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Epoch

Operation of the Sui network is temporally partitioned into non-overlapping epochs, and the network aims to keep epochs roughly the same duration as each other. During a particular epoch the following data is fixed:

  • the protocol version
  • the reference gas price
  • the set of participating validators
type Epoch {
  epochId: Int!
  referenceGasPrice: BigInt
  validatorSet: ValidatorSet
  startTimestamp: DateTime!
  endTimestamp: DateTime
  totalCheckpoints: BigInt
  totalTransactions: Int
  totalGasFees: BigInt
  totalStakeRewards: BigInt
  totalStakeSubsidies: BigInt
  fundSize: BigInt
  netInflow: BigInt
  fundInflow: BigInt
  fundOutflow: BigInt
  protocolConfigs: ProtocolConfigs!
  storageFund: StorageFund
  safeMode: SafeMode
  systemStateVersion: Int
  systemParameters: SystemParameters
  systemStakeSubsidy: StakeSubsidy
  liveObjectSetDigest: String
  checkpoints(
    first: Int
    after: String
    last: Int
    before: String
  ): CheckpointConnection!
  transactionBlocks(
    first: Int
    after: String
    last: Int
    before: String
    filter: TransactionBlockFilter
  ): TransactionBlockConnection!
}

Fields​

Epoch.epochId ● Int! non-null scalar​

The epoch's id as a sequence number that starts at 0 and is incremented by one at every epoch change.

Epoch.referenceGasPrice ● BigInt scalar​

The minimum gas price that a quorum of validators are guaranteed to sign a transaction for.

Epoch.validatorSet ● ValidatorSet object​

Validator related properties, including the active validators.

Epoch.startTimestamp ● DateTime! non-null scalar​

The epoch's starting timestamp.

Epoch.endTimestamp ● DateTime scalar​

The epoch's ending timestamp.

Epoch.totalCheckpoints ● BigInt scalar​

The total number of checkpoints in this epoch.

Epoch.totalTransactions ● Int scalar​

The total number of transaction blocks in this epoch.

Epoch.totalGasFees ● BigInt scalar​

The total amount of gas fees (in MIST) that were paid in this epoch.

Epoch.totalStakeRewards ● BigInt scalar​

The total MIST rewarded as stake.

Epoch.totalStakeSubsidies ● BigInt scalar​

The amount added to total gas fees to make up the total stake rewards.

Epoch.fundSize ● BigInt scalar​

The storage fund available in this epoch. This fund is used to redistribute storage fees from past transactions to future validators.

Epoch.netInflow ● BigInt scalar​

The difference between the fund inflow and outflow, representing the net amount of storage fees accumulated in this epoch.

Epoch.fundInflow ● BigInt scalar​

The storage fees paid for transactions executed during the epoch.

Epoch.fundOutflow ● BigInt scalar​

The storage fee rebates paid to users who deleted the data associated with past transactions.

Epoch.protocolConfigs ● ProtocolConfigs! non-null object​

The epoch's corresponding protocol configuration, including the feature flags and the configuration options.

Epoch.storageFund ● StorageFund object​

SUI set aside to account for objects stored on-chain, at the start of the epoch. This is also used for storage rebates.

Epoch.safeMode ● SafeMode object​

Information about whether this epoch was started in safe mode, which happens if the full epoch change logic fails for some reason.

Epoch.systemStateVersion ● Int scalar​

The value of the version field of 0x5, the 0x3::sui::SuiSystemState object. This version changes whenever the fields contained in the system state object (held in a dynamic field attached to 0x5) change.

Epoch.systemParameters ● SystemParameters object​

Details of the system that are decided during genesis.

Epoch.systemStakeSubsidy ● StakeSubsidy object​

Parameters related to the subsidy that supplements staking rewards

Epoch.liveObjectSetDigest ● String scalar​

A commitment by the committee at the end of epoch on the contents of the live object set at that time. This can be used to verify state snapshots.

Epoch.checkpoints ● CheckpointConnection! non-null object​

The epoch's corresponding checkpoints.

Epoch.checkpoints.first ● Int scalar​
Epoch.checkpoints.after ● String scalar​
Epoch.checkpoints.last ● Int scalar​
Epoch.checkpoints.before ● String scalar​

Epoch.transactionBlocks ● TransactionBlockConnection! non-null object​

The epoch's corresponding transaction blocks.

Epoch.transactionBlocks.first ● Int scalar​
Epoch.transactionBlocks.after ● String scalar​
Epoch.transactionBlocks.last ● Int scalar​
Epoch.transactionBlocks.before ● String scalar​
Epoch.transactionBlocks.filter ● TransactionBlockFilter input​

Returned by​

epoch query

Member Of​

ActiveJwk object ● AuthenticatorStateExpireTransaction object ● AuthenticatorStateUpdateTransaction object ● ChangeEpochTransaction object ● Checkpoint object ● ConsensusCommitPrologueTransaction object ● RandomnessStateUpdateTransaction object ● StakedSui object ● TransactionBlock object ● TransactionBlockEffects object