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+/*
+ * Very simple sample module. Illustrates most of the salient features
+ * of Emacs dynamic modules.
+ * (C) Copyright 1998, 1999 J. Kean Johnston. All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+#include <emodules.h>
+
+/*
+ * This sample introduces three new Lisp objects to the Lisp reader.
+ * The first, a simple boolean value, and the second a string. The
+ * Third is a sample function that simply prints a message.
+ */
+int sample_bool;
+Lisp_Object Vsample_string;
+
+DEFUN ("sample-function", Fsample_function, 0, 0, "", /*
+This is a sample function loaded dynamically.
+
+You will notice in the source code for this module that the
+declaration is identical to internal Emacs functions.  This
+makes it possible to use the exact same code in a dumped
+version of Emacs.
+*/
+        ())
+{
+  message ("Eureka! It worked");
+  return Qt;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Each dynamically loaded Emacs module is given a name at compile
+ * time. This is a short name, and must be a valid part of a C
+ * identifier.  This name is used to contruct the name of several
+ * functions which must appear in the module source code.
+ * The first such function, modules_of_XXXX, should load in any dependant
+ * modules. This function is optional, and the module will still load if
+ * it is not present in the module.
+ *
+ * The second function, which is NOT optional, is syms_of_XXXX, in which
+ * all functions that the module will be provided are declared. This
+ * function will contain calls to DEFSUBR().
+ *
+ * The third function, which is also NOT optional, is vars_of_XXXX, in
+ * which you declare all variables that the module provides. This
+ * function will contain calls to DEFVAR_LISP(), DEFVAR_BOOL() etc.
+ *
+ * When declaring functions and variables in the syms_of_XXXX and
+ * vars_of_XXXX functions, you use the exact same syntax that you
+ * would as if this module were being compiled into the pure Emacs.
+ *
+ * All three of these functions are declared as void functions,
+ * taking no parameters. Since this sample module is called 'sample',
+ * the functions will be named 'modules_of_sample', 'syms_of_sample'
+ * and 'vars_of_sample'.
+ */
+
+void
+modules_of_sample()
+{
+  /*
+   * This function isn't actually required as we will not be loading
+   * in any dependant modules, but if we were, we would do something like:
+   * emodules_load ("dependant.ell", "sample2", "1.0.0");
+   */
+}
+
+void
+syms_of_sample()
+{
+  DEFSUBR(Fsample_function);
+}
+
+void
+vars_of_sample()
+{
+  DEFVAR_LISP ("sample-string", &Vsample_string /*
+This is a sample string, declared in a dynamic module.
+
+The syntax and conventions used for all normal Emacs variables
+apply equally to modules, using an identical syntax.
+*/ );
+
+  DEFVAR_BOOL ("sample-boolean", &sample_bool /*
+*Sample boolean value, in a dynamic module.
+
+This is a user-settable variable, as indicated by the *
+as the first character of the description. Declared in
+a module exactly as it would be internally in Emacs.
+*/ );
+}
+