[tor-bugs] #21366 [Metrics/Atlas]: Support whitespace in search term (as does Onionoo)

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#21366: Support whitespace in search term (as does Onionoo)
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks    |          Owner:  karsten
     Type:  enhancement    |         Status:  accepted
 Priority:  Medium         |      Milestone:
Component:  Metrics/Atlas  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal         |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  metrics-2018   |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                 |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by nusenu):

 Thank you Karsten for your comprehensive summary!

 >  1. Allow parameters and qualified search terms to be specified more
 than once. [...]  Let's move this to a new ticket

 I created #23913 now.

 > 2. [...] We might document this change by saying: "Qualified search
 terms have the form 'key:value' or 'key:"value"' (both without surrounding
 single quotes) with "key" being one of the parameters [...]". I'm inclined
 to say that this requires just a minor protocol version bump, because
 we're currently returning a 400 status code for this newly introduced
 syntax. Let me know what you think!

 I agree that this does not need a major version bump - because it is
 unlikely to break existing use-cases. How should users escape the quote
 sign? (\")


 >  4. Add an extended search form to Atlas with inputs for other
 parameters than Onionoo's search parameter.

 I made a ticket for that not all to long ago: #23782

 I agree that this is a documentation issue but the search form would make
 the power of atlas/onionoo more accessible, visible and usable to a
 broader audience.

 >  5. Extend Onionoo's search parameter to also look at contact line parts
 when processing unqualified search terms. That would mean not only looking
 at nicknames, fingerprints, IP addresses, etc., but also at contact line
 parts. I'm opposed to that idea.

 I'm opposing as well.

 > So, my suggestion is to create a new ticket for 1, get 2 reviewed and
 merged, and possibly create another ticket for 4. Thoughts?

 Looking forward to that new feature! :)

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