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+/*
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+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
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+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <cmath>
+#include "gen-cpp/DebugProtoTest_types.h"
+#include "../lib/cpp/src/protocol/TDebugProtocol.h"
+
+int main() {
+  using std::cout;
+  using std::endl;
+  using namespace thrift::test::debug;
+
+
+  OneOfEach ooe;
+  ooe.im_true   = true;
+  ooe.im_false  = false;
+  ooe.a_bite    = 0xd6;
+  ooe.integer16 = 27000;
+  ooe.integer32 = 1<<24;
+  ooe.integer64 = (uint64_t)6000 * 1000 * 1000;
+  ooe.double_precision = M_PI;
+  ooe.some_characters  = "Debug THIS!";
+  ooe.zomg_unicode     = "\xd7\n\a\t";
+
+  cout << apache::thrift::ThriftDebugString(ooe) << endl << endl;
+
+
+  Nesting n;
+  n.my_ooe = ooe;
+  n.my_ooe.integer16 = 16;
+  n.my_ooe.integer32 = 32;
+  n.my_ooe.integer64 = 64;
+  n.my_ooe.double_precision = (std::sqrt(5)+1)/2;
+  n.my_ooe.some_characters  = ":R (me going \"rrrr\")";
+  n.my_ooe.zomg_unicode     = "\xd3\x80\xe2\x85\xae\xce\x9d\x20"
+                              "\xd0\x9d\xce\xbf\xe2\x85\xbf\xd0\xbe\xc9\xa1\xd0\xb3\xd0\xb0\xcf\x81\xe2\x84\x8e"
+                              "\x20\xce\x91\x74\x74\xce\xb1\xe2\x85\xbd\xce\xba\xc7\x83\xe2\x80\xbc";
+  n.my_bonk.type    = 31337;
+  n.my_bonk.message = "I am a bonk... xor!";
+
+  cout << apache::thrift::ThriftDebugString(n) << endl << endl;
+
+
+  HolyMoley hm;
+
+  hm.big.push_back(ooe);
+  hm.big.push_back(n.my_ooe);
+  hm.big[0].a_bite = 0x22;
+  hm.big[1].a_bite = 0x33;
+
+  std::vector<std::string> stage1;
+  stage1.push_back("and a one");
+  stage1.push_back("and a two");
+  hm.contain.insert(stage1);
+  stage1.clear();
+  stage1.push_back("then a one, two");
+  stage1.push_back("three!");
+  stage1.push_back("FOUR!!");
+  hm.contain.insert(stage1);
+  stage1.clear();
+  hm.contain.insert(stage1);
+
+  std::vector<Bonk> stage2;
+  hm.bonks["nothing"] = stage2;
+  stage2.resize(stage2.size()+1);
+  stage2.back().type = 1;
+  stage2.back().message = "Wait.";
+  stage2.resize(stage2.size()+1);
+  stage2.back().type = 2;
+  stage2.back().message = "What?";
+  hm.bonks["something"] = stage2;
+  stage2.clear();
+  stage2.resize(stage2.size()+1);
+  stage2.back().type = 3;
+  stage2.back().message = "quoth";
+  stage2.resize(stage2.size()+1);
+  stage2.back().type = 4;
+  stage2.back().message = "the raven";
+  stage2.resize(stage2.size()+1);
+  stage2.back().type = 5;
+  stage2.back().message = "nevermore";
+  hm.bonks["poe"] = stage2;
+
+  cout << apache::thrift::ThriftDebugString(hm) << endl << endl;
+
+
+  return 0;
+}