Update app.py

app.py

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 # • Pulls the last 40 Treasury “Debt to the Penny” points
 # • Derives a $/sec rate from point-0 and point-30 (or falls back to the last
 #   two distinct points when needed)
-# • Projects the current debt from the timestamp of the latest record
+# • Projects the current debt from the timestamp (00:01 UTC) of the latest
+#   record all the way to *now*—no 12-hour guard
 #
 # Endpoints
 #   /            – simple text “running” check
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ app = Flask(__name__)
 # ─────────────────── runtime state ────────────────────
 DEBT_STATE = {
     "debt_at_record": 0.0,   # value at latest record date
-    "record_time":    0.0,   # epoch seconds for that record date (00:00 UTC)
+    "record_time":    0.0,   # epoch seconds for that record date (00:01 UTC)
     "rate_per_sec":   0.0,   # $/s derived from chosen points
     "last_refresh":   0.0
 }
@@ -45,9 +46,10 @@ def load_debt_records():
         for item in r.json()["data"]
     ]   # newest first
 
-def epoch(date_str):
-    # record_date is YYYY-MM-DD (interpreted as 00:00 UTC)
-    return time.mktime(time.strptime(date_str, "%Y-%m-%d"))
+def epoch_0001utc(date_str: str) -> float:
+    """Convert YYYY-MM-DD to seconds since epoch at 00:01 UTC of that day."""
+    tm = time.strptime(date_str, "%Y-%m-%d")
+    return time.mktime(tm) + 60          # add 60 s → 00:01 UTC
 
 # ─────────────────── background refresher ────────────
 def refresher():
@@ -57,22 +59,20 @@ def refresher():
             (d0_date, d0_val) = recs[0]
 
             # attempt the long-horizon slope
-            candidate = None
-            if len(recs) > HORIZON:
-                candidate = recs[HORIZON]
+            candidate = recs[HORIZON] if len(recs) > HORIZON else None
 
             if candidate and candidate[1] != d0_val:
-                (dk_date, dk_val) = candidate       # point-30 (≈ one month ago)
+                (dk_date, dk_val) = candidate       # point-30
             else:
                 # fall back to previous distinct point
                 dk_date, dk_val = next(
                     (d for d in recs[1:] if d[1] != d0_val),
                     (None, None)
                 )
-                if dk_date is None:                 # still identical, give up
+                if dk_date is None:
                     raise ValueError("Could not find two distinct points")
 
-            t0, tk = epoch(d0_date), epoch(dk_date)
+            t0, tk = epoch_0001utc(d0_date), epoch_0001utc(dk_date)
             rate   = (d0_val - dk_val) / (t0 - tk)  # $/s (may be negative)
 
             DEBT_STATE.update(
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def refresher():
             )
 
             print(
-                f"[refresh] {d0_date=}  debt={d0_val:,.2f}  "
+                f"[refresh] latest={d0_date}  debt={d0_val:,.2f}  "
                 f"rate={rate:,.2f}$/s  horizon={t0 - tk:.0f}s"
             )
 
@@ -102,9 +102,7 @@ def root():
 @app.route("/api/debt")
 def api_debt():
     now     = time.time()
-    # subtract 12 h guard so we never “project into the future” for the
-    # current calendar day, yet keep full projection when record is >1 d old
-    elapsed = max(0.0, now - DEBT_STATE["record_time"] - 12*3600)
+    elapsed = max(0.0, now - DEBT_STATE["record_time"])  # **no 12-h guard**
     current = DEBT_STATE["debt_at_record"] + DEBT_STATE["rate_per_sec"] * elapsed
     return jsonify(
         startingDebt  = current,