fix: block validation issues (#2125)

src/ape/api/providers.py

@@ -108,12 +108,17 @@ def validate_size(cls, values, handler):
         gets returned in computed field "size".
         """
 
-        if not hasattr(values, "pop"):
-            # Handle weird AttributeDict missing pop method.
-            # https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/3326
-            values = {**values}
+        if isinstance(values, BlockAPI):
+            size = values.size
+
+        else:
+            if not hasattr(values, "pop"):
+                # Handle weird AttributeDict missing pop method.
+                # https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py/issues/3326
+                values = {**values}
+
+            size = values.pop("size", None)
 
-        size = values.pop("size", None)
         model = handler(values)
         if size is not None:
             model._size = size

tests/functional/test_block.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import pytest
 from eth_pydantic_types import HexBytes
+from web3.types import BlockData
 
 from ape_ethereum.ecosystem import Block
 
@@ -73,3 +74,21 @@ def test_block_uncles(block):
     data["uncles"] = uncles
     actual = Block.model_validate(data)
     assert actual.uncles == uncles
+
+
+def test_model_dump_and_validate(block):
+    model_dump = block.model_dump(by_alias=True)
+    model_validate = Block.model_validate(model_dump)
+    assert model_validate == block
+    # Validate existing model.
+    model_validate_from_model = Block.model_validate(block)
+    assert model_validate_from_model == block
+
+
+def test_model_validate_web3_block():
+    """
+    Show we have good compatability with web3.py native types.
+    """
+    data = BlockData(number=123, timestamp=123, gasLimit=123, gasUsed=100)  # type: ignore
+    actual = Block.model_validate(data)
+    assert actual.number == 123