[tor-bugs] #16151 [metrics-lib]: Add new descriptor source to fetch descriptors from CollecTor via https

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#16151: Add new descriptor source to fetch descriptors from CollecTor via https
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 Reporter:  karsten      |          Owner:  karsten
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:
Component:  metrics-lib  |        Version:
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 We changed CollecTor almost a year ago to provide descriptors via https
 rather than rsync.  We even turned off rsync a few months later.  But we
 failed to provide a means for metrics-lib based applications to fetch
 descriptors via https.  We should add that now.

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