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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from gi.repository import GLib, Gio, MessagingMenu
+
+mmapp = MessagingMenu.App(desktop_id='evolution.desktop')
+
+# make the application appear in the messaging menu. The name and icon are taken from the desktop file above
+mmapp.register()
+
+def source_activated(mmapp, source_id):
+  print('source {} activated'.format(source_id))
+
+# do something when the user clicks on a source. The source will be removed automatically
+mmapp.connect('activate-source', source_activated)
+
+# add a 'source' (a menu item below the application's name) with the name 'Inbox' and a count of 7
+icon = Gio.ThemedIcon.new_with_default_fallbacks('my-source-icon')
+mmapp.append_source_with_count('inbox', icon, 'Inbox', 7)
+
+# this is not necessary for gtk applications, which start a mainloop in gtk_main()
+GLib.MainLoop().run()