ICoreAllocator class
#include <Spore ModAPI/Spore/ICoreAllocator.h>

ICoreAllocator is the base level abstract interface for allocating and deallocating memory.

Derived classes

class FixedPoolAllocator

Public types

enum class AllocFlags { MEM_TEMP = 0, MEM_PERM = 1 }

Public static functions

static auto GetDefaultAllocator() -> ICoreAllocator*

Constructors, destructors, conversion operators

~ICoreAllocator() virtual

Public functions

auto Alloc(size_t size, const char* name, unsigned int flags) -> void* pure virtual
auto Alloc(size_t size, const char* name, unsigned int flags, unsigned int align, unsigned int alignOffset = 0) -> void* pure virtual
auto Free(void* block, size_t size = 0) -> void pure virtual

Enum documentation

enum class ICoreAllocator::AllocFlags

Enumerators
MEM_TEMP

hint to the heap implementation that this block will be freed shortly after it was allocated.

To reduce heap fragmentation, these blocks are usually allocated at the opposite end of the heap from where permanent allocations are made.
MEM_PERM

Normal block of memory which will need to be retained for a long time.

Function documentation

void* ICoreAllocator::Alloc(size_t size, const char* name, unsigned int flags) pure virtual

Parameters
size size of the requested block.
name name of the block (normally used for debugging purposes)
flags additional information on how to allocate the block (MEM_PERM or MEM_TEMP)
Returns A pointer to the allocated block if successful. NULL if the block could not be allocated.

void* ICoreAllocator::Alloc(size_t size, const char* name, unsigned int flags, unsigned int align, unsigned int alignOffset = 0) pure virtual

Parameters
size size of the requested block.
name name of the block (normally used for debugging purposes)
flags additional information on how to allocate the block (MEM_PERM or MEM_TEMP)
align some power-of-2 boundary the block must be allocated on. address returned is guaranteed to be aligned to the requested boundary.
alignOffset a "header" amount which is subtracted from the power-of-2 alignment. A location inside a memory block will be aligned to this boundary.
Returns A pointer to the allocated block if successful. NULL if the block could not be allocated.

void ICoreAllocator::Free(void* block, size_t size = 0) pure virtual

Parameters
block pointer to the block to be freed.
size optional. It may be used to find the pool that the block belongs to. The implementation is free to ignore this and the caller cannot assume that the implementation will do anything with it.