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+/**
+ *  smartcam
+ *
+ *  Copyright 2016 Badrinarayanan Rangarajan
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
+ *  in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed
+ *  on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
+ *  for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+metadata {
+	definition (name: "smartcam", namespace: "swarmx", author: "Badrinarayanan Rangarajan") {
+	}
+
+	simulator {
+		// TODO: define status and reply messages here
+	}
+
+	tiles {
+		// TODO: define your main and details tiles here
+	}
+}
+
+// parse events into attributes
+def parse(String description) {
+	log.debug "Parsing '${description}'"
+
+}
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