[tor-bugs] #16513 [Metrics/Onionoo]: Make writing of the out/ directory from the status/ directory deterministic

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#16513: Make writing of the out/ directory from the status/ directory deterministic
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 Reporter:  karsten          |          Owner:  iwakeh
     Type:  enhancement      |         Status:  merge_ready
 Priority:  Very High        |      Milestone:  Onionoo-2.0.0
Component:  Metrics/Onionoo  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal           |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  metrics-2018     |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:  iwakeh           |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by iwakeh):

 Replying to [comment:42 karsten]:
 > Here's a possible improvement: how about we use the last consensus
 valid-after time or bridge network status publication timestamp

 > as timestamp

 Which timestamp in particular are you referring to?

 >rather than the last time we saw a specific relay or bridge? I think we
 called that "Tor time" on #25002. This would lead to a smaller `out/`
 directory, because we wouldn't write as detailed history files anymore for
 relays or bridges that are long gone. Does this make sense?

 Regardless, 'Tor time' makes sense, b/c it is a value from the network and
 not 'added' to the data.

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