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+/*
+   A simple template for Botan applications, showing startup, etc
+*/
+#include <botan/botan.h>
+using namespace Botan;
+
+/* This is how you can do compile-time version checking */
+
+#if BOTAN_VERSION_CODE < BOTAN_VERSION_CODE_FOR(1,6,3)
+  #error Your Botan installation is too old; upgrade to 1.6.3 or later
+#endif
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+   {
+   Botan::LibraryInitializer init;
+
+   try
+      {
+      /* Put it inside the try block so exceptions at startup/shutdown will
+         get caught.
+
+         It will be initialized with default options
+      */
+
+      if(argc > 2)
+         {
+         std::cout << "Usage: " << argv[0] << "[initializer args]\n";
+         return 2;
+         }
+
+      std::string args = (argc == 2) ? argv[1] : "";
+
+      LibraryInitializer init(args);
+      // your operations here
+   }
+   catch(std::exception& e)
+      {
+      std::cout << e.what() << std::endl;
+      return 1;
+      }
+   return 0;
+   }