def METHOD_NAME(timestamp):
    # timestamps are always relative to now. + or - is represented in seconds from Unix Epoch.
    # Valid timestsamps are
    #  now
    #  +###### ie +86400
    #  -###### ie -86400
    if timestamp == "now":
        epoch_time = int(time.time())
    else:
        epoch_time = int(timestamp) + int(time.time())
    return epoch_time