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+# natstonotify
+
+Small service which uses NATS to create notifications.
+
+## Usage
+
+```text
+NAME:
+   natstonotify - NATS-powered notification service
+
+USAGE:
+   natstonotify [global options] [command [command options]]
+
+COMMANDS:
+   server     Start the server
+   notify, n  Send a notification
+   help, h    Shows a list of commands or help for one command
+
+GLOBAL OPTIONS:
+   --help, -h  show help
+```
+
+## Message format
+
+The services expects messages published to `home2rjusnet.notifications`.
+
+The messages should contain the following as JSON.
+
+```go
+type BusNotification struct {
+	ID      uint32        `json:"id,omitempty"`
+	Summary string        `json:"summary"`
+	Body    string        `json:"body,omitempty"`
+	Timeout time.Duration `json:"timeout,omitempty"`
+}
+```
+