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+/* simple_client_demo.cpp
+
+   See also : http://www.mongodb.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=133415
+
+   How to build and run:
+
+   (1) Using the mongoclient:
+    g++ simple_client_demo.cpp -lmongoclient -lboost_thread-mt -lboost_filesystem -lboost_program_options
+    ./a.out
+
+   (2) using client_lib.cpp:
+    g++ -I .. simple_client_demo.cpp mongo_client_lib.cpp -lboost_thread-mt -lboost_filesystem
+    ./a.out
+*/
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include "dbclient.h" // the mongo c++ driver
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace mongo;
+using namespace bson;
+
+int main() {
+    try {
+        cout << "connecting to localhost..." << endl;
+        DBClientConnection c;
+        c.connect("localhost");
+        cout << "connected ok" << endl;
+        unsigned long long count = c.count("test.foo");
+        cout << "count of exiting documents in collection test.foo : " << count << endl;
+
+        bo o = BSON( "hello" << "world" );
+        c.insert("test.foo", o);
+
+        string e = c.getLastError();
+        if( !e.empty() ) { 
+            cout << "insert #1 failed: " << e << endl;
+        }
+
+        // make an index with a unique key constraint
+        c.ensureIndex("test.foo", BSON("hello"<<1), /*unique*/true);
+
+        c.insert("test.foo", o); // will cause a dup key error on "hello" field
+        cout << "we expect a dup key error here:" << endl;
+        cout << "  " << c.getLastErrorDetailed().toString() << endl;
+    } 
+    catch(DBException& e) { 
+        cout << "caught DBException " << e.toString() << endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+