There's actually a plan to replace syslog with something that's easier to create tools for. https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1IC9yOXj7j6cdLLxWEBAGRL6wl9

There's actually a plan to replace syslog with something that's easier to create tools for. https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1IC9yOXj7j6cdLLxWEBAGRL6wl97tFxgjLUEHIX3MSTs&pli=1 https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1IC9yOXj7j6cdLLxWEBA...