Rewording of newsfragments and exception message. Add some TODOs.

newsfragments/2406.bugfix.rst

@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-In the Worker's commitment tracker, the logic to check for what's the current period should happen before the logic to track pending transactions.
-Otherwise, it's possible to try to fire a replacement transaction in the context of a different period.
+Fixes logical bug in ``WorkTracker`` to ensure commitment transactions can only be issued once per period.

nucypher/blockchain/eth/interfaces.py

@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class BlockchainInterface:
             self.client.inject_middleware(geth_poa_middleware, layer=0)
 
         self.client.add_middleware(middleware.time_based_cache_middleware)
-        # self.client.add_middleware(middleware.latest_block_based_cache_middleware)
+        # self.client.add_middleware(middleware.latest_block_based_cache_middleware)  # TODO: This line causes failed tests and nonce reuse in tests. See #2348.
         self.client.add_middleware(middleware.simple_cache_middleware)
 
         self.set_gas_strategy()

nucypher/cli/commands/stake.py

@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ class TransactingStakerOptions:
 
     def get_blockchain(self):
         blockchain = self.staker_options.get_blockchain()
-        if self.gas_price:
+        if self.gas_price:  # TODO: Consider performing this step in the init of EthereumClient
             fixed_price_strategy = construct_fixed_price_gas_strategy(gas_price=self.gas_price, denomination="gwei")
             blockchain.set_gas_strategy(fixed_price_strategy)
         return blockchain

nucypher/utilities/gas_strategies.py

@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ def wrap_web3_gas_strategy(speed: Optional[str] = None):
         try:
             return web3_gas_strategy(*args, **kwargs)
         except ValidationError as e:
-            raise GasStrategyError("Calling the web3 gas strategy failed, probably due to an unsynced chain.") from e
+            raise GasStrategyError(f"Calling the '{speed}' web3 gas strategy failed. "
+                                   f"Verify your Ethereum provider connection and syncing status.") from e
 
     _wrapper.name = speed