[tbb-bugs] #16551 [GetTor]: Improve Latests TBB Format to be easily parsable

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#16551: Improve Latests TBB Format to be easily parsable
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     Reporter:  naif         |      Owner:  sukhbir
         Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  needs_review
     Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:
    Component:  GetTor       |    Version:
   Resolution:               |   Keywords:  TorBrowserTeam201508R
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Comment (by evilaliv3):

 well done blklm/ilv/micahlee

 i've simply a concern: your all comments are still missing to answer the
 first comment by gk  that if i'm not wrong can be summarized as:
 1. multiple stables (the one that during time has not become vulnerable
 and so should not be listed at all) may exist
 2. generically as 1. multiple alphas/beta/something may exist at a time.

 i think that your gerarchical data format for describing a precise version
 is perfect, but we miss a good wrapping object that would allow to access
 the relevant information in O(1).

 here is my proposal (written fastly as i'm reading but i think it should
 really be considered and improved):

 tor_versions {
   categories_list: ['stable', 'alpha', 'whatever'],
   category_summary: {
     'stable': { latest: '1.1', versions[1.1, 1.2, ...] },
     'alpha;: { latest: '1.X', versions[1.X, 1.Y, ...] },
     'whatever': { ... }
   },
   versions = {
     '1.1' = { your self describing data structure for a version},
     '1.2' = { },
     '1.X' = { },
   }
 }

 benefits of the wrapper object described above:
 1) is it possible to have in O(1) the list of the categories
 2) is it possible to have in O(1) the list of the version in a category
 3) is it possible to get in O(1) the latest version of a category or in
 general the descriptor of a known version.


 what do you think?

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