[tor-bugs] #12614 [Pluggable transport]: Design a good way to pass transport options to child PTs

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#12614: Design a good way to pass transport options to child PTs
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     Reporter:  infinity0            |      Owner:  RushingWookie
         Type:  defect               |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal               |  Milestone:
    Component:  Pluggable transport  |    Version:
   Resolution:                       |   Keywords:  fog
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Comment (by infinity0):

 With regards to whether the ordering of keywords is significant, I think
 it's more important to look at what the SOCKS protocol spec says, rather
 than what tor implements itself. I would guess it's unordered.

 If you pick a new separator, you should use it as an internal separator
 rather than an external separator - since typical SOCKS protocol parsers
 won't recognise your custom separator. For example, `fog-
 child=a&key1=val1&key2=val;fog-child=b&key1=val1&key2=val` rather than
 your (2).

 Specifying by the name instead of the index in the chain is more usable
 and readable, but watch out for things like `b64|obfs3|b64`.

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