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Re: [tor-bugs] #6395 [Metrics Data Processor]: Can we remove GetTor statistics from metrics-*?
#6395: Can we remove GetTor statistics from metrics-*?
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Reporter: karsten | Owner:
Type: task | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Metrics Data Processor | Version:
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Comment(by karsten):
Replying to [comment:12 ioerror]:
> I suppose so. I guess I don't see one breakage as a sign of systemic
failure that indicates we should scrap it all.
This one breakage and the fact that nobody noticed for a month only made
me think of removing GetTor stats from metrics. The more general reason
is that GetTor stats are out of scope for metrics. We shouldn't have
added them in the first place. GetTor is just one service that is not
vital for understanding the Tor network, which is the goal of the metrics
project. That's different from other services like BridgeDB or Torperf
which I consider in scope. But we wouldn't want to add usage data of
other Tor services to metrics. Or rather, ''I'' wouldn't want that.
There's a huge overhead in specifying a statistics file format, writing a
metrics-db plugin to collect the data, extending metrics-lib to parse it,
and making metrics-web import it into its database and graph it. I can
understand how that's hard to grasp for people who haven't seen the code
behind all this.
> That seems like a bunch of work to do what we're already doing with a
less generic interface and it would only be useful for about two people.
Writing a graphing script is trivial if it reduces future maintenance
overhead of 3 other products.
So, you say it would be useful for you and Andrew? Great, will write that
graphing script today or tomorrow.
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