[tor-bugs] #16276 [Onionoo]: bug in onionoo's family set detection

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#16276: bug in onionoo's family set detection
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     Reporter:  cypherpunks  |      Owner:
         Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  needs_review
     Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:
    Component:  Onionoo      |    Version:
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Comment (by leeroy):

 Karsten, are you sure we're talking about the same ff member data? Why
 would GSON be setting it? That's the task of metrics-lib not GSON. GSON is
 used to construct the JSON response isn't it?

 The cardinality of effective_family for the relay should be 4.

 > Does onionoo's view on effective family match a tor clients view?

 If it's working, Onionoo's view is ideal. The tor client uses family as a
 hint for path selection. Meaning, assuming you have exactly these latest
 descriptors, and your client can connect to all the relay, the path
 selection builds bi-directional relationships for you during circuit build
 time. So no, in general, it doesn't.

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