[tor-bugs] #2895 [BridgeDB]: BridgeDB assumes that cached-descriptors[.new] are in chronological order

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#2895: BridgeDB assumes that cached-descriptors[.new] are in chronological order
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     Reporter:  karsten   |      Owner:  isis
         Type:  defect    |     Status:  closed
     Priority:  minor     |  Milestone:
    Component:  BridgeDB  |    Version:
   Resolution:  fixed     |   Keywords:  bridgedb-parsers, bridgedb-0.3.0
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Comment (by arma):

 Replying to [comment:5 isis]:
 > The files currently given to BridgeDB by Tonga are: `networkstatus-
 bridges`, `bridge-descriptors`, `cached-extrainfo`, and `cached-
 extrainfo.new`.

 Ah ha. Somewhere in the transfer process I believe it does a "cat cached-
 descriptors* > bridge-descriptors". So those are indeed the bridge
 descriptors, just in a different file name, and both files together.

 > BridgeDB's verification chain for descriptors currently (as of #9380)
 goes like this:

 Looks plausible. Thanks!

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