class_docstr: Encapsulates a single alert and handles serializing to Dynamo and merging.
class_docstr_tok: ["Encapsulates","a","single","alert","and","handles","serializing","to","Dynamo","and","merging","."]
docstr: Alerts are ordered by their creation time.
docstr_tok: ["Alerts","are","ordered","by","their","creation","time","."]
code: def __lt__(self, other):
      """Alerts are ordered by their creation time."""
      return self.created < other.created
  
imports: from datetime import datetime, timedelta
  import json
  import uuid
  from streamalert.shared import resources, utils
label_desc: Use image node_id 2 for calling the Alert obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.__lt__(other) and returns: unknown