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+/// This is a simple example for creating a headless
+/// application using accesskit_unix. It will not create any GUI
+/// windows on the system. Rather it just creates the necessary
+/// accessibility tree and updates it in a loop with a live announcement.
+/// This will be spoken by Orca and works on both x11 and Wayland.
+///
+/// To run this example:
+/// cargo run -p accesskit_unix --example simple_headless
+use accesskit::{
+    ActionHandler, ActionRequest, ActivationHandler, DeactivationHandler, Live, Node, NodeId, Role,
+    Tree, TreeUpdate,
+};
+use accesskit_unix::Adapter;
+
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+const ROOT_ID: NodeId = NodeId(0);
+const ANNOUNCE_ID: NodeId = NodeId(1);
+
+// These three structs are defined in order
+// to fulfill the requirements for creating an
+// adapter and initializing accesskit
+struct MyActivationHandler;
+struct MyActionHandler;
+struct MyDeactivationHandler;
+
+impl ActivationHandler for MyActivationHandler {
+    fn request_initial_tree(&mut self) -> Option<TreeUpdate> {
+        let mut root = Node::new(Role::Window);
+        root.set_children(vec![ANNOUNCE_ID]);
+        // The label on the window is equivalent to the frame
+        // title that Orca reads
+        root.set_label("Window for Headless Example");
+
+        let mut label = Node::new(Role::Label);
+        label.set_value("Application started");
+        label.set_live(Live::Assertive);
+
+        let tree = Tree::new(ROOT_ID);
+        Some(TreeUpdate {
+            // A node with id ANNOUNCE_ID must be in the nodes otherwise you will get an error
+            // This is since we are later updating it with a live announcement
+            nodes: vec![(ROOT_ID, root), (ANNOUNCE_ID, label)],
+            tree: Some(tree),
+            focus: ROOT_ID,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+// In a full application you would implement the behavior of the actions
+// within the GUI. We don't need to do anything here since we run
+// the tree update in a loop.
+impl ActionHandler for MyActionHandler {
+    fn do_action(&mut self, request: ActionRequest) {
+        println!("Got Action: {:?}", request);
+    }
+}
+
+// The deactivation handler runs a cleanup function before accessibility is deactivated
+// In our case this can be skipped
+impl DeactivationHandler for MyDeactivationHandler {
+    fn deactivate_accessibility(&mut self) {
+        println!("Accessibility deactivated");
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    println!("This is a simple headless example of accesskit_unix.");
+    println!("This will not show any GUI windows on the system, however it will create a live announcement in a loop.");
+    println!("Orca should speak these announcements.");
+    println!("Enable Orca with [Super]+[Alt]+[S].");
+
+    // Create adapter and activate accessibility
+    let mut adapter = Adapter::new(MyActivationHandler, MyActionHandler, MyDeactivationHandler);
+    // At the start of the application we give the window focus;
+    // this is not needed for Orca to speak an announcement and
+    // could be skipped if you don't want to change the focus
+    adapter.update_window_focus_state(true);
+
+    adapter.update_if_active(|| MyActivationHandler.request_initial_tree().unwrap());
+
+    let mut counter = 0;
+    loop {
+        counter += 1;
+        let message = format!("Announcement number {}", counter);
+        // Print to stdout for clarity and debugging
+        println!("Creating tree update with announcement: '{message}'");
+
+        let mut label = Node::new(Role::Label);
+        label.set_value(message);
+        label.set_live(Live::Polite);
+
+        // when we update the tree with an announcement
+        // it can be detected by an assistive technology client
+        // like Orca and presented to the user
+        adapter.update_if_active(|| TreeUpdate {
+            nodes: vec![(ANNOUNCE_ID, label)],
+            tree: None,
+            focus: ROOT_ID,
+        });
+
+        // sleep for 1 second so as to not spam the user
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
+    }
+}