MemHandler.h

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#ifndef DIME_MEMHANDLER_H
#define DIME_MEMHANDLER_H

#include <dime/Basic.h>

class DIME_DLL_API dimeMemHandler
{
public:
  dimeMemHandler();
  ~dimeMemHandler();

  bool initOk() const;

  char *stringAlloc(const char * const string);
  void *allocMem(const int size, const int alignment = 4);
  
private:

  class dimeMemNode *bigmemnode; // linked list of big memory chunks 
  class dimeMemNode *memnode;   // linked list of memory nodes.

}; // class dimeMemHandler

#endif // ! DIME_MEMHANDLER_H