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map_causal_chains maps the trajectory of directional signals as they emerge at the microscale and propagate through a hierarchy of increasing timeframes. By identifying the origin of a change, it constructs causal chains to quantify how micro-scale shifts evolve into structural change across expanding time scales.
Function Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|
| data_input | list[tuple] | True | A list of tuples containing the source (URL or local path) and the associated timeframe label e.g. (‘path/to/file.csv’, ‘1m’). |
Supported Time Resolutions
| Unit | Symbol | Seconds (s) |
|---|
| Planck Time | pt | 5.39×10−44 |
| Yoctosecond | ys | 10−24 |
| Zeptosecond | zs | 10−21 |
| Attosecond | as | 10−18 |
| Femtosecond | fs | 10−15 |
| Picosecond | ps | 10−12 |
| Nanosecond | ns | 10−9 |
| Microsecond | us | 10−6 |
| Millisecond | ms | 10−3 |
| Second | s | 1 |
| Minute | m | 60 |
| Hour | h | 3,600 |
| Day | d | 86,400 |
| Week | w | 604,800 |
Python Code Example
import sumtyme
# Initialise the sumtyme client with the provided API key from your dashboard
client = sumtyme.client(apikey='your-api-key-here')
# Ensure API outputs start from the same timestamp
api_outputs = [
("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sumteam/data_store/main/GLD/api_outputs/GLD_1s_reactive_outputs.csv", '1s'),
("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sumteam/data_store/main/GLD/api_outputs/GLD_5s_reactive_outputs.csv", '5s'),
("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sumteam/data_store/main/GLD/api_outputs/GLD_15s_reactive_outputs.csv", '15s'),
("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sumteam/data_store/main/GLD/api_outputs/GLD_30s_reactive_outputs.csv", '30s'),
("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sumteam/data_store/main/GLD/api_outputs/GLD_1m_reactive_outputs.csv", '1m'),
("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sumteam/data_store/main/GLD/api_outputs/GLD_2m_reactive_outputs.csv", '2m'),
("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sumteam/data_store/main/GLD/api_outputs/GLD_5m_reactive_outputs.csv", '5m'),
("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sumteam/data_store/main/GLD/api_outputs/GLD_10m_reactive_outputs.csv", '10m'),
]
# Execute Causal Mapping
# initial_chain_starts (dataframe): Specific datetime where a chain first starts based on observed timeframes
# causal_chain_details (dataframe): A detailed breakdown of how the signal moved across different timeframes.
initial_chain_starts, causal_chain_details = client.map_causal_chains(api_outputs=api_outputs)
# Output results for review
print("--- Chain Inception Points ---")
print(initial_chain_starts)
print("\n--- Detailed Causal Path Analysis ---")
print(causal_chain_details)