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+#include "transport/config.h"
+#include "transport/transport.h"
+#include "Swiften/EventLoop/SimpleEventLoop.h"
+
+using namespace Transport;
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	Config::Variables config;
+	if (!Config::load("sample.cfg", config)) {
+		std::cout << "Can't open sample.cfg configuration file.\n";
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	Swift::SimpleEventLoop eventLoop;
+	Transport::Transport transport(&eventLoop, config);
+}