[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 ilv):

 Replying to [comment:14 boklm]:
 > Replying to [comment:13 evilaliv3]:
 > > 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?
 >
 > I think it would be more complex to generate, and I'm not sure that the
 download infos for other versions than the latest one is useful. Do we
 have something that needs that ?

 The thing is that sometimes RecommendedTBBVersions recommends more than
 one version, like now for example, it recommends 5.0 and 5.0.1.

 Related to that, shouldn't the downloads.json file have info for the
 latest version, namely 5.0.1? The URLs in comment 6 have that version. I'm
 not sure if 5.0.1 was out at the time you did the patch, so it might be
 nothing.

 Anyways, I think it should be enough with providing info for the latest
 version only.

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