[tor-bugs] #2565 [Metrics]: Redesign Python parts in Torperf

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#2565: Redesign Python parts in Torperf
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  Reporter:  karsten      |              Owner:  karsten
      Type:  enhancement  |             Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal       |          Milestone:         
 Component:  Metrics      |            Version:         
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 We're stuffing more and more functionality into Torperf.  See #2551 for
 outputting circuit build times and #2554 for adding hidden service time
 components.

 I think it's time to consider a redesign of the Python parts.  Having a
 Python script for writing controller events to disk, a Python script for
 influencing guard selection, and a cronjob for actually making the
 requests is already hackish.  Adding circuit build times and hidden-
 service events stretches this even more.

 We could have a single Python program that reads from a configuration file
 what to do, starts Tor, connects to its control port, periodically calls
 the C program to make requests, and collects all the data we want.  This
 would also make it much easier to set up Torperf.

 Sebastian, Mike:  Does this make sense?

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