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+# EventWatcher
+Web, file, and syslog reporting of Vera HA Controller variables, events, devices, scenes, and more.
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+The EventWatcher plugin does these things:
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+* watches selected device categories and logs key variable changes
+* generates reports and plots of current device variable configurations and values
+* lists scene configurations including schedules, triggers, actioned devices, and
+Lua code
+* graphic plots of CPU usage and memory resources
+The whole point is to address the needs of those who want:
+* access to events locally and independently of Mios.com
+* much simpler and less cluttered logging
+* simple reporting of Vera configuration and device status
+
+EventWatcher is NOT a tool for detailed analysis of the Vera log, but contains higher level, and briefer, 
+information which may be useful for analysing the operation of Vera scenes and devices. 
+It’s also NOT a replacement for dataMine, since it doesn’t provide any analysis tools for long-term archived data.
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+EventWatcher responds to a variety of HTTP requests returning dynamic server pages for different report formats. 
+All WATCH-ed variables and Vera notification EVENTS are stored in a memory buffer 
+(holding, by default, the last 1000 events)available for ana- lysis, and also, optionally, 
+written out to a weekly file (ideally stored on an external stor- age device like a USB or NAS.)