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+/**
+ * @file heap.h
+ * A basic memory manager
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Clyne Sullivan
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef HEAP_H_
+#define HEAP_H_
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/**
+ * Initializes memory management of the given heap.
+ * No overflow stuff is done, so... be careful.
+ * @param buf The heap to use for allocations
+ */
+void heap_init(void *buf);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the amount of free, allocatable memory, in bytes.
+ * @return Amount of free memory in bytes
+ */
+uint32_t heap_free(void);
+
+/**
+ * Allocates a chunk of memory.
+ * @param size How many bytes to claim
+ * @return Pointer to the allocated buffer
+ */
+void *malloc(uint32_t size);
+
+/**
+ * Allocates and zeros a chunk of memory.
+ * @param count How many of whatever to allocate
+ * @param size Byte count of each whatever
+ * @return Pointer to the allocated buffer
+ */
+void *calloc(uint32_t count, uint32_t size);
+
+/**
+ * Frees the buffer allocated through malloc/calloc.
+ * Please don't double-free.
+ * @param The buffer to release
+ */
+void free(void *buf);
+
+#endif // HEAP_H_