[tor-bugs] #29218 [Core Tor/Tor]: Revise "handles" to be opaque, safe. Document standard usage

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#29218: Revise "handles" to be opaque, safe.  Document standard usage
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 Reporter:  nickm         |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                |         Points:  3
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:  Sponsor31-can
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Comment (by nickm):

 It would be good to make sure that handles can work with multiple
 backends, including global-id-lookup, generational indices, and nullable
 references.

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