[QC-429] NewObject uses validFrom for old, validUntil-1 for new validity (#1862)

Author: knopers8

Framework/include/QualityControl/ActivityHelpers.h

@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ core::Activity asActivity(const boost::property_tree::ptree&, const std::string&
 std::function<validity_time_t(void)> getCcdbSorTimeAccessor(uint64_t runNumber);
 std::function<validity_time_t(void)> getCcdbEorTimeAccessor(uint64_t runNumber);
 
+/// \brief checks if the provided validity uses old rules, where start is creation time, end is 10 years in the future.
+bool isLegacyValidity(ValidityInterval);
+
 namespace implementation
 {
 template <typename Iter, typename Accessor>

Framework/src/ActivityHelpers.cxx

@@ -105,4 +105,9 @@ std::function<validity_time_t(void)> getCcdbEorTimeAccessor(uint64_t runNumber)
   return [runNumber]() { return static_cast<validity_time_t>(ccdb::BasicCCDBManager::instance().getRunDuration(runNumber, false).second); };
 }
 
+bool isLegacyValidity(ValidityInterval validity)
+{
+  return validity.isValid() && validity.delta() > 9ull * 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000ull;
+}
+
 } // namespace o2::quality_control::core::activity_helpers

Framework/src/Triggers.cxx

@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ TriggerFcn NewObject(const std::string& databaseUrl, const std::string& database
   return [objectActivity, config, newObjectValidity]() mutable -> Trigger {
     if (auto validity = newObjectValidity(); validity.isValid()) {
       objectActivity.mValidity = validity;
-      return { TriggerType::NewObject, false, objectActivity, validity.getMax(), config };
+      auto timestamp = activity_helpers::isLegacyValidity(validity) ? validity.getMin() : (validity.getMax() - 1);
+      return { TriggerType::NewObject, false, objectActivity, timestamp, config };
     }
     objectActivity.mValidity = gInvalidValidityInterval;
     return { TriggerType::No, false, objectActivity, Trigger::msSinceEpoch(), config };