From cba057f8cb3e500c6b1699418121ea2113f1c080 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jared Wasinger <j-wasinger@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:18:02 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] add pre-transaction/post-block-finalization hooks

---
 core/state_processor.go |  4 ++++
 core/tracing/hooks.go   | 11 +++++++++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/core/state_processor.go b/core/state_processor.go
index b66046f50178..3ecadefbc4f1 100644
--- a/core/state_processor.go
+++ b/core/state_processor.go
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ func (p *StateProcessor) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg
 	// Finalize the block, applying any consensus engine specific extras (e.g. block rewards)
 	p.chain.Engine().Finalize(p.chain, header, tracingStateDB, block.Body())
 
+	if hooks := cfg.Tracer; hooks != nil && hooks.OnPreTxExecutionDone != nil {
+		hooks.OnPreTxExecutionDone()
+	}
+
 	return &ProcessResult{
 		Receipts: receipts,
 		Requests: requests,
diff --git a/core/tracing/hooks.go b/core/tracing/hooks.go
index 8e50dc3d8f3e..a383495792e3 100644
--- a/core/tracing/hooks.go
+++ b/core/tracing/hooks.go
@@ -161,6 +161,13 @@ type (
 	// beacon block root.
 	OnSystemCallEndHook = func()
 
+	// OnPreTxExecutionDoneHook is called immediately prior to executing the first
+	// transaction in the block.
+	OnPreTxExecutionDoneHook func()
+
+	// OnBlockFinalizationHook is called immediately after block rewards are applied
+	OnBlockFinalizationHook func()
+
 	/*
 		- State events -
 	*/
@@ -209,6 +216,10 @@ type Hooks struct {
 	OnSystemCallStart   OnSystemCallStartHook
 	OnSystemCallStartV2 OnSystemCallStartHookV2
 	OnSystemCallEnd     OnSystemCallEndHook
+
+	OnPreTxExecutionDone OnPreTxExecutionDoneHook
+	OnBlockFinalization  OnBlockFinalizationHook
+
 	// State events
 	OnBalanceChange BalanceChangeHook
 	OnNonceChange   NonceChangeHook

From 56388262c549442bac065149dca99ca3c640c45f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jared Wasinger <j-wasinger@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:25:48 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix last commit

---
 core/state_processor.go | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/core/state_processor.go b/core/state_processor.go
index 3ecadefbc4f1..db6125eecd10 100644
--- a/core/state_processor.go
+++ b/core/state_processor.go
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ func (p *StateProcessor) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg
 	if config.IsPrague(block.Number(), block.Time()) || config.IsVerkle(block.Number(), block.Time()) {
 		ProcessParentBlockHash(block.ParentHash(), evm)
 	}
+	if hooks := cfg.Tracer; hooks != nil && hooks.OnPreTxExecutionDone != nil {
+		hooks.OnPreTxExecutionDone()
+	}
 
 	// Iterate over and process the individual transactions
 	for i, tx := range block.Transactions() {
@@ -129,8 +132,8 @@ func (p *StateProcessor) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg
 	// Finalize the block, applying any consensus engine specific extras (e.g. block rewards)
 	p.chain.Engine().Finalize(p.chain, header, tracingStateDB, block.Body())
 
-	if hooks := cfg.Tracer; hooks != nil && hooks.OnPreTxExecutionDone != nil {
-		hooks.OnPreTxExecutionDone()
+	if hooks := cfg.Tracer; hooks != nil && hooks.OnBlockFinalization != nil {
+		hooks.OnBlockFinalization()
 	}
 
 	return &ProcessResult{