BlockNonce),
    fee            : some payload.base_fee_per_gas,
    withdrawalsRoot: withdrawalsRoot,
    excessDataGas  : excessDataGas)

proc compute_execution_block_hash*(
    payload: ForkyExecutionPayload): Eth2Digest =
  rlpHash payloadToBlockHeader(payload)

proc build_empty_execution_payload*(
    state: bellatrix.BeaconState,
    feeRecipient: Eth1Address): bellatrix.ExecutionPayload =
  ## Assuming a pre-state of the same slot, build a valid ExecutionPayload
  ## without any transactions.
  let
    latest = state.latest_execution_payload_header
    timestamp = compute_timestamp_at_slot(state, state.slot)
    randao_mix = get_randao_mix(state, get_current_epoch(state))
    base_fee = calcEip1599BaseFee(GasInt.saturate latest.gas_limit,
                                  GasInt.saturate latest.gas_used,
                                  latest.base_fee_per_gas)

  var payload = bellatrix.ExecutionPayload(
    parent_hash: latest.block_hash,
    fee_recipient: bellatrix.ExecutionAddress(data: distinctBase(feeRecipient)),
    state_root: latest.state_root, # no changes to the state
    receipts_root: EMPTY_ROOT_HASH,
    block_number: latest.block_number + 1,
    prev_randao: randao_mix,
    gas_limit: latest.gas_limit, # retain same limit
    gas_used: 0, # empty block, 0 gas
    timestamp: timestamp,
    base_fee_per_gas: base_fee)

  payload.block_hash = payload.compute_execution_block_hash()

  payload

proc build_empty_execution_payload*(
    state: capella.BeaconState,
    feeRecipient: Eth1Address,
    expectedWithdrawals = newSeq[capella.Withdrawal](0)
): capella.ExecutionPayload =
  ## Assuming a pre-state of the same slot, build a valid ExecutionPayload
  ## without any transactions.
  let
    latest = state.latest_execution_payload_header
    timestamp = compute_timestamp_at_slot(state, state.slot)
    randao_mix = get_randao_mix(state, get_current_epoch(state))
    base_fee = calcEip1599BaseFee(GasInt.saturate latest.gas_limit,
                                  GasInt.saturate latest.gas_used,
                                  latest.base_fee_per_gas)

  var payload = capella.ExecutionPayload(
    parent_hash: latest.block_hash,
    fee_recipient: bellatrix.ExecutionAddress(data: distinctBase(feeRecipient)),
    state_root: latest.state_root, # no changes to the state
    receipts_root: EMPTY_ROOT_HASH,
    block_number: latest.block_number + 1,
    prev_randao: randao_mix,
    gas_limit: latest.gas_limit, # retain same limit
    gas_used: 0, # empty block, 0 gas
    timestamp: timestamp,
    base_fee_per_gas: base_fee)
  for withdrawal in expectedWithdrawals:
    doAssert payload.withdrawals.add withdrawal

  payload.block_hash = payload.compute_execution_block_hash()

  payload

# https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-4844#parameters
const
  TARGET_DATA_GAS_PER_BLOCK* = 1.u256 shl 18
  DATA_GAS_PER_BLOB* = 1.u256 shl 17

# https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-4844#header-extension
func calc_excess_data_gas*(
    parent: eip4844.ExecutionPayloadHeader, new_blobs: uint): UInt256 =
  let consumed_data_gas = new_blobs.u256 * DATA_GAS_PER_BLOB
  return
    if parent.excess_data_gas + consumed_data_gas < TARGET_DATA_GAS_PER_BLOCK:
      0.u256
    else:
      parent.excess_data_gas + consumed_data_gas - TARGET_DATA_GAS_PER_BLOCK

proc build_empty_execution_payload*(
    state: eip4844.BeaconState,
    feeRecipient: Eth1Address,
    expectedWithdrawals = newSeq[capella.Withdrawal](0)
): eip4844.ExecutionPayload =
  ## Assuming a pre-state of the same slot, build a valid ExecutionPayload
  ## without any transactions.
  let
    latest = state.latest_execution_payload_header
    timestamp = compute_timestamp_at_slot(state, state.slot)
    randao_mix = get_randao_mix(state, get_current_epoch(state))
    base_fee = calcEip1599BaseFee(GasInt.saturate latest.gas_limit,
                                  GasInt.saturate latest.gas_used,
                                  latest.base_fee_per_gas)

  var payload = eip4844.ExecutionPayload(
    parent_hash: latest.block_hash,
    fee_recipient: bellatrix.ExecutionAddress(data: distinctBase(feeRecipient)),
    state_root: latest.state_root, # no changes to the state
    receipts_root: EMPTY_ROOT_HASH,
    block_number: latest.block_number + 1,
    prev_randao: randao_mix,
    gas_limit: latest.gas_limit, # retain same limit
    gas_used: 0, # empty block, 0 gas
    timestamp: timestamp,
    base_fee_per_gas: base_fee,
    excess_data_gas: latest.calc_excess_data_gas(new_blobs = 0))
  for withdrawal in expectedWithdrawals:
    doAssert payload.withdrawals.add withdrawal

  payload.block_hash = payload.compute_execution_block_hash()

  payload