Support specifying the path of the polkadot sdk

.gitignore

@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ node_modules
 *.log
 
 profile.json.gz
+resolc-compiler-tests
+workdir

crates/common/src/fs/clear_dir.rs

@@ -3,19 +3,28 @@ use std::{
     path::Path,
 };
 
-use anyhow::Result;
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 
 /// This method clears the passed directory of all of the files and directories contained within
 /// without deleting the directory.
 pub fn clear_directory(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<()> {
-    for entry in read_dir(path.as_ref())? {
-        let entry = entry?;
+    for entry in read_dir(path.as_ref())
+        .with_context(|| format!("Failed to read directory: {}", path.as_ref().display()))?
+    {
+        let entry = entry.with_context(|| {
+            format!(
+                "Failed to read an entry in directory: {}",
+                path.as_ref().display()
+            )
+        })?;
         let entry_path = entry.path();
 
         if entry_path.is_file() {
-            remove_file(entry_path)?
+            remove_file(&entry_path)
+                .with_context(|| format!("Failed to remove file: {}", entry_path.display()))?
         } else {
-            remove_dir_all(entry_path)?
+            remove_dir_all(&entry_path)
+                .with_context(|| format!("Failed to remove directory: {}", entry_path.display()))?
         }
     }
     Ok(())

crates/common/src/futures/poll.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::ops::ControlFlow;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-use anyhow::{Result, anyhow};
+use anyhow::{Context as _, Result, anyhow};
 
 const EXPONENTIAL_BACKOFF_MAX_WAIT_DURATION: Duration = Duration::from_secs(60);
 
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ where
             ));
         }
 
-        match future().await? {
+        match future()
+            .await
+            .context("Polled future returned an error during polling loop")?
+        {
             ControlFlow::Continue(()) => {
                 let next_wait_duration = match polling_wait_behavior {
                     PollingWaitBehavior::Constant(duration) => duration,

crates/compiler/src/lib.rs

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use alloy::json_abi::JsonAbi;
 use alloy_primitives::Address;
+use anyhow::Context;
 use semver::Version;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
@@ -136,9 +137,10 @@ where
     }
 
     pub fn with_source(mut self, path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
-        self.input
-            .sources
-            .insert(path.as_ref().to_path_buf(), read_to_string(path.as_ref())?);
+        self.input.sources.insert(
+            path.as_ref().to_path_buf(),
+            read_to_string(path.as_ref()).context("Failed to read the contract source")?,
+        );
         Ok(self)
     }
 

crates/compiler/src/revive_resolc.rs

@@ -119,18 +119,28 @@ impl SolidityCompiler for Resolc {
                     .join(","),
             );
         }
-        let mut child = command.spawn()?;
+        let mut child = command
+            .spawn()
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to spawn resolc at {}", self.resolc_path.display()))?;
 
         let stdin_pipe = child.stdin.as_mut().expect("stdin must be piped");
-        let serialized_input = serde_json::to_vec(&input)?;
-        stdin_pipe.write_all(&serialized_input).await?;
+        let serialized_input = serde_json::to_vec(&input)
+            .context("Failed to serialize Standard JSON input for resolc")?;
+        stdin_pipe
+            .write_all(&serialized_input)
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to write Standard JSON to resolc stdin")?;
 
-        let output = child.wait_with_output().await?;
+        let output = child
+            .wait_with_output()
+            .await
+            .context("Failed while waiting for resolc process to finish")?;
         let stdout = output.stdout;
         let stderr = output.stderr;
 
         if !output.status.success() {
-            let json_in = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&input)?;
+            let json_in = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&input)
+                .context("Failed to pretty-print Standard JSON input for logging")?;
             let message = String::from_utf8_lossy(&stderr);
             tracing::error!(
                 status = %output.status,
@@ -141,12 +151,14 @@ impl SolidityCompiler for Resolc {
             anyhow::bail!("Compilation failed with an error: {message}");
         }
 
-        let parsed = serde_json::from_slice::<SolcStandardJsonOutput>(&stdout).map_err(|e| {
+        let parsed = serde_json::from_slice::<SolcStandardJsonOutput>(&stdout)
+            .map_err(|e| {
                 anyhow::anyhow!(
                     "failed to parse resolc JSON output: {e}\nstderr: {}",
                     String::from_utf8_lossy(&stderr)
                 )
-        })?;
+            })
+            .context("Failed to parse resolc standard JSON output")?;
 
         tracing::debug!(
             output = %serde_json::to_string(&parsed).unwrap(),
@@ -173,7 +185,10 @@ impl SolidityCompiler for Resolc {
 
         let mut compiler_output = CompilerOutput::default();
         for (source_path, contracts) in contracts.into_iter() {
-            let source_path = PathBuf::from(source_path).canonicalize()?;
+            let src_for_msg = source_path.clone();
+            let source_path = PathBuf::from(source_path)
+                .canonicalize()
+                .with_context(|| format!("Failed to canonicalize path {src_for_msg}"))?;
 
             let map = compiler_output.contracts.entry(source_path).or_default();
             for (contract_name, contract_information) in contracts.into_iter() {
@@ -251,8 +266,20 @@ impl SolidityCompiler for Resolc {
                 let output = Command::new(self.resolc_path.as_path())
                     .arg("--version")
                     .stdout(Stdio::piped())
-                    .spawn()?
-                    .wait_with_output()?
+                    .spawn()
+                    .with_context(|| {
+                        format!(
+                            "Failed to spawn resolc at {} to get version",
+                            self.resolc_path.display()
+                        )
+                    })?
+                    .wait_with_output()
+                    .with_context(|| {
+                        format!(
+                            "Failed waiting for resolc at {} to finish --version",
+                            self.resolc_path.display()
+                        )
+                    })?
                     .stdout;
 
                 let output = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output);
@@ -264,7 +291,9 @@ impl SolidityCompiler for Resolc {
                     .next()
                     .context("Version parsing failed")?;
 
-                let version = Version::parse(version_string)?;
+                let version = Version::parse(version_string).with_context(|| {
+                    format!("Failed to parse resolc semver from '{version_string}'")
+                })?;
 
                 vacant_entry.insert(version.clone());
 

crates/compiler/src/solc.rs

@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ impl SolidityCompiler for Solc {
         }: CompilerInput,
         _: Self::Options,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<CompilerOutput> {
-        let compiler_supports_via_ir = self.version().await? >= SOLC_VERSION_SUPPORTING_VIA_YUL_IR;
+        let compiler_supports_via_ir = self
+            .version()
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to query solc version to determine via-ir support")?
+            >= SOLC_VERSION_SUPPORTING_VIA_YUL_IR;
 
         // Be careful to entirely omit the viaIR field if the compiler does not support it,
         // as it will error if you provide fields it does not know about. Because
@@ -134,15 +138,25 @@ impl SolidityCompiler for Solc {
                     .join(","),
             );
         }
-        let mut child = command.spawn()?;
+        let mut child = command
+            .spawn()
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to spawn solc at {}", self.solc_path.display()))?;
 
         let stdin = child.stdin.as_mut().expect("should be piped");
-        let serialized_input = serde_json::to_vec(&input)?;
-        stdin.write_all(&serialized_input).await?;
-        let output = child.wait_with_output().await?;
+        let serialized_input = serde_json::to_vec(&input)
+            .context("Failed to serialize Standard JSON input for solc")?;
+        stdin
+            .write_all(&serialized_input)
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to write Standard JSON to solc stdin")?;
+        let output = child
+            .wait_with_output()
+            .await
+            .context("Failed while waiting for solc process to finish")?;
 
         if !output.status.success() {
-            let json_in = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&input)?;
+            let json_in = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&input)
+                .context("Failed to pretty-print Standard JSON input for logging")?;
             let message = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
             tracing::error!(
                 status = %output.status,
@@ -153,12 +167,14 @@ impl SolidityCompiler for Solc {
             anyhow::bail!("Compilation failed with an error: {message}");
         }
 
-        let parsed = serde_json::from_slice::<SolcOutput>(&output.stdout).map_err(|e| {
+        let parsed = serde_json::from_slice::<SolcOutput>(&output.stdout)
+            .map_err(|e| {
                 anyhow::anyhow!(
                     "failed to parse resolc JSON output: {e}\nstderr: {}",
                     String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout)
                 )
-        })?;
+            })
+            .context("Failed to parse solc standard JSON output")?;
 
         // Detecting if the compiler output contained errors and reporting them through logs and
         // errors instead of returning the compiler output that might contain errors.
@@ -178,7 +194,12 @@ impl SolidityCompiler for Solc {
         for (contract_path, contracts) in parsed.contracts {
             let map = compiler_output
                 .contracts
-                .entry(contract_path.canonicalize()?)
+                .entry(contract_path.canonicalize().with_context(|| {
+                    format!(
+                        "Failed to canonicalize contract path {}",
+                        contract_path.display()
+                    )
+                })?)
                 .or_default();
             for (contract_name, contract_info) in contracts.into_iter() {
                 let source_code = contract_info
@@ -207,7 +228,9 @@ impl SolidityCompiler for Solc {
         config: &Arguments,
         version: impl Into<VersionOrRequirement>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<PathBuf> {
-        let path = download_solc(config.directory(), version, config.wasm).await?;
+        let path = download_solc(config.directory(), version, config.wasm)
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to download/get path to solc binary")?;
         Ok(path)
     }
 
@@ -230,8 +253,19 @@ impl SolidityCompiler for Solc {
                 let child = Command::new(self.solc_path.as_path())
                     .arg("--version")
                     .stdout(Stdio::piped())
-                    .spawn()?;
-                let output = child.wait_with_output()?;
+                    .spawn()
+                    .with_context(|| {
+                        format!(
+                            "Failed to spawn solc at {} to get version",
+                            self.solc_path.display()
+                        )
+                    })?;
+                let output = child.wait_with_output().with_context(|| {
+                    format!(
+                        "Failed waiting for solc at {} to finish --version",
+                        self.solc_path.display()
+                    )
+                })?;
                 let output = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
                 let version_line = output
                     .split("Version: ")
@@ -242,7 +276,9 @@ impl SolidityCompiler for Solc {
                     .next()
                     .context("Version parsing failed")?;
 
-                let version = Version::parse(version_string)?;
+                let version = Version::parse(version_string).with_context(|| {
+                    format!("Failed to parse solc semver from '{version_string}'")
+                })?;
 
                 vacant_entry.insert(version.clone());
 

crates/core/src/cached_compiler.rs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use revive_dt_config::Arguments;
 use revive_dt_format::metadata::{ContractIdent, ContractInstance, Metadata};
 
 use alloy::{hex::ToHexExt, json_abi::JsonAbi, primitives::Address};
-use anyhow::{Error, Result};
+use anyhow::{Context as _, Error, Result};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use semver::Version;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ impl CachedCompiler {
     pub async fn new(path: impl AsRef<Path>, invalidate_cache: bool) -> Result<Self> {
         let mut cache = ArtifactsCache::new(path);
         if invalidate_cache {
-            cache = cache.with_invalidated_cache().await?;
+            cache = cache
+                .with_invalidated_cache()
+                .await
+                .context("Failed to invalidate compilation cache directory")?;
         }
         Ok(Self(cache))
     }
@@ -76,9 +79,8 @@ impl CachedCompiler {
             compiler_version_or_requirement,
         )
         .await
-        .inspect_err(|err| {
-            compilation_failure_report_callback(None, None, None, err.to_string())
-        })?;
+        .inspect_err(|err| compilation_failure_report_callback(None, None, None, err.to_string()))
+        .context("Failed to obtain compiler executable path")?;
         let compiler_version = <P::Compiler as SolidityCompiler>::new(compiler_path.clone())
             .version()
             .await
@@ -89,7 +91,8 @@ impl CachedCompiler {
                     None,
                     err.to_string(),
                 )
-            })?;
+            })
+            .context("Failed to query compiler version")?;
 
         let cache_key = CacheKey {
             platform_key: P::config_id().to_string(),
@@ -104,10 +107,14 @@ impl CachedCompiler {
             let compilation_success_report_callback = compilation_success_report_callback.clone();
             async move {
                 compile_contracts::<P>(
-                    metadata.directory()?,
+                    metadata
+                        .directory()
+                        .context("Failed to get metadata directory while preparing compilation")?,
                     compiler_path,
                     compiler_version,
-                    metadata.files_to_compile()?,
+                    metadata
+                        .files_to_compile()
+                        .context("Failed to enumerate files to compile from metadata")?,
                     mode,
                     deployed_libraries,
                     compilation_success_report_callback,
@@ -131,7 +138,10 @@ impl CachedCompiler {
             Some(_) => {
                 debug!("Deployed libraries defined, recompilation must take place");
                 debug!("Cache miss");
-                compilation_callback().await?.compiler_output
+                compilation_callback()
+                    .await
+                    .context("Compilation callback for deployed libraries failed")?
+                    .compiler_output
             }
             // If no deployed libraries are specified then we can follow the cached flow and attempt
             // to lookup the compilation artifacts in the cache.
@@ -167,7 +177,12 @@ impl CachedCompiler {
                         );
                         cache_value.compiler_output
                     }
-                    None => compilation_callback().await?.compiler_output,
+                    None => {
+                        compilation_callback()
+                            .await
+                            .context("Compilation callback failed (cache miss path)")?
+                            .compiler_output
+                    }
                 }
             }
         };
@@ -247,7 +262,8 @@ async fn compile_contracts<P: Platform>(
                 Some(compiler_input.clone()),
                 err.to_string(),
             )
-        })?;
+        })
+        .context("Failed to configure compiler with sources and options")?;
     compilation_success_report_callback(
         compiler_version,
         compiler_path.as_ref().to_path_buf(),
@@ -273,15 +289,20 @@ impl ArtifactsCache {
     pub async fn with_invalidated_cache(self) -> Result<Self> {
         cacache::clear(self.path.as_path())
             .await
-            .map_err(Into::<Error>::into)?;
+            .map_err(Into::<Error>::into)
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to clear cache at {}", self.path.display()))?;
         Ok(self)
     }
 
     #[instrument(level = "debug", skip_all, err)]
     pub async fn insert(&self, key: &CacheKey, value: &CacheValue) -> Result<()> {
-        let key = bson::to_vec(key)?;
-        let value = bson::to_vec(value)?;
-        cacache::write(self.path.as_path(), key.encode_hex(), value).await?;
+        let key = bson::to_vec(key).context("Failed to serialize cache key (bson)")?;
+        let value = bson::to_vec(value).context("Failed to serialize cache value (bson)")?;
+        cacache::write(self.path.as_path(), key.encode_hex(), value)
+            .await
+            .with_context(|| {
+                format!("Failed to write cache entry under {}", self.path.display())
+            })?;
         Ok(())
     }
 

crates/core/src/driver/mod.rs

@@ -86,18 +86,22 @@ where
     ) -> anyhow::Result<StepOutput> {
         match step {
             Step::FunctionCall(input) => {
-                let (receipt, geth_trace, diff_mode) =
-                    self.handle_input(metadata, input, node).await?;
+                let (receipt, geth_trace, diff_mode) = self
+                    .handle_input(metadata, input, node)
+                    .await
+                    .context("Failed to handle function call step")?;
                 Ok(StepOutput::FunctionCall(receipt, geth_trace, diff_mode))
             }
             Step::BalanceAssertion(balance_assertion) => {
                 self.handle_balance_assertion(metadata, balance_assertion, node)
-                    .await?;
+                    .await
+                    .context("Failed to handle balance assertion step")?;
                 Ok(StepOutput::BalanceAssertion)
             }
             Step::StorageEmptyAssertion(storage_empty) => {
                 self.handle_storage_empty(metadata, storage_empty, node)
-                    .await?;
+                    .await
+                    .context("Failed to handle storage empty assertion step")?;
                 Ok(StepOutput::StorageEmptyAssertion)
             }
         }
@@ -113,18 +117,23 @@ where
     ) -> anyhow::Result<(TransactionReceipt, GethTrace, DiffMode)> {
         let deployment_receipts = self
             .handle_input_contract_deployment(metadata, input, node)
-            .await?;
+            .await
+            .context("Failed during contract deployment phase of input handling")?;
         let execution_receipt = self
             .handle_input_execution(input, deployment_receipts, node)
-            .await?;
+            .await
+            .context("Failed during transaction execution phase of input handling")?;
         let tracing_result = self
             .handle_input_call_frame_tracing(&execution_receipt, node)
-            .await?;
-        self.handle_input_variable_assignment(input, &tracing_result)?;
+            .await
+            .context("Failed during callframe tracing phase of input handling")?;
+        self.handle_input_variable_assignment(input, &tracing_result)
+            .context("Failed to assign variables from callframe output")?;
         let (_, (geth_trace, diff_mode)) = try_join!(
             self.handle_input_expectations(input, &execution_receipt, node, &tracing_result),
             self.handle_input_diff(&execution_receipt, node)
-        )?;
+        )
+        .context("Failed while evaluating expectations and diffs in parallel")?;
         Ok((execution_receipt, geth_trace, diff_mode))
     }
 
@@ -136,9 +145,11 @@ where
         node: &T::Blockchain,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         self.handle_balance_assertion_contract_deployment(metadata, balance_assertion, node)
-            .await?;
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to deploy contract for balance assertion")?;
         self.handle_balance_assertion_execution(balance_assertion, node)
-            .await?;
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to execute balance assertion")?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -150,9 +161,11 @@ where
         node: &T::Blockchain,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         self.handle_storage_empty_assertion_contract_deployment(metadata, storage_empty, node)
-            .await?;
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to deploy contract for storage empty assertion")?;
         self.handle_storage_empty_assertion_execution(storage_empty, node)
-            .await?;
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to execute storage empty assertion")?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -191,7 +204,8 @@ where
                     value,
                     node,
                 )
-                .await?
+                .await
+                .context("Failed to get or deploy contract instance during input execution")?
             {
                 receipts.insert(instance.clone(), receipt);
             }
@@ -213,7 +227,7 @@ where
             // lookup the transaction receipt in this case and continue on.
             Method::Deployer => deployment_receipts
                 .remove(&input.instance)
-                .context("Failed to find deployment receipt"),
+                .context("Failed to find deployment receipt for constructor call"),
             Method::Fallback | Method::FunctionName(_) => {
                 let tx = match input
                     .legacy_transaction(node, self.default_resolution_context())
@@ -385,7 +399,8 @@ where
             let actual = &tracing_result.output.as_ref().unwrap_or_default();
             if !expected
                 .is_equivalent(actual, resolver, resolution_context)
-                .await?
+                .await
+                .context("Failed to resolve calldata equivalence for return data assertion")?
             {
                 tracing::error!(
                     ?execution_receipt,
@@ -448,7 +463,8 @@ where
                     let expected = Calldata::new_compound([expected]);
                     if !expected
                         .is_equivalent(&actual.0, resolver, resolution_context)
-                        .await?
+                        .await
+                        .context("Failed to resolve event topic equivalence")?
                     {
                         tracing::error!(
                             event_idx,
@@ -468,7 +484,8 @@ where
                 let actual = &actual_event.data().data;
                 if !expected
                     .is_equivalent(&actual.0, resolver, resolution_context)
-                    .await?
+                    .await
+                    .context("Failed to resolve event value equivalence")?
                 {
                     tracing::error!(
                         event_idx,
@@ -501,8 +518,12 @@ where
 
         let trace = node
             .trace_transaction(execution_receipt, trace_options)
-            .await?;
-        let diff = node.state_diff(execution_receipt).await?;
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to obtain geth prestate tracer output")?;
+        let diff = node
+            .state_diff(execution_receipt)
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to obtain state diff for transaction")?;
 
         Ok((trace, diff))
     }

crates/core/src/main.rs

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct Test<'a> {
 }
 
 fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    let (args, _guard) = init_cli()?;
+    let (args, _guard) = init_cli().context("Failed to initialize CLI and tracing subscriber")?;
     info!(
         leader = args.leader.to_string(),
         follower = args.follower.to_string(),
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let number_of_threads = args.number_of_threads;
     let body = async move {
-        let tests = collect_corpora(&args)?
+        let tests = collect_corpora(&args)
+            .context("Failed to collect corpus files from provided arguments")?
             .into_iter()
             .inspect(|(corpus, _)| {
                 reporter
@@ -96,7 +97,9 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             Some(platform) => {
                 compile_corpus(&args, &tests, platform, reporter, report_aggregator_task).await
             }
-            None => execute_corpus(&args, &tests, reporter, report_aggregator_task).await?,
+            None => execute_corpus(&args, &tests, reporter, report_aggregator_task)
+                .await
+                .context("Failed to execute corpus")?,
         }
         Ok(())
     };
@@ -183,7 +186,9 @@ where
     F::Blockchain: revive_dt_node::Node + Send + Sync + 'static,
 {
     let tests = prepare_tests::<L, F>(args, metadata_files, reporter.clone());
-    let driver_task = start_driver_task::<L, F>(args, tests).await?;
+    let driver_task = start_driver_task::<L, F>(args, tests)
+        .await
+        .context("Failed to start driver task")?;
     let cli_reporting_task = start_cli_reporting_task(reporter);
 
     let (_, _, rtn) = tokio::join!(cli_reporting_task, driver_task, report_aggregator_task);
@@ -419,9 +424,13 @@ async fn does_compiler_support_mode<P: Platform>(
     mode: &Mode,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<bool> {
     let compiler_version_or_requirement = mode.compiler_version_to_use(args.solc.clone());
-    let compiler_path =
-        P::Compiler::get_compiler_executable(args, compiler_version_or_requirement).await?;
-    let compiler_version = P::Compiler::new(compiler_path.clone()).version().await?;
+    let compiler_path = P::Compiler::get_compiler_executable(args, compiler_version_or_requirement)
+        .await
+        .context("Failed to obtain compiler executable path")?;
+    let compiler_version = P::Compiler::new(compiler_path.clone())
+        .version()
+        .await
+        .context("Failed to query compiler version")?;
 
     Ok(P::Compiler::supports_mode(
         &compiler_version,
@@ -442,15 +451,20 @@ where
 {
     info!("Starting driver task");
 
-    let leader_nodes = Arc::new(NodePool::<L::Blockchain>::new(args)?);
-    let follower_nodes = Arc::new(NodePool::<F::Blockchain>::new(args)?);
+    let leader_nodes = Arc::new(
+        NodePool::<L::Blockchain>::new(args).context("Failed to initialize leader node pool")?,
+    );
+    let follower_nodes = Arc::new(
+        NodePool::<F::Blockchain>::new(args).context("Failed to initialize follower node pool")?,
+    );
     let number_concurrent_tasks = args.number_of_concurrent_tasks();
     let cached_compiler = Arc::new(
         CachedCompiler::new(
             args.directory().join("compilation_cache"),
             args.invalidate_compilation_cache,
         )
-        .await?,
+        .await
+        .context("Failed to initialize cached compiler")?,
     );
 
     Ok(tests.for_each_concurrent(
@@ -695,11 +709,15 @@ where
                     .expect("Can't fail")
             }
         )
-    )?;
+    )
+    .context("Failed to compile pre-link contracts for leader/follower in parallel")?;
 
     let mut leader_deployed_libraries = None::<HashMap<_, _>>;
     let mut follower_deployed_libraries = None::<HashMap<_, _>>;
-    let mut contract_sources = test.metadata.contract_sources()?;
+    let mut contract_sources = test
+        .metadata
+        .contract_sources()
+        .context("Failed to retrieve contract sources from metadata")?;
     for library_instance in test
         .metadata
         .libraries
@@ -890,7 +908,8 @@ where
                     .expect("Can't fail")
             }
         )
-    )?;
+    )
+    .context("Failed to compile post-link contracts for leader/follower in parallel")?;
 
     let leader_state = CaseState::<L>::new(
         leader_compiler_version,

crates/format/src/corpus.rs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use tracing::{debug, info};
 
 use crate::metadata::{Metadata, MetadataFile};
+use anyhow::Context as _;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(untagged)]
@@ -20,23 +21,24 @@ impl Corpus {
     pub fn try_from_path(file_path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
         let mut corpus = File::open(file_path.as_ref())
             .map_err(anyhow::Error::from)
-            .and_then(|file| serde_json::from_reader::<_, Corpus>(file).map_err(Into::into))?;
+            .and_then(|file| serde_json::from_reader::<_, Corpus>(file).map_err(Into::into))
+            .with_context(|| {
+                format!(
+                    "Failed to open and deserialize corpus file at {}",
+                    file_path.as_ref().display()
+                )
+            })?;
+
+        let corpus_directory = file_path
+            .as_ref()
+            .canonicalize()
+            .context("Failed to canonicalize the path to the corpus file")?
+            .parent()
+            .context("Corpus file has no parent")?
+            .to_path_buf();
 
         for path in corpus.paths_iter_mut() {
-            *path = file_path
-                .as_ref()
-                .parent()
-                .ok_or_else(|| {
-                    anyhow::anyhow!("Corpus path '{}' does not point to a file", path.display())
-                })?
-                .canonicalize()
-                .map_err(|error| {
-                    anyhow::anyhow!(
-                        "Failed to canonicalize path to corpus '{}': {error}",
-                        path.display()
-                    )
-                })?
-                .join(path.as_path())
+            *path = corpus_directory.join(path.as_path())
         }
 
         Ok(corpus)

crates/format/src/input.rs

@@ -268,7 +268,11 @@ impl Input {
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Bytes> {
         match self.method {
             Method::Deployer | Method::Fallback => {
-                let calldata = self.calldata.calldata(resolver, context).await?;
+                let calldata = self
+                    .calldata
+                    .calldata(resolver, context)
+                    .await
+                    .context("Failed to produce calldata for deployer/fallback method")?;
 
                 Ok(calldata.into())
             }
@@ -283,7 +287,8 @@ impl Input {
                 // Overloads are handled by providing the full function signature in the "function
                 // name".
                 // https://github.com/matter-labs/era-compiler-tester/blob/1dfa7d07cba0734ca97e24704f12dd57f6990c2c/compiler_tester/src/test/case/input/mod.rs#L158-L190
-                let selector = if function_name.contains('(') && function_name.contains(')') {
+                let selector =
+                    if function_name.contains('(') && function_name.contains(')') {
                         Function::parse(function_name)
                         .context(
                             "Failed to parse the provided function name into a function signature",
@@ -298,7 +303,11 @@ impl Input {
                                 function_name,
                                 &self.instance
                             )
-                        })?
+                        })
+                        .with_context(|| format!(
+                            "Failed to resolve function selector for {:?} on instance {:?}",
+                            function_name, &self.instance
+                        ))?
                         .selector()
                     };
 
@@ -312,7 +321,8 @@ impl Input {
                 calldata.extend(selector.0);
                 self.calldata
                     .calldata_into_slice(&mut calldata, resolver, context)
-                    .await?;
+                    .await
+                    .context("Failed to append encoded argument to calldata buffer")?;
 
                 Ok(calldata.into())
             }
@@ -325,7 +335,10 @@ impl Input {
         resolver: &impl ResolverApi,
         context: ResolutionContext<'_>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<TransactionRequest> {
-        let input_data = self.encoded_input(resolver, context).await?;
+        let input_data = self
+            .encoded_input(resolver, context)
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to encode input bytes for transaction request")?;
         let transaction_request = TransactionRequest::default().from(self.caller).value(
             self.value
                 .map(|value| value.into_inner())
@@ -437,7 +450,8 @@ impl Calldata {
                     })
                     .buffered(0xFF)
                     .try_collect::<Vec<_>>()
-                    .await?;
+                    .await
+                    .context("Failed to resolve one or more calldata arguments")?;
 
                 buffer.extend(resolved.into_iter().flatten());
             }
@@ -478,7 +492,10 @@ impl Calldata {
                             std::borrow::Cow::Borrowed(other)
                         };
 
-                        let this = this.resolve(resolver, context).await?;
+                        let this = this
+                            .resolve(resolver, context)
+                            .await
+                            .context("Failed to resolve calldata item during equivalence check")?;
                         let other = U256::from_be_slice(&other);
                         Ok(this == other)
                     })
@@ -664,17 +681,24 @@ impl<T: AsRef<str>> CalldataToken<T> {
 
                     let current_block_number = match context.tip_block_number() {
                         Some(block_number) => *block_number,
-                        None => resolver.last_block_number().await?,
+                        None => resolver.last_block_number().await.context(
+                            "Failed to query last block number while resolving $BLOCK_HASH",
+                        )?,
                     };
                     let desired_block_number = current_block_number.saturating_sub(offset);
 
-                    let block_hash = resolver.block_hash(desired_block_number.into()).await?;
+                    let block_hash = resolver
+                        .block_hash(desired_block_number.into())
+                        .await
+                        .context("Failed to resolve block hash for desired block number")?;
 
                     Ok(U256::from_be_bytes(block_hash.0))
                 } else if item == Self::BLOCK_NUMBER_VARIABLE {
                     let current_block_number = match context.tip_block_number() {
                         Some(block_number) => *block_number,
-                        None => resolver.last_block_number().await?,
+                        None => resolver.last_block_number().await.context(
+                            "Failed to query last block number while resolving $BLOCK_NUMBER",
+                        )?,
                     };
                     Ok(U256::from(current_block_number))
                 } else if item == Self::BLOCK_TIMESTAMP_VARIABLE {

crates/format/src/metadata.rs

@@ -132,7 +132,15 @@ impl Metadata {
         ) in contracts
         {
             let alias = alias.clone();
-            let absolute_path = directory.join(contract_source_path).canonicalize()?;
+            let absolute_path = directory
+                .join(contract_source_path)
+                .canonicalize()
+                .map_err(|error| {
+                    anyhow::anyhow!(
+                        "Failed to canonicalize contract source path '{}': {error}",
+                        directory.join(contract_source_path).display()
+                    )
+                })?;
             let contract_ident = contract_ident.clone();
 
             sources.insert(

crates/format/src/mode.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use anyhow::Context;
 use regex::Regex;
 use revive_dt_common::types::{Mode, ModeOptimizerSetting, ModePipeline};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -44,21 +45,34 @@ impl FromStr for ParsedMode {
         };
 
         let pipeline = match caps.name("pipeline") {
-            Some(m) => Some(ModePipeline::from_str(m.as_str())?),
+            Some(m) => Some(
+                ModePipeline::from_str(m.as_str())
+                    .context("Failed to parse mode pipeline from string")?,
+            ),
             None => None,
         };
 
         let optimize_flag = caps.name("optimize_flag").map(|m| m.as_str() == "+");
 
         let optimize_setting = match caps.name("optimize_setting") {
-            Some(m) => Some(ModeOptimizerSetting::from_str(m.as_str())?),
+            Some(m) => Some(
+                ModeOptimizerSetting::from_str(m.as_str())
+                    .context("Failed to parse optimizer setting from string")?,
+            ),
             None => None,
         };
 
         let version = match caps.name("version") {
-            Some(m) => Some(semver::VersionReq::parse(m.as_str()).map_err(|e| {
-                anyhow::anyhow!("Cannot parse the version requirement '{}': {e}", m.as_str())
-            })?),
+            Some(m) => Some(
+                semver::VersionReq::parse(m.as_str())
+                    .map_err(|e| {
+                        anyhow::anyhow!(
+                            "Cannot parse the version requirement '{}': {e}",
+                            m.as_str()
+                        )
+                    })
+                    .context("Failed to parse semver requirement from mode string")?,
+            ),
             None => None,
         };
 

crates/node/src/geth.rs

@@ -101,10 +101,13 @@ impl GethNode {
         let _ = clear_directory(&self.base_directory);
         let _ = clear_directory(&self.logs_directory);
 
-        create_dir_all(&self.base_directory)?;
-        create_dir_all(&self.logs_directory)?;
+        create_dir_all(&self.base_directory)
+            .context("Failed to create base directory for geth node")?;
+        create_dir_all(&self.logs_directory)
+            .context("Failed to create logs directory for geth node")?;
 
-        let mut genesis = serde_json::from_str::<Genesis>(&genesis)?;
+        let mut genesis = serde_json::from_str::<Genesis>(&genesis)
+            .context("Failed to deserialize geth genesis JSON")?;
         for signer_address in
             <EthereumWallet as NetworkWallet<Ethereum>>::signer_addresses(&self.wallet)
         {
@@ -116,7 +119,11 @@ impl GethNode {
                 .or_insert(GenesisAccount::default().with_balance(U256::from(INITIAL_BALANCE)));
         }
         let genesis_path = self.base_directory.join(Self::GENESIS_JSON_FILE);
-        serde_json::to_writer(File::create(&genesis_path)?, &genesis)?;
+        serde_json::to_writer(
+            File::create(&genesis_path).context("Failed to create geth genesis file")?,
+            &genesis,
+        )
+        .context("Failed to serialize geth genesis JSON to file")?;
 
         let mut child = Command::new(&self.geth)
             .arg("--state.scheme")
@@ -127,16 +134,22 @@ impl GethNode {
             .arg(genesis_path)
             .stderr(Stdio::piped())
             .stdout(Stdio::null())
-            .spawn()?;
+            .spawn()
+            .context("Failed to spawn geth --init process")?;
 
         let mut stderr = String::new();
         child
             .stderr
             .take()
             .expect("should be piped")
-            .read_to_string(&mut stderr)?;
+            .read_to_string(&mut stderr)
+            .context("Failed to read geth --init stderr")?;
 
-        if !child.wait()?.success() {
+        if !child
+            .wait()
+            .context("Failed waiting for geth --init process to finish")?
+            .success()
+        {
             anyhow::bail!("failed to initialize geth node #{:?}: {stderr}", &self.id);
         }
 
@@ -161,8 +174,11 @@ impl GethNode {
 
         let stdout_logs_file = open_options
             .clone()
-            .open(self.geth_stdout_log_file_path())?;
-        let stderr_logs_file = open_options.open(self.geth_stderr_log_file_path())?;
+            .open(self.geth_stdout_log_file_path())
+            .context("Failed to open geth stdout logs file")?;
+        let stderr_logs_file = open_options
+            .open(self.geth_stderr_log_file_path())
+            .context("Failed to open geth stderr logs file")?;
         self.handle = Command::new(&self.geth)
             .arg("--dev")
             .arg("--datadir")
@@ -182,14 +198,24 @@ impl GethNode {
             .arg("full")
             .arg("--gcmode")
             .arg("archive")
-            .stderr(stderr_logs_file.try_clone()?)
-            .stdout(stdout_logs_file.try_clone()?)
-            .spawn()?
+            .stderr(
+                stderr_logs_file
+                    .try_clone()
+                    .context("Failed to clone geth stderr log file handle")?,
+            )
+            .stdout(
+                stdout_logs_file
+                    .try_clone()
+                    .context("Failed to clone geth stdout log file handle")?,
+            )
+            .spawn()
+            .context("Failed to spawn geth node process")?
             .into();
 
         if let Err(error) = self.wait_ready() {
             tracing::error!(?error, "Failed to start geth, shutting down gracefully");
-            self.shutdown()?;
+            self.shutdown()
+                .context("Failed to gracefully shutdown after geth start error")?;
             return Err(error);
         }
 
@@ -211,7 +237,8 @@ impl GethNode {
             .write(false)
             .append(false)
             .truncate(false)
-            .open(self.geth_stderr_log_file_path())?;
+            .open(self.geth_stderr_log_file_path())
+            .context("Failed to open geth stderr logs file for readiness check")?;
 
         let maximum_wait_time = Duration::from_millis(self.start_timeout);
         let mut stderr = BufReader::new(logs_file).lines();
@@ -277,11 +304,18 @@ impl EthereumNode for GethNode {
         &self,
         transaction: TransactionRequest,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<alloy::rpc::types::TransactionReceipt> {
-        let provider = self.provider().await?;
+        let provider = self
+            .provider()
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to create provider for transaction submission")?;
 
-        let pending_transaction = provider.send_transaction(transaction).await.inspect_err(
+        let pending_transaction = provider
+            .send_transaction(transaction)
+            .await
+            .inspect_err(
                 |err| tracing::error!(%err, "Encountered an error when submitting the transaction"),
-        )?;
+            )
+            .context("Failed to submit transaction to geth node")?;
         let transaction_hash = *pending_transaction.tx_hash();
 
         // The following is a fix for the "transaction indexing is in progress" error that we used
@@ -335,7 +369,11 @@ impl EthereumNode for GethNode {
         transaction: &TransactionReceipt,
         trace_options: GethDebugTracingOptions,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<alloy::rpc::types::trace::geth::GethTrace> {
-        let provider = Arc::new(self.provider().await?);
+        let provider = Arc::new(
+            self.provider()
+                .await
+                .context("Failed to create provider for tracing")?,
+        );
         poll(
             Self::TRACE_POLLING_DURATION,
             PollingWaitBehavior::Constant(Duration::from_millis(200)),
@@ -371,8 +409,10 @@ impl EthereumNode for GethNode {
         });
         match self
             .trace_transaction(transaction, trace_options)
-            .await?
-            .try_into_pre_state_frame()?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to trace transaction for prestate diff")?
+            .try_into_pre_state_frame()
+            .context("Failed to convert trace into pre-state frame")?
         {
             PreStateFrame::Diff(diff) => Ok(diff),
             _ => anyhow::bail!("expected a diff mode trace"),
@@ -382,7 +422,8 @@ impl EthereumNode for GethNode {
     #[instrument(level = "info", skip_all, fields(geth_node_id = self.id))]
     async fn balance_of(&self, address: Address) -> anyhow::Result<U256> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Geth provider")?
             .get_balance(address)
             .await
             .map_err(Into::into)
@@ -395,7 +436,8 @@ impl EthereumNode for GethNode {
         keys: Vec<StorageKey>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<EIP1186AccountProofResponse> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Geth provider")?
             .get_proof(address, keys)
             .latest()
             .await
@@ -407,7 +449,8 @@ impl ResolverApi for GethNode {
     #[instrument(level = "info", skip_all, fields(geth_node_id = self.id))]
     async fn chain_id(&self) -> anyhow::Result<alloy::primitives::ChainId> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Geth provider")?
             .get_chain_id()
             .await
             .map_err(Into::into)
@@ -416,7 +459,8 @@ impl ResolverApi for GethNode {
     #[instrument(level = "info", skip_all, fields(geth_node_id = self.id))]
     async fn transaction_gas_price(&self, tx_hash: &TxHash) -> anyhow::Result<u128> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Geth provider")?
             .get_transaction_receipt(*tx_hash)
             .await?
             .context("Failed to get the transaction receipt")
@@ -426,40 +470,48 @@ impl ResolverApi for GethNode {
     #[instrument(level = "info", skip_all, fields(geth_node_id = self.id))]
     async fn block_gas_limit(&self, number: BlockNumberOrTag) -> anyhow::Result<u128> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Geth provider")?
             .get_block_by_number(number)
-            .await?
-            .ok_or(anyhow::Error::msg("Blockchain has no blocks"))
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the geth block")?
+            .context("Failed to get the Geth block, perhaps there are no blocks?")
             .map(|block| block.header.gas_limit as _)
     }
 
     #[instrument(level = "info", skip_all, fields(geth_node_id = self.id))]
     async fn block_coinbase(&self, number: BlockNumberOrTag) -> anyhow::Result<Address> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Geth provider")?
             .get_block_by_number(number)
-            .await?
-            .ok_or(anyhow::Error::msg("Blockchain has no blocks"))
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the geth block")?
+            .context("Failed to get the Geth block, perhaps there are no blocks?")
             .map(|block| block.header.beneficiary)
     }
 
     #[instrument(level = "info", skip_all, fields(geth_node_id = self.id))]
     async fn block_difficulty(&self, number: BlockNumberOrTag) -> anyhow::Result<U256> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Geth provider")?
             .get_block_by_number(number)
-            .await?
-            .ok_or(anyhow::Error::msg("Blockchain has no blocks"))
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the geth block")?
+            .context("Failed to get the Geth block, perhaps there are no blocks?")
             .map(|block| U256::from_be_bytes(block.header.mix_hash.0))
     }
 
     #[instrument(level = "info", skip_all, fields(geth_node_id = self.id))]
     async fn block_base_fee(&self, number: BlockNumberOrTag) -> anyhow::Result<u64> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Geth provider")?
             .get_block_by_number(number)
-            .await?
-            .ok_or(anyhow::Error::msg("Blockchain has no blocks"))
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the geth block")?
+            .context("Failed to get the Geth block, perhaps there are no blocks?")
             .and_then(|block| {
                 block
                     .header
@@ -471,27 +523,32 @@ impl ResolverApi for GethNode {
     #[instrument(level = "info", skip_all, fields(geth_node_id = self.id))]
     async fn block_hash(&self, number: BlockNumberOrTag) -> anyhow::Result<BlockHash> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Geth provider")?
             .get_block_by_number(number)
-            .await?
-            .ok_or(anyhow::Error::msg("Blockchain has no blocks"))
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the geth block")?
+            .context("Failed to get the Geth block, perhaps there are no blocks?")
             .map(|block| block.header.hash)
     }
 
     #[instrument(level = "info", skip_all, fields(geth_node_id = self.id))]
     async fn block_timestamp(&self, number: BlockNumberOrTag) -> anyhow::Result<BlockTimestamp> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Geth provider")?
             .get_block_by_number(number)
-            .await?
-            .ok_or(anyhow::Error::msg("Blockchain has no blocks"))
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the geth block")?
+            .context("Failed to get the Geth block, perhaps there are no blocks?")
             .map(|block| block.header.timestamp)
     }
 
     #[instrument(level = "info", skip_all, fields(geth_node_id = self.id))]
     async fn last_block_number(&self) -> anyhow::Result<BlockNumber> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Geth provider")?
             .get_block_number()
             .await
             .map_err(Into::into)
@@ -576,8 +633,10 @@ impl Node for GethNode {
             .stdin(Stdio::null())
             .stdout(Stdio::piped())
             .stderr(Stdio::null())
-            .spawn()?
-            .wait_with_output()?
+            .spawn()
+            .context("Failed to spawn geth --version process")?
+            .wait_with_output()
+            .context("Failed to wait for geth --version output")?
             .stdout;
         Ok(String::from_utf8_lossy(&output).into())
     }

crates/node/src/kitchensink.rs

@@ -96,8 +96,10 @@ impl KitchensinkNode {
         let _ = clear_directory(&self.base_directory);
         let _ = clear_directory(&self.logs_directory);
 
-        create_dir_all(&self.base_directory)?;
-        create_dir_all(&self.logs_directory)?;
+        create_dir_all(&self.base_directory)
+            .context("Failed to create base directory for kitchensink node")?;
+        create_dir_all(&self.logs_directory)
+            .context("Failed to create logs directory for kitchensink node")?;
 
         let template_chainspec_path = self.base_directory.join(Self::CHAIN_SPEC_JSON_FILE);
 
@@ -126,8 +128,10 @@ impl KitchensinkNode {
             );
         }
 
-        let content = String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?;
-        let mut chainspec_json: JsonValue = serde_json::from_str(&content)?;
+        let content = String::from_utf8(output.stdout)
+            .context("Failed to decode substrate export-chain-spec output as UTF-8")?;
+        let mut chainspec_json: JsonValue =
+            serde_json::from_str(&content).context("Failed to parse substrate chain spec JSON")?;
 
         let existing_chainspec_balances =
             chainspec_json["genesis"]["runtimeGenesis"]["patch"]["balances"]["balances"]
@@ -149,7 +153,8 @@ impl KitchensinkNode {
             })
             .collect();
         let mut eth_balances = {
-            let mut genesis = serde_json::from_str::<Genesis>(genesis)?;
+            let mut genesis = serde_json::from_str::<Genesis>(genesis)
+                .context("Failed to deserialize EVM genesis JSON for kitchensink")?;
             for signer_address in
                 <EthereumWallet as NetworkWallet<Ethereum>>::signer_addresses(&self.wallet)
             {
@@ -160,7 +165,8 @@ impl KitchensinkNode {
                     .entry(signer_address)
                     .or_insert(GenesisAccount::default().with_balance(U256::from(INITIAL_BALANCE)));
             }
-            self.extract_balance_from_genesis_file(&genesis)?
+            self.extract_balance_from_genesis_file(&genesis)
+                .context("Failed to extract balances from EVM genesis JSON")?
         };
         merged_balances.append(&mut eth_balances);
 
@@ -168,9 +174,11 @@ impl KitchensinkNode {
             json!(merged_balances);
 
         serde_json::to_writer_pretty(
-            std::fs::File::create(&template_chainspec_path)?,
+            std::fs::File::create(&template_chainspec_path)
+                .context("Failed to create kitchensink template chainspec file")?,
             &chainspec_json,
-        )?;
+        )
+        .context("Failed to write kitchensink template chainspec JSON")?;
         Ok(self)
     }
 
@@ -196,10 +204,12 @@ impl KitchensinkNode {
         // Start Substrate node
         let kitchensink_stdout_logs_file = open_options
             .clone()
-            .open(self.kitchensink_stdout_log_file_path())?;
+            .open(self.kitchensink_stdout_log_file_path())
+            .context("Failed to open kitchensink stdout logs file")?;
         let kitchensink_stderr_logs_file = open_options
             .clone()
-            .open(self.kitchensink_stderr_log_file_path())?;
+            .open(self.kitchensink_stderr_log_file_path())
+            .context("Failed to open kitchensink stderr logs file")?;
         let node_binary_path = if self.use_kitchensink_not_dev_node {
             self.substrate_binary.as_path()
         } else {
@@ -223,9 +233,18 @@ impl KitchensinkNode {
             .arg("--rpc-max-connections")
             .arg(u32::MAX.to_string())
             .env("RUST_LOG", Self::SUBSTRATE_LOG_ENV)
-            .stdout(kitchensink_stdout_logs_file.try_clone()?)
-            .stderr(kitchensink_stderr_logs_file.try_clone()?)
-            .spawn()?
+            .stdout(
+                kitchensink_stdout_logs_file
+                    .try_clone()
+                    .context("Failed to clone kitchensink stdout log file handle")?,
+            )
+            .stderr(
+                kitchensink_stderr_logs_file
+                    .try_clone()
+                    .context("Failed to clone kitchensink stderr log file handle")?,
+            )
+            .spawn()
+            .context("Failed to spawn substrate node process")?
             .into();
 
         // Give the node a moment to boot
@@ -234,14 +253,18 @@ impl KitchensinkNode {
             Self::SUBSTRATE_READY_MARKER,
             Duration::from_secs(60),
         ) {
-            self.shutdown()?;
+            self.shutdown()
+                .context("Failed to gracefully shutdown after substrate start error")?;
             return Err(error);
         };
 
         let eth_proxy_stdout_logs_file = open_options
             .clone()
-            .open(self.proxy_stdout_log_file_path())?;
-        let eth_proxy_stderr_logs_file = open_options.open(self.proxy_stderr_log_file_path())?;
+            .open(self.proxy_stdout_log_file_path())
+            .context("Failed to open eth-proxy stdout logs file")?;
+        let eth_proxy_stderr_logs_file = open_options
+            .open(self.proxy_stderr_log_file_path())
+            .context("Failed to open eth-proxy stderr logs file")?;
         self.process_proxy = Command::new(&self.eth_proxy_binary)
             .arg("--dev")
             .arg("--rpc-port")
@@ -251,9 +274,18 @@ impl KitchensinkNode {
             .arg("--rpc-max-connections")
             .arg(u32::MAX.to_string())
             .env("RUST_LOG", Self::PROXY_LOG_ENV)
-            .stdout(eth_proxy_stdout_logs_file.try_clone()?)
-            .stderr(eth_proxy_stderr_logs_file.try_clone()?)
-            .spawn()?
+            .stdout(
+                eth_proxy_stdout_logs_file
+                    .try_clone()
+                    .context("Failed to clone eth-proxy stdout log file handle")?,
+            )
+            .stderr(
+                eth_proxy_stderr_logs_file
+                    .try_clone()
+                    .context("Failed to clone eth-proxy stderr log file handle")?,
+            )
+            .spawn()
+            .context("Failed to spawn eth-proxy process")?
             .into();
 
         if let Err(error) = Self::wait_ready(
@@ -261,7 +293,8 @@ impl KitchensinkNode {
             Self::ETH_PROXY_READY_MARKER,
             Duration::from_secs(60),
         ) {
-            self.shutdown()?;
+            self.shutdown()
+                .context("Failed to gracefully shutdown after eth-proxy start error")?;
             return Err(error);
         };
 
@@ -386,11 +419,14 @@ impl EthereumNode for KitchensinkNode {
     ) -> anyhow::Result<TransactionReceipt> {
         let receipt = self
             .provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to create provider for transaction submission")?
             .send_transaction(transaction)
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to submit transaction to kitchensink proxy")?
             .get_receipt()
-            .await?;
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to fetch transaction receipt from kitchensink proxy")?;
         Ok(receipt)
     }
 
@@ -400,11 +436,12 @@ impl EthereumNode for KitchensinkNode {
         trace_options: GethDebugTracingOptions,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<alloy::rpc::types::trace::geth::GethTrace> {
         let tx_hash = transaction.transaction_hash;
-        Ok(self
-            .provider()
-            .await?
+        self.provider()
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to create provider for debug tracing")?
             .debug_trace_transaction(tx_hash, trace_options)
-            .await?)
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to obtain debug trace from kitchensink proxy")
     }
 
     async fn state_diff(&self, transaction: &TransactionReceipt) -> anyhow::Result<DiffMode> {
@@ -425,7 +462,8 @@ impl EthereumNode for KitchensinkNode {
 
     async fn balance_of(&self, address: Address) -> anyhow::Result<U256> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Kitchensink provider")?
             .get_balance(address)
             .await
             .map_err(Into::into)
@@ -437,7 +475,8 @@ impl EthereumNode for KitchensinkNode {
         keys: Vec<StorageKey>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<EIP1186AccountProofResponse> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Kitchensink provider")?
             .get_proof(address, keys)
             .latest()
             .await
@@ -448,7 +487,8 @@ impl EthereumNode for KitchensinkNode {
 impl ResolverApi for KitchensinkNode {
     async fn chain_id(&self) -> anyhow::Result<alloy::primitives::ChainId> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Kitchensink provider")?
             .get_chain_id()
             .await
             .map_err(Into::into)
@@ -456,7 +496,8 @@ impl ResolverApi for KitchensinkNode {
 
     async fn transaction_gas_price(&self, tx_hash: &TxHash) -> anyhow::Result<u128> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Kitchensink provider")?
             .get_transaction_receipt(*tx_hash)
             .await?
             .context("Failed to get the transaction receipt")
@@ -465,37 +506,45 @@ impl ResolverApi for KitchensinkNode {
 
     async fn block_gas_limit(&self, number: BlockNumberOrTag) -> anyhow::Result<u128> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Kitchensink provider")?
             .get_block_by_number(number)
-            .await?
-            .ok_or(anyhow::Error::msg("Blockchain has no blocks"))
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the kitchensink block")?
+            .context("Failed to get the Kitchensink block, perhaps the chain has no blocks?")
             .map(|block| block.header.gas_limit as _)
     }
 
     async fn block_coinbase(&self, number: BlockNumberOrTag) -> anyhow::Result<Address> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Kitchensink provider")?
             .get_block_by_number(number)
-            .await?
-            .ok_or(anyhow::Error::msg("Blockchain has no blocks"))
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the kitchensink block")?
+            .context("Failed to get the Kitchensink block, perhaps the chain has no blocks?")
             .map(|block| block.header.beneficiary)
     }
 
     async fn block_difficulty(&self, number: BlockNumberOrTag) -> anyhow::Result<U256> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Kitchensink provider")?
             .get_block_by_number(number)
-            .await?
-            .ok_or(anyhow::Error::msg("Blockchain has no blocks"))
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the kitchensink block")?
+            .context("Failed to get the Kitchensink block, perhaps the chain has no blocks?")
             .map(|block| U256::from_be_bytes(block.header.mix_hash.0))
     }
 
     async fn block_base_fee(&self, number: BlockNumberOrTag) -> anyhow::Result<u64> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Kitchensink provider")?
             .get_block_by_number(number)
-            .await?
-            .ok_or(anyhow::Error::msg("Blockchain has no blocks"))
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the kitchensink block")?
+            .context("Failed to get the Kitchensink block, perhaps the chain has no blocks?")
             .and_then(|block| {
                 block
                     .header
@@ -506,25 +555,30 @@ impl ResolverApi for KitchensinkNode {
 
     async fn block_hash(&self, number: BlockNumberOrTag) -> anyhow::Result<BlockHash> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Kitchensink provider")?
             .get_block_by_number(number)
-            .await?
-            .ok_or(anyhow::Error::msg("Blockchain has no blocks"))
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the kitchensink block")?
+            .context("Failed to get the Kitchensink block, perhaps the chain has no blocks?")
             .map(|block| block.header.hash)
     }
 
     async fn block_timestamp(&self, number: BlockNumberOrTag) -> anyhow::Result<BlockTimestamp> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Kitchensink provider")?
             .get_block_by_number(number)
-            .await?
-            .ok_or(anyhow::Error::msg("Blockchain has no blocks"))
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the kitchensink block")?
+            .context("Failed to get the Kitchensink block, perhaps the chain has no blocks?")
             .map(|block| block.header.timestamp)
     }
 
     async fn last_block_number(&self) -> anyhow::Result<BlockNumber> {
         self.provider()
-            .await?
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to get the Kitchensink provider")?
             .get_block_number()
             .await
             .map_err(Into::into)
@@ -611,8 +665,10 @@ impl Node for KitchensinkNode {
             .stdin(Stdio::null())
             .stdout(Stdio::piped())
             .stderr(Stdio::null())
-            .spawn()?
-            .wait_with_output()?
+            .spawn()
+            .context("Failed to spawn kitchensink --version")?
+            .wait_with_output()
+            .context("Failed to wait for kitchensink --version")?
             .stdout;
         Ok(String::from_utf8_lossy(&output).into())
     }

crates/node/src/pool.rs

@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ where
             nodes.push(
                 handle
                     .join()
-                    .map_err(|error| anyhow::anyhow!("failed to spawn node: {:?}", error))?
-                    .map_err(|error| anyhow::anyhow!("node failed to spawn: {error}"))?,
+                    .map_err(|error| anyhow::anyhow!("failed to spawn node: {:?}", error))
+                    .context("Failed to join node spawn thread")?
+                    .map_err(|error| anyhow::anyhow!("node failed to spawn: {error}"))
+                    .context("Node failed to spawn")?,
             );
         }
 
@@ -69,7 +71,8 @@ fn spawn_node<T: Node + Send>(args: &Arguments, genesis: String) -> anyhow::Resu
         connection_string = node.connection_string(),
         "Spawning node"
     );
-    node.spawn(genesis)?;
+    node.spawn(genesis)
+        .context("Failed to spawn node process")?;
     info!(
         id = node.id(),
         connection_string = node.connection_string(),

crates/report/src/aggregator.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use alloy_primitives::Address;
-use anyhow::Result;
+use anyhow::{Context as _, Result};
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use revive_dt_compiler::{CompilerInput, CompilerOutput, Mode};
 use revive_dt_config::{Arguments, TestingPlatform};
@@ -113,7 +113,10 @@ impl ReportAggregator {
         debug!("Report aggregation completed");
 
         let file_name = {
-            let current_timestamp = SystemTime::now().duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)?.as_secs();
+            let current_timestamp = SystemTime::now()
+                .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+                .context("System clock is before UNIX_EPOCH; cannot compute report timestamp")?
+                .as_secs();
             let mut file_name = current_timestamp.to_string();
             file_name.push_str(".json");
             file_name
@@ -124,8 +127,16 @@ impl ReportAggregator {
             .write(true)
             .truncate(true)
             .read(false)
-            .open(file_path)?;
-        serde_json::to_writer_pretty(file, &self.report)?;
+            .open(&file_path)
+            .with_context(|| {
+                format!(
+                    "Failed to open report file for writing: {}",
+                    file_path.display()
+                )
+            })?;
+        serde_json::to_writer_pretty(&file, &self.report).with_context(|| {
+            format!("Failed to serialize report JSON to {}", file_path.display())
+        })?;
 
         Ok(())
     }

crates/report/src/runner_event.rs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 use std::{collections::BTreeMap, path::PathBuf, sync::Arc};
 
 use alloy_primitives::Address;
+use anyhow::Context as _;
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use revive_dt_compiler::{CompilerInput, CompilerOutput};
 use revive_dt_config::TestingPlatform;
@@ -630,7 +631,8 @@ define_event! {
 impl RunnerEventReporter {
     pub async fn subscribe(&self) -> anyhow::Result<broadcast::Receiver<ReporterEvent>> {
         let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel::<broadcast::Receiver<ReporterEvent>>();
-        self.report_subscribe_to_events_event(tx)?;
+        self.report_subscribe_to_events_event(tx)
+            .context("Failed to send subscribe request to reporter task")?;
         rx.await.map_err(Into::into)
     }
 }

crates/solc-binaries/src/cache.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use std::{
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 
 use crate::download::SolcDownloader;
+use anyhow::Context;
 
 pub const SOLC_CACHE_DIRECTORY: &str = "solc";
 pub(crate) static SOLC_CACHER: LazyLock<Mutex<HashSet<PathBuf>>> = LazyLock::new(Default::default);
@@ -31,8 +32,20 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_or_download(
         return Ok(target_file);
     }
 
-    create_dir_all(target_directory)?;
-    download_to_file(&target_file, downloader).await?;
+    create_dir_all(&target_directory).with_context(|| {
+        format!(
+            "Failed to create solc cache directory: {}",
+            target_directory.display()
+        )
+    })?;
+    download_to_file(&target_file, downloader)
+        .await
+        .with_context(|| {
+            format!(
+                "Failed to write downloaded solc to {}",
+                target_file.display()
+            )
+        })?;
     cache.insert(target_file.clone());
 
     Ok(target_file)
@@ -45,14 +58,26 @@ async fn download_to_file(path: &Path, downloader: &SolcDownloader) -> anyhow::R
 
     #[cfg(unix)]
     {
-        let mut permissions = file.metadata()?.permissions();
+        let mut permissions = file
+            .metadata()
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to read metadata for {}", path.display()))?
+            .permissions();
         permissions.set_mode(permissions.mode() | 0o111);
-        file.set_permissions(permissions)?;
+        file.set_permissions(permissions).with_context(|| {
+            format!("Failed to set executable permissions on {}", path.display())
+        })?;
     }
 
     let mut file = BufWriter::new(file);
-    file.write_all(&downloader.download().await?)?;
-    file.flush()?;
+    file.write_all(
+        &downloader
+            .download()
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to download solc binary bytes")?,
+    )
+    .with_context(|| format!("Failed to write solc binary to {}", path.display()))?;
+    file.flush()
+        .with_context(|| format!("Failed to flush file {}", path.display()))?;
     drop(file);
 
     #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
@@ -63,8 +88,20 @@ async fn download_to_file(path: &Path, downloader: &SolcDownloader) -> anyhow::R
         .stderr(std::process::Stdio::null())
         .stdout(std::process::Stdio::null())
         .stdout(std::process::Stdio::null())
-        .spawn()?
-        .wait()?;
+        .spawn()
+        .with_context(|| {
+            format!(
+                "Failed to spawn xattr to remove quarantine attribute on {}",
+                path.display()
+            )
+        })?
+        .wait()
+        .with_context(|| {
+            format!(
+                "Failed waiting for xattr operation to complete on {}",
+                path.display()
+            )
+        })?;
 
     Ok(())
 }

crates/solc-binaries/src/download.rs

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use semver::Version;
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 
 use crate::list::List;
+use anyhow::Context;
 
 pub static LIST_CACHE: LazyLock<Mutex<HashMap<&'static str, List>>> =
     LazyLock::new(Default::default);
@@ -30,7 +31,12 @@ impl List {
             return Ok(list.clone());
         }
 
-        let body: List = reqwest::get(url).await?.json().await?;
+        let body: List = reqwest::get(url)
+            .await
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to GET solc list from {url}"))?
+            .json()
+            .await
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to deserialize solc list JSON from {url}"))?;
 
         LIST_CACHE.lock().unwrap().insert(url, body.clone());
 
@@ -68,7 +74,8 @@ impl SolcDownloader {
             }),
             VersionOrRequirement::Requirement(requirement) => {
                 let Some(version) = List::download(list)
-                    .await?
+                    .await
+                    .with_context(|| format!("Failed to download solc builds list from {list}"))?
                     .builds
                     .into_iter()
                     .map(|build| build.version)
@@ -107,11 +114,20 @@ impl SolcDownloader {
     /// Errors out if the download fails or the digest of the downloaded file
     /// mismatches the expected digest from the release [List].
     pub async fn download(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<u8>> {
-        let builds = List::download(self.list).await?.builds;
+        let builds = List::download(self.list)
+            .await
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to download solc builds list from {}", self.list))?
+            .builds;
         let build = builds
             .iter()
             .find(|build| build.version == self.version)
-            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("solc v{} not found builds", self.version))?;
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("solc v{} not found builds", self.version))
+            .with_context(|| {
+                format!(
+                    "Requested solc version {} was not found in builds list fetched from {}",
+                    self.version, self.list
+                )
+            })?;
 
         let path = build.path.clone();
         let expected_digest = build
@@ -121,7 +137,13 @@ impl SolcDownloader {
             .to_string();
         let url = format!("{}/{}/{}", Self::BASE_URL, self.target, path.display());
 
-        let file = reqwest::get(url).await?.bytes().await?.to_vec();
+        let file = reqwest::get(&url)
+            .await
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to GET solc binary from {url}"))?
+            .bytes()
+            .await
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to read solc binary bytes from {url}"))?
+            .to_vec();
 
         if hex::encode(Sha256::digest(&file)) != expected_digest {
             anyhow::bail!("sha256 mismatch for solc version {}", self.version);

crates/solc-binaries/src/lib.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
+use anyhow::Context;
 use cache::get_or_download;
 use download::SolcDownloader;
 
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ pub async fn download_solc(
         SolcDownloader::windows(version).await
     } else {
         unimplemented!()
-    }?;
+    }
+    .context("Failed to initialize the Solc Downloader")?;
 
     get_or_download(cache_directory, &downloader).await
 }

run_tests.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Revive Differential Tests - Quick Start Script
+# This script clones the test repository, sets up the corpus file, and runs the tool
+
+set -e  # Exit on any error
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Configuration
+TEST_REPO_URL="https://github.com/paritytech/resolc-compiler-tests"
+TEST_REPO_DIR="resolc-compiler-tests"
+CORPUS_FILE="./corpus.json"
+WORKDIR="workdir"
+
+# Optional positional argument: path to polkadot-sdk directory
+POLKADOT_SDK_DIR="${1:-}"
+
+# Binary paths (default to names in $PATH)
+REVIVE_DEV_NODE_BIN="revive-dev-node"
+ETH_RPC_BIN="eth-rpc"
+SUBSTRATE_NODE_BIN="substrate-node"
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}=== Revive Differential Tests Quick Start ===${NC}"
+echo ""
+
+# Check if test repo already exists
+if [ -d "$TEST_REPO_DIR" ]; then
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Test repository already exists. Pulling latest changes...${NC}"
+    cd "$TEST_REPO_DIR"
+    git pull
+    cd ..
+else
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Cloning test repository...${NC}"
+    git clone "$TEST_REPO_URL"
+fi
+
+# If polkadot-sdk path is provided, verify and use binaries from there; build if needed
+if [ -n "$POLKADOT_SDK_DIR" ]; then
+    if [ ! -d "$POLKADOT_SDK_DIR" ]; then
+        echo -e "${RED}Provided polkadot-sdk directory does not exist: $POLKADOT_SDK_DIR${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    POLKADOT_SDK_DIR=$(realpath "$POLKADOT_SDK_DIR")
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Using polkadot-sdk at: $POLKADOT_SDK_DIR${NC}"
+
+    REVIVE_DEV_NODE_BIN="$POLKADOT_SDK_DIR/target/release/revive-dev-node"
+    ETH_RPC_BIN="$POLKADOT_SDK_DIR/target/release/eth-rpc"
+    SUBSTRATE_NODE_BIN="$POLKADOT_SDK_DIR/target/release/substrate-node"
+
+    if [ ! -x "$REVIVE_DEV_NODE_BIN" ] || [ ! -x "$ETH_RPC_BIN" ] || [ ! -x "$SUBSTRATE_NODE_BIN" ]; then
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}Required binaries not found in release target. Building...${NC}"
+        (cd "$POLKADOT_SDK_DIR" && cargo build --release --package revive-dev-node --package eth-rpc --package substrate-node)
+    fi
+
+    for bin in "$REVIVE_DEV_NODE_BIN" "$ETH_RPC_BIN" "$SUBSTRATE_NODE_BIN"; do
+        if [ ! -x "$bin" ]; then
+            echo -e "${RED}Expected binary not found after build: $bin${NC}"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    done
+else
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}No polkadot-sdk path provided. Using binaries from $PATH.${NC}"
+fi
+
+# Create corpus file with absolute path resolved at runtime
+echo -e "${GREEN}Creating corpus file...${NC}"
+ABSOLUTE_PATH=$(realpath "$TEST_REPO_DIR/fixtures/solidity/")
+
+cat > "$CORPUS_FILE" << EOF
+{
+  "name": "MatterLabs Solidity Simple, Complex, and Semantic Tests",
+  "path": "$ABSOLUTE_PATH"
+}
+EOF
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}Corpus file created: $CORPUS_FILE${NC}"
+
+# Create workdir if it doesn't exist
+mkdir -p "$WORKDIR"
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}Starting differential tests...${NC}"
+echo "This may take a while..."
+echo ""
+
+# Run the tool
+RUST_LOG="error" cargo run --release -- \
+    --corpus "$CORPUS_FILE" \
+    --workdir "$WORKDIR" \
+    --number-of-nodes 5 \
+    --kitchensink "$SUBSTRATE_NODE_BIN" \
+    --revive-dev-node "$REVIVE_DEV_NODE_BIN" \
+    --eth_proxy "$ETH_RPC_BIN" \
+    > logs.log \
+    2> output.log
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}=== Test run completed! ===${NC}"