Major refactoring of the codebase, including restructuring of files and directories, renaming of modules and classes, and improvements to the overall organization and readability of the code. This refactoring aims to enhance maintainability, scalability, and clarity of the codebase while preserving existing functionality. The changes include:

- Restructuring of the project directory into client and server components
- Renaming of modules and classes to better reflect their purpose and functionality
- Moving common utilities and configurations to a shared location
- Updating import statements to reflect the new structure
- Adding new documentation files for better clarity on various aspects of the project
- Removing deprecated or unused code to streamline the codebase
- Ensuring that all existing functionality is preserved and that the codebase remains functional after the refactoring.

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+Heartbeat is a client/server based network monitor and host observer.  hbd, the server portion receives heartbeat and state messages from clients and maintaines state and hisgtory of the informations it receives.
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+hbc, the client portion gathers information on various aspects of the
+system it is running on, and sends it to hbd. Initially this info is basic, like OS make and version, hardware info (CPU type, memory and disks), fileystem info and some resource info. hbc/hbd support a plugin system to extend the info gathered and stored.
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+hbd also can send notification based on missed hbc updates, and on violation of pre-set limits for various state paramaters.
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