[eth-rpc]: add resumable block sync and improve CLI arguments (#11153)

- New `block_sync` module syncs backward from the latest finalized block
to the first EVM block, with restart-safe checkpoint tracking via a
`sync_state` SQLite table.
- On restart, fills only the top gap (new blocks) and bottom gap
(remaining backfill) without re-syncing completed ranges.
- Auto-discovers and persists `first_evm_block` — the lowest block with
EVM support on the chain.
- Chain identity verification: stores genesis hash in `sync_state` and
validates on startup; detects stale boundaries after reorgs.

New `--eth-pruning` flag replaces `--database-url`, `--cache-size`,
`--index-last-n-blocks`, and `--earliest-receipt-block`:
- `--eth-pruning archive` (default): persistent on-disk DB with backward
historical sync.
- `--eth-pruning <N>`: in-memory DB keeping the latest N blocks.

| Previous flag | Replacement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `--cache-size N` | `--eth-pruning N` | In-memory DB, keeps latest N
blocks |
| `--database-url sqlite::memory:` | `--eth-pruning N` | --eth-pruning N
always uses in-memory DB |
| `--database-url /path/to/db.sqlite` | `--base-path /path/to/dir` |
Persistent DB stored as `eth-rpc.db` inside the directory |
| `--index-last-n-blocks N` | `--eth-pruning archive` | Syncs all
finalized blocks down to the first EVM block |
| `--earliest-receipt-block N` | _(removed)_ | Replaced by
auto-discovered `first_evm_block` |

> **Note:** `--dev` automatically uses a temporary directory with an
on-disk DB, which is deleted on exit.

> **Note:** When `--base-path` is omitted, the DB is stored in the
default OS data directory:
> - macOS: `~/Library/Application Support/eth-rpc/`
> - Linux: `~/.local/share/eth-rpc/`
> - Windows: `%APPDATA%\eth-rpc\`

```bash
eth-rpc --dev

eth-rpc --node-rpc-url wss://example.com:443 --eth-pruning 512

eth-rpc --node-rpc-url wss://example.com:443

eth-rpc --node-rpc-url wss://example.com:443 --base-path /data/eth-rpc

eth-rpc --node-rpc-url wss://example.com:443 --eth-pruning archive

paritytech/contract-issues#271

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Co-authored-by: cmd[bot] <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
(cherry picked from commit 8c6f760)

Author: marian-radu

.github/assets/revive-dev-node-polkavm-resolc.json

@@ -1 +1,13 @@
-{}
+{
+  "fixtures/solidity/complex/create/create2_many/test.json::1::E M3 S+": "Failed",
+  "fixtures/solidity/complex/create/create2_many/test.json::1::Y M3 S+": "Failed",
+  "fixtures/solidity/complex/create/create_many/test.json::1::E M3 S+": "Failed",
+  "fixtures/solidity/complex/create/create_many/test.json::1::Y M3 S+": "Failed",
+  "fixtures/solidity/translated_semantic_tests/array/array_storage_index_boundary_test/test.json::0::E M0 S-": "Failed",
+  "fixtures/solidity/translated_semantic_tests/array/array_storage_push_empty/test.json::0::E M0 S-": "Failed",
+  "fixtures/solidity/translated_semantic_tests/array/copying/bytes_storage_to_storage/test.json::0::E M0 S-": "Failed",
+  "fixtures/solidity/translated_semantic_tests/array/copying/nested_array_element_storage_to_memory/test.json::0::E M0 S-": "Failed",
+  "fixtures/solidity/translated_semantic_tests/array/copying/nested_array_element_storage_to_storage/test.json::0::E M0 S-": "Failed",
+  "fixtures/solidity/translated_semantic_tests/events/event_indexed_string/test.json::0::E M0 S-": "Failed",
+  "fixtures/solidity/translated_semantic_tests/storageLayoutSpecifier/mapping_storage_end/test.json::0::E M0 S-": "Failed"
+}

.github/assets/revive-dev-node-revm-solc.json

@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ jobs:
         id: download
         uses: ./.github/actions/get-resolc
       - name: Run revive differential tests
-        uses: paritytech/revive-differential-tests/.github/actions/run-differential-tests@004a36f4e88228ee1331cb598c8873ab7315e3f0
+        uses: paritytech/revive-differential-tests/.github/actions/run-differential-tests@b9cff329db2c981f706297150c6cb1f4a5d490c3
         with:
           platform: ${{ matrix.platform }}
           cargo-command: "forklift cargo"
-          revive-differential-tests-ref: "004a36f4e88228ee1331cb598c8873ab7315e3f0"
+          revive-differential-tests-ref: "b9cff329db2c981f706297150c6cb1f4a5d490c3"
           resolc-path: ${{ steps.download.outputs.resolc-path }}
           expectations-file-path: ./.github/assets/${{ matrix.platform }}.json
 

.github/workflows/tests-evm.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+title: '[eth-rpc]: add resumable block sync and improve CLI arguments'
+doc:
+- audience: Runtime Dev
+  description: |
+    ### Resumable block sync
+    - New block_sync module syncs backward from the latest finalized block to the first EVM block, with restart-safe checkpoint tracking via a sync_state SQLite table.
+    - On restart, fills only the top gap (new blocks) and bottom gap (remaining backfill) without re-syncing completed ranges.
+    - Auto-discovers and persists `first_evm_block` — the lowest block with EVM support on the chain.
+    - Chain identity verification: validates stored genesis hash on startup to detect database reuse across different chains; verifies sync boundary hashes to detect pruned blocks on the connected node.
+
+    ### CLI rework
+    New `--eth-pruning` flag replaces `--database-url`, `--cache-size`, `--index-last-n-blocks`, and `--earliest-receipt-block`:
+    - `--eth-pruning archive` (default): persistent on-disk DB with backward historical sync.
+    - `--eth-pruning <N>`: in-memory DB keeping the latest N blocks.
+crates:
+- name: pallet-revive-eth-rpc
+  bump: major