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@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ theories/examples/loop_sort.v
 theories/examples/sort_elem_client.v
 theories/examples/map.v
 theories/examples/map_reduce.v
+theories/examples/basics.v
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+From actris.channel Require Import proto_channel proofmode.
+From iris.heap_lang Require Import proofmode notation.
+
+Definition prog1 : val := λ: <>,
+  let: "c" := start_chan (λ: "c'", send "c'" #42) in
+  recv "c".
+
+Definition prog2 : val := λ: <>,
+  let: "c" := start_chan (λ: "c'", send "c'" (ref #42)) in
+  ! (recv "c").
+
+Definition prog3 : val := λ: <>,
+  let: "c1" := start_chan (λ: "c1'",
+    let: "cc2" := new_chan #() in
+    send "c1'" (Fst "cc2");;
+    send (Snd "cc2") #42) in
+  recv (recv "c1").
+
+Definition prog4 : val := λ: <>,
+  let: "c" := start_chan (λ: "c'",
+    let: "x" := recv "c'" in send "c'" ("x" + #2)) in
+  send "c" #40;;
+  recv "c".
+
+Definition prog5 : val := λ: <>,
+  let: "c" := start_chan (λ: "c'",
+    let: "f" := recv "c'" in send "c'" (λ: <>, "f" #() + #2)) in
+  let: "r" := ref #40 in
+  send "c" (λ: <>, !"r");;
+  recv "c" #().
+
+Section proofs.
+Context `{heapG Σ, proto_chanG Σ}.
+
+Definition prot1 : iProto Σ :=
+  (<?> MSG #42; END)%proto.
+
+Definition prot2 : iProto Σ :=
+  (<?> l : loc, MSG #l {{ l ↦ #42 }}; END)%proto.
+
+Definition prot3 : iProto Σ :=
+  (<?> c : val, MSG c {{ c ↣ prot1 @ nroot }}; END)%proto.
+
+Definition prot4 : iProto Σ :=
+  (<!> x : Z, MSG #x; <?> MSG #(x + 2); END)%proto.
+
+Definition prot5 : iProto Σ :=
+  (<!> (P : iProp Σ) (Φ : Z → iProp Σ) (vf : val),
+     MSG vf {{ {{{ P }}} vf #() {{{ x, RET #x; Φ x }}} }};
+   <?> (vg : val),
+     MSG vg {{ {{{ P }}} vg #() {{{ x, RET #(x + 2); Φ x }}} }};
+   END)%proto.
+
+Lemma prog1_spec : {{{ True }}} prog1 #() {{{ RET #42; True }}}.
+Proof.
+  iIntros (Φ) "_ HΦ". wp_lam.
+  wp_apply (start_chan_proto_spec nroot prot1); iIntros (c) "Hc".
+  - by wp_send with "[]".
+  - wp_recv as "_". by iApply "HΦ".
+Qed.
+
+Lemma prog2_spec : {{{ True }}} prog2 #() {{{ RET #42; True }}}.
+Proof.
+  iIntros (Φ) "_ HΦ". wp_lam.
+  wp_apply (start_chan_proto_spec nroot prot2); iIntros (c) "Hc".
+  - wp_alloc l as "Hl". by wp_send with "[$Hl]".
+  - wp_recv (l) as "Hl". wp_load. by iApply "HΦ".
+Qed.
+
+Lemma prog3_spec : {{{ True }}} prog3 #() {{{ RET #42; True }}}.
+Proof.
+  iIntros (Φ) "_ HΦ". wp_lam.
+  wp_apply (start_chan_proto_spec nroot prot3); iIntros (c) "Hc".
+  - wp_apply (new_chan_proto_spec nroot with "[//]").
+    iIntros (c2 c2') "Hcc2". iMod ("Hcc2" $! prot1) as "[Hc2 Hc2']".
+    wp_send with "[$Hc2]". by wp_send with "[]".
+  - wp_recv (c2) as "Hc2". wp_recv as "_". by iApply "HΦ".
+Qed.
+
+Lemma prog4_spec : {{{ True }}} prog4 #() {{{ RET #42; True }}}.
+Proof.
+  iIntros (Φ) "_ HΦ". wp_lam.
+  wp_apply (start_chan_proto_spec nroot prot4); iIntros (c) "Hc".
+  - wp_recv (x) as "_". by wp_send with "[]".
+  - wp_send with "[//]". wp_recv as "_". by iApply "HΦ".
+Qed.
+
+Lemma prog5_spec : {{{ True }}} prog5 #() {{{ RET #42; True }}}.
+Proof.
+  iIntros (Φ) "_ HΦ". wp_lam.
+  wp_apply (start_chan_proto_spec nroot prot5); iIntros (c) "Hc".
+  - wp_recv (P Ψ vf) as "#Hf". wp_send with "[]"; last done.
+    iIntros "!>" (Ψ') "HP HΨ'". wp_apply ("Hf" with "HP"); iIntros (x) "HΨ".
+    wp_pures. by iApply "HΨ'".
+  - wp_alloc l as "Hl".
+    wp_send ((l ↦ #40)%I (λ w, ⌜ w = 40%Z ⌝ ∗ l ↦ #40)%I) with "[]".
+    { iIntros "!>" (Ψ') "Hl HΨ'". wp_load. iApply "HΨ'"; auto. }
+    wp_recv (vg) as "#Hg". wp_apply ("Hg" with "Hl"); iIntros (x) "[-> Hl]".
+    by iApply "HΦ".
+Qed.
+End proofs.
+