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//! # Description
//!
//! Dynamic difficulty adjustment service for adaptive rate limiting
//!
//! This service provides a self-adjusting rate limiting mechanism that dynamically modifies
//! difficulty thresholds based on observed activity patterns. Each rate limiter is represented
//! by an NFT, allowing ownership-based administration.
//!
//! # Mechanics
//!
//! The service operates on a time-windowed counter system:
//!
//! 1. **Activity Tracking**: A consumer account increments a counter each time an action occurs.
//! The counter accumulates activity within a configurable time window.
//!
//! 2. **Difficulty Adjustment**:
//! - **Below Target**: If the counter is below `target_min` when a window elapses, the
//! difficulty decreases by a configured percentage (subject to a floor value).
//! - **Above Target**: If the counter exceeds `target_max` at any point, the difficulty
//! immediately increases by a configured percentage, the counter resets, and a new window
//! begins. If one increment pushes the counter past `target_max` by one or more whole multiples
//! of `target_max`, the difficulty is increased by the configured percentage once per multiple.
//!
//! 3. **Window-Based Decay**: After each window period (`window_seconds`), if activity was below
//! the minimum target, difficulty decays proportionally for each complete window that elapsed.
//!
//! 4. **Bounded Adjustments**: Difficulty cannot fall below `floor_difficulty`, ensuring a minimum
//! security threshold is maintained.
//!
//! # Roles
//!
//! - **Admin**: The NFT owner can configure all parameters (targets, window, percentages, floor).
//! The NFT is initially minted to the account that creates the rate limiter, but can be
//! transferred to change administration.
//! - **Consumer**: The account designated at creation time can increment the counter and query
//! difficulty. The consumer is automatically set to the account that calls `create()` and cannot
//! be changed after creation. Initially, the creator is both admin and consumer, but the admin
//! role can be transferred via NFT ownership while the consumer remains fixed.