[tor-bugs] #1837 [BridgeDB]: bridgedb learns to load file of which bridges are blocked where

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#1837: bridgedb learns to load file of which bridges are blocked where
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 Reporter:  arma      |       Owner:              
     Type:  defect    |      Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  normal    |   Milestone:              
Component:  BridgeDB  |     Version:              
 Keywords:            |      Parent:  #1608       
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Comment(by aagbsn):

 Replying to [comment:2 kaner]:
 > Replying to [comment:1 nickm]:
 > > See https://github.com/aagbsn/bridgedb/commits/filterblocked
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 > Two comments here:
 >
 > - Parts of the code looks like they were meant to be for #1608 (See, for
 instance
 https://github.com/aagbsn/bridgedb/commit/04878ff4588b3c841c261d9f6886f2be2a533b34
 line 339 and following), meaning it doesn't give out a bridge that is
 known to be blocked in the requested country. Are you handling both bugs
 on one branch?

 I am. Would this be better managed with a separate branch for each bug?

 >
 > - Is there a feature planned where we can turn the blocking filter on
 and off per configuration? That would be very handy I think.

 This could be added. I think it should be enabled by default.

 > Always filtering the results for, say, China currently only would lead
 to more bridges in China being blocked more effectively.

 This isn't true - blocked bridges are just filtered from the results.
 nickm suggests flagging blocked bridges as 'Might be blocked' in the
 response.

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