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+//! Examples from README.md
+
+fn main() {
+    basic_example();
+    case_insensitivity_example();
+    other_example();
+    ignore_example();
+    serde_example();
+}
+
+fn basic_example() {
+    use enumscribe::{ScribeStaticStr, TryUnscribe};
+
+    #[derive(ScribeStaticStr, TryUnscribe, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+    enum Airport {
+        #[enumscribe(str = "LHR")]
+        Heathrow,
+        #[enumscribe(str = "LGW")]
+        Gatwick,
+        #[enumscribe(str = "LTN")]
+        Luton,
+    }
+
+    // Convert an Airport to a &'static str
+    assert_eq!(Airport::Heathrow.scribe(), "LHR");
+
+    // Convert a &str to a Option<Airport>
+    assert_eq!(Airport::try_unscribe("LGW"), Some(Airport::Gatwick));
+}
+
+fn case_insensitivity_example() {
+    use enumscribe::TryUnscribe;
+
+    #[derive(TryUnscribe, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+    enum Website {
+        #[enumscribe(str = "github.com", case_insensitive)]
+        Github,
+        #[enumscribe(str = "crates.io", case_insensitive)]
+        CratesDotIo,
+    }
+
+    assert_eq!(Website::try_unscribe("GiThUb.CoM"), Some(Website::Github));
+}
+
+fn other_example() {
+    use std::borrow::Cow;
+
+    use enumscribe::{Unscribe, ScribeCowStr};
+
+    #[derive(ScribeCowStr, Unscribe, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+    enum Website {
+        #[enumscribe(str = "github.com", case_insensitive)]
+        Github,
+        #[enumscribe(str = "crates.io", case_insensitive)]
+        CratesDotIo,
+        #[enumscribe(other)]
+        Other(String),
+    }
+
+    // Note that we don't need to use an Option anymore!
+    assert_eq!(Website::unscribe("github.com"), Website::Github);
+
+    // Unbelievably, there exist websites other than github and crates.io
+    assert_eq!(Website::unscribe("stackoverflow.com"), Website::Other("stackoverflow.com".to_owned()));
+
+    // We can't scribe to a &'static str anymore, so we use a Cow<'static, str> instead
+    assert_eq!(Website::Github.scribe(), Cow::Borrowed::<'static, str>("github.com"));
+
+    assert_eq!(Website::Other("owasp.org".to_owned()).scribe(), Cow::Owned::<'static, str>("owasp.org".to_owned()));
+}
+
+fn ignore_example() {
+    use enumscribe::TryScribeStaticStr;
+
+    #[derive(TryScribeStaticStr, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+    enum Airport {
+        #[enumscribe(str = "LHR")]
+        Heathrow,
+        #[enumscribe(str = "LGW")]
+        Gatwick,
+        #[enumscribe(str = "LTN")]
+        Luton,
+        #[enumscribe(ignore)]
+        SecretExtraVariant(i32), // we have to ignore this variant because of the i32 field
+    }
+
+    assert_eq!(Airport::SecretExtraVariant(123).try_scribe(), None);
+
+    assert_eq!(Airport::Luton.try_scribe(), Some("LTN"));
+}
+
+fn serde_example() {
+    use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
+
+    use enumscribe::{EnumSerialize, EnumDeserialize};
+
+    #[derive(EnumSerialize, EnumDeserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+    enum Airport {
+        #[enumscribe(str = "LHR")]
+        Heathrow,
+        #[enumscribe(str = "LGW")]
+        Gatwick,
+        #[enumscribe(str = "LTN")]
+        Luton,
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+    struct Flight {
+        takeoff: Airport,
+        landing: Airport,
+    }
+
+    // There are probably much more economical ways of making this journey
+    let flight = Flight {
+        takeoff: Airport::Heathrow,
+        landing: Airport::Gatwick,
+    };
+
+    let flight_json = r#"{"takeoff":"LHR","landing":"LGW"}"#;
+
+    assert_eq!(serde_json::to_string(&flight).unwrap(), flight_json.to_owned());
+
+    assert_eq!(serde_json::from_str::<Flight>(flight_json).unwrap(), flight);
+}