diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 62ed14f4..076a774b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -60,3 +60,12 @@ which = "4.0.2"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 trybuild = "1.0.33"
+
+[[example]]
+name = "hello_world"
+
+[[example]]
+name = "shell"
+
+[[example]]
+name = "process"
diff --git a/examples/count-hosts.js b/examples/count-hosts.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bea6553d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/count-hosts.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// Copyright 2008 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+//       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+//       copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+//       disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+//       with the distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+//       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+//       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+function Initialize() { }
+
+function Process(request) {
+  if (options.verbose) {
+    log("Processing " + request.host + request.path +
+        " from " + request.referrer + "@" + request.userAgent);
+  }
+  if (!output[request.host]) {
+    output[request.host] = 1;
+  } else {
+    output[request.host]++
+  }
+}
+
+Initialize();
diff --git a/examples/hello_world.rs b/examples/hello_world.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57bdbccc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello_world.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+use rusty_v8 as v8;
+
+fn main() {
+  // Initialize V8.
+  let platform = v8::new_default_platform().unwrap();
+  v8::V8::initialize_platform(platform);
+  v8::V8::initialize();
+
+  // Create a new Isolate and make it the current one.
+  let isolate = &mut v8::Isolate::new(v8::CreateParams::default());
+
+  // Create a stack-allocated handle scope.
+  let handle_scope = &mut v8::HandleScope::new(isolate);
+
+  // Create a new context.
+  let context = v8::Context::new(handle_scope);
+
+  // Enter the context for compiling and running the hello world script.
+  let scope = &mut v8::ContextScope::new(handle_scope, context);
+
+  // Create a string containing the JavaScript source code.
+  let code = v8::String::new(scope, "'Hello' + ' World!'").unwrap();
+
+  // Compile the source code.
+  let script = v8::Script::compile(scope, code, None).unwrap();
+  // Run the script to get the result.
+  let result = script.run(scope).unwrap();
+
+  // Convert the result to a string and print it.
+  let result = result.to_string(scope).unwrap();
+  println!("{}", result.to_rust_string_lossy(scope));
+
+  // Use the JavaScript API to generate a WebAssembly module.
+  //
+  // |bytes| contains the binary format for the following module:
+  //
+  //     (func (export "add") (param i32 i32) (result i32)
+  //       get_local 0
+  //       get_local 1
+  //       i32.add)
+  //
+  let c_source = r#"
+        let bytes = new Uint8Array([
+          0x00, 0x61, 0x73, 0x6d, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x07, 0x01,
+          0x60, 0x02, 0x7f, 0x7f, 0x01, 0x7f, 0x03, 0x02, 0x01, 0x00, 0x07,
+          0x07, 0x01, 0x03, 0x61, 0x64, 0x64, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0a, 0x09, 0x01,
+          0x07, 0x00, 0x20, 0x00, 0x20, 0x01, 0x6a, 0x0b
+        ]);
+        let module = new WebAssembly.Module(bytes);
+        let instance = new WebAssembly.Instance(module);
+        instance.exports.add(3, 4);
+      "#;
+  // Create a string containing the JavaScript source code.
+  let source = v8::String::new(scope, c_source).unwrap();
+
+  // Compile the source code.
+  let script = v8::Script::compile(scope, source, None).unwrap();
+
+  // Run the script to get the result.
+  let result = script.run(scope).unwrap();
+
+  // Print the result.
+  let result = result.to_uint32(scope).unwrap();
+  println!("3 + 4 = {}", result.value());
+}
diff --git a/examples/process.rs b/examples/process.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0f189dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/process.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,373 @@
+use rusty_v8 as v8;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
+
+#[allow(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)] // this function should follow the callback type
+fn log_callback(
+  scope: &mut v8::HandleScope,
+  args: v8::FunctionCallbackArguments,
+  mut _retval: v8::ReturnValue,
+) {
+  let message = args
+    .get(0)
+    .to_string(scope)
+    .unwrap()
+    .to_rust_string_lossy(scope);
+
+  println!("Logged: {}", message);
+}
+
+fn main() {
+  // Initialize V8.
+  let platform = v8::new_default_platform().unwrap();
+  v8::V8::initialize_platform(platform);
+  v8::V8::initialize();
+
+  // Parse options.
+  let (options, file) = parse_args();
+  if file.is_empty() {
+    panic!("no script was specified");
+  }
+
+  let mut isolate = v8::Isolate::new(v8::CreateParams::default());
+  let mut scope = v8::HandleScope::new(&mut isolate);
+
+  let source = std::fs::read_to_string(&file)
+    .unwrap_or_else(|err| panic!("failed to open {}: {}", file, err));
+  let source = v8::String::new(&mut scope, &source).unwrap();
+
+  let mut processor = JsHttpRequestProcessor::new(&mut scope, source, options);
+
+  let requests = vec![
+    StringHttpRequest::new("/process.cc", "localhost", "google.com", "firefox"),
+    StringHttpRequest::new("/", "localhost", "google.net", "firefox"),
+    StringHttpRequest::new("/", "localhost", "google.org", "safari"),
+    StringHttpRequest::new("/", "localhost", "yahoo.com", "ie"),
+    StringHttpRequest::new("/", "localhost", "yahoo.com", "safari"),
+    StringHttpRequest::new("/", "localhost", "yahoo.com", "firefox"),
+  ];
+
+  for req in requests {
+    processor.process(req);
+  }
+
+  processor.print_output();
+}
+
+fn parse_args() -> (HashMap<String, String>, String) {
+  use std::env;
+  let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
+  let mut options = HashMap::new();
+  let mut file = String::new();
+
+  for arg in &args {
+    if let Some(pos) = arg.find('=') {
+      let (key, value) = arg.split_at(pos);
+      let value = &value[1..];
+      options.insert(key.into(), value.into());
+    } else {
+      file = arg.into();
+    }
+  }
+
+  (options, file)
+}
+
+/// A simplified HTTP request.
+trait HttpRequest {
+  fn path(&self) -> &str;
+  fn referrer(&self) -> &str;
+  fn host(&self) -> &str;
+  fn user_agent(&self) -> &str;
+}
+
+/// A simplified HTTP request.
+struct StringHttpRequest {
+  pub path: String,
+  pub referrer: String,
+  pub host: String,
+  pub user_agent: String,
+}
+
+impl StringHttpRequest {
+  /// Creates a `StringHttpRequest`.
+  pub fn new(
+    path: impl Into<String>,
+    referrer: impl Into<String>,
+    host: impl Into<String>,
+    user_agent: impl Into<String>,
+  ) -> Self {
+    Self {
+      path: path.into(),
+      referrer: referrer.into(),
+      host: host.into(),
+      user_agent: user_agent.into(),
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+impl HttpRequest for StringHttpRequest {
+  fn path(&self) -> &str {
+    &self.path
+  }
+
+  fn referrer(&self) -> &str {
+    &self.referrer
+  }
+
+  fn host(&self) -> &str {
+    &self.host
+  }
+
+  fn user_agent(&self) -> &str {
+    &self.user_agent
+  }
+}
+
+/// An http request processor that is scriptable using JavaScript.
+struct JsHttpRequestProcessor<'s, 'i> {
+  context: v8::Local<'s, v8::Context>,
+  context_scope: v8::ContextScope<'i, v8::HandleScope<'s>>,
+  process_fn: Option<v8::Local<'s, v8::Function>>,
+  request_template: v8::Global<v8::ObjectTemplate>,
+  _map_template: Option<v8::Global<v8::ObjectTemplate>>,
+}
+
+impl<'s, 'i> JsHttpRequestProcessor<'s, 'i>
+where
+  's: 'i,
+{
+  /// Creates a scriptable HTTP request processor.
+  pub fn new(
+    isolate_scope: &'i mut v8::HandleScope<'s, ()>,
+    source: v8::Local<'s, v8::String>,
+    options: HashMap<String, String>,
+  ) -> Self {
+    let global = v8::ObjectTemplate::new(isolate_scope);
+    global.set(
+      v8::String::new(isolate_scope, "log").unwrap().into(),
+      v8::FunctionTemplate::new(isolate_scope, log_callback).into(),
+    );
+
+    let context = v8::Context::new_from_template(isolate_scope, global);
+    let mut context_scope = v8::ContextScope::new(isolate_scope, context);
+
+    let request_template = v8::ObjectTemplate::new(&mut context_scope);
+    request_template.set_internal_field_count(1);
+
+    // make it global
+    let request_template =
+      v8::Global::new(&mut context_scope, request_template);
+
+    let mut self_ = JsHttpRequestProcessor {
+      context,
+      context_scope,
+      process_fn: None,
+      request_template,
+      _map_template: None,
+    };
+
+    // loads options and output
+    let options = self_.wrap_map(options);
+    let options_str =
+      v8::String::new(&mut self_.context_scope, "options").unwrap();
+    self_.context.global(&mut self_.context_scope).set(
+      &mut self_.context_scope,
+      options_str.into(),
+      options.into(),
+    );
+
+    let output = v8::Object::new(&mut self_.context_scope);
+    let output_str =
+      v8::String::new(&mut self_.context_scope, "output").unwrap();
+    self_.context.global(&mut self_.context_scope).set(
+      &mut self_.context_scope,
+      output_str.into(),
+      output.into(),
+    );
+
+    // execute script
+    self_.execute_script(source);
+
+    let process_str =
+      v8::String::new(&mut self_.context_scope, "Process").unwrap();
+    let process_fn = self_
+      .context
+      .global(&mut self_.context_scope)
+      .get(&mut self_.context_scope, process_str.into())
+      .expect("missing function Process");
+
+    let process_fn = v8::Local::<v8::Function>::try_from(process_fn)
+      .expect("function expected");
+    self_.process_fn = Some(process_fn);
+
+    self_
+  }
+
+  fn execute_script(&mut self, script: v8::Local<'s, v8::String>) {
+    let scope = &mut v8::HandleScope::new(&mut self.context_scope);
+    let try_catch = &mut v8::TryCatch::new(scope);
+
+    let script = v8::Script::compile(try_catch, script, None)
+      .expect("failed to compile script");
+
+    if script.run(try_catch).is_none() {
+      let exception = try_catch.exception().unwrap();
+      let exception_string = exception
+        .to_string(try_catch)
+        .unwrap()
+        .to_rust_string_lossy(try_catch);
+
+      panic!("{}", exception_string);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Processes the given HTTP request.
+  pub fn process<R>(&mut self, request: R)
+  where
+    R: HttpRequest + 'static,
+  {
+    let request: Box<dyn HttpRequest> = Box::new(request);
+    let request = self.wrap_request(request);
+
+    let scope = &mut v8::HandleScope::new(&mut self.context_scope);
+    let try_catch = &mut v8::TryCatch::new(scope);
+
+    let process_fn = self.process_fn.as_mut().unwrap();
+    let global = self.context.global(try_catch).into();
+
+    if process_fn
+      .call(try_catch, global, &[request.into()])
+      .is_none()
+    {
+      let exception = try_catch.exception().unwrap();
+      let exception_string = exception
+        .to_string(try_catch)
+        .unwrap()
+        .to_rust_string_lossy(try_catch);
+
+      panic!("{}", exception_string);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Utility function that wraps a http request object in a JavaScript object.
+  fn wrap_request(
+    &mut self,
+    request: Box<dyn HttpRequest>,
+  ) -> v8::Local<'s, v8::Object> {
+    // TODO: fix memory leak
+
+    use std::ffi::c_void;
+
+    // Dobule-box to get C-sized reference of Box<dyn HttpRequest>
+    let request = Box::new(request);
+
+    // Local scope for temporary handles.
+    let scope = &mut self.context_scope;
+
+    let request_template = v8::Local::new(scope, &self.request_template);
+    let result = request_template.new_instance(scope).unwrap();
+
+    let external = v8::External::new(
+      scope,
+      Box::leak(request) as *mut Box<dyn HttpRequest> as *mut c_void,
+    );
+
+    result.set_internal_field(0, external.into());
+
+    let name = v8::String::new(scope, "path").unwrap().into();
+    result.set_accessor(scope, name, Self::request_prop_handler);
+    let name = v8::String::new(scope, "userAgent").unwrap().into();
+    result.set_accessor(scope, name, Self::request_prop_handler);
+    let name = v8::String::new(scope, "referrer").unwrap().into();
+    result.set_accessor(scope, name, Self::request_prop_handler);
+    let name = v8::String::new(scope, "host").unwrap().into();
+    result.set_accessor(scope, name, Self::request_prop_handler);
+
+    result
+  }
+
+  /// This handles the properties of `HttpRequest`
+  #[allow(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)] // this function should follow the callback type
+  fn request_prop_handler(
+    scope: &mut v8::HandleScope,
+    key: v8::Local<v8::Name>,
+    args: v8::PropertyCallbackArguments,
+    mut rv: v8::ReturnValue,
+  ) {
+    let this = args.this();
+    let external = Self::unwrap_request(scope, this);
+
+    assert!(
+      !external.is_null(),
+      "the pointer to Box<dyn HttpRequest> should not be null"
+    );
+
+    let request = unsafe { &mut *external };
+
+    let key = key.to_string(scope).unwrap().to_rust_string_lossy(scope);
+
+    let value = match &*key {
+      "path" => request.path(),
+      "userAgent" => request.user_agent(),
+      "referrer" => request.referrer(),
+      "host" => request.host(),
+      _ => {
+        return;
+      }
+    };
+
+    rv.set(v8::String::new(scope, value).unwrap().into());
+  }
+
+  /// Utility function that extracts the http request object from a wrapper object.
+  fn unwrap_request<'a>(
+    scope: &mut v8::HandleScope,
+    request: v8::Local<'a, v8::Object>,
+  ) -> *mut Box<dyn HttpRequest> {
+    let external = request.get_internal_field(scope, 0).unwrap();
+    let external = unsafe { v8::Local::<v8::External>::cast(external) };
+    external.value() as *mut Box<dyn HttpRequest>
+  }
+
+  fn wrap_map(
+    &mut self,
+    options: HashMap<String, String>,
+  ) -> v8::Local<'s, v8::Object> {
+    // TODO: wrap map, not convert into Object
+    let scope = &mut self.context_scope;
+    let result = v8::Object::new(scope);
+
+    for (key, value) in options {
+      let key = v8::String::new(scope, &key).unwrap().into();
+      let value = v8::String::new(scope, &value).unwrap().into();
+      result.set(scope, key, value);
+    }
+
+    result
+  }
+
+  /// Prints the output.
+  pub fn print_output(&mut self) {
+    let scope = &mut v8::HandleScope::new(&mut self.context_scope);
+    let key = v8::String::new(scope, "output").unwrap();
+    let output = self
+      .context
+      .global(scope)
+      .get(scope, key.into())
+      .unwrap()
+      .to_object(scope)
+      .unwrap();
+
+    let props = output.get_property_names(scope).unwrap();
+    for i in 0..props.length() {
+      let key = props.get_index(scope, i).unwrap();
+      let value = output.get(scope, key).unwrap();
+
+      let key = key.to_string(scope).unwrap().to_rust_string_lossy(scope);
+      let value = value.to_string(scope).unwrap().to_rust_string_lossy(scope);
+
+      println!("{}: {}", key, value);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/shell.rs b/examples/shell.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed8b5436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/shell.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+use rusty_v8 as v8;
+
+fn main() {
+  // Initialize V8.
+  let platform = v8::new_default_platform().unwrap();
+  v8::V8::initialize_platform(platform);
+  v8::V8::initialize();
+
+  // Pass command line arguments to V8.
+  let args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().collect();
+  let args = v8::V8::set_flags_from_command_line(args);
+
+  let mut run_shell_flag = args.len() == 1;
+  let isolate = &mut v8::Isolate::new(v8::CreateParams::default());
+  let handle_scope = &mut v8::HandleScope::new(isolate);
+
+  let context = v8::Context::new(handle_scope);
+
+  let context_scope = &mut v8::ContextScope::new(handle_scope, context);
+  let scope = &mut v8::HandleScope::new(context_scope);
+
+  run_main(scope, &*args, &mut run_shell_flag);
+
+  if run_shell_flag {
+    run_shell(scope);
+  }
+}
+
+/// Process remaining command line arguments and execute files
+fn run_shell(scope: &mut v8::HandleScope) {
+  use std::io::{self, Write};
+
+  println!("V8 version {} [sample shell]", v8::V8::get_version());
+
+  loop {
+    print!("> ");
+    io::stdout().flush().unwrap();
+
+    let mut buf = String::new();
+    match io::stdin().read_line(&mut buf) {
+      Ok(n) => {
+        if n == 0 {
+          println!();
+          return;
+        }
+
+        execute_string(scope, &buf, "(shell)", true, true);
+      }
+      Err(error) => println!("error: {}", error),
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/// Process remaining command line arguments and execute files
+fn run_main(
+  scope: &mut v8::HandleScope,
+  args: &[String],
+  run_shell: &mut bool,
+) {
+  let mut skip_next = false;
+
+  // Parse command-line arguments.
+  for (i, arg) in args.iter().enumerate().skip(1) {
+    if skip_next {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    match &**arg {
+      "--shell" => {
+        // Enables the shell.
+        *run_shell = true;
+      }
+      "-f" => {
+        // Ignore any -f flags for compatibility with the other stand-
+        // alone JavaScript engines.
+      }
+      "-e" => {
+        // Execute script.
+        let script: &str = &args[i + 1];
+        skip_next = true;
+
+        // TODO: pump event loop (not implemented on rusty_v8?)
+        // while v8::Platform::pump_message_loop(&platform, isolate) {
+        //   // do nothing
+        // }
+        execute_string(scope, script, "unnamed", false, true);
+      }
+      arg => {
+        if arg.starts_with("--") {
+          eprintln!("Warning: unknown flag {}.\nTry --help for options", arg);
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        // Use all other arguments as names of files to load and run.
+        let script = std::fs::read_to_string(arg).expect("failed to read file");
+        execute_string(scope, &script, arg, false, true);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+fn execute_string(
+  scope: &mut v8::HandleScope,
+  script: &str,
+  filename: &str,
+  print_result: bool,
+  report_exceptions_flag: bool,
+) {
+  let mut scope = v8::TryCatch::new(scope);
+
+  let script = v8::String::new(&mut scope, script).unwrap();
+  let origin = v8::ScriptOrigin::new(
+    v8::String::new(&mut scope, filename).unwrap().into(),
+    v8::Integer::new(&mut scope, 0),
+    v8::Integer::new(&mut scope, 0),
+    v8::Boolean::new(&mut scope, false),
+    v8::Integer::new(&mut scope, 0),
+    v8::undefined(&mut scope).into(),
+    v8::Boolean::new(&mut scope, false),
+    v8::Boolean::new(&mut scope, false),
+    v8::Boolean::new(&mut scope, false),
+  );
+
+  let script = if let Some(script) =
+    v8::Script::compile(&mut scope, script, Some(&origin))
+  {
+    script
+  } else {
+    assert!(scope.has_caught());
+
+    if report_exceptions_flag {
+      report_exceptions(scope);
+    }
+    return;
+  };
+
+  if let Some(result) = script.run(&mut scope) {
+    if print_result {
+      println!(
+        "{}",
+        result
+          .to_string(&mut scope)
+          .unwrap()
+          .to_rust_string_lossy(&mut scope)
+      );
+    }
+  } else {
+    assert!(scope.has_caught());
+    if report_exceptions_flag {
+      report_exceptions(scope);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+fn report_exceptions(mut try_catch: v8::TryCatch<v8::HandleScope>) {
+  let exception = try_catch.exception().unwrap();
+  let exception_string = exception
+    .to_string(&mut try_catch)
+    .unwrap()
+    .to_rust_string_lossy(&mut try_catch);
+  let message = if let Some(message) = try_catch.message() {
+    message
+  } else {
+    eprintln!("{}", exception_string);
+    return;
+  };
+
+  // Print (filename):(line number): (message).
+  let filename = message
+    .get_script_resource_name(&mut try_catch)
+    .map_or_else(
+      || "(unknown)".into(),
+      |s| {
+        s.to_string(&mut try_catch)
+          .unwrap()
+          .to_rust_string_lossy(&mut try_catch)
+      },
+    );
+  let line_number = message.get_line_number(&mut try_catch).unwrap_or_default();
+
+  eprintln!("{}:{}: {}", filename, line_number, exception_string);
+
+  // Print line of source code.
+  let source_line = message
+    .get_source_line(&mut try_catch)
+    .map(|s| {
+      s.to_string(&mut try_catch)
+        .unwrap()
+        .to_rust_string_lossy(&mut try_catch)
+    })
+    .unwrap();
+  eprintln!("{}", source_line);
+
+  // Print wavy underline (GetUnderline is deprecated).
+  let start_column = message.get_start_column();
+  let end_column = message.get_end_column();
+
+  for _ in 0..start_column {
+    eprint!(" ");
+  }
+
+  for _ in start_column..end_column {
+    eprint!("^");
+  }
+
+  eprintln!();
+
+  // Print stack trace
+  let stack_trace = if let Some(stack_trace) = try_catch.stack_trace() {
+    stack_trace
+  } else {
+    return;
+  };
+  let stack_trace = unsafe { v8::Local::<v8::String>::cast(stack_trace) };
+  let stack_trace = stack_trace
+    .to_string(&mut try_catch)
+    .map(|s| s.to_rust_string_lossy(&mut try_catch));
+
+  if let Some(stack_trace) = stack_trace {
+    eprintln!("{}", stack_trace);
+  }
+}