Time

Time represents a specific moment within a universe's timeline.

Representation

Time is conceptually similar to a tuple of (block_num, txn_index, log_index), providing a structured way to track when events occur.

struct Time {
    uint64 block;
    uint32 second;
    uint32 third;
}

Type	Field	Description
`uint64`	`block`	The number of the block on the universe chain where the event occurred.
`uint32`	`second`	The index of the transaction within that block where the event was logged.
`uint32`	`third`	The index of the log entry within the transaction that records the event.

The Time structure can be encoded into a u128:

(uint128(block) << 64) | (uint128(second) << 32) | uint128(third)

Time is commonly written in the format of block:second:third.

For example:

0:0:0 - The beginning of a universe.
123456:0:0 - An event occurring at block 123456, transaction 0, log entry 0.
122456:7:8 - An event occurring at block 122456, transaction 7, log entry 8.