[tor-bugs] #22695 [Metrics/metrics-lib]: descriptor file processing

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#22695: descriptor file processing
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 Reporter:  iwakeh               |          Owner:  metrics-team
     Type:  defect               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Metrics/metrics-lib  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal               |     Resolution:
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Comment (by karsten):

 Replying to [comment:6 iwakeh]:
 > Why not throw out the File parameter?

 We want the `File` reference to be set in every `Descriptor` that
 `DescriptorParser` returns. We could indeed throw out the `File` parameter
 and set it ourselves.

 > If byte arrays are supplied the filename parameter can be used for
 adding the 'source' to the descriptor raw bytes, which may be useful for
 debugging/troubleshooting and identifying weird descriptors.

 I'd rather get rid of it.

 > Or, turn filename into a `sourceMarker` string?

 The issue is that we sometimes parse parts from the filename and include
 it in the `Descriptor`. I want to change that. But not before 2.0.0 comes
 out. :)

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