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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// bin/events.js — read the engagement-event log.
+//
+// Records every landmark event (login, timeline_view) with the
+// user's email, device fields parsed from the UA, and the session
+// ID at time-of-event.
+//
+// Usage:
+//   node bin/events.js list [--type <event>] [--limit <n>]
+//   node bin/events.js summary           # per-user counts
+//   node bin/events.js for <email>       # full history for one user
+//   node bin/events.js stats             # totals + device breakdown
+// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+import { q } from '../src/db.js';
+
+const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+const cmd = args[0];
+const EMAIL_RE = /^[^@\s]+@[^@\s]+\.[^@\s]+$/;
+
+function help() {
+  console.log('Usage:');
+  console.log('  events list [--type <event>] [--limit <n>]');
+  console.log('  events summary           # per-user counts');
+  console.log('  events for <email>       # event history for a user');
+  console.log('  events stats             # totals + device breakdown');
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+function iso(t) { return new Date(t).toISOString(); }
+function shortSid(s) { return s ? `[${s.slice(0, 8)}…]` : '[—]'; }
+
+function parseFlag(name) {
+  const i = args.indexOf(name);
+  return i >= 0 ? args[i + 1] : null;
+}
+
+function parseMeta(s) {
+  if (!s) return null;
+  try { return JSON.parse(s); } catch { return s; }
+}
+
+function metaCompact(m) {
+  if (!m) return '';
+  if (typeof m !== 'object') return String(m);
+  return Object.entries(m).map(([k, v]) => `${k}=${v}`).join(' ');
+}
+
+switch (cmd) {
+  case 'list': {
+    const type = parseFlag('--type');
+    const limit = Number(parseFlag('--limit') || 200);
+    const rows = type
+      ? q.listEventsByType.all(type, limit)
+      : q.listEvents.all(limit);
+    if (rows.length === 0) { console.log('(no events yet)'); break; }
+    for (const r of rows) {
+      const dev = [r.device_type, r.os, r.browser].filter(Boolean).join('/') || '?';
+      const meta = metaCompact(parseMeta(r.meta));
+      console.log(
+        `  ${iso(r.occurred_at)}  ${r.event_type.padEnd(14)}  ${r.email.padEnd(28)}  ${dev.padEnd(24)}  ${shortSid(r.session_id)}  ${meta}`
+      );
+    }
+    console.log(`\n${rows.length} event${rows.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} shown.`);
+    break;
+  }
+
+  case 'summary': {
+    const rows = q.summariseEvents.all();
+    if (rows.length === 0) { console.log('(no events yet)'); break; }
+    console.log('  LOGINS  TIMELINE  LAST SEEN                 EMAIL');
+    for (const r of rows) {
+      const lg = String(r.logins).padStart(6);
+      const tv = String(r.timeline_views).padStart(8);
+      console.log(`  ${lg}  ${tv}  ${iso(r.last_seen)}  ${r.email}`);
+    }
+    console.log(`\n${rows.length} unique user${rows.length === 1 ? '' : 's'}.`);
+    break;
+  }
+
+  case 'for': {
+    const arg = args[1];
+    if (!arg || !EMAIL_RE.test(arg)) help();
+    const email = arg.trim().toLowerCase();
+    const rows = q.listEventsForEmail.all(email);
+    if (rows.length === 0) { console.log(`(no events for ${email})`); break; }
+    console.log(`Events for ${email}:`);
+    for (const r of rows) {
+      const dev = [r.device_type, r.os, r.browser].filter(Boolean).join('/') || '?';
+      const meta = metaCompact(parseMeta(r.meta));
+      console.log(`  ${iso(r.occurred_at)}  ${r.event_type.padEnd(14)}  ${dev.padEnd(24)}  ${shortSid(r.session_id)}  ${meta}`);
+    }
+    console.log(`\n${rows.length} event${rows.length === 1 ? '' : 's'}.`);
+    break;
+  }
+
+  case 'stats': {
+    const byType = q.countEventsByType.all();
+    if (byType.length === 0) { console.log('(no events yet)'); break; }
+    console.log('  EVENT TYPE      TOTAL  UNIQUE USERS');
+    for (const r of byType) {
+      console.log(`  ${r.event_type.padEnd(14)}  ${String(r.total).padStart(5)}  ${String(r.unique_users).padStart(12)}`);
+    }
+    const dev = q.deviceBreakdown.all();
+    if (dev.length > 0) {
+      console.log('\n  DEVICE TYPE     COUNT');
+      for (const r of dev) {
+        console.log(`  ${r.device_type.padEnd(14)}  ${String(r.n).padStart(5)}`);
+      }
+    }
+    break;
+  }
+
+  default:
+    help();
+}