Mostly experimental reference counted memory blocks for C.
Examples:
#include <refmem-1/refmemm.h>
/* smart pointer */
/* automatic retain count of 1 */
uint8_t *buf = refmemm_calloc(32, sizeof(uint8_t));
/* increment retain count by 1 */
refmemm_retain(buf);
/* decrement retain count by 1 */
refmemm_release(buf);
/* retain count drops to zero, buf is free'd */
refmemm_release(buf);/* using refmem with your own structs/objects */
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <refmem-1/refmem.h>
typedef struct {
refmem_t retain_count;
char *dest;
int x, y, z;
} my_struct_t;
my_struct_t *data = calloc(1, sizeof(my_struct_t));
data->dest = "The Supermarket";
/* configure cleanup callback and context, automatic retain count of 1 */
refmem_init(&data->retain_count, free, data);
/* increment retain count by 1 */
refmem_retain(&data->retain_count);
/* decrement retain count by 1 */
refmem_release(&data->retain_count);
/* decrement retain count by 1, free memory */
refmem_release(&data->retain_count);More examples can be found under test/.
refmem works with any C data type and is thread-safe with GCC or on OSX.