[tor-bugs] #15009 [Metrics]: New @type for hidden service descriptors

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#15009: New @type for hidden service descriptors
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     Reporter:  atagar       |      Owner:
         Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  needs_information
     Priority:  trivial      |  Milestone:
    Component:  Metrics      |    Version:
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Comment (by karsten):

 How about we add the following text to
 https://collector.torproject.org/formats.html after Tor bridge
 descriptors?

 = Tor hidden service descriptors =

 Tor hidden services make it possible for users to hide their locations
 while offering various kinds of services, such as web publishing or an
 instant messaging server. A hidden service assembles a hidden service
 descriptor to make its service available in the network. This descriptor
 gets stored on hidden service directories and can be retrieved by hidden
 service clients. Hidden service descriptors are not formally archived, but
 some libraries support parsing these descriptors when obtaining them from
 a locally running Tor instance.

 == Hidden service descriptors `@type hidden-service-descriptor 1.0` ==

 Hidden service descriptors contain all details that are necessary for
 clients to connect to a hidden service. Despite the version number being
 1.0, these descriptors are part of the version 2 hidden service protocol.

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