generatetime
Generatetime is a metadata concept referring to the timestamp associated with the moment a piece of data or content is produced by a generator. It serves as a record of when generation occurred and is often used for ordering, auditing, and reproducibility in data pipelines, simulations, and procedural content systems.
Generatetime can be generated in several ways. It may be derived deterministically from a fixed seed and
Generatetime is distinct from creation time or processing time; it specifically marks production time within the
Implementation considerations include documenting the time source (deterministic seed versus system clock), ensuring time zone and
Example applications include procedural content generation in games, where generaltime helps recreate builds, and synthetic data