refactor: implement epoch clock logic #7215

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Linter	1m 54s
E2E tests (ubuntu-latest)	8m 19s
E2E tests (macos-latest)	11m 54s
Format check	48s
Integration tests (windows-latest)	3m 45s
Build	1m 33s
Integration tests (macos-latest)	2m 23s
E2E tests (windows-latest)	15m 9s
Unit tests (windows-latest)	2m 45s
Integration tests (ubuntu-latest)	1m 47s
Unit tests (ubuntu-latest)	1m 20s
Unit tests (macos-latest)	1m 57s
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