Description field for new tests - use text or md5 prefix?

[parmjitv]

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Hello All,

Regarding the tests in place for a given extractor, the description field is set as either a literal text string or as a MD5 checksum value. For example:

'description': 'Here is a literal text description of a video clip.'
-vs-
'description': 'md5:f3ceb5ef83a08d95b9d146f973157cc8'

When adding a new test for an extractor, when is it appropriate to use the 'md5:' prefix for the description field?

Many thanks,

Parmjit V.

[dstftw]

md5 is usually used for a long description strings.