diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5b4e2397..c5187e08 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3173,6 +3173,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "dora-node-api-cxx"
 version = "0.3.10"
 dependencies = [
+ "arrow 54.2.1",
  "cxx",
  "cxx-build",
  "dora-node-api",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2b448807..5812d49d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ path = "examples/rust-dataflow-url/run.rs"
 name = "cxx-dataflow"
 path = "examples/c++-dataflow/run.rs"
 
+[[example]]
+name = "cxx-dataflow2"
+path = "examples/c++-dataflow2/run.rs"
+
 [[example]]
 name = "python-dataflow"
 path = "examples/python-dataflow/run.rs"
diff --git a/apis/c++/node/Cargo.toml b/apis/c++/node/Cargo.toml
index 562ffa37..4084d42e 100644
--- a/apis/c++/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apis/c++/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ dora-ros2-bridge = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 futures-lite = { version = "2.2" }
 serde = { version = "1.0.164", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 serde-big-array = { version = "0.5.1", optional = true }
+arrow = { workspace = true, features = ["ffi"] }
 
 [build-dependencies]
 cxx-build = "1.0.73"
diff --git a/apis/c++/node/src/lib.rs b/apis/c++/node/src/lib.rs
index fea50fba..18df97d7 100644
--- a/apis/c++/node/src/lib.rs
+++ b/apis/c++/node/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use eyre::bail;
 use dora_ros2_bridge::{_core, ros2_client};
 use futures_lite::{stream, Stream, StreamExt};
 
+
 #[cxx::bridge]
 #[allow(clippy::needless_lifetimes)]
 mod ffi {
@@ -71,9 +72,26 @@ mod ffi {
 
         fn is_dora(self: &CombinedEvent) -> bool;
         fn downcast_dora(event: CombinedEvent) -> Result<Box<DoraEvent>>;
+
+        unsafe fn send_arrow_output(
+            output_sender: &mut Box<OutputSender>,
+            id: String,
+            array_ptr: *mut u8,  
+            schema_ptr: *mut u8, 
+        ) -> DoraResult;
+        
+        unsafe fn event_as_arrow_input(
+            event: Box<DoraEvent>, 
+            out_array: *mut u8,  
+            out_schema: *mut u8,
+        ) -> DoraResult;
     }
 }
 
+mod arrow_ffi {
+    pub use arrow::ffi::{FFI_ArrowArray, FFI_ArrowSchema};
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "ros2-bridge")]
 pub mod ros2 {
     pub use dora_ros2_bridge::*;
@@ -161,6 +179,41 @@ fn event_as_input(event: Box<DoraEvent>) -> eyre::Result<ffi::DoraInput> {
     })
 }
 
+unsafe fn event_as_arrow_input(
+    event: Box<DoraEvent>, 
+    out_array: *mut u8,
+    out_schema: *mut u8,
+) -> ffi::DoraResult {
+    // Cast to Arrow FFI types
+    let out_array = out_array as *mut arrow::ffi::FFI_ArrowArray;
+    let out_schema = out_schema as *mut arrow::ffi::FFI_ArrowSchema;
+
+    let Some(Event::Input { id: _, metadata: _, data }) = event.0 else {
+        return ffi::DoraResult { error: "Not an input event".to_string() };
+    };
+    
+    if out_array.is_null() || out_schema.is_null() {
+        return ffi::DoraResult { 
+            error: "Received null output pointer".to_string() 
+        };
+    }
+    
+    let array_data = data.to_data();
+    
+    match arrow::ffi::to_ffi(&array_data.clone()) {
+        Ok((ffi_array, ffi_schema)) => {
+            std::ptr::write(out_array, ffi_array);
+            std::ptr::write(out_schema, ffi_schema);
+            ffi::DoraResult { error: String::new() }
+        },
+        Err(e) => {
+            ffi::DoraResult {
+                error: format!("Error exporting Arrow array to C++: {:?}", e)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct OutputSender(dora_node_api::DoraNode);
 
 fn send_output(sender: &mut Box<OutputSender>, id: String, data: &[u8]) -> ffi::DoraResult {
@@ -180,6 +233,43 @@ pub struct MergedEvents {
     events: Option<Box<dyn Stream<Item = MergedEvent<ExternalEvent>> + Unpin>>,
     next_id: u32,
 }
+unsafe fn send_arrow_output(
+    sender: &mut Box<OutputSender>,
+    id: String,
+    array_ptr: *mut u8, 
+    schema_ptr: *mut u8
+) -> ffi::DoraResult {
+    let array_ptr = array_ptr as *mut arrow::ffi::FFI_ArrowArray;
+    let schema_ptr = schema_ptr as *mut arrow::ffi::FFI_ArrowSchema;
+
+    if array_ptr.is_null() || schema_ptr.is_null() {
+        return ffi::DoraResult { 
+            error: "Received null Arrow array or schema pointer".to_string()
+        };
+    }
+    
+    let array = std::ptr::read(array_ptr);
+    let schema = std::ptr::read(schema_ptr);
+    
+    std::ptr::write(array_ptr, std::mem::zeroed());
+    std::ptr::write(schema_ptr, std::mem::zeroed());
+    
+    match arrow::ffi::from_ffi(array, &schema) {
+        Ok(array_data) => {
+            let arrow_array = arrow::array::make_array(array_data);
+            let result = sender.0.send_output(id.into(), Default::default(), arrow_array);
+            match result {
+                Ok(()) => ffi::DoraResult { error: String::new() },
+                Err(err) => ffi::DoraResult { error: format!("{err:?}") },
+            }
+        },
+        Err(e) => {
+            ffi::DoraResult { 
+                error: format!("Error importing array from C++: {:?}", e) 
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 impl MergedEvents {
     fn next(&mut self) -> MergedDoraEvent {
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow2/.gitignore b/examples/c++-dataflow2/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5761abcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow2/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.o
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow2/README.md b/examples/c++-dataflow2/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bcbe9312
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow2/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Dora C++ Dataflow Example
+
+This example shows usage of event_as_arrow_input() and send_arrow_output(). We can send and recieve arrow arrays using these functions which can be serialized and deserialized on either files easliy. These functions are implemented in rust and are provided through dora-node-api.h. Currently this requires to have arrow installed on user sytsem as required during build process.  
+
+## Compile and Run
+
+To try it out, you can use the [`run.rs`](./run.rs) binary. It performs all required build steps and then starts the dataflow. Use the following command to run it: `cargo run --example cxx-dataflow2`.
+
+**Build the dora coordinator and runtime:**
+
+- Build the `dora-coordinator` executable using `cargo build -p dora-coordinator --release`
+- Build the `dora-runtime` executable using `cargo build -p dora-runtime --release`
+
+**Run the dataflow:**
+
+- Start the `dora-coordinator`, passing the paths to the dataflow file and the `dora-runtime` as arguments:
+
+  ```
+  ../../target/release/dora-daemon --run-dataflow dataflow.yml ../../target/release/dora-runtime
+  ```
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow2/dataflow.yml b/examples/c++-dataflow2/dataflow.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd32a014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow2/dataflow.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+nodes:
+  - id: cxx-node-rust-api
+    path: build/node_rust_api
+    inputs:
+      tick: dora/timer/millis/300
+    outputs:
+      - counter
+
+  - id: cxx-node-rust2-api
+    path: build/node_rust_api
+    inputs:
+      tick: cxx-node-rust-api/counter
+    outputs:
+      - counter
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow2/node-c-api/main.cc b/examples/c++-dataflow2/node-c-api/main.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8148bf19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow2/node-c-api/main.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+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++)
+    {
+        void *event = dora_next_event(dora_context);
+        if (event == NULL)
+        {
+            printf("[c node] ERROR: unexpected end of event\n");
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        enum DoraEventType ty = read_dora_event_type(event);
+
+        if (ty == DoraEventType_Input)
+        {
+            counter += 1;
+
+            char *id_ptr;
+            size_t id_len;
+            read_dora_input_id(event, &id_ptr, &id_len);
+            std::string id(id_ptr, id_len);
+
+            char *data_ptr;
+            size_t data_len;
+            read_dora_input_data(event, &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;
+
+            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;
+            }
+        }
+        else if (ty == DoraEventType_Stop)
+        {
+            printf("[c node] received stop event\n");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            printf("[c node] received unexpected event: %d\n", ty);
+        }
+
+        free_dora_event(event);
+    }
+    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);
+
+    std::cout << "GOODBYE FROM C++ node (using C API)" << std::endl;
+
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow2/node-rust-api/main.cc b/examples/c++-dataflow2/node-rust-api/main.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bae31917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow2/node-rust-api/main.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#include "../build/dora-node-api.h" 
+#include <arrow/api.h>
+#include <arrow/c/bridge.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+std::shared_ptr<arrow::Array> receive_and_print_input(rust::cxxbridge1::Box<DoraEvent> event) {
+    std::cout << "Received input event" << std::endl;
+
+    struct ArrowArray c_array;
+    struct ArrowSchema c_schema;
+    
+    auto result = event_as_arrow_input(
+        std::move(event),
+        reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&c_array),
+        reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&c_schema)
+    );
+    
+    if (!result.error.empty()) {
+        std::cerr << "Error getting Arrow array: " << std::endl;
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    
+    auto result2 = arrow::ImportArray(&c_array, &c_schema);
+    std::shared_ptr<arrow::Array> input_array = result2.ValueOrDie();
+    std::cout << "Received Arrow array: " << input_array->ToString() << std::endl;
+    
+    std::cout << "Array details: type=" << input_array->type()->ToString() 
+    << ", length=" << input_array->length() << std::endl;
+    
+    return input_array;
+}
+
+// To send output
+bool send_output(DoraNode& dora_node, std::shared_ptr<arrow::Array> output_array) {
+    if (!output_array) {
+        std::cerr << "Error: Attempted to send a null Arrow array" << std::endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+    struct ArrowArray out_c_array;
+    struct ArrowSchema out_c_schema;
+    
+    arrow::ExportArray(*output_array, &out_c_array, &out_c_schema);
+    
+    auto send_result = send_arrow_output(
+        dora_node.send_output,
+        "counter",
+        reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&out_c_array),
+        reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&out_c_schema)
+    );
+
+    if (!send_result.error.empty()) {
+        std::string error_message(send_result.error);
+        std::cerr << "Error sending Arrow array: " << error_message << std::endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    return true;
+}
+
+int main() {
+    try {
+        auto dora_node = init_dora_node();
+        std::cout << "Dora node initialized successfully" << std::endl;
+        int counter=0;
+        while (counter<10) {
+            counter++;
+            auto event = dora_node.events->next();
+            auto type = event_type(event);
+
+            if (type == DoraEventType::Stop) {
+                std::cout << "Received stop event, exiting" << std::endl;
+                break;
+            }
+            else if (type == DoraEventType::AllInputsClosed) {
+                std::cout << "All inputs closed, exiting" << std::endl;
+                break;
+            }
+            else if (type == DoraEventType::Input) {
+                std::shared_ptr<arrow::Array> input_array = receive_and_print_input(std::move(event));
+                
+                std::shared_ptr<arrow::Array> output_array;
+                
+                arrow::Int32Builder builder;
+                builder.Append(10);
+                builder.Append(100);
+                builder.Append(1000);
+                builder.Finish(&output_array);
+                std::cout << "Created new string array: " << output_array->ToString() << std::endl;
+                
+                //Printing Before sending
+                auto str_array = std::static_pointer_cast<arrow::Int32Array>(output_array);
+                std::cout << "Values: [";
+                for (int i = 0; i < str_array->length(); i++) {
+                    if (i > 0) std::cout << ", ";
+                    std::cout << str_array->Value(i);
+                }
+                std::cout << "]" << std::endl;
+
+                send_output(dora_node, output_array);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        return 0;
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        std::cerr << "Error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow2/operator-c-api/operator.cc b/examples/c++-dataflow2/operator-c-api/operator.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f15492dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow2/operator-c-api/operator.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+extern "C"
+{
+#include "../../../apis/c/operator/operator_api.h"
+}
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <cassert>
+
+class Operator
+{
+public:
+    Operator();
+};
+
+Operator::Operator() {}
+
+extern "C" DoraInitResult_t dora_init_operator()
+{
+    Operator *op = std::make_unique<Operator>().release();
+
+    DoraInitResult_t result = {.operator_context = (void *)op};
+    return result;
+}
+
+extern "C" DoraResult_t dora_drop_operator(void *operator_context)
+{
+    delete (Operator *)operator_context;
+    return {};
+}
+
+extern "C" OnEventResult_t dora_on_event(
+    RawEvent_t *event,
+    const SendOutput_t *send_output,
+    void *operator_context)
+{
+    if (event->input != NULL)
+    {
+        // input event
+        Input_t *input = event->input;
+        char *id = dora_read_input_id(input);
+
+        Vec_uint8_t data = dora_read_data(input);
+        assert(data.ptr != NULL);
+
+        std::cout
+            << "C++ Operator (C-API) received input `" << id << "` with data: [";
+        for (int i = 0; i < data.len; i++)
+        {
+            std::cout << (unsigned int)data.ptr[i] << ", ";
+        }
+        std::cout << "]" << std::endl;
+
+        const char *out_id = "half-status";
+        char *out_id_heap = strdup(out_id);
+
+        size_t out_data_len = 1;
+        uint8_t *out_data_heap = (uint8_t *)malloc(out_data_len);
+        *out_data_heap = *data.ptr / 2;
+
+        DoraResult_t send_result = dora_send_operator_output(send_output, out_id_heap, out_data_heap, out_data_len);
+
+        OnEventResult_t result = {.result = send_result, .status = DORA_STATUS_CONTINUE};
+
+        dora_free_data(data);
+        dora_free_input_id(id);
+
+        return result;
+    }
+    if (event->stop)
+    {
+        printf("C operator received stop event\n");
+    }
+
+    OnEventResult_t result = {.status = DORA_STATUS_CONTINUE};
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow2/operator-rust-api/operator.cc b/examples/c++-dataflow2/operator-rust-api/operator.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b812188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow2/operator-rust-api/operator.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#include "operator.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+#include "../build/dora-operator-api.h"
+
+Operator::Operator() {}
+
+std::unique_ptr<Operator> new_operator()
+{
+    return std::make_unique<Operator>();
+}
+
+DoraOnInputResult 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.data() << "` 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 send_result = send_output(output_sender, rust::Str("status"), out_slice);
+    DoraOnInputResult result = {send_result.error, false};
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow2/operator-rust-api/operator.h b/examples/c++-dataflow2/operator-rust-api/operator.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b5e3ab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow2/operator-rust-api/operator.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <memory>
+#include "../../../apis/c/operator/operator_api.h"
+
+class Operator
+{
+public:
+    Operator();
+    unsigned char counter;
+};
+
+#include "../build/dora-operator-api.h"
+
+std::unique_ptr<Operator> new_operator();
+
+DoraOnInputResult on_input(Operator &op, rust::Str id, rust::Slice<const uint8_t> data, OutputSender &output_sender);
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow2/run.rs b/examples/c++-dataflow2/run.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3413500e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow2/run.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,332 @@
+use dora_tracing::set_up_tracing;
+use eyre::{bail, Context};
+use std::{
+    env::consts::{DLL_PREFIX, DLL_SUFFIX, EXE_SUFFIX},
+    path::Path,
+    process::Command, 
+};
+
+struct ArrowConfig {
+    cflags: String,
+    libs: String,
+}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
+    set_up_tracing("c++-dataflow-runner").wrap_err("failed to set up tracing")?;
+
+    if cfg!(windows) {
+        tracing::error!(
+            "The c++ example does not work on Windows currently because of a linker error"
+        );
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    let arrow_config = find_arrow_config().wrap_err("Failed to find Arrow configuration")?;
+    tracing::info!("Found Arrow configuration: cflags={}, libs={}", arrow_config.cflags, arrow_config.libs);
+
+    let root = Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"));
+    let target = root.join("target");
+    std::env::set_current_dir(root.join(file!()).parent().unwrap())
+        .wrap_err("failed to set working dir")?;
+
+    tokio::fs::create_dir_all("build").await?;
+    let build_dir = Path::new("build");
+
+    build_package("dora-node-api-cxx").await?;
+    let node_cxxbridge = target
+        .join("cxxbridge")
+        .join("dora-node-api-cxx")
+        .join("src");
+    tokio::fs::copy(
+        node_cxxbridge.join("lib.rs.cc"),
+        build_dir.join("node-bridge.cc"),
+    )
+    .await?;
+    tokio::fs::copy(
+        node_cxxbridge.join("lib.rs.h"),
+        build_dir.join("dora-node-api.h"),
+    )
+    .await?;
+    tokio::fs::write(
+        build_dir.join("operator.h"),
+        r###"#include "../operator-rust-api/operator.h""###,
+    )
+    .await?;
+
+    build_package("dora-operator-api-cxx").await?;
+    let operator_cxxbridge = target
+        .join("cxxbridge")
+        .join("dora-operator-api-cxx")
+        .join("src");
+    tokio::fs::copy(
+        operator_cxxbridge.join("lib.rs.cc"),
+        build_dir.join("operator-bridge.cc"),
+    )
+    .await?;
+    tokio::fs::copy(
+        operator_cxxbridge.join("lib.rs.h"),
+        build_dir.join("dora-operator-api.h"),
+    )
+    .await?;
+
+    build_package("dora-node-api-c").await?;
+    build_package("dora-operator-api-c").await?;
+    build_cxx_node(
+        root,
+        &[
+            &dunce::canonicalize(Path::new("node-rust-api").join("main.cc"))?,
+            &dunce::canonicalize(build_dir.join("node-bridge.cc"))?,
+        ],
+        "node_rust_api",
+        &["-l", "dora_node_api_cxx", &arrow_config.cflags, &arrow_config.libs],
+    )
+    .await?;
+    build_cxx_node(
+        root,
+        &[&dunce::canonicalize(
+            Path::new("node-c-api").join("main.cc"),
+        )?],
+        "node_c_api",
+        &["-l", "dora_node_api_c"],
+    )
+    .await?;
+    build_cxx_operator(
+        &[
+            &dunce::canonicalize(Path::new("operator-rust-api").join("operator.cc"))?,
+            &dunce::canonicalize(build_dir.join("operator-bridge.cc"))?,
+        ],
+        "operator_rust_api",
+        &[
+            "-l", "dora_operator_api_cxx",
+            "-L", root.join("target").join("debug").to_str().unwrap(),
+            &arrow_config.cflags, &arrow_config.libs,
+        ],
+    )
+    .await?;
+    build_cxx_operator(
+        &[&dunce::canonicalize(
+            Path::new("operator-c-api").join("operator.cc"),
+        )?],
+        "operator_c_api",
+        &[
+            "-l", "dora_operator_api_c",
+            "-L", root.join("target").join("debug").to_str().unwrap(),
+        ],
+    )
+    .await?;
+
+    let dataflow = Path::new("dataflow.yml").to_owned();
+    build_package("dora-runtime").await?;
+    run_dataflow(&dataflow).await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn find_arrow_config() -> eyre::Result<ArrowConfig> {
+    
+    let output = Command::new("pkg-config")
+        .args(&["--cflags", "arrow"])
+        .output()
+        .wrap_err("Failed to run pkg-config. Make sure Arrow C++ is installed")?;
+    
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        bail!("Arrow C++ not found via pkg-config. Make sure it's installed and in your PKG_CONFIG_PATH");
+    }
+    
+    let cflags = String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?.trim().to_string();
+    
+    let output = Command::new("pkg-config")
+        .args(&["--libs", "arrow"])
+        .output()
+        .wrap_err("Failed to get Arrow library flags")?;
+    
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        bail!("Failed to get Arrow library flags");
+    }
+    
+    let libs = String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?.trim().to_string();
+    
+    Ok(ArrowConfig { cflags, libs })
+}
+
+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");
+    cmd.arg("--package").arg(package);
+    if !cmd.status().await?.success() {
+        bail!("failed to build {package}");
+    };
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn run_dataflow(dataflow: &Path) -> eyre::Result<()> {
+    let cargo = std::env::var("CARGO").unwrap();
+    let mut cmd = tokio::process::Command::new(&cargo);
+    cmd.arg("run");
+    cmd.arg("--package").arg("dora-cli");
+    cmd.arg("--")
+        .arg("daemon")
+        .arg("--run-dataflow")
+        .arg(dataflow);
+    if !cmd.status().await?.success() {
+        bail!("failed to run dataflow");
+    };
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn build_cxx_node(
+    root: &Path,
+    paths: &[&Path],
+    out_name: &str,
+    args: &[&str],
+) -> eyre::Result<()> {
+    let mut clang = tokio::process::Command::new("clang++");
+    clang.args(paths);
+    clang.arg("-std=c++17");
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    {
+        clang.arg("-l").arg("m");
+        clang.arg("-l").arg("rt");
+        clang.arg("-l").arg("dl");
+        clang.arg("-pthread");
+    }
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    {
+        clang.arg("-ladvapi32");
+        clang.arg("-luserenv");
+        clang.arg("-lkernel32");
+        clang.arg("-lws2_32");
+        clang.arg("-lbcrypt");
+        clang.arg("-lncrypt");
+        clang.arg("-lschannel");
+        clang.arg("-lntdll");
+        clang.arg("-liphlpapi");
+
+        clang.arg("-lcfgmgr32");
+        clang.arg("-lcredui");
+        clang.arg("-lcrypt32");
+        clang.arg("-lcryptnet");
+        clang.arg("-lfwpuclnt");
+        clang.arg("-lgdi32");
+        clang.arg("-lmsimg32");
+        clang.arg("-lmswsock");
+        clang.arg("-lole32");
+        clang.arg("-lopengl32");
+        clang.arg("-lsecur32");
+        clang.arg("-lshell32");
+        clang.arg("-lsynchronization");
+        clang.arg("-luser32");
+        clang.arg("-lwinspool");
+
+        clang.arg("-Wl,-nodefaultlib:libcmt");
+        clang.arg("-D_DLL");
+        clang.arg("-lmsvcrt");
+    }
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    {
+        clang.arg("-framework").arg("CoreServices");
+        clang.arg("-framework").arg("Security");
+        clang.arg("-l").arg("System");
+        clang.arg("-l").arg("resolv");
+        clang.arg("-l").arg("pthread");
+        clang.arg("-l").arg("c");
+        clang.arg("-l").arg("m");
+    }
+    clang.args(args);
+    clang.arg("-L").arg(root.join("target").join("debug"));
+    clang
+        .arg("--output")
+        .arg(Path::new("../build").join(format!("{out_name}{EXE_SUFFIX}")));
+    if let Some(parent) = paths[0].parent() {
+        clang.current_dir(parent);
+    }
+
+    if !clang.status().await?.success() {
+        bail!("failed to compile c++ node");
+    };
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn build_cxx_operator(
+    paths: &[&Path],
+    out_name: &str,
+    link_args: &[&str],
+) -> eyre::Result<()> {
+    let mut object_file_paths = Vec::new();
+
+    for path in paths {
+        let mut compile = tokio::process::Command::new("clang++");
+        compile.arg("-c").arg(path);
+        compile.arg("-std=c++17");
+        let object_file_path = path.with_extension("o");
+        compile.arg("-o").arg(&object_file_path);
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        compile.arg("-fPIC");
+        if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+            compile.current_dir(parent);
+        }
+        if !compile.status().await?.success() {
+            bail!("failed to compile cxx operator");
+        };
+        object_file_paths.push(object_file_path);
+    }
+
+    let mut link = tokio::process::Command::new("clang++");
+    link.arg("-shared").args(&object_file_paths);
+    link.args(link_args);
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    {
+        link.arg("-ladvapi32");
+        link.arg("-luserenv");
+        link.arg("-lkernel32");
+        link.arg("-lws2_32");
+        link.arg("-lbcrypt");
+        link.arg("-lncrypt");
+        link.arg("-lschannel");
+        link.arg("-lntdll");
+        link.arg("-liphlpapi");
+
+        link.arg("-lcfgmgr32");
+        link.arg("-lcredui");
+        link.arg("-lcrypt32");
+        link.arg("-lcryptnet");
+        link.arg("-lfwpuclnt");
+        link.arg("-lgdi32");
+        link.arg("-lmsimg32");
+        link.arg("-lmswsock");
+        link.arg("-lole32");
+        link.arg("-lopengl32");
+        link.arg("-lsecur32");
+        link.arg("-lshell32");
+        link.arg("-lsynchronization");
+        link.arg("-luser32");
+        link.arg("-lwinspool");
+
+        link.arg("-Wl,-nodefaultlib:libcmt");
+        link.arg("-D_DLL");
+        link.arg("-lmsvcrt");
+        link.arg("-fms-runtime-lib=static");
+    }
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    {
+        link.arg("-framework").arg("CoreServices");
+        link.arg("-framework").arg("Security");
+        link.arg("-l").arg("System");
+        link.arg("-l").arg("resolv");
+        link.arg("-l").arg("pthread");
+        link.arg("-l").arg("c");
+        link.arg("-l").arg("m");
+    }
+    link.arg("-o")
+        .arg(Path::new("../build").join(format!("{DLL_PREFIX}{out_name}{DLL_SUFFIX}")));
+    if let Some(parent) = paths[0].parent() {
+        link.current_dir(parent);
+    }
+    if !link.status().await?.success() {
+        bail!("failed to create shared library from cxx operator (c api)");
+    };
+
+    Ok(())
+}