[tor-bugs] #12817 [GetTor]: Revamp

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#12817: Revamp
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 Reporter:  ilv                 |          Owner:  ilv
     Type:  enhancement         |         Status:  new
 Priority:  major               |      Milestone:
Component:  GetTor              |        Version:
 Keywords:  revamp gsoc gettor  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                      |         Points:
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 A revamp of GetTor is on progress as a GSoC project. The new approach
 focuses on create separated modules for different services. For now, the
 following modules have been considered:

    * core: Main module. It takes care of sending download links to the
    others modules according to the parameters specified (operating system
    and locale). It obtains the links according to a new Links format.

    * smtp: Similar to the old one. It handles requests for different
 locales
    (with gettor+locale@ addresses). It also detects if user is asking for
    help or for links (default to help, though). Help reply include list of
    supported operating systems and locales.

    * xmpp: Receive and reply requests via XMPP. It detects if user asked
    for a supported operating system and/or locale and send the links back.
    Default reply is help.

    * twitter: Receive and reply requests via Twitter. No functional
 version
    yet.

 Ideally, the new code should make easy to implement new services as
 modules,
 thus providing new alternatives for getting the bundles.

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