# Simple Trace Example In this example, the application in `main.cc` initializes and registers a tracer provider from the [OpenTelemetry SDK](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp). The application then calls a `foo_library` which has been instrumented using the [OpenTelemetry API](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp/tree/main/api). Resulting telemetry is directed to stdout through the StdoutSpanExporter. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](../../CONTRIBUTING.md) for instructions on building and running the example.