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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from dbus.mainloop.glib import DBusGMainLoop
+import dbus
+import dbus.service
+import inspect
+import platform
+import pprint
+import sys
+import os
+
+# our own packages
+sys.path.insert(1, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../'))
+from gi.repository import GLib
+from vedbus import VeDbusItemExport
+
+# Dictionary containing all objects exported to dbus
+dbusObjects = {}
+
+def changerequest(path, newvalue):
+	if newvalue < 100:
+		return True
+	else:
+		return False
+
+def gettext(path, value):
+	return 'gettexted %s %s' % (path, value)
+
+def main(argv):
+		global dbusObjects
+
+		# Have a mainloop, so we can send/receive asynchronous calls to and from dbus
+		DBusGMainLoop(set_as_default=True)
+
+		# Connect to session bus whenever present, else use the system bus
+		dbusConn = dbus.SessionBus() if 'DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS' in os.environ else dbus.SystemBus()
+
+		# Register ourserves on the dbus as a service
+		name = dbus.service.BusName("com.victronenergy.dbusexample", dbusConn)
+
+		# Create the management objects, as specified in the ccgx dbus-api document
+
+		# Keep a reference in the global dictionary. Without this they would be removed by
+		# garbage collector again.
+		dbusObjects['string'] = VeDbusItemExport(dbusConn, '/String', 'this is a string')
+		dbusObjects['int'] = VeDbusItemExport(dbusConn, '/Int', 40000)
+		dbusObjects['negativeInt'] = VeDbusItemExport(dbusConn, '/NegativeInt', -10)
+		dbusObjects['float'] = VeDbusItemExport(dbusConn, '/Float', 1.5)
+		dbusObjects['invalid'] = VeDbusItemExport(dbusConn, '/Invalid', None)
+		dbusObjects['byte'] = VeDbusItemExport(dbusConn, '/Byte', dbus.Byte(84))
+		dbusObjects['writeable'] = VeDbusItemExport(dbusConn, '/Writeable', 'original', writeable=True)
+		dbusObjects['not-writeable'] = VeDbusItemExport(dbusConn, '/NotWriteable', 'original', writeable=False)
+
+		dbusObjects['not-writeable with cb'] = VeDbusItemExport(dbusConn, '/WriteableUpTo100',
+			'original', writeable=True, onchangecallback=changerequest)
+
+		dbusObjects['gettextcallback'] = VeDbusItemExport(dbusConn, '/Gettextcallback',
+			'10', gettextcallback=gettext, writeable=True)
+
+		mainloop = GLib.MainLoop()
+		print("up and running")
+		sys.stdout.flush()
+
+		mainloop.run()
+
+main("")