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+/* OpenSceneGraph example, osgobjectcache.
+*
+*  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+*  of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+*  in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+*  to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+*  copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+*  furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+*
+*  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+*  IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+*  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+*  AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+*  LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+*  OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+*  THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+#include <osg/Group>
+#include <osgDB/ReadFile>
+
+#include <osgViewer/Viewer>
+
+#include <assert.h>
+
+osg::Group* createObjectCache()
+{
+    osg::Group* group = new osg::Group();
+
+    if (osgDB::Registry::instance()->getOptions()==0)
+        osgDB::Registry::instance()->setOptions(new osgDB::Options());
+
+    osgDB::Registry::instance()->getOptions()->setObjectCacheHint(osgDB::Options::CACHE_ALL);
+
+    osg::ref_ptr<osgDB::Options> options1 = new osgDB::Options("a=1 b=2 c=3");
+    options1->setObjectCacheHint(osgDB::Options::CACHE_ALL);
+
+    osg::ref_ptr<osgDB::Options> options2 = new osgDB::Options("a=6 b=7 c=8");
+    options2->setObjectCacheHint(osgDB::Options::CACHE_ALL);
+
+    osg::ref_ptr<osgDB::Options> options3 = new osgDB::Options("b=7 a=6 c=8");
+    options3->setObjectCacheHint(osgDB::Options::CACHE_ALL);
+
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node1 = osgDB::readRefNodeFile("cessna.osg");
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node2 = osgDB::readRefNodeFile("cessna.osg");
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node3 = osgDB::readRefNodeFile("cessna.osg", options1.get());
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node4 = osgDB::readRefNodeFile("cessna.osg", options2.get());
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node5 = osgDB::readRefNodeFile("cessna.osg", options1.get());
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node6 = osgDB::readRefNodeFile("cessna.osg", options2.get());
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node7 = osgDB::readRefNodeFile("cessna.osg", options3.get());
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node8 = osgDB::readRefNodeFile("cessna.osg", options3.get());
+
+    // check that we really get the correct nodes
+    if (node1 != node2)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "error reading node from object cache using default options\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    if (node3 != node5)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "error reading node from object cache stored with options '%s'\n", options1.get()->getOptionString().c_str());
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    if (node4 != node6)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "error reading node from object cache stored with options '%s'\n", options2.get()->getOptionString().c_str());
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    if (node7 != node8)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "error reading node from object cache stored with options '%s'\n", options3.get()->getOptionString().c_str());
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    group->addChild(node1);
+    group->addChild(node2);
+    group->addChild(node3);
+    group->addChild(node4);
+    group->addChild(node5);
+    group->addChild(node6);
+    return group;
+}
+
+int main(int , char **)
+{
+    // construct the viewer.
+    osgViewer::Viewer viewer;
+
+    // add model to viewer.
+    viewer.setSceneData(createObjectCache());
+
+    // create the windows and run the threads.
+    return viewer.run();
+}