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integration-tests/go.sum

@@ -951,6 +951,8 @@ github.com/libp2p/go-buffer-pool v0.1.0 h1:oK4mSFcQz7cTQIfqbe4MIj9gLW+mnanjyFtc6
 github.com/libp2p/go-buffer-pool v0.1.0/go.mod h1:N+vh8gMqimBzdKkSMVuydVDq+UV5QTWy5HSiZacSbPg=
 github.com/liggitt/tabwriter v0.0.0-20181228230101-89fcab3d43de h1:9TO3cAIGXtEhnIaL+V+BEER86oLrvS+kWobKpbJuye0=
 github.com/liggitt/tabwriter v0.0.0-20181228230101-89fcab3d43de/go.mod h1:zAbeS9B/r2mtpb6U+EI2rYA5OAXxsYw6wTamcNW+zcE=
+github.com/linkedin/goavro/v2 v2.12.0 h1:rIQQSj8jdAUlKQh6DttK8wCRv4t4QO09g1C4aBWXslg=
+github.com/linkedin/goavro/v2 v2.12.0/go.mod h1:KXx+erlq+RPlGSPmLF7xGo6SAbh8sCQ53x064+ioxhk=
 github.com/linxGnu/grocksdb v1.7.16 h1:Q2co1xrpdkr5Hx3Fp+f+f7fRGhQFQhvi/+226dtLmA8=
 github.com/linxGnu/grocksdb v1.7.16/go.mod h1:JkS7pl5qWpGpuVb3bPqTz8nC12X3YtPZT+Xq7+QfQo4=
 github.com/lithammer/dedent v1.1.0 h1:VNzHMVCBNG1j0fh3OrsFRkVUwStdDArbgBWoPAffktY=

integration-tests/relayinterface/lookups_test.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package relayinterface
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ func TestPDALookups(t *testing.T) {
 			IsWritable: true,
 		}
 
-		ctx := context.Background()
+		ctx := tests.Context(t)
 		result, err := pdaLookup.Resolve(ctx, nil, nil, nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, expectedMeta, result)
@@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ func TestPDALookups(t *testing.T) {
 			IsWritable: true,
 		}
 
-		ctx := context.Background()
+		ctx := tests.Context(t)
 		args := map[string]interface{}{
 			"test_seed":    seed1,
 			"another_seed": seed2,
@@ -206,7 +205,7 @@ func TestPDALookups(t *testing.T) {
 			IsWritable: true,
 		}
 
-		ctx := context.Background()
+		ctx := tests.Context(t)
 		args := map[string]interface{}{
 			"test_seed": []byte("data"),
 		}
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ func TestPDALookups(t *testing.T) {
 			IsWritable: true,
 		}
 
-		ctx := context.Background()
+		ctx := tests.Context(t)
 		args := map[string]interface{}{
 			"test_seed":    seed1,
 			"another_seed": seed2,

pkg/solana/chainwriter/ccip_example_config.go

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package chainwriter
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-
-	commoncodec "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/codec"
 )
 
 func TestConfig() {
@@ -22,14 +20,9 @@ func TestConfig() {
 	executionReportSingleChainIDL := `{"name":"ExecutionReportSingleChain","type":{"kind":"struct","fields":[{"name":"source_chain_selector","type":"u64"},{"name":"message","type":{"defined":"Any2SolanaRampMessage"}},{"name":"root","type":{"array":["u8",32]}},{"name":"proofs","type":{"vec":{"array":["u8",32]}}}]}},{"name":"Any2SolanaRampMessage","type":{"kind":"struct","fields":[{"name":"header","type":{"defined":"RampMessageHeader"}},{"name":"sender","type":{"vec":"u8"}},{"name":"data","type":{"vec":"u8"}},{"name":"receiver","type":{"array":["u8",32]}},{"name":"extra_args","type":{"defined":"SolanaExtraArgs"}}]}},{"name":"RampMessageHeader","type":{"kind":"struct","fields":[{"name":"message_id","type":{"array":["u8",32]}},{"name":"source_chain_selector","type":"u64"},{"name":"dest_chain_selector","type":"u64"},{"name":"sequence_number","type":"u64"},{"name":"nonce","type":"u64"}]}},{"name":"SolanaExtraArgs","type":{"kind":"struct","fields":[{"name":"compute_units","type":"u32"},{"name":"allow_out_of_order_execution","type":"bool"}]}}`
 
 	executeConfig := MethodConfig{
-		FromAddress: userAddress,
-		InputModifications: commoncodec.ModifiersConfig{
-			// remove merkle root since it isn't a part of the on-chain type
-			&commoncodec.DropModifierConfig{
-				Fields: []string{"Message.ExtraArgs.MerkleRoot"},
-			},
-		},
-		ChainSpecificName: "execute",
+		FromAddress:        userAddress,
+		InputModifications: nil,
+		ChainSpecificName:  "execute",
 		// LookupTables are on-chain stores of accounts. They can be used in two ways:
 		// 1. As a way to store a list of accounts that are all associated together (i.e. Token State registry)
 		// 2. To compress the transactions in a TX and reduce the size of the TX. (The traditional way)

pkg/solana/chainwriter/chain_writer.go

@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ func (s *SolanaChainWriterService) SubmitTransaction(ctx context.Context, contra
 	}
 
 	// Prepare transaction
-	programID, err := solana.PublicKeyFromBase58(contractName)
+	programID, err := solana.PublicKeyFromBase58(toAddress)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errorWithDebugID(fmt.Errorf("error parsing program ID: %w", err), debugID)
 	}
@@ -281,11 +281,6 @@ func (s *SolanaChainWriterService) SubmitTransaction(ctx context.Context, contra
 	return nil
 }
 
-var (
-	_ services.Service     = &SolanaChainWriterService{}
-	_ types.ContractWriter = &SolanaChainWriterService{}
-)
-
 // GetTransactionStatus returns the current status of a transaction in the underlying chain's TXM.
 func (s *SolanaChainWriterService) GetTransactionStatus(ctx context.Context, transactionID string) (types.TransactionStatus, error) {
 	return s.txm.GetTransactionStatus(ctx, transactionID)

pkg/solana/chainwriter/helpers.go

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func GetValuesAtLocation(args any, location string) ([][]byte, error) {
 }
 
 func GetDebugIDAtLocation(args any, location string) (string, error) {
-	debugIDList, err := GetValueAtLocation(args, location)
+	debugIDList, err := GetValuesAtLocation(args, location)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -67,26 +67,6 @@ func GetDebugIDAtLocation(args any, location string) (string, error) {
 	return debugID, nil
 }
 
-func GetValueAtLocation(args any, location string) ([][]byte, error) {
-	path := strings.Split(location, ".")
-
-	valueList, err := traversePath(args, path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	var values [][]byte
-	for _, value := range valueList {
-		byteArray, ok := value.([]byte)
-		if !ok {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid value format at path: %s", location)
-		}
-		values = append(values, byteArray)
-	}
-
-	return values, nil
-}
-
 func errorWithDebugID(err error, debugID string) error {
 	if debugID == "" {
 		return err