diff --git a/src/main/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/extensions/simwrappercontrib/RunSimwrappercontribOnlineExample.java b/src/main/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/extensions/simwrappercontrib/RunSimwrappercontribOnlineExample.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3343ef40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/matsim/codeexamples/extensions/simwrappercontrib/RunSimwrappercontribOnlineExample.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package org.matsim.codeexamples.extensions.simwrappercontrib;
+
+import com.google.inject.multibindings.Multibinder;
+import org.matsim.api.core.v01.Scenario;
+import org.matsim.core.config.Config;
+import org.matsim.core.config.ConfigUtils;
+import org.matsim.core.controler.AbstractModule;
+import org.matsim.core.controler.Controler;
+import org.matsim.core.controler.OutputDirectoryHierarchy;
+import org.matsim.core.scenario.ScenarioUtils;
+import org.matsim.core.utils.io.IOUtils;
+import org.matsim.examples.ExamplesUtils;
+import org.matsim.simwrapper.Dashboard;
+import org.matsim.simwrapper.SimWrapperModule;
+
+import java.net.URL;
+
+/**
+ * example class that I started writing during CR's class.  Some of it worked, but I cannot remember if the final version worked.  kai, jan'23
+ */
+class RunSimwrappercontribOnlineExample{
+
+	public static void main( String[] args ){
+
+		URL url = IOUtils.extendUrl( ExamplesUtils.getTestScenarioURL( "equil" ), "config.xml" );
+
+		Config config = ConfigUtils.loadConfig( url );
+
+		config.controller().setOverwriteFileSetting( OutputDirectoryHierarchy.OverwriteFileSetting.deleteDirectoryIfExists );
+		config.controller().setLastIteration( 1 );
+
+
+		Scenario scenario = ScenarioUtils.loadScenario( config );
+
+		Controler controler = new Controler( scenario );
+
+		controler.addOverridingModule( new SimWrapperModule() );
+
+		controler.addOverridingModule( new AbstractModule(){
+			@Override public void install(){
+				Multibinder.newSetBinder( binder(), Dashboard.class).addBinding().to( RunSimwrappercontribOfflineExample.MyDashboard.class );
+				// yyyyyy CR was plugging this together via some java functionality.  However, it could also be plugged together using
+				// guice.  The above would be the approximate syntax, but I do not know if this was implemented in the meantime.  kai, jan'24
+			}
+		} );
+
+		controler.run();
+
+	}
+
+}