chore(anvil): use dyn DatabaseRef instead of generics (#8920)

crates/anvil/Cargo.toml

@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ clap = { version = "4", features = [
 ], optional = true }
 clap_complete = { version = "4", optional = true }
 chrono.workspace = true
-auto_impl.workspace = true
 ctrlc = { version = "3", optional = true }
 fdlimit = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
 clap_complete_fig = "4"

crates/anvil/src/eth/api.rs

@@ -2445,23 +2445,20 @@ impl EthApi {
                         state,
                     )?);
                 }
-                self.do_estimate_gas_with_state(request, state, block)
+                self.do_estimate_gas_with_state(request, &state, block)
             })
             .await?
     }
 
     /// Estimates the gas usage of the `request` with the state.
     ///
     /// This will execute the transaction request and find the best gas limit via binary search.
-    fn do_estimate_gas_with_state<D>(
+    fn do_estimate_gas_with_state(
         &self,
         mut request: WithOtherFields<TransactionRequest>,
-        state: D,
+        state: &dyn DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError>,
         block_env: BlockEnv,
-    ) -> Result<u128>
-    where
-        D: DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError>,
-    {
+    ) -> Result<u128> {
         // If the request is a simple native token transfer we can optimize
         // We assume it's a transfer if we have no input data.
         let to = request.to.as_ref().and_then(TxKind::to);
@@ -2497,7 +2494,7 @@ impl EthApi {
         // If we have non-zero gas price, cap gas limit by sender balance
         if gas_price > 0 {
             if let Some(from) = request.from {
-                let mut available_funds = self.backend.get_balance_with_state(&state, from)?;
+                let mut available_funds = self.backend.get_balance_with_state(state, from)?;
                 if let Some(value) = request.value {
                     if value > available_funds {
                         return Err(InvalidTransactionError::InsufficientFunds.into());

crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/db.rs

@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@ use serde::{
 use std::{collections::BTreeMap, fmt, path::Path};
 
 /// Helper trait get access to the full state data of the database
-#[auto_impl::auto_impl(Box)]
 pub trait MaybeFullDatabase: DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError> {
+    /// Returns a reference to the database as a `dyn DatabaseRef`.
+    // TODO: Required until trait upcasting is stabilized: <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/65991>
+    fn as_dyn(&self) -> &dyn DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError>;
+
     fn maybe_as_full_db(&self) -> Option<&HashMap<Address, DbAccount>> {
         None
     }
@@ -51,6 +54,10 @@ impl<'a, T: 'a + MaybeFullDatabase + ?Sized> MaybeFullDatabase for &'a T
 where
     &'a T: DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError>,
 {
+    fn as_dyn(&self) -> &dyn DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError> {
+        T::as_dyn(self)
+    }
+
     fn maybe_as_full_db(&self) -> Option<&HashMap<Address, DbAccount>> {
         T::maybe_as_full_db(self)
     }
@@ -69,7 +76,6 @@ where
 }
 
 /// Helper trait to reset the DB if it's forked
-#[auto_impl::auto_impl(Box)]
 pub trait MaybeForkedDatabase {
     fn maybe_reset(&mut self, _url: Option<String>, block_number: BlockId) -> Result<(), String>;
 
@@ -79,7 +85,6 @@ pub trait MaybeForkedDatabase {
 }
 
 /// This bundles all required revm traits
-#[auto_impl::auto_impl(Box)]
 pub trait Db:
     DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError>
     + Database<Error = DatabaseError>
@@ -188,6 +193,13 @@ pub trait Db:
     fn current_state(&self) -> StateDb;
 }
 
+impl dyn Db {
+    // TODO: Required until trait upcasting is stabilized: <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/65991>
+    pub fn as_dbref(&self) -> &dyn DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError> {
+        self.as_dyn()
+    }
+}
+
 /// Convenience impl only used to use any `Db` on the fly as the db layer for revm's CacheDB
 /// This is useful to create blocks without actually writing to the `Db`, but rather in the cache of
 /// the `CacheDB` see also
@@ -230,6 +242,10 @@ impl<T: DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError> + Send + Sync + Clone + fmt::Debug> D
 }
 
 impl<T: DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError>> MaybeFullDatabase for CacheDB<T> {
+    fn as_dyn(&self) -> &dyn DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError> {
+        self
+    }
+
     fn maybe_as_full_db(&self) -> Option<&HashMap<Address, DbAccount>> {
         Some(&self.accounts)
     }
@@ -338,6 +354,10 @@ impl DatabaseRef for StateDb {
 }
 
 impl MaybeFullDatabase for StateDb {
+    fn as_dyn(&self) -> &dyn DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError> {
+        self.0.as_dyn()
+    }
+
     fn maybe_as_full_db(&self) -> Option<&HashMap<Address, DbAccount>> {
         self.0.maybe_as_full_db()
     }

crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/executor.rs

@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ pub struct ExecutedTransactions {
 }
 
 /// An executor for a series of transactions
-pub struct TransactionExecutor<'a, Db: ?Sized, Validator: TransactionValidator> {
+pub struct TransactionExecutor<'a, Db: ?Sized, V: TransactionValidator> {
     /// where to insert the transactions
     pub db: &'a mut Db,
     /// type used to validate before inclusion
-    pub validator: Validator,
+    pub validator: &'a V,
     /// all pending transactions
     pub pending: std::vec::IntoIter<Arc<PoolTransaction>>,
     pub block_env: BlockEnv,
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub struct TransactionExecutor<'a, Db: ?Sized, Validator: TransactionValidator>
     pub precompile_factory: Option<Arc<dyn PrecompileFactory>>,
 }
 
-impl<'a, DB: Db + ?Sized, Validator: TransactionValidator> TransactionExecutor<'a, DB, Validator> {
+impl<'a, DB: Db + ?Sized, V: TransactionValidator> TransactionExecutor<'a, DB, V> {
     /// Executes all transactions and puts them in a new block with the provided `timestamp`
     pub fn execute(mut self) -> ExecutedTransactions {
         let mut transactions = Vec::new();
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ pub enum TransactionExecutionOutcome {
     DatabaseError(Arc<PoolTransaction>, DatabaseError),
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'b, DB: Db + ?Sized, Validator: TransactionValidator> Iterator
-    for &'b mut TransactionExecutor<'a, DB, Validator>
+impl<'a, 'b, DB: Db + ?Sized, V: TransactionValidator> Iterator
+    for &'b mut TransactionExecutor<'a, DB, V>
 {
     type Item = TransactionExecutionOutcome;
 

crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/mem/fork_db.rs

@@ -8,15 +8,14 @@ use crate::{
 use alloy_primitives::{Address, B256, U256, U64};
 use alloy_rpc_types::BlockId;
 use foundry_evm::{
-    backend::{BlockchainDb, DatabaseResult, RevertSnapshotAction, StateSnapshot},
+    backend::{BlockchainDb, DatabaseError, DatabaseResult, RevertSnapshotAction, StateSnapshot},
     fork::database::ForkDbSnapshot,
-    revm::Database,
+    revm::{primitives::BlockEnv, Database},
 };
+use revm::DatabaseRef;
 
 pub use foundry_evm::fork::database::ForkedDatabase;
-use foundry_evm::revm::primitives::BlockEnv;
 
-/// Implement the helper for the fork database
 impl Db for ForkedDatabase {
     fn insert_account(&mut self, address: Address, account: AccountInfo) {
         self.database_mut().insert_account(address, account)
@@ -87,6 +86,10 @@ impl Db for ForkedDatabase {
 }
 
 impl MaybeFullDatabase for ForkedDatabase {
+    fn as_dyn(&self) -> &dyn DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError> {
+        self
+    }
+
     fn clear_into_snapshot(&mut self) -> StateSnapshot {
         let db = self.inner().db();
         let accounts = std::mem::take(&mut *db.accounts.write());
@@ -118,6 +121,10 @@ impl MaybeFullDatabase for ForkedDatabase {
 }
 
 impl MaybeFullDatabase for ForkDbSnapshot {
+    fn as_dyn(&self) -> &dyn DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError> {
+        self
+    }
+
     fn clear_into_snapshot(&mut self) -> StateSnapshot {
         std::mem::take(&mut self.snapshot)
     }

crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/mem/in_memory_db.rs

@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ impl Db for MemDb {
 }
 
 impl MaybeFullDatabase for MemDb {
+    fn as_dyn(&self) -> &dyn DatabaseRef<Error = foundry_evm::backend::DatabaseError> {
+        self
+    }
+
     fn maybe_as_full_db(&self) -> Option<&HashMap<Address, DbAccount>> {
         Some(&self.inner.accounts)
     }

crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/mem/mod.rs

@@ -857,16 +857,19 @@ impl Backend {
     }
 
     /// Creates an EVM instance with optionally injected precompiles.
-    fn new_evm_with_inspector_ref<DB, I>(
+    #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
+    fn new_evm_with_inspector_ref<'i, 'db>(
         &self,
-        db: DB,
+        db: &'db dyn DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError>,
         env: EnvWithHandlerCfg,
-        inspector: I,
-    ) -> revm::Evm<'_, I, WrapDatabaseRef<DB>>
-    where
-        DB: revm::DatabaseRef,
-        I: InspectorExt<WrapDatabaseRef<DB>>,
-    {
+        inspector: &'i mut dyn InspectorExt<
+            WrapDatabaseRef<&'db dyn DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError>>,
+        >,
+    ) -> revm::Evm<
+        '_,
+        &'i mut dyn InspectorExt<WrapDatabaseRef<&'db dyn DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError>>>,
+        WrapDatabaseRef<&'db dyn DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError>>,
+    > {
         let mut evm = new_evm_with_inspector_ref(db, env, inspector);
         if let Some(factory) = &self.precompile_factory {
             inject_precompiles(&mut evm, factory.precompiles());
@@ -892,7 +895,7 @@ impl Backend {
 
         let db = self.db.read().await;
         let mut inspector = self.build_inspector();
-        let mut evm = self.new_evm_with_inspector_ref(&**db, env, &mut inspector);
+        let mut evm = self.new_evm_with_inspector_ref(db.as_dyn(), env, &mut inspector);
         let ResultAndState { result, state } = evm.transact()?;
         let (exit_reason, gas_used, out, logs) = match result {
             ExecutionResult::Success { reason, gas_used, logs, output, .. } => {
@@ -1011,7 +1014,7 @@ impl Backend {
                 env.block.timestamp = U256::from(self.time.next_timestamp());
 
                 let executor = TransactionExecutor {
-                    db: &mut *db,
+                    db: &mut **db,
                     validator: self,
                     pending: pool_transactions.into_iter(),
                     block_env: env.block.clone(),
@@ -1151,10 +1154,10 @@ impl Backend {
         self.with_database_at(block_request, |state, block| {
             let block_number = block.number.to::<u64>();
             let (exit, out, gas, state) = match overrides {
-                None => self.call_with_state(state, request, fee_details, block),
+                None => self.call_with_state(state.as_dyn(), request, fee_details, block),
                 Some(overrides) => {
                     let state = state::apply_state_override(overrides.into_iter().collect(), state)?;
-                    self.call_with_state(state, request, fee_details, block)
+                    self.call_with_state(state.as_dyn(), request, fee_details, block)
                 },
             }?;
             trace!(target: "backend", "call return {:?} out: {:?} gas {} on block {}", exit, out, gas, block_number);
@@ -1263,16 +1266,13 @@ impl Backend {
         inspector
     }
 
-    pub fn call_with_state<D>(
+    pub fn call_with_state(
         &self,
-        state: D,
+        state: &dyn DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError>,
         request: WithOtherFields<TransactionRequest>,
         fee_details: FeeDetails,
         block_env: BlockEnv,
-    ) -> Result<(InstructionResult, Option<Output>, u128, State), BlockchainError>
-    where
-        D: DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError>,
-    {
+    ) -> Result<(InstructionResult, Option<Output>, u128, State), BlockchainError> {
         let mut inspector = self.build_inspector();
 
         let env = self.build_call_env(request, fee_details, block_env);
@@ -1319,8 +1319,11 @@ impl Backend {
                             );
 
                             let env = self.build_call_env(request, fee_details, block);
-                            let mut evm =
-                                self.new_evm_with_inspector_ref(state, env, &mut inspector);
+                            let mut evm = self.new_evm_with_inspector_ref(
+                                state.as_dyn(),
+                                env,
+                                &mut inspector,
+                            );
                             let ResultAndState { result, state: _ } = evm.transact()?;
 
                             drop(evm);
@@ -1352,7 +1355,7 @@ impl Backend {
                 .with_tracing_config(TracingInspectorConfig::from_geth_config(&config));
 
             let env = self.build_call_env(request, fee_details, block);
-            let mut evm = self.new_evm_with_inspector_ref(state, env, &mut inspector);
+            let mut evm = self.new_evm_with_inspector_ref(state.as_dyn(), env, &mut inspector);
             let ResultAndState { result, state: _ } = evm.transact()?;
 
             let (exit_reason, gas_used, out) = match result {
@@ -1381,16 +1384,13 @@ impl Backend {
         .await?
     }
 
-    pub fn build_access_list_with_state<D>(
+    pub fn build_access_list_with_state(
         &self,
-        state: D,
+        state: &dyn DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError>,
         request: WithOtherFields<TransactionRequest>,
         fee_details: FeeDetails,
         block_env: BlockEnv,
-    ) -> Result<(InstructionResult, Option<Output>, u64, AccessList), BlockchainError>
-    where
-        D: DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError>,
-    {
+    ) -> Result<(InstructionResult, Option<Output>, u64, AccessList), BlockchainError> {
         let from = request.from.unwrap_or_default();
         let to = if let Some(TxKind::Call(to)) = request.to {
             to
@@ -1911,7 +1911,7 @@ impl Backend {
 
         let db = self.db.read().await;
         let block = self.env.read().block.clone();
-        Ok(f(Box::new(&*db), block))
+        Ok(f(Box::new(&**db), block))
     }
 
     pub async fn storage_at(
@@ -1937,17 +1937,14 @@ impl Backend {
         address: Address,
         block_request: Option<BlockRequest>,
     ) -> Result<Bytes, BlockchainError> {
-        self.with_database_at(block_request, |db, _| self.get_code_with_state(db, address)).await?
+        self.with_database_at(block_request, |db, _| self.get_code_with_state(&db, address)).await?
     }
 
-    pub fn get_code_with_state<D>(
+    pub fn get_code_with_state(
         &self,
-        state: D,
+        state: &dyn DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError>,
         address: Address,
-    ) -> Result<Bytes, BlockchainError>
-    where
-        D: DatabaseRef<Error = DatabaseError>,
-    {
+    ) -> Result<Bytes, BlockchainError> {
         trace!(target: "backend", "get code for {:?}", address);
         let account = state.basic_ref(address)?.unwrap_or_default();
         if account.code_hash == KECCAK_EMPTY {

crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/validate.rs

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use foundry_evm::revm::primitives::{AccountInfo, EnvWithHandlerCfg};
 
 /// A trait for validating transactions
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
-#[auto_impl::auto_impl(&, Box)]
 pub trait TransactionValidator {
     /// Validates the transaction's validity when it comes to nonce, payment
     ///