code: def make_tick_tuple():
      
      return HeronTuple(id=TupleHelper.TICK_TUPLE_ID, component=TupleHelper.TICK_SOURCE_COMPONENT,
                        stream=TupleHelper.TICK_TUPLE_ID, task=None, values=None,
                        creation_time=time.time(), roots=None)
docs: Creates a TickTuple