Apply object updates from the network without blowing away object identity or UI attributes.

Tools/GardeningServer/model/ct-failure.html

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 found in the LICENSE file.
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 <script>
 function CTFailure(step, reason, resultsByBuilder) {
+  this.fingerprint = step + '::' + reason;
   this.step = step;
   // FIXME: Rename this to reason.
   this.testName = reason;
+  // Maps a builder_name (e.g. "Mac ASan Tests (1)")
+  // to the details of the failure on that builder.
   this.resultNodesByBuilder = resultsByBuilder;
 }
 
 CTFailure.prototype.flakinessDashboardURL = function(tree) {
   var testType = this.step;
 
   // FIXME: Replace the flakiness dashboard's sense of groups with sheriff-o-matic's
   // sense of trees and get rid of this mapping.
   var treeToDashboardGroup = {
     blink: '@ToT%20Blink',
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 // FIXME: This should just be provided as part of the alerts feed.
 CTFailure.createKey = function(alert) {
   function normalize(str) {
     str = str == null ? '' : String(str);
     return str.replace(/:/g, '_');
   }
   return [alert.master_url, alert.builder_name, alert.failing_build, alert.step_name, alert.reason].map(normalize).join('::');
 }
 </script>