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+#include <msgpack.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	/* msgpack::sbuffer is a simple buffer implementation. */
+	msgpack_sbuffer sbuf;
+	msgpack_sbuffer_init(&sbuf);
+
+	/* serialize values into the buffer using msgpack_sbuffer_write callback function. */
+	msgpack_packer pk;
+	msgpack_packer_init(&pk, &sbuf, msgpack_sbuffer_write);
+
+	msgpack_pack_array(&pk, 3);
+	msgpack_pack_int(&pk, 1);
+	msgpack_pack_true(&pk);
+	msgpack_pack_raw(&pk, 7);
+	msgpack_pack_raw_body(&pk, "example", 7);
+
+	/* deserialize the buffer into msgpack_object instance. */
+	/* deserialized object is valid during the msgpack_zone instance alive. */
+	msgpack_zone mempool;
+	msgpack_zone_init(&mempool, 2048);
+
+	msgpack_object deserialized;
+	msgpack_unpack(sbuf.ptr, sbuf.size, NULL, &mempool, &deserialized);
+
+	/* print the deserialized object. */
+	msgpack_object_print(stdout, deserialized);
+	puts("");
+
+	msgpack_zone_destroy(&mempool);
+	msgpack_sbuffer_destroy(&sbuf);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+