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+/* ei.c */
+
+#include "erl_interface.h"
+#include "ei.h"
+
+typedef unsigned char byte;
+
+int main() {
+  ETERM *tuplep, *intp;
+  ETERM *fnp, *argp;
+  int res;
+  byte buf[100];
+  long allocated, freed;
+
+  erl_init(NULL, 0);
+
+  while (read_cmd(buf) > 0) {
+    tuplep = erl_decode(buf);
+    fnp = erl_element(1, tuplep);
+    argp = erl_element(2, tuplep);
+    
+    if (strncmp(ERL_ATOM_PTR(fnp), "foo", 3) == 0) {
+      res = foo(ERL_INT_VALUE(argp));
+    } else if (strncmp(ERL_ATOM_PTR(fnp), "bar", 17) == 0) {
+      res = bar(ERL_INT_VALUE(argp));
+    }
+
+    intp = erl_mk_int(res);
+    erl_encode(intp, buf);
+    write_cmd(buf, erl_term_len(intp));
+
+    erl_free_compound(tuplep);
+    erl_free_term(fnp);
+    erl_free_term(argp);
+    erl_free_term(intp);
+  }
+}
+