Tick class

Last modified: April 27, 2026

Tick class

Observe that the Tick class keeps track of the following variables:

liquidityGross
liquidityNet
feeGrowthOutside0X128
feeGrowthOutside1X128

which, in the previous section, were denoted by $L_g$ , $\Delta L$ , $f_o^0$ , and $f_o^1$ , respectively.

Note also that the method getFeeGrowthInside defines the following variables:

feeGrowthBelow0X128
feeGrowthBelow1X128
feeGrowthAbove0X128
feeGrowthAbove1X128
feeGrowthInside0X128
feeGrowthInside1X128

which correspond to the variables $f_b^0$ , $f_b^1$ , $f_a^0$ , $f_a^1$ , $f_{\mathrm{in}}^0$ , and $f_{\mathrm{in}}^1$ , respectively. Recall that the inside-fee growth for a position with range $[i_a,i_b]$ is $f_{\mathrm{in}}^\alpha = f_g^\alpha - f_b^\alpha(i_a) - f_a^\alpha(i_b)$ .

/// @title Tick
/// @notice Contains functions for managing tick processes and relevant calculations
library Tick {
    using LowGasSafeMath for int256;
    using SafeCast for int256;
 
    // info stored for each initialized individual tick
    struct Info {
        // the total position liquidity that references this tick
        uint128 liquidityGross;
        // amount of net liquidity added (subtracted) when tick is crossed from left to right (right to left),
        int128 liquidityNet;
        // fee growth per unit of liquidity on the _other_ side of this tick (relative to the current tick)
        // only has relative meaning, not absolute - the value depends on when the tick is initialized
        uint256 feeGrowthOutside0X128;
        uint256 feeGrowthOutside1X128;
        // the cumulative tick value on the other side of the tick
        int56 tickCumulativeOutside;
        // the seconds per unit of liquidity on the _other_ side of this tick (relative to the current tick)
        // only has relative meaning, not absolute - the value depends on when the tick is initialized
        uint160 secondsPerLiquidityOutsideX128;
        // the seconds spent on the other side of the tick (relative to the current tick)
        // only has relative meaning, not absolute - the value depends on when the tick is initialized
        uint32 secondsOutside;
        // true iff the tick is initialized, i.e. the value is exactly equivalent to the expression liquidityGross != 0
        // these 8 bits are set to prevent fresh sstores when crossing newly initialized ticks
        bool initialized;
    }
 
    /// @notice Derives max liquidity per tick from given tick spacing
    /// @dev Executed within the pool constructor
    /// @param tickSpacing The amount of required tick separation, realized in multiples of `tickSpacing`
    ///     e.g., a tickSpacing of 3 requires ticks to be initialized every 3rd tick i.e., ..., -6, -3, 0, 3, 6, ...
    /// @return The max liquidity per tick
    function tickSpacingToMaxLiquidityPerTick(int24 tickSpacing) internal pure returns (uint128) {
        int24 minTick = (TickMath.MIN_TICK / tickSpacing) * tickSpacing;
        int24 maxTick = (TickMath.MAX_TICK / tickSpacing) * tickSpacing;
        uint24 numTicks = uint24((maxTick - minTick) / tickSpacing) + 1;
        return type(uint128).max / numTicks;
    }
 
    /// @notice Retrieves fee growth data
    /// @param self The mapping containing all tick information for initialized ticks
    /// @param tickLower The lower tick boundary of the position
    /// @param tickUpper The upper tick boundary of the position
    /// @param tickCurrent The current tick
    /// @param feeGrowthGlobal0X128 The all-time global fee growth, per unit of liquidity, in token0
    /// @param feeGrowthGlobal1X128 The all-time global fee growth, per unit of liquidity, in token1
    /// @return feeGrowthInside0X128 The all-time fee growth in token0, per unit of liquidity, inside the position's tick boundaries
    /// @return feeGrowthInside1X128 The all-time fee growth in token1, per unit of liquidity, inside the position's tick boundaries
    function getFeeGrowthInside(
        mapping(int24 => Tick.Info) storage self,
        int24 tickLower,
        int24 tickUpper,
        int24 tickCurrent,
        uint256 feeGrowthGlobal0X128,
        uint256 feeGrowthGlobal1X128
    ) internal view returns (uint256 feeGrowthInside0X128, uint256 feeGrowthInside1X128) {
        Info storage lower = self[tickLower];
        Info storage upper = self[tickUpper];
 
        // calculate fee growth below
        uint256 feeGrowthBelow0X128;
        uint256 feeGrowthBelow1X128;
        if (tickCurrent >= tickLower) {
            feeGrowthBelow0X128 = lower.feeGrowthOutside0X128;
            feeGrowthBelow1X128 = lower.feeGrowthOutside1X128;
        } else {
            feeGrowthBelow0X128 = feeGrowthGlobal0X128 - lower.feeGrowthOutside0X128;
            feeGrowthBelow1X128 = feeGrowthGlobal1X128 - lower.feeGrowthOutside1X128;
        }
 
        // calculate fee growth above
        uint256 feeGrowthAbove0X128;
        uint256 feeGrowthAbove1X128;
        if (tickCurrent < tickUpper) {
            feeGrowthAbove0X128 = upper.feeGrowthOutside0X128;
            feeGrowthAbove1X128 = upper.feeGrowthOutside1X128;
        } else {
            feeGrowthAbove0X128 = feeGrowthGlobal0X128 - upper.feeGrowthOutside0X128;
            feeGrowthAbove1X128 = feeGrowthGlobal1X128 - upper.feeGrowthOutside1X128;
        }
 
        feeGrowthInside0X128 = feeGrowthGlobal0X128 - feeGrowthBelow0X128 - feeGrowthAbove0X128;
        feeGrowthInside1X128 = feeGrowthGlobal1X128 - feeGrowthBelow1X128 - feeGrowthAbove1X128;
    }
 
    /// @notice Updates a tick and returns true if the tick was flipped from initialized to uninitialized, or vice versa
    /// @param self The mapping containing all tick information for initialized ticks
    /// @param tick The tick that will be updated
    /// @param tickCurrent The current tick
    /// @param liquidityDelta A new amount of liquidity to be added (subtracted) when tick is crossed from left to right (right to left)
    /// @param feeGrowthGlobal0X128 The all-time global fee growth, per unit of liquidity, in token0
    /// @param feeGrowthGlobal1X128 The all-time global fee growth, per unit of liquidity, in token1
    /// @param secondsPerLiquidityCumulativeX128 The all-time seconds per max(1, liquidity) of the pool
    /// @param tickCumulative The tick * time elapsed since the pool was first initialized
    /// @param time The current block timestamp cast to a uint32
    /// @param upper true for updating a position's upper tick, or false for updating a position's lower tick
    /// @param maxLiquidity The maximum liquidity allocation for a single tick
    /// @return flipped Whether the tick was flipped from initialized to uninitialized, or vice versa
    function update(
        mapping(int24 => Tick.Info) storage self,
        int24 tick,
        int24 tickCurrent,
        int128 liquidityDelta,
        uint256 feeGrowthGlobal0X128,
        uint256 feeGrowthGlobal1X128,
        uint160 secondsPerLiquidityCumulativeX128,
        int56 tickCumulative,
        uint32 time,
        bool upper,
        uint128 maxLiquidity
    ) internal returns (bool flipped) {
        Tick.Info storage info = self[tick];
 
        uint128 liquidityGrossBefore = info.liquidityGross;
        uint128 liquidityGrossAfter = LiquidityMath.addDelta(liquidityGrossBefore, liquidityDelta);
 
        require(liquidityGrossAfter <= maxLiquidity, 'LO');
 
        flipped = (liquidityGrossAfter == 0) != (liquidityGrossBefore == 0);
 
        if (liquidityGrossBefore == 0) {
            // by convention, we assume that all growth before a tick was initialized happened _below_ the tick
            if (tick <= tickCurrent) {
                info.feeGrowthOutside0X128 = feeGrowthGlobal0X128;
                info.feeGrowthOutside1X128 = feeGrowthGlobal1X128;
                info.secondsPerLiquidityOutsideX128 = secondsPerLiquidityCumulativeX128;
                info.tickCumulativeOutside = tickCumulative;
                info.secondsOutside = time;
            }
            info.initialized = true;
        }
 
        info.liquidityGross = liquidityGrossAfter;
 
        // when the lower (upper) tick is crossed left to right (right to left), liquidity must be added (removed)
        info.liquidityNet = upper
            ? int256(info.liquidityNet).sub(liquidityDelta).toInt128()
            : int256(info.liquidityNet).add(liquidityDelta).toInt128();
    }
 
    /// @notice Clears tick data
    /// @param self The mapping containing all initialized tick information for initialized ticks
    /// @param tick The tick that will be cleared
    function clear(mapping(int24 => Tick.Info) storage self, int24 tick) internal {
        delete self[tick];
    }
 
    /// @notice Transitions to next tick as needed by price movement
    /// @param self The mapping containing all tick information for initialized ticks
    /// @param tick The destination tick of the transition
    /// @param feeGrowthGlobal0X128 The all-time global fee growth, per unit of liquidity, in token0
    /// @param feeGrowthGlobal1X128 The all-time global fee growth, per unit of liquidity, in token1
    /// @param secondsPerLiquidityCumulativeX128 The current seconds per liquidity
    /// @param tickCumulative The tick * time elapsed since the pool was first initialized
    /// @param time The current block.timestamp
    /// @return liquidityNet The amount of liquidity added (subtracted) when tick is crossed from left to right (right to left)
    function cross(
        mapping(int24 => Tick.Info) storage self,
        int24 tick,
        uint256 feeGrowthGlobal0X128,
        uint256 feeGrowthGlobal1X128,
        uint160 secondsPerLiquidityCumulativeX128,
        int56 tickCumulative,
        uint32 time
    ) internal returns (int128 liquidityNet) {
        Tick.Info storage info = self[tick];
        info.feeGrowthOutside0X128 = feeGrowthGlobal0X128 - info.feeGrowthOutside0X128;
        info.feeGrowthOutside1X128 = feeGrowthGlobal1X128 - info.feeGrowthOutside1X128;
        info.secondsPerLiquidityOutsideX128 = secondsPerLiquidityCumulativeX128 - info.secondsPerLiquidityOutsideX128;
        info.tickCumulativeOutside = tickCumulative - info.tickCumulativeOutside;
        info.secondsOutside = time - info.secondsOutside;
        liquidityNet = info.liquidityNet;
    }
}