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+extern crate xmpp;
+
+use xmpp::jid::Jid;
+use xmpp::client::ClientBuilder;
+
+use std::env;
+
+fn main() {
+    let jid: Jid = env::var("JID").unwrap().parse().unwrap();
+    let client = ClientBuilder::new(jid).connect().unwrap();
+}