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+using OrdinaryDiffEq
+using Trixi
+
+###############################################################################
+# Most basic p4est mesh view setup where the entire domain
+# is part of the single mesh view.
+
+advection_velocity = (0.2, -0.7)
+equations = LinearScalarAdvectionEquation2D(advection_velocity)
+
+# Create DG solver with polynomial degree = 3 and (local) Lax-Friedrichs/Rusanov flux as surface flux
+solver = DGSEM(polydeg = 3, surface_flux = flux_lax_friedrichs)
+
+coordinates_min = (-1.0, -1.0) # minimum coordinates (min(x), min(y))
+coordinates_max = (1.0, 1.0) # maximum coordinates (max(x), max(y))
+
+trees_per_dimension = (8, 8)
+
+# Create parent P4estMesh with 8 x 8 trees and 8 x 8 elements
+parent_mesh = P4estMesh(trees_per_dimension, polydeg = 3,
+                        coordinates_min = coordinates_min,
+                        coordinates_max = coordinates_max,
+                        initial_refinement_level = 0)
+
+# Define the mesh view covering the whole parent mesh.
+cell_ids = Vector(1:prod(trees_per_dimension))
+mesh = P4estMeshView(parent_mesh, cell_ids)
+
+# A semidiscretization collects data structures and functions for the spatial discretization
+semi = SemidiscretizationHyperbolic(mesh, equations, initial_condition_convergence_test,
+                                    solver)
+
+###############################################################################
+# ODE solvers, callbacks etc.
+
+# Create ODE problem with time span from 0.0 to 1.0
+ode = semidiscretize(semi, (0.0, 1.0))
+
+# At the beginning of the main loop, the SummaryCallback prints a summary of the simulation setup
+# and resets the timers
+summary_callback = SummaryCallback()
+
+# The AnalysisCallback allows to analyse the solution in regular intervals and prints the results
+analysis_callback = AnalysisCallback(semi, interval = 100)
+
+# The SaveSolutionCallback allows to save the solution to a file in regular intervals
+save_solution = SaveSolutionCallback(interval = 100,
+                                     solution_variables = cons2prim)
+
+# The StepsizeCallback handles the re-calculation of the maximum Δt after each time step
+stepsize_callback = StepsizeCallback(cfl = 1.6)
+
+# Create a CallbackSet to collect all callbacks such that they can be passed to the ODE solver
+callbacks = CallbackSet(summary_callback, save_solution, stepsize_callback)
+
+###############################################################################
+# run the simulation
+
+# OrdinaryDiffEq's `solve` method evolves the solution in time and executes the passed callbacks
+sol = solve(ode, CarpenterKennedy2N54(williamson_condition = false),
+            dt = 1.0, # solve needs some value here but it will be overwritten by the stepsize_callback
+            save_everystep = false, callback = callbacks);
+
+# Print the timer summary
+summary_callback()