fix(tick): update tick to use proper timestamp

spec/balances_spec.lua

@@ -8,16 +8,32 @@ describe("balances", function()
 	end)
 
 	it("should transfer tokens", function()
-		local status, result = pcall(balances.transfer, "test-this-is-valid-arweave-wallet-address-2", "test-this-is-valid-arweave-wallet-address-1", 100)
+		local status, result = pcall(
+			balances.transfer,
+			"test-this-is-valid-arweave-wallet-address-2",
+			"test-this-is-valid-arweave-wallet-address-1",
+			100
+		)
 		assert.is_true(status)
-		assert.are.same(result["test-this-is-valid-arweave-wallet-address-2"], balances.getBalance("test-this-is-valid-arweave-wallet-address-2"))
-		assert.are.same(result["test-this-is-valid-arweave-wallet-address-1"], balances.getBalance("test-this-is-valid-arweave-wallet-address-1"))
+		assert.are.same(
+			result["test-this-is-valid-arweave-wallet-address-2"],
+			balances.getBalance("test-this-is-valid-arweave-wallet-address-2")
+		)
+		assert.are.same(
+			result["test-this-is-valid-arweave-wallet-address-1"],
+			balances.getBalance("test-this-is-valid-arweave-wallet-address-1")
+		)
 		assert.are.equal(100, balances.getBalance("test-this-is-valid-arweave-wallet-address-2"))
 		assert.are.equal(0, balances.getBalance("test-this-is-valid-arweave-wallet-address-1"))
 	end)
 
 	it("should error on insufficient balance", function()
-		local status, result = pcall(balances.transfer, "test-this-is-valid-arweave-wallet-address-2", "test-this-is-valid-arweave-wallet-address-1", 101)
+		local status, result = pcall(
+			balances.transfer,
+			"test-this-is-valid-arweave-wallet-address-2",
+			"test-this-is-valid-arweave-wallet-address-1",
+			101
+		)
 		assert.is_false(status)
 		assert.match("Insufficient balance", result)
 		assert.are.equal(0, balances.getBalance("test-this-is-valid-arweave-wallet-address-2"))

spec/demand_spec.lua

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ describe("demand", function()
 			fees = constants.genesisFees,
 		}
 		demand.updateSettings({
+			periodZeroStartTimestamp = 0,
 			movingAvgPeriodCount = 7,
 			periodLengthMs = 60 * 1000 * 24, -- one day
 			demandFactorBaseValue = 1,
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ describe("demand", function()
 	describe("purchase count criteria", function()
 		before_each(function()
 			demand.updateSettings({
+				periodZeroStartTimestamp = 0,
 				movingAvgPeriodCount = 7,
 				periodLengthMs = 60 * 1000 * 24, -- one day
 				demandFactorBaseValue = 1,

src/demand.lua

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 local constants = require("constants")
 local utils = require("utils")
-local json = require("json")
 local demand = {}
 
 DemandFactor = DemandFactor
 	or {
-		startTimestamp = 1719381600000, -- 06-26-2024
 		currentPeriod = 0,
 		trailingPeriodPurchases = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }, -- Acts as a ring buffer of trailing period purchase counts
 		trailingPeriodRevenues = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }, -- Acts as a ring buffer of trailing period revenues
@@ -16,16 +14,18 @@ DemandFactor = DemandFactor
 		fees = constants.genesisFees,
 	}
 
-local demandFactorSettings = {
-	movingAvgPeriodCount = 7,
-	periodLengthMs = 60 * 60 * 1000 * 24, -- one day in milseconds
-	demandFactorBaseValue = 1,
-	demandFactorMin = 0.5,
-	demandFactorUpAdjustment = 0.05,
-	demandFactorDownAdjustment = 0.025,
-	stepDownThreshold = 3,
-	criteria = "revenue",
-}
+DemandFactorSettings = DemandFactorSettings
+	or {
+		periodZeroStartTimestamp = 1719381600000, -- 06/26/2025 @ 12:00am (UTC)
+		movingAvgPeriodCount = 7,
+		periodLengthMs = 60 * 60 * 1000 * 24, -- one day in milseconds
+		demandFactorBaseValue = 1,
+		demandFactorMin = 0.5,
+		demandFactorUpAdjustment = 0.05,
+		demandFactorDownAdjustment = 0.025,
+		stepDownThreshold = 3,
+		criteria = "revenue",
+	}
 
 function demand.tallyNamePurchase(qty)
 	demand.incrementPurchasesThisPeriodRevenue(1)
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ end
 function demand.isDemandIncreasing()
 	local currentPeriod = demand.getCurrentPeriod()
 	local settings = demand.getSettings()
+
+	-- check that we have settings
+	if not settings then
+		print("No settings found")
+		return false
+	end
+
 	local purchasesLastPeriod = demand.getTrailingPeriodPurchases()[currentPeriod] or 0
 	local revenueInLastPeriod = demand.getTrailingPeriodRevenues()[currentPeriod] or 0
 	local mvgAvgOfTrailingNamePurchases = demand.mvgAvgTrailingPurchaseCounts()
@@ -68,7 +75,14 @@ end
 -- update at the end of the demand if the current timestamp results in a period greater than our current state
 function demand.shouldUpdateDemandFactor(currentTimestamp)
 	local settings = demand.getSettings()
-	local calculatedPeriod = math.floor((currentTimestamp - DemandFactor.startTimestamp) / settings.periodLengthMs) + 1
+
+	if not settings or not settings.periodZeroStartTimestamp then
+		return false
+	end
+
+	local calculatedPeriod = math.floor(
+		(currentTimestamp - settings.periodZeroStartTimestamp) / settings.periodLengthMs
+	) + 1
 	return calculatedPeriod > demand.getCurrentPeriod()
 end
 
@@ -80,6 +94,12 @@ function demand.updateDemandFactor(timestamp)
 
 	local settings = demand.getSettings()
 
+	-- check that we have settings
+	if not settings then
+		print("No settings found")
+		return
+	end
+
 	if demand.isDemandIncreasing() then
 		local upAdjustment = settings.demandFactorUpAdjustment
 		demand.setDemandFactor(demand.getDemandFactor() * (1 + upAdjustment))
@@ -146,7 +166,7 @@ function demand.getFees()
 end
 
 function demand.getSettings()
-	return demandFactorSettings
+	return utils.deepCopy(DemandFactorSettings)
 end
 
 function demand.getConsecutivePeriodsWithMinDemandFactor()
@@ -160,11 +180,14 @@ function demand.getCurrentPeriod()
 end
 
 function demand.updateSettings(settings)
-	demandFactorSettings = settings
+	if not settings then
+		return
+	end
+	DemandFactorSettings = settings
 end
 
 function demand.updateStartTimestamp(timestamp)
-	DemandFactor.startTimestamp = timestamp
+	DemandFactorSettings.periodZeroStartTimestamp = timestamp
 end
 
 function demand.updateCurrentPeriod(period)

src/epochs.lua

@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ local arns = require("arns")
 local epochs = {}
 
 Epochs = Epochs or {}
-
-local epochSettings = {
-	prescribedNameCount = 5,
-	rewardPercentage = 0.0005, -- 0.05%
-	maxObservers = 50,
-	epochZeroStartTimestamp = 1719900000000, -- July 2nd, 00:00:00 UTC
-	durationMs = 60 * 1000 * 60 * 24, -- 24 hours
-	distributionDelayMs = 60 * 1000 * 30, -- 15 blocks / 30 minutes
-}
+EpochSettings = EpochSettings
+	or {
+		prescribedNameCount = 5,
+		rewardPercentage = 0.0005, -- 0.05%
+		maxObservers = 50,
+		epochZeroStartTimestamp = 1719900000000, -- July 2nd, 00:00:00 UTC
+		durationMs = 60 * 1000 * 60 * 24, -- 24 hours
+		distributionDelayMs = 60 * 1000 * 30, -- 15 blocks / 30 minutes
+	}
 
 function epochs.getEpochs()
 	local epochs = utils.deepCopy(Epochs) or {}
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function epochs.getObservers()
 end
 
 function epochs.getSettings()
-	return utils.deepCopy(epochSettings)
+	return utils.deepCopy(EpochSettings)
 end
 
 function epochs.getObservations()
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ end
 
 -- for testing purposes
 function epochs.updateEpochSettings(newSettings)
-	epochSettings = newSettings
+	EpochSettings = newSettings
 end
 
 -- Steps

src/gar.lua

@@ -5,24 +5,25 @@ local gar = {}
 
 GatewayRegistry = GatewayRegistry or {}
 -- TODO: any necessary state modifcations as we iterate go here
-local garSettings = {
-	observers = {
-		maxPerEpoch = 50,
-		tenureWeightDays = 180,
-		tenureWeightPeriod = 180 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, -- aproximately 2 years
-		maxTenureWeight = 4,
-	},
-	operators = {
-		minStake = 50000 * 1000000, -- 50,000 IO
-		withdrawLengthMs = 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, -- 30 days to lower operator stake
-		maxDelegates = 10000,
-		leaveLengthMs = 90 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, -- 90 days that balance will be vaulted
-	},
-	delegates = {
-		minStake = 500 * 1000000, -- 500 IO
-		withdrawLengthMs = 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, -- 30 days
-	},
-}
+GatewayRegistrySettings = GatewayRegistrySettings
+	or {
+		observers = {
+			maxPerEpoch = 50,
+			tenureWeightDays = 180,
+			tenureWeightPeriod = 180 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, -- aproximately 2 years
+			maxTenureWeight = 4,
+		},
+		operators = {
+			minStake = 50000 * 1000000, -- 50,000 IO
+			withdrawLengthMs = 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, -- 30 days to lower operator stake
+			maxDelegates = 10000,
+			leaveLengthMs = 90 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, -- 90 days that balance will be vaulted
+		},
+		delegates = {
+			minStake = 500 * 1000000, -- 500 IO
+			withdrawLengthMs = 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, -- 30 days
+		},
+	}
 
 function gar.joinNetwork(from, stake, settings, observerAddress, timeStamp)
 	gar.assertValidGatewayParameters(from, stake, settings, observerAddress)
@@ -338,7 +339,7 @@ function gar.delegateStake(from, target, qty, currentTimestamp)
 end
 
 function gar.getSettings()
-	return garSettings
+	return utils.deepCopy(GatewayRegistrySettings)
 end
 
 function gar.decreaseDelegateStake(gatewayAddress, delegator, qty, currentTimestamp, messageId)
@@ -543,7 +544,7 @@ end
 
 -- for test purposes
 function gar.updateSettings(newSettings)
-	garSettings = newSettings
+	GatewayRegistrySettings = newSettings
 end
 
 function gar.pruneGateways(currentTimestamp)