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Calls

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set

Set the current time. This call should be invoked exactly once per block. It will panic at the finalization phase, if this call hasn’t been invoked by that time. The timestamp should be greater than the previous one by the amount specified by MinimumPeriod. The dispatch origin for this call must be Inherent. Namespace 
api.tx.timestamp.set
Type 
function set(
  now: Compact<u64>
)

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Storage

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didUpdate

Did the timestamp get updated in this block? Namespace 
api.query.timestamp.didUpdate
Type 
function didUpdate(

): bool

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now

Current time for the current block. Namespace 
api.query.timestamp.now
Type 
function now(

): u64
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minimumPeriod

The minimum period between blocks. Beware that this is different to the expected period that the block production apparatus provides. Your chosen consensus system will generally work with this to determine a sensible block time. e.g. For Aura, it will be double this period on default settings. Namespace 
api.consts.timestamp.minimumPeriod
Type 
type minimumPeriod = u64