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+package forge_test
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/brettlangdon/forge"
+)
+
+func Example() {
+	// Parse a `SectionValue` from `example.cfg`
+	settings, err := forge.ParseFile("example.cfg")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	// Get a single value
+	if settings.Contains("global") {
+		// Get `global` casted as `StringValue`
+		value := settings.GetString("global")
+		fmt.Printf("global = \"%s\"\r\n", value.GetValue())
+	}
+
+	// Get a nested value
+	value, err := settings.Resolve("primary.included_setting")
+	fmt.Printf("primary.included_setting = \"%s\"\r\n", value.GetValue())
+
+	// Convert settings to a map
+	settingsMap, err := settings.ToMap()
+	fmt.Printf("global = \"%s\"\r\n", settingsMap["global"])
+
+	// Convert settings to JSON
+	jsonBytes, err := settings.ToJSON()
+	fmt.Printf("\r\n\r\n%s\r\n", string(jsonBytes))
+}
+
+func ExampleParseFile() {
+	// Parse a `SectionValue` from `example.cfg`
+	settings, err := forge.ParseFile("example.cfg")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func ExampleParseString() {
+	// Parse a `SectionValue` from string containing the config
+	data := "amount = 500;"
+	settings, err := forge.ParseString(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(settings.GetInteger("amount"))
+}
+
+func ExampleParseBytes() {
+	// Parse a `SectionValue` from []byte containing the config
+	data := []byte("amount = 500;")
+	settings, err := forge.ParseBytes(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(settings.GetInteger("amount"))
+}
+
+func ExampleParseReader() {
+	// Parse a `SectionValue` from []byte containing the config
+	data := []byte("amount = 500;")
+	reader := bytes.NewBuffer(data)
+	settings, err := forge.ParseReader(reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(settings.GetInteger("amount"))
+}