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 - ... provides a secure HTTP "sink" interface to POST (optionally anonymized) flow and device metadata to a [remote service](https://www.netify.ai/products/netify-informatics). 
 - ... provides a configurable streaming JSON socket interface for external application integration.
 - ... can be functionally extended through a [plugin API](https://gitlab.com/netify.ai/public/netify-agent-plugin-example) by third-party developers.  Various proprietary plugins are also available from eGloo Inc.
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+## About Versioning
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+The Agent came into existence using a vMAJOR.MINOR versioning scheme.  The last stable release using this versioning was v3.09.  The last development version was v3.11.
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+The Agent now uses what resembles a [SemVer](https://semver.org/) version, but does not conform to Semantic Versioning 2.0.0.  The meaning of the version levels are as follows:
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+**GENERATION**.MAJOR.MINOR-PATCH
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+The **GENERATION** number is incremented after significant redesign or refactors.  It may be that a newer **GENERATION** remains backwards compatible to older versions.
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+GENERATION.**MAJOR**.MINOR-PATCH
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+The **MAJOR** number is incremented after every major release and whether it is even or odd indicates whether it is a stable release or a development release.  Even **MAJOR** versions will always be stable releases.
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+GENERATION.MAJOR.**MINOR**-PATCH
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+The **MINOR** version is generally incremented somewhat arbitrarily, before a new feature is added or changed.
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+GENERATION.MAJOR.MINOR-**PATCH**
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+The **PATCH** level is only incremented for bug fixes of a previously released version.  Not new features have been added and all interfaces remain identical to the previous release.
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