diff --git a/examples/associative_storage/associative_storage.cpp b/examples/associative_storage/associative_storage.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <map>
+#include <exception>
+#include <websocketpp/config/asio_no_tls.hpp>
+#include <websocketpp/server.hpp>
+
+typedef websocketpp::server<websocketpp::config::asio> server;
+
+using websocketpp::connection_hdl;
+using websocketpp::lib::placeholders::_1;
+using websocketpp::lib::placeholders::_2;
+using websocketpp::lib::bind;
+
+struct connection_data {
+    int sessionid;
+    std::string name;
+};
+
+class print_server {
+public:
+    print_server() : m_next_sessionid(1) {
+        m_server.init_asio();
+                
+        m_server.set_open_handler(bind(&print_server::on_open,this,::_1));
+        m_server.set_close_handler(bind(&print_server::on_close,this,::_1));
+        m_server.set_message_handler(bind(&print_server::on_message,this,::_1,::_2));
+    }
+    
+    void on_open(connection_hdl hdl) {
+        connection_data data;
+        
+        data.sessionid = m_next_sessionid++;
+        data.name = "";
+        
+        m_connections[hdl] = data;
+    }
+    
+    void on_close(connection_hdl hdl) {
+        connection_data& data = get_data_from_hdl(hdl);
+        
+        std::cout << "Closing connection " << data.name 
+                  << " with sessionid " << data.sessionid << std::endl;
+        
+        m_connections.erase(hdl);
+    }
+    
+    void on_message(connection_hdl hdl, server::message_ptr msg) {
+        connection_data& data = get_data_from_hdl(hdl);
+        
+        if (data.name == "") {
+            data.name = msg->get_payload();
+            std::cout << "Setting name of connection with sessionid " 
+                      << data.sessionid << " to " << data.name << std::endl;
+        } else {
+            std::cout << "Got a message from connection " << data.name 
+                      << " with sessionid " << data.sessionid << std::endl;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    connection_data& get_data_from_hdl(connection_hdl hdl) {
+        auto it = m_connections.find(hdl);
+        
+        if (it == m_connections.end()) {
+            // this connection is not in the list. This really shouldn't happen
+            // and probably means something else is wrong.
+            throw std::invalid_argument("No data avaliable for session");
+        }
+        
+        return it->second;
+    }
+    
+    void run(uint16_t port) {
+        m_server.listen(port);
+        m_server.start_accept();
+        m_server.run();
+    }
+private:
+    typedef std::map<connection_hdl,connection_data,std::owner_less<connection_hdl>> con_list;
+
+    int m_next_sessionid;
+    server m_server;
+    con_list m_connections;
+};
+
+int main() {
+    print_server server;
+    server.run(9002);
+}
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diff --git a/examples/enriched_storage/enriched_storage.cpp b/examples/enriched_storage/enriched_storage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fbedc8ee29
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+++ b/examples/enriched_storage/enriched_storage.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <websocketpp/config/asio_no_tls.hpp>
+#include <websocketpp/server.hpp>
+
+struct connection_data {
+    int sessionid;
+    std::string name;
+};
+
+struct custom_config : public websocketpp::config::asio {
+    // pull default settings from our core config
+    typedef websocketpp::config::asio core;
+    
+    typedef core::concurrency_type concurrency_type;
+    typedef core::request_type request_type;
+    typedef core::response_type response_type;
+    typedef core::message_type message_type;
+    typedef core::con_msg_manager_type con_msg_manager_type;
+    typedef core::endpoint_msg_manager_type endpoint_msg_manager_type;
+    typedef core::alog_type alog_type;
+    typedef core::elog_type elog_type;
+    typedef core::rng_type rng_type;
+    typedef core::transport_type transport_type;
+    typedef core::endpoint_base endpoint_base;
+    
+    // Set a custom connection_base class
+    typedef connection_data connection_base;
+};
+
+typedef websocketpp::server<custom_config> server;
+typedef server::connection_ptr connection_ptr;
+
+using websocketpp::connection_hdl;
+using websocketpp::lib::placeholders::_1;
+using websocketpp::lib::placeholders::_2;
+using websocketpp::lib::bind;
+
+class print_server {
+public:
+    print_server() : m_next_sessionid(1) {
+        m_server.init_asio();
+                
+        m_server.set_open_handler(bind(&print_server::on_open,this,::_1));
+        m_server.set_close_handler(bind(&print_server::on_close,this,::_1));
+        m_server.set_message_handler(bind(&print_server::on_message,this,::_1,::_2));
+    }
+    
+    void on_open(connection_hdl hdl) {
+        connection_ptr con = m_server.get_con_from_hdl(hdl);
+        
+        con->sessionid = m_next_sessionid++;
+    }
+    
+    void on_close(connection_hdl hdl) {
+        connection_ptr con = m_server.get_con_from_hdl(hdl);
+        
+        std::cout << "Closing connection " << con->name 
+                  << " with sessionid " << con->sessionid << std::endl;
+    }
+    
+    void on_message(connection_hdl hdl, server::message_ptr msg) {
+        connection_ptr con = m_server.get_con_from_hdl(hdl);
+        
+        if (con->name == "") {
+            con->name = msg->get_payload();
+            std::cout << "Setting name of connection with sessionid " 
+                      << con->sessionid << " to " << con->name << std::endl;
+        } else {
+            std::cout << "Got a message from connection " << con->name 
+                      << " with sessionid " << con->sessionid << std::endl;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    void run(uint16_t port) {
+        m_server.listen(port);
+        m_server.start_accept();
+        m_server.run();
+    }
+private:
+    int m_next_sessionid;
+    server m_server;
+};
+
+int main() {
+    print_server server;
+    server.run(9002);
+}
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