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#ifndef REACTPHYSICS3D_ALLOCATOR_H
#define REACTPHYSICS3D_ALLOCATOR_H

// Libraries
#include <cstring>

/// ReactPhysics3D namespace
namespace reactphysics3d {

// Class Allocator
/**
 * Abstract class with the basic interface of all the derived memory allocators
 */
class Allocator {

    public:

        /// Destructor
        virtual ~Allocator() = default;

        /// Allocate memory of a given size (in bytes) and return a pointer to the
        /// allocated memory.
        virtual void* allocate(size_t size)=0;

        /// Release previously allocated memory.
        virtual void release(void* pointer, size_t size)=0;

        /// Return true if memory needs to be release with this allocator
        virtual bool isReleaseNeeded() const=0;
};

}

#endif