[tor-bugs] #6857 [Ooni]: Write Protocol Helpers

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#6857: Write Protocol Helpers
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 Reporter:  isis    |          Owner:  isis    
     Type:  task    |         Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal  |      Milestone:          
Component:  Ooni    |        Version:          
 Keywords:  ooni    |         Parent:  #5869   
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Comment(by hellais):

 Replying to [comment:5 isis]:


 > Not a helper for a specific protocol, but I've been working on the scapy
 template and some helpers for working with scapy.
 >
 > Current work is in my 'dev-scapy-tests' branch, and an example of the
 packet creation helper is here:
 >
 > https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/isis/ooni-
 probe.git/blob/db59380e1d68d795d3e4590631e06e27c961154e:/ooni/utils/packet.py

 I am uncertain exactly what the use-case of such decorators should be.

 Why would it be preferred to use such a decorator over say:

 {{{
 count = 10
 for dst in destinations:
     packets.append(TCP(dst=dst)*count))
 }}}

 I think that having a decorator to do these kinds of operations adds
 unnecessary complexity.

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