[tor-bugs] #16895 [Tor]: allow Tor to parse bridge information copied and pasted verbatim from bridges.torproject.org

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#16895: allow Tor to parse bridge information copied and pasted verbatim from
bridges.torproject.org
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 Reporter:  proper       |          Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor          |        Version:
 Keywords:               |  Actual Points:
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 Currently bridges.torproject.org returns replies for copy and paste in the
 following form.

 {{{
 obfs4 ip:port fingerprint
 }}}

 This is easy for copied into tor-launcher. But one who wanted to copy this
 into its {{{/etc/tor/torrc}}} would have to modify it to.

 {{{
 Bridge obfs4 ip:port fingerprint
 }}}

 This is a usability issue. Therefore, could you make for example
 {{{/etc/tor/torrc}}} config option {{{obfs4}}} a shortcut to {{{Bridge
 obfs4}}} etc.?

 Ideally, pluggable transports once they plugged into Tor using
 {{{ClientTransportPlugin}}} would be responsible for running the code for
 setting up these shortcuts themselves so you don't have to maintain a
 static/outdated list of shortcuts within the Tor core.

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