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+#! /usr/bin/env escript
+% This file is part of Jiffy released under the MIT license. 
+% See the LICENSE file for more information.
+
+main([]) ->
+    code:add_pathz("ebin"),
+    code:add_pathz("test"),
+    
+    etap:plan(unknown),
+    
+    etap:is(jiffy:decode(<<"1">>) =:= 1, true, "1 =:= 1"),
+    etap:is(jiffy:decode(<<"1">>) == 1, true, "1 == 1"),
+
+    etap:end_tests().
+