diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ae08b001..e6d510bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           command: run
           args: --example c-dataflow
+      - name: "C++ Dataflow example"
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: run
+          args: --example cxx-dataflow
 
   clippy:
     name: "Clippy"
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a1cecbc0..154c7ace 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -452,6 +452,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "os_str_bytes",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "codespan-reporting"
+version = "0.11.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3538270d33cc669650c4b093848450d380def10c331d38c768e34cac80576e6e"
+dependencies = [
+ "termcolor",
+ "unicode-width",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "concurrent-queue"
 version = "1.2.2"
@@ -568,6 +578,76 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cxx"
+version = "1.0.73"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "873c2e83af70859af2aaecd1f5d862f3790b747b1f4f50fb45a931d000ac0422"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "cxxbridge-flags",
+ "cxxbridge-macro",
+ "link-cplusplus",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "cxx-build"
+version = "1.0.73"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b49edea7163bbc7a39e3d829b4b0b66a9d30486973152842b7413f2c7b5632bf"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "codespan-reporting",
+ "once_cell",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "scratch",
+ "syn",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "cxx-dataflow-example-node-rust-api"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "cxx",
+ "cxx-build",
+ "dora-node-api",
+ "eyre",
+ "futures",
+ "rand",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "cxx-dataflow-example-operator-rust-api"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "cxx",
+ "cxx-build",
+ "dora-operator-api",
+ "eyre",
+ "futures",
+ "rand",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "cxxbridge-flags"
+version = "1.0.73"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f46b787c15af80277db5c88c6ac6c502ae545e622f010e06f95e540d34931acf"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "cxxbridge-macro"
+version = "1.0.73"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2ba3f3a7efa46626878fb5d324fabca4d19d2956b6ae97ce43044ef4515f5abc"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dashmap"
 version = "4.0.2"
@@ -1345,6 +1425,15 @@ version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "33a33a362ce288760ec6a508b94caaec573ae7d3bbbd91b87aa0bad4456839db"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "link-cplusplus"
+version = "1.0.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f8cae2cd7ba2f3f63938b9c724475dfb7b9861b545a90324476324ed21dbc8c8"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "linked-hash-map"
 version = "0.5.4"
@@ -1954,11 +2043,11 @@ checksum = "dbf0c48bc1d91375ae5c3cd81e3722dff1abcf81a30960240640d223f59fe0e5"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
-version = "1.0.36"
+version = "1.0.43"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c7342d5883fbccae1cc37a2353b09c87c9b0f3afd73f5fb9bba687a1f733b029"
+checksum = "0a2ca2c61bc9f3d74d2886294ab7b9853abd9c1ad903a3ac7815c58989bb7bab"
 dependencies = [
- "unicode-xid",
+ "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2395,6 +2484,12 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d29ab0c6d3fc0ee92fe66e2d99f700eab17a8d57d1c1d3b748380fb20baa78cd"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "scratch"
+version = "1.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9c8132065adcfd6e02db789d9285a0deb2f3fcb04002865ab67d5fb103533898"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sct"
 version = "0.6.1"
@@ -2630,13 +2725,13 @@ checksum = "6bdef32e8150c2a081110b42772ffe7d7c9032b606bc226c8260fd97e0976601"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "1.0.94"
+version = "1.0.99"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a07e33e919ebcd69113d5be0e4d70c5707004ff45188910106854f38b960df4a"
+checksum = "58dbef6ec655055e20b86b15a8cc6d439cca19b667537ac6a1369572d151ab13"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "unicode-xid",
+ "unicode-ident",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3008,6 +3103,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "uuid",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "unicode-ident"
+version = "1.0.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c4f5b37a154999a8f3f98cc23a628d850e154479cd94decf3414696e12e31aaf"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-segmentation"
 version = "1.9.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2a656c60..bd234270 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ members = [
   "apis/rust/*",
   "apis/rust/operator/macros",
   "binaries/*",
-  "examples/rust-dataflow/operator",
-  "examples/rust-dataflow/node",
-  "examples/rust-dataflow/sink",
+  "examples/rust-dataflow/*",
+  "examples/c++-dataflow/*-rust-*",
   "libraries/core",
   "libraries/extensions/message",
   "libraries/extensions/telemetry/*",
@@ -33,3 +32,7 @@ path = "examples/c-dataflow/run.rs"
 [[example]]
 name = "rust-dataflow"
 path = "examples/rust-dataflow/run.rs"
+
+[[example]]
+name = "cxx-dataflow"
+path = "examples/c++-dataflow/run.rs"
diff --git a/apis/rust/node/src/config.rs b/apis/rust/node/src/config.rs
index a6991235..dccae1d1 100644
--- a/apis/rust/node/src/config.rs
+++ b/apis/rust/node/src/config.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for OperatorId {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, PartialOrd, Ord, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct DataId(String);
 
+impl From<DataId> for String {
+    fn from(id: DataId) -> Self {
+        id.0
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<String> for DataId {
     fn from(id: String) -> Self {
         Self(id)
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow/README.md b/examples/c++-dataflow/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f910af62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Dora C++ Dataflow Example
+
+This example shows how to create dora operators and custom nodes with C++.
+
+Dora does not provide a C++ API yet, but we can create adapters for either the C or Rust API. The `operator-rust-api` and `node-rust-api` folders implement an example operator and node based on dora's Rust API, using the `cxx` crate for bridging. The `operator-c-api` and `node-c-api` show how to create operators and nodes based on dora's C API. Both approaches work, so you can choose the API that fits your application better.
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow/dataflow.yml b/examples/c++-dataflow/dataflow.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8db3d2b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow/dataflow.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+communication:
+  zenoh:
+    prefix: /example-cxx-dataflow
+
+nodes:
+  - id: cxx-node-rust-api
+    custom:
+      run: ../../target/release/cxx-dataflow-example-node-rust-api
+      inputs:
+        tick: dora/timer/millis/300
+      outputs:
+        - counter
+  - id: cxx-node-c-api
+    custom:
+      run: build/node_c_api
+      inputs:
+        tick: dora/timer/millis/300
+      outputs:
+        - counter
+
+  - id: runtime-node
+    operators:
+      - id: operator-rust-api
+        shared-library: ../../target/release/libcxx_dataflow_example_operator_rust_api.so
+        inputs:
+          counter_1: cxx-node-c-api/counter
+          counter_2: cxx-node-rust-api/counter
+        outputs:
+          - status
+      - id: operator-c-api
+        shared-library: build/operator_c_api.so
+        inputs:
+          op_status: runtime-node/operator-rust-api/status
+        outputs:
+          - half-status
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow/node-c-api/main.cc b/examples/c++-dataflow/node-c-api/main.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4fb7cad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow/node-c-api/main.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+extern "C"
+{
+#include "../../../apis/c/node/node_api.h"
+}
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+
+int run(void *dora_context)
+{
+    unsigned char counter = 0;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
+    {
+
+        auto input = dora_next_input(dora_context);
+        if (input == NULL)
+        {
+            return 0; // end of input
+        }
+        counter += 1;
+
+        char *id_ptr;
+        size_t id_len;
+        read_dora_input_id(input, &id_ptr, &id_len);
+        std::string id(id_ptr, id_len);
+
+        char *data_ptr;
+        size_t data_len;
+        read_dora_input_data(input, &data_ptr, &data_len);
+        std::vector<unsigned char> data;
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < data_len; i++)
+        {
+            data.push_back(*(data_ptr + i));
+        }
+
+        std::cout
+            << "Received input "
+            << " (counter: " << (unsigned int)counter << ") data: [";
+        for (unsigned char &v : data)
+        {
+            std::cout << (unsigned int)v << ", ";
+        }
+        std::cout << "]" << std::endl;
+
+        free_dora_input(input);
+
+        std::vector<unsigned char> out_vec{counter};
+
+        std::string out_id = "counter";
+
+        int result = dora_send_output(dora_context, &out_id[0], out_id.length(), (char *)&counter, 1);
+        if (result != 0)
+        {
+            std::cerr << "failed to send output" << std::endl;
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    std::cout << "HELLO FROM C++ (using C API)" << std::endl;
+
+    auto dora_context = init_dora_context_from_env();
+    auto ret = run(dora_context);
+    free_dora_context(dora_context);
+
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow/node-rust-api/Cargo.toml b/examples/c++-dataflow/node-rust-api/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa7b1273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow/node-rust-api/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[package]
+name = "cxx-dataflow-example-node-rust-api"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+cxx = "1.0.73"
+dora-node-api = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../../apis/rust/node" }
+eyre = "0.6.8"
+futures = "0.3.21"
+rand = "0.8.5"
+tokio = { version = "1.20.1", features = ["rt", "macros"] }
+
+[build-dependencies]
+cxx-build = "1.0.73"
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow/node-rust-api/build.rs b/examples/c++-dataflow/node-rust-api/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12e4875c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow/node-rust-api/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+fn main() {
+    cxx_build::bridge("src/main.rs") // returns a cc::Build
+        .file("src/main.cc")
+        .flag_if_supported("-std=c++11")
+        .compile("cxx-example-dataflow-node");
+
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/main.rs");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/main.cc");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/main.h");
+}
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow/node-rust-api/src/main.cc b/examples/c++-dataflow/node-rust-api/src/main.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d52e539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow/node-rust-api/src/main.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#include "main.h"
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+
+void cxx_main(Inputs &inputs, const OutputSender &output_sender)
+{
+    std::cout << "HELLO FROM C++" << std::endl;
+    unsigned char counter = 0;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
+    {
+
+        auto input = next_input(inputs);
+        if (input.end_of_input)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+        counter += 1;
+
+        std::cout << "Received input " << std::string(input.id) << " (counter: " << (unsigned int)counter << ")" << std::endl;
+
+        std::vector<unsigned char> out_vec{counter};
+        rust::Slice<const uint8_t> out_slice{out_vec.data(), out_vec.size()};
+        auto result = send_output(output_sender, "counter", out_slice);
+        auto error = std::string(result.error);
+        if (!error.empty())
+        {
+            std::cerr << "Error: " << error << std::endl;
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow/node-rust-api/src/main.h b/examples/c++-dataflow/node-rust-api/src/main.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c591b24f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow/node-rust-api/src/main.h
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "cxx-dataflow-example-node-rust-api/src/main.rs.h"
+
+void cxx_main(Inputs &inputs, const OutputSender &output_sender);
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow/node-rust-api/src/main.rs b/examples/c++-dataflow/node-rust-api/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cefa7ae7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow/node-rust-api/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+use dora_node_api::{self, DoraNode, Input};
+use futures::{executor::block_on, Stream, StreamExt};
+use std::pin::Pin;
+
+#[cxx::bridge]
+mod ffi {
+    struct DoraInput {
+        end_of_input: bool,
+        id: String,
+        data: Vec<u8>,
+    }
+
+    struct DoraResult {
+        error: String,
+    }
+
+    extern "Rust" {
+        type Inputs<'a>;
+        type OutputSender<'a>;
+
+        fn next_input(inputs: &mut Inputs) -> DoraInput;
+        fn send_output(output_sender: &OutputSender, id: String, data: &[u8]) -> DoraResult;
+    }
+
+    unsafe extern "C++" {
+        include!("cxx-dataflow-example-node-rust-api/src/main.h");
+
+        fn cxx_main(inputs: &mut Inputs, output_sender: &OutputSender);
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Inputs<'a>(Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = Input> + 'a>>);
+
+fn next_input(inputs: &mut Inputs) -> ffi::DoraInput {
+    match block_on(inputs.0.next()) {
+        Some(input) => ffi::DoraInput {
+            end_of_input: false,
+            id: input.id.into(),
+            data: input.data,
+        },
+        None => ffi::DoraInput {
+            end_of_input: true,
+            id: String::new(),
+            data: Vec::new(),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct OutputSender<'a>(&'a DoraNode);
+
+fn send_output(sender: &OutputSender, id: String, data: &[u8]) -> ffi::DoraResult {
+    let error = match block_on(sender.0.send_output(&id.into(), data)) {
+        Ok(()) => String::new(),
+        Err(err) => format!("{err:?}"),
+    };
+    ffi::DoraResult { error }
+}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
+    let node = DoraNode::init_from_env().await?;
+    let input_stream = node.inputs().await?;
+    let mut inputs = Inputs(Box::pin(input_stream));
+    let outputs = OutputSender(&node);
+    ffi::cxx_main(&mut inputs, &outputs);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow/operator-c-api/operator.cc b/examples/c++-dataflow/operator-c-api/operator.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a52f5595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow/operator-c-api/operator.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+extern "C"
+{
+#include "../../../apis/c/operator/operator_api.h"
+}
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+
+class Operator
+{
+public:
+    Operator();
+};
+
+Operator::Operator() {}
+
+extern "C" int dora_init_operator(void **operator_context)
+{
+    Operator *op = std::make_unique<Operator>().release();
+    *operator_context = (void *)op;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+extern "C" void dora_drop_operator(void *operator_context)
+{
+    delete (Operator *)operator_context;
+}
+
+extern "C" int dora_on_input(
+    const char *id_start,
+    size_t id_len,
+    const char *data_start,
+    size_t data_len,
+    const int (*output_fn_raw)(const char *id_start,
+                               size_t id_len,
+                               const char *data_start,
+                               size_t data_len,
+                               const void *output_context),
+    void *output_context,
+    const void *operator_context)
+{
+
+    std::string id(id_start, id_len);
+
+    std::vector<unsigned char> data;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < data_len; i++)
+    {
+        data.push_back(*(data_start + i));
+    }
+
+    std::cout
+        << "C++ Operator (C-API) received input `" << id << "` with data: [";
+    for (unsigned char &v : data)
+    {
+        std::cout << (unsigned int)v << ", ";
+    }
+    std::cout << "]" << std::endl;
+
+    char out = data[0] / 2;
+    std::string out_id = "half-status";
+    int result = output_fn_raw(&out_id[0], out_id.length(), &out, 1, output_context);
+    if (result != 0)
+    {
+        std::cerr << "failed to send output" << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow/operator-rust-api/Cargo.toml b/examples/c++-dataflow/operator-rust-api/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cfc6bec4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow/operator-rust-api/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[package]
+name = "cxx-dataflow-example-operator-rust-api"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[lib]
+crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+
+[dependencies]
+cxx = "1.0.73"
+dora-operator-api = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../../../apis/rust/operator" }
+eyre = "0.6.8"
+futures = "0.3.21"
+rand = "0.8.5"
+tokio = { version = "1.20.1", features = ["rt", "macros"] }
+
+[build-dependencies]
+cxx-build = "1.0.73"
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow/operator-rust-api/build.rs b/examples/c++-dataflow/operator-rust-api/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c8b861a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow/operator-rust-api/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+fn main() {
+    cxx_build::bridge("src/lib.rs") // returns a cc::Build
+        .file("src/operator.cc")
+        .flag_if_supported("-std=c++14")
+        .compile("cxx-example-dataflow-operator");
+
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/lib.rs");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/operator.cc");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/operator.h");
+}
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow/operator-rust-api/src/lib.rs b/examples/c++-dataflow/operator-rust-api/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d94cf9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow/operator-rust-api/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#![warn(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
+
+use dora_operator_api::{self, register_operator, DoraOperator, DoraOutputSender, DoraStatus};
+
+#[cxx::bridge]
+#[allow(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
+mod ffi {
+    struct OnInputResult {
+        error: String,
+        stop: bool,
+    }
+
+    extern "Rust" {
+        type OutputSender<'a>;
+
+        fn send_output(sender: &mut OutputSender, id: &str, data: &[u8]) -> i32;
+    }
+
+    unsafe extern "C++" {
+        include!("cxx-dataflow-example-operator-rust-api/src/operator.h");
+        type Operator;
+
+        fn new_operator() -> UniquePtr<Operator>;
+
+        fn on_input(
+            op: Pin<&mut Operator>,
+            id: &str,
+            data: &[u8],
+            output_sender: &mut OutputSender,
+        ) -> OnInputResult;
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct OutputSender<'a>(&'a mut DoraOutputSender);
+
+fn send_output(sender: &mut OutputSender, id: &str, data: &[u8]) -> i32 {
+    match sender.0.send(id, data) {
+        Ok(()) => 0,
+        Err(err_code) => err_code.try_into().unwrap(),
+    }
+}
+
+register_operator!(OperatorWrapper);
+
+struct OperatorWrapper {
+    operator: cxx::UniquePtr<ffi::Operator>,
+}
+
+impl Default for OperatorWrapper {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            operator: ffi::new_operator(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl DoraOperator for OperatorWrapper {
+    fn on_input(
+        &mut self,
+        id: &str,
+        data: &[u8],
+        output_sender: &mut DoraOutputSender,
+    ) -> Result<DoraStatus, ()> {
+        let operator = self.operator.as_mut().unwrap();
+        let mut output_sender = OutputSender(output_sender);
+
+        let result = ffi::on_input(operator, id, data, &mut output_sender);
+        if result.error.is_empty() {
+            Ok(match result.stop {
+                false => DoraStatus::Continue,
+                true => DoraStatus::Stop,
+            })
+        } else {
+            Err(())
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow/operator-rust-api/src/operator.cc b/examples/c++-dataflow/operator-rust-api/src/operator.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e92dbe38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow/operator-rust-api/src/operator.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#include "operator.h"
+#include "cxx-dataflow-example-operator-rust-api/src/lib.rs.h"
+#include <iostream>
+
+Operator::Operator() {}
+
+std::unique_ptr<Operator> new_operator()
+{
+    return std::make_unique<Operator>();
+}
+
+OnInputResult on_input(Operator &op, rust::Str id, rust::Slice<const uint8_t> data, OutputSender &output_sender)
+{
+    op.counter += 1;
+    std::cout << "Rust API operator received input `" << id << "` with data `" << (unsigned int)data[0] << "` (internal counter: " << (unsigned int)op.counter << ")" << std::endl;
+
+    std::vector<unsigned char> out_vec{op.counter};
+    rust::Slice<const uint8_t> out_slice{out_vec.data(), out_vec.size()};
+    auto result_code = send_output(output_sender, rust::Str("status"), out_slice);
+    if (result_code == 0)
+    {
+        OnInputResult result = {rust::String(), false};
+        return result;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        OnInputResult result = {rust::String("error"), false};
+        return result;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow/operator-rust-api/src/operator.h b/examples/c++-dataflow/operator-rust-api/src/operator.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bdaecbf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow/operator-rust-api/src/operator.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "rust/cxx.h"
+#include <memory>
+
+class Operator
+{
+public:
+    Operator();
+    unsigned char counter;
+};
+
+std::unique_ptr<Operator> new_operator();
+
+struct OnInputResult;
+struct OutputSender;
+
+OnInputResult on_input(Operator &op, rust::Str, rust::Slice<const uint8_t>, OutputSender &output_sender);
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow/run.rs b/examples/c++-dataflow/run.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b89aa972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow/run.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+use eyre::{bail, Context};
+use std::path::Path;
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
+    let root = Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"));
+    std::env::set_current_dir(root.join(file!()).parent().unwrap())
+        .wrap_err("failed to set working dir")?;
+
+    tokio::fs::create_dir_all("build").await?;
+
+    build_package("cxx-dataflow-example-node-rust-api").await?;
+    build_package("cxx-dataflow-example-operator-rust-api").await?;
+
+    build_package("dora-node-api-c").await?;
+    build_cxx_node(
+        root,
+        &Path::new("node-c-api").join("main.cc").canonicalize()?,
+        "node_c_api",
+    )
+    .await?;
+    build_cxx_operator(
+        &Path::new("operator-c-api")
+            .join("operator.cc")
+            .canonicalize()?,
+        "operator_c_api",
+    )
+    .await?;
+
+    build_package("dora-runtime").await?;
+
+    dora_coordinator::run(dora_coordinator::Command::Run {
+        dataflow: Path::new("dataflow.yml").to_owned(),
+        runtime: Some(root.join("target").join("release").join("dora-runtime")),
+    })
+    .await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn build_package(package: &str) -> eyre::Result<()> {
+    let cargo = std::env::var("CARGO").unwrap();
+    let mut cmd = tokio::process::Command::new(&cargo);
+    cmd.arg("build").arg("--release");
+    cmd.arg("--package").arg(package);
+    if !cmd.status().await?.success() {
+        bail!("failed to build {package}");
+    };
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn build_cxx_node(root: &Path, path: &Path, out_name: &str) -> eyre::Result<()> {
+    let mut clang = tokio::process::Command::new("clang++");
+    clang.arg(path);
+    clang.arg("-l").arg("dora_node_api_c");
+    clang.arg("-l").arg("m");
+    clang.arg("-l").arg("rt");
+    clang.arg("-l").arg("dl");
+    clang.arg("-pthread");
+    clang.arg("-L").arg(root.join("target").join("release"));
+    clang
+        .arg("--output")
+        .arg(Path::new("../build").join(out_name));
+    if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+        clang.current_dir(parent);
+    }
+
+    if !clang.status().await?.success() {
+        bail!("failed to compile c++ node");
+    };
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn build_cxx_operator(path: &Path, out_name: &str) -> eyre::Result<()> {
+    let object_file_path = Path::new("../build").join(out_name).with_extension("o");
+
+    let mut compile = tokio::process::Command::new("clang++");
+    compile.arg("-c").arg(path);
+    compile.arg("-o").arg(&object_file_path);
+    compile.arg("-fPIC");
+    if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+        compile.current_dir(parent);
+    }
+    if !compile.status().await?.success() {
+        bail!("failed to compile cxx operator");
+    };
+
+    let mut link = tokio::process::Command::new("clang++");
+    link.arg("-shared").arg(&object_file_path);
+    link.arg("-o")
+        .arg(Path::new("../build").join(out_name).with_extension("so"));
+    if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+        link.current_dir(parent);
+    }
+    if !link.status().await?.success() {
+        bail!("failed to create shared library from cxx operator (c api)");
+    };
+
+    Ok(())
+}