[tor-bugs] #9321 [Tor]: Load balance right when we have higher guard rotation periods

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#9321: Load balance right when we have higher guard rotation periods
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     Reporter:  arma     |      Owner:
         Type:  project  |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal   |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.6.x-final
    Component:  Tor      |    Version:
   Resolution:           |   Keywords:  needs-proposal, tor-auth, tor-
Actual Points:           |  client, 026-triaged-1
       Points:           |  Parent ID:  #11480
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Comment (by nickm):

 Replying to [comment:14 asn]:
 > Also, any ideas on the format of the file that the script should output?
 > What would be the easiest format for little-t-tor to parse these days?
 >
 > I'm looking at `dirserv_read_measured_bandwidths()` but the file format
 of the bw auths looks a bit arbitrary. It's pretty easy to parse but it's
 not something that can be reused. Can I reuse a file parser of
 little-t-tor, or should I write yet another file format?
 >
 > The information that needs to be transmitted could be something like
 > this (maybe I'm forgetting some info, or adding redundant info):
 >
 > {{{
 > <date and time>
 > <number of consesuses parsed> <number of months considered>
 >
 > <guard fpr 1> <number of times seen in a consensus>
 > <guard fpr 2> <number of times seen in a consensus>
 > <guard fpr 3> <number of times seen in a consensus>
 > <guard fpr 4> <number of times seen in a consensus>
 > <guard fpr 5> <number of times seen in a consensus>
 > ...
 > }}}

 Generally, a file full of "key value\n" lines are easiest to parse with
 Tor right now. So let me suggest:

 {{{
 written-at <date and time>
 n-inputs <number of consesuses parsed> <number of months considered>

 guard-seen <guard fpr 1> <number of times seen in a consensus> ...
 guard-seen <guard fpr 2> <number of times seen in a consensus> ...
 guard-seen <guard fpr 3> <number of times seen in a consensus> ...
 guard-seen <guard fpr 4> <number of times seen in a consensus> ...
 guard-seen <guard fpr 5> <number of times seen in a consensus> ...
 ...
 }}}

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