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diff --git a/tests/test-libstoreconsumer/README.md b/tests/test-libstoreconsumer/README.md
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+
+A very simple C++ consumer of the libstore library.
+
+  - Keep it simple. Library consumers expect something simple.
+  - No build hook, or any other reinvocations.
+  - No more global state than necessary.
diff --git a/tests/test-libstoreconsumer/local.mk b/tests/test-libstoreconsumer/local.mk
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+programs += test-libstoreconsumer
+
+test-libstoreconsumer_DIR := $(d)
+
+# do not install
+test-libstoreconsumer_INSTALL_DIR :=
+
+test-libstoreconsumer_SOURCES := \
+  $(wildcard $(d)/*.cc) \
+
+test-libstoreconsumer_CXXFLAGS += -I src/libutil -I src/libstore
+
+test-libstoreconsumer_LIBS = libstore libutil
+
+test-libstoreconsumer_LDFLAGS = -pthread $(SODIUM_LIBS) $(EDITLINE_LIBS) $(BOOST_LDFLAGS) $(LOWDOWN_LIBS)
diff --git a/tests/test-libstoreconsumer/main.cc b/tests/test-libstoreconsumer/main.cc
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+#include "globals.hh"
+#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "build-result.hh"
+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace nix;
+
+int main (int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    try {
+        if (argc != 2) {
+            std::cerr << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " store/path/to/something.drv\n";
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        std::string drvPath = argv[1];
+
+        initLibStore();
+
+        auto store = nix::openStore();
+
+        // build the derivation
+
+        std::vector<DerivedPath> paths {
+            DerivedPath::Built {
+                .drvPath = store->parseStorePath(drvPath),
+                .outputs = OutputsSpec::Names{"out"}
+            }
+        };
+
+        const auto results = store->buildPathsWithResults(paths, bmNormal, store);
+
+        for (const auto & result : results) {
+            for (const auto & [outputName, realisation] : result.builtOutputs) {
+                std::cout << store->printStorePath(realisation.outPath) << "\n";
+            }
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+
+    } catch (const std::exception & e) {
+        std::cerr << "Error: " << e.what() << "\n";
+        return 1;
+    }
+}