feat: support directly forward transactions to sequencer

crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/trace.rs

@@ -327,11 +327,13 @@ pub trait Trace:
 
                 // prepare transactions, we do everything upfront to reduce time spent with open
                 // state
-                let max_transactions =
-                    highest_index.map_or(block.body().transaction_count(), |highest| {
+                let max_transactions = highest_index.map_or_else(
+                    || block.body().transaction_count(),
+                    |highest| {
                         // we need + 1 because the index is 0-based
                         highest as usize + 1
-                    });
+                    },
+                );
 
                 let mut idx = 0;
 

crates/scroll/node/src/builder/pool.rs

@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ where
             .no_eip4844()
             .with_head_timestamp(ctx.head().timestamp)
             .kzg_settings(ctx.kzg_settings()?)
+            .with_local_transactions_config(
+                pool_config_overrides.clone().apply(ctx.pool_config()).local_transactions_config,
+            )
             .with_additional_tasks(
                 pool_config_overrides
                     .additional_validation_tasks

crates/scroll/rpc/Cargo.toml

@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ alloy-primitives.workspace = true
 alloy-rpc-types-eth.workspace = true
 alloy-consensus.workspace = true
 revm.workspace = true
+alloy-transport.workspace = true
+alloy-json-rpc.workspace = true
+alloy-rpc-client.workspace = true
+alloy-transport-http.workspace = true
+
+# reqwest
+reqwest = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = ["rustls-tls-native-roots"] }
+
+# tracing
+tracing.workspace = true
 
 # async
 parking_lot.workspace = true

crates/scroll/rpc/src/error.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 //! RPC errors specific to Scroll.
 
+use alloy_json_rpc::ErrorPayload;
 use alloy_rpc_types_eth::BlockError;
+use alloy_transport::{RpcError, TransportErrorKind};
+use jsonrpsee_types::error::INTERNAL_ERROR_CODE;
 use reth_evm::execute::ProviderError;
 use reth_rpc_convert::transaction::EthTxEnvError;
 use reth_rpc_eth_api::{AsEthApiError, TransactionConversionError};
@@ -13,12 +16,16 @@ pub enum ScrollEthApiError {
     /// L1 ethereum error.
     #[error(transparent)]
     Eth(#[from] EthApiError),
+    /// Sequencer client error.
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Sequencer(#[from] SequencerClientError),
 }
 
 impl AsEthApiError for ScrollEthApiError {
     fn as_err(&self) -> Option<&EthApiError> {
         match self {
             Self::Eth(err) => Some(err),
+            _ => None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -27,6 +34,7 @@ impl From<ScrollEthApiError> for jsonrpsee_types::error::ErrorObject<'static> {
     fn from(err: ScrollEthApiError) -> Self {
         match err {
             ScrollEthApiError::Eth(err) => err.into(),
+            ScrollEthApiError::Sequencer(err) => err.into(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -69,3 +77,31 @@ impl From<ProviderError> for ScrollEthApiError {
         Self::Eth(EthApiError::from(value))
     }
 }
+
+/// Error type when interacting with the Sequencer
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum SequencerClientError {
+    /// Wrapper around an [`RpcError<TransportErrorKind>`].
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    HttpError(#[from] RpcError<TransportErrorKind>),
+    /// Thrown when serializing transaction to forward to sequencer
+    #[error("invalid sequencer transaction")]
+    InvalidSequencerTransaction,
+}
+
+impl From<SequencerClientError> for jsonrpsee_types::error::ErrorObject<'static> {
+    fn from(err: SequencerClientError) -> Self {
+        match err {
+            SequencerClientError::HttpError(RpcError::ErrorResp(ErrorPayload {
+                code,
+                message,
+                data,
+            })) => jsonrpsee_types::error::ErrorObject::owned(code as i32, message, data),
+            err => jsonrpsee_types::error::ErrorObject::owned(
+                INTERNAL_ERROR_CODE,
+                err.to_string(),
+                None::<String>,
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+}

crates/scroll/rpc/src/eth/mod.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! Scroll-Reth `eth_` endpoint implementation.
 
 use alloy_primitives::U256;
+use eyre::WrapErr;
 use reth_chainspec::{EthChainSpec, EthereumHardforks};
 use reth_evm::ConfigureEvm;
 use reth_network_api::NetworkInfo;
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ mod pending_block;
 pub mod receipt;
 pub mod transaction;
 
+use crate::SequencerClient;
+
 /// Adapter for [`EthApiInner`], which holds all the data required to serve core `eth_` API.
 pub type EthApiNodeBackend<N> = EthApiInner<
     <N as RpcNodeCore>::Provider,
@@ -73,8 +76,8 @@ pub struct ScrollEthApi<N: ScrollNodeCore, NetworkT = Scroll> {
 
 impl<N: ScrollNodeCore, NetworkT> ScrollEthApi<N, NetworkT> {
     /// Creates a new [`ScrollEthApi`].
-    pub fn new(eth_api: EthApiNodeBackend<N>) -> Self {
-        let inner = Arc::new(ScrollEthApiInner { eth_api });
+    pub fn new(eth_api: EthApiNodeBackend<N>, sequencer_client: Option<SequencerClient>) -> Self {
+        let inner = Arc::new(ScrollEthApiInner { eth_api, sequencer_client });
         Self {
             inner: inner.clone(),
             _nt: PhantomData,
@@ -98,6 +101,11 @@ where
         self.inner.eth_api()
     }
 
+    /// Returns the configured sequencer client, if any.
+    pub fn sequencer_client(&self) -> Option<&SequencerClient> {
+        self.inner.sequencer_client()
+    }
+
     /// Return a builder for the [`ScrollEthApi`].
     pub const fn builder() -> ScrollEthApiBuilder {
         ScrollEthApiBuilder::new()
@@ -307,23 +315,41 @@ impl<N: ScrollNodeCore, NetworkT> fmt::Debug for ScrollEthApi<N, NetworkT> {
 pub struct ScrollEthApiInner<N: ScrollNodeCore> {
     /// Gateway to node's core components.
     pub eth_api: EthApiNodeBackend<N>,
+    /// Sequencer client, configured to forward submitted transactions to sequencer of given Scroll
+    /// network.
+    sequencer_client: Option<SequencerClient>,
 }
 
 impl<N: ScrollNodeCore> ScrollEthApiInner<N> {
     /// Returns a reference to the [`EthApiNodeBackend`].
     const fn eth_api(&self) -> &EthApiNodeBackend<N> {
         &self.eth_api
     }
+
+    /// Returns the configured sequencer client, if any.
+    const fn sequencer_client(&self) -> Option<&SequencerClient> {
+        self.sequencer_client.as_ref()
+    }
 }
 
 /// A type that knows how to build a [`ScrollEthApi`].
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
-pub struct ScrollEthApiBuilder {}
+pub struct ScrollEthApiBuilder {
+    /// Sequencer client, configured to forward submitted transactions to sequencer of given Scroll
+    /// network.
+    sequencer_url: Option<String>,
+}
 
 impl ScrollEthApiBuilder {
     /// Creates a [`ScrollEthApiBuilder`] instance.
     pub const fn new() -> Self {
-        Self {}
+        Self { sequencer_url: None }
+    }
+
+    /// With a [`SequencerClient`].
+    pub fn with_sequencer(mut self, sequencer_url: Option<String>) -> Self {
+        self.sequencer_url = sequencer_url;
+        self
     }
 }
 
@@ -335,6 +361,7 @@ where
     type EthApi = ScrollEthApi<N>;
 
     async fn build_eth_api(self, ctx: EthApiCtx<'_, N>) -> eyre::Result<Self::EthApi> {
+        let Self { sequencer_url } = self;
         let eth_api = reth_rpc::EthApiBuilder::new(
             ctx.components.provider().clone(),
             ctx.components.pool().clone(),
@@ -350,6 +377,16 @@ where
         .proof_permits(ctx.config.proof_permits)
         .build_inner();
 
-        Ok(ScrollEthApi::new(eth_api))
+        let sequencer_client = if let Some(url) = sequencer_url {
+            Some(
+                SequencerClient::new(&url)
+                    .await
+                    .wrap_err_with(|| "Failed to init sequencer client with: {url}")?,
+            )
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
+        Ok(ScrollEthApi::new(eth_api, sequencer_client))
     }
 }

crates/scroll/rpc/src/eth/transaction.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use crate::{
     eth::{ScrollEthApiInner, ScrollNodeCore},
-    ScrollEthApi,
+    ScrollEthApi, ScrollEthApiError, SequencerClient,
 };
 use alloy_consensus::transaction::TransactionInfo;
 use alloy_primitives::{Bytes, B256};
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ use reth_node_api::FullNodeComponents;
 use reth_provider::{
     BlockReader, BlockReaderIdExt, ProviderTx, ReceiptProvider, TransactionsProvider,
 };
-use reth_rpc_convert::try_into_scroll_tx_info;
 use reth_rpc_eth_api::{
     helpers::{EthSigner, EthTransactions, LoadTransaction, SpawnBlocking},
-    FromEthApiError, FullEthApiTypes, RpcNodeCore, RpcNodeCoreExt, TxInfoMapper,
+    try_into_scroll_tx_info, EthApiTypes, FromEthApiError, FullEthApiTypes, RpcNodeCore,
+    RpcNodeCoreExt, TxInfoMapper,
 };
 use reth_rpc_eth_types::utils::recover_raw_transaction;
 use reth_scroll_primitives::ScrollReceipt;
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use std::{
 
 impl<N> EthTransactions for ScrollEthApi<N>
 where
-    Self: LoadTransaction<Provider: BlockReaderIdExt>,
+    Self: LoadTransaction<Provider: BlockReaderIdExt> + EthApiTypes<Error = ScrollEthApiError>,
     N: ScrollNodeCore<Provider: BlockReader<Transaction = ProviderTx<Self::Provider>>>,
 {
     fn signers(&self) -> &parking_lot::RwLock<Vec<Box<dyn EthSigner<ProviderTx<Self::Provider>>>>> {
@@ -41,6 +41,33 @@ where
         let recovered = recover_raw_transaction(&tx)?;
         let pool_transaction = <Self::Pool as TransactionPool>::Transaction::from_pooled(recovered);
 
+        // On scroll, transactions are forwarded directly to the sequencer to be included in
+        // blocks that it builds.
+        if let Some(client) = self.raw_tx_forwarder().as_ref() {
+            tracing::debug!(target: "rpc::eth", hash = %pool_transaction.hash(), "forwarding raw transaction to sequencer");
+
+            // Retain tx in local tx pool before forwarding to sequencer rpc, for local RPC usage.
+            let hash = self
+                .pool()
+                .add_transaction(TransactionOrigin::Local, pool_transaction.clone())
+                .await
+                .map_err(Self::Error::from_eth_err)?;
+
+            tracing::debug!(target: "rpc::eth", %hash, "successfully added transaction to local tx pool");
+
+            // Forward to remote sequencer RPC.
+            match client.forward_raw_transaction(&tx).await {
+                Ok(sequencer_hash) => {
+                    tracing::debug!(target: "rpc::eth", local_hash=%hash, sequencer_hash=%sequencer_hash, "successfully forwarded transaction to sequencer");
+                }
+                Err(err) => {
+                    tracing::warn!(target: "rpc::eth", %err, %hash, "failed to forward transaction to sequencer, but transaction is in local pool");
+                }
+            }
+
+            return Ok(hash);
+        }
+
         // submit the transaction to the pool with a `Local` origin
         let hash = self
             .pool()
@@ -60,6 +87,16 @@ where
 {
 }
 
+impl<N> ScrollEthApi<N>
+where
+    N: ScrollNodeCore,
+{
+    /// Returns the [`SequencerClient`] if one is set.
+    pub fn raw_tx_forwarder(&self) -> Option<SequencerClient> {
+        self.inner.sequencer_client.clone()
+    }
+}
+
 /// Scroll implementation of [`TxInfoMapper`].
 ///
 /// Receipt is fetched to extract the `l1_fee` for all transactions but L1 messages.

crates/scroll/rpc/src/lib.rs

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 pub mod error;
 pub mod eth;
+pub mod sequencer;
 
-pub use error::ScrollEthApiError;
+pub use error::{ScrollEthApiError, SequencerClientError};
 pub use eth::{ScrollEthApi, ScrollReceiptBuilder};
+pub use sequencer::SequencerClient;