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+# binding
+
+binding.logreader.name = LogReader Binding
+binding.logreader.description = Binding that reads through log files and searches e.g. errors and warnings
+
+# thing types
+
+thing-type.logreader.reader.label = LogReader
+thing-type.logreader.reader.description = Log reader to analyze log events
+
+# thing types config
+
+thing-type.config.logreader.reader.customBlacklistingPatterns.label = Custom Blacklisting Patterns
+thing-type.config.logreader.reader.customBlacklistingPatterns.description = Search patterns for blacklisting unwanted custom events separated by | character.
+thing-type.config.logreader.reader.customPatterns.label = Custom Patterns
+thing-type.config.logreader.reader.customPatterns.description = Search patterns separated by | character for custom events.
+thing-type.config.logreader.reader.errorBlacklistingPatterns.label = Error Blacklisting Patterns
+thing-type.config.logreader.reader.errorBlacklistingPatterns.description = Search patterns for blacklisting unwanted error events separated by | character.
+thing-type.config.logreader.reader.errorPatterns.label = Error Patterns
+thing-type.config.logreader.reader.errorPatterns.description = Search patterns separated by | character for error events. Empty will default to ERROR+
+thing-type.config.logreader.reader.filePath.label = Log File Path
+thing-type.config.logreader.reader.filePath.description = Path to log file. Empty will default to ${OPENHAB_LOGDIR}/openhab.log
+thing-type.config.logreader.reader.refreshRate.label = Refresh Rate
+thing-type.config.logreader.reader.refreshRate.description = Refresh rate in milliseconds for reading logs
+thing-type.config.logreader.reader.warningBlacklistingPatterns.label = Warning Blacklisting Patterns
+thing-type.config.logreader.reader.warningBlacklistingPatterns.description = Search patterns for blacklisting unwanted warning events separated by | character.
+thing-type.config.logreader.reader.warningPatterns.label = Warning Patterns
+thing-type.config.logreader.reader.warningPatterns.description = Search patterns separated by | character for warning events. Empty will default to WARN+
+
+# channel types
+
+channel-type.logreader.customEvents.label = Custom Events Matched
+channel-type.logreader.customEvents.description = Displays number of custom lines matched to search pattern
+channel-type.logreader.errorEvents.label = Error Events Matched
+channel-type.logreader.errorEvents.description = Displays number of [ERROR] lines matched to search pattern
+channel-type.logreader.lastCustomEvent.label = Last Custom Event
+channel-type.logreader.lastCustomEvent.description = Displays contents of last custom event
+channel-type.logreader.lastErrorEvent.label = Last Error Event
+channel-type.logreader.lastErrorEvent.description = Displays contents of last [ERROR] event
+channel-type.logreader.lastWarningEvent.label = Last Warning Event
+channel-type.logreader.lastWarningEvent.description = Displays contents of last [WARN] event
+channel-type.logreader.logRotated.label = Log Rotated
+channel-type.logreader.logRotated.description = Last time when log rotated recognized
+channel-type.logreader.newCustomEvent.label = New Custom Event
+channel-type.logreader.newCustomEvent.description = Fires when a new [CUSTOM] appears in the log
+channel-type.logreader.newErrorEvent.label = New Error Event
+channel-type.logreader.newErrorEvent.description = Fires when a new [ERROR] appears in the log
+channel-type.logreader.newWarningEvent.label = New Warning Event
+channel-type.logreader.newWarningEvent.description = Fires when a new [WARN] appears in the log
+channel-type.logreader.warningEvents.label = Warning Events Matched
+channel-type.logreader.warningEvents.description = Displays number of [WARN] lines matched to search pattern