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+# modmedLog
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+The open source modmedLog C++ library allows producing analyzable traces from 
+existing standard C++ tracepoints, and then improving them while refactoring the
+source code. 
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+It is designed to provide JSON traces compatible with ParTraP tools.
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+It is not actively developed anymore, but there is still ongoing work to 
+integrate modmedLog features to the Qt framework based on the 
+[QBind proof-of-concept](/tests/QBind). 
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