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p2p: PeerTracker. rework scoring system

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Description

Currently, the score is calculated as an average value between the current request and the previous average value. I believe we can do better. For example, [here](https://github.com/ipfs/boxo/blob/221dbc488fd559b60739d7cb386deae976cd7cee/bitswap/server/internal/decision/scoreledger.go#L123-L140C1) they are using [EVMA](https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/capital-markets/exponentially-weighted-moving-average-ewma/).

TLDR:
This is a way of calculating the average value where previous values have a lower `weight` on some alpha(from 0.1 to 1) than a new one.

We should also consider this approach and try to test it.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by locating the PeerTracker scoring implementation and compare its current averaging behavior with the referenced scoreledger.go example. Define the alpha weighting and expected scoring outcomes, then add tests demonstrating the selected behavior; the issue is done when the scoring approach is implemented and covered by tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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