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+# PyTraceX
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+**PyTraceX** is a lightweight and extensible Python library designed for **execution flow tracing**, **audit logging**, **correlation ID tracking**, **ML pipeline monitoring**, and **file I/O tracing**. It provides a seamless way to capture, analyze, and manage system interactions, all while maintaining a minimal footprint and high configurability.
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+---
+
+## ✨ Features
+
+- **Function Execution Tracing**  
+  Capture function calls, execution time, and input arguments automatically.
+
+- **Audit Logging**  
+  Securely log critical operations with tamper-proof signatures.
+
+- **Correlation ID Tracking**  
+  Associate correlation IDs with requests to enable distributed tracing across microservices.
+
+- **ML Pipeline Monitoring**  
+  Track data transformations, preprocessing, and model training workflows.
+
+- **File I/O Tracing**  
+  Monitor file operations such as reading, writing, and closing files with built-in tracking.
+
+- **Real-Time Execution Monitoring** *(Optional)*  
+  A web-based dashboard for interactive monitoring and visualization.
+
+- **Configurable and Extensible**  
+  Supports in-memory storage by default, with the option to integrate databases or other external systems.
+
+---
+
+## 📌 Key Benefits
+
+- **Minimal Dependencies**  
+  Uses only standard Python libraries by default, ensuring lightweight deployment.
+
+- **Plug-and-Play Decorators**  
+  Easily add tracing, logging, and monitoring to existing functions with simple annotations.
+
+- **Production-Ready**  
+  Designed for both local development and large-scale distributed systems.
+
+- **Security & Compliance**  
+  Includes tamper-proof event logging and configurable **PII masking** for data protection.
+
+---
+
+## 🛠 Configuration
+
+PyTraceX is **highly configurable**, allowing users to define:
+- Custom logging formats and verbosity.
+- Secure hashing mechanisms for audit logs.
+- PII masking rules to anonymize sensitive data.
+- Storage backends for trace event persistence.
+
+All configurations are easily adjustable to fit different use cases.
+
+---
+
+## 📊 Real-Time Monitoring *(Optional)*
+
+For those who require **real-time trace visibility**, PyTraceX offers an optional web-based dashboard.  
+This allows users to:
+- View recorded function calls and events.
+- Monitor live execution logs.
+- Filter and search trace events dynamically.
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 Use Cases
+
+PyTraceX is designed for a wide range of applications, including:
+- **Debugging complex execution flows** in microservices and distributed systems.
+- **Enhancing observability** in data pipelines and machine learning workflows.
+- **Ensuring compliance** with secure logging for sensitive operations.
+- **Tracking file interactions** in automated workflows and backend systems.
+
+Its modular design makes it adaptable to both **small-scale scripts** and **enterprise-level applications**.
+
+---
+
+## 📜 License
+
+PyTraceX is released under the **MIT License**.  
+
+Users are free to modify, distribute, and use the library in both personal and commercial projects.
+
+---
+
+## 🤝 Contributing
+
+We welcome contributions to improve and expand PyTraceX.  
+- **Report issues** to help identify bugs and areas for improvement.  
+- **Suggest features** that could enhance usability and functionality.  
+- **Submit pull requests** to contribute directly to the project.  
+
+Your feedback and participation help make PyTraceX better for everyone!
+
+---
+
+## 📬 Contact
+
+For any inquiries, support, or feature requests, please reach out through the issues or discussion parts of the repository.
+