source: src/memoryallocator.hpp@ 6b919f8

/** \file memoryallocator.hpp
 *
 * This file provides wrappers for C++'s memory allocation functions.
 */

#ifndef MEMORYALLOCATOR_HPP_
#define MEMORYALLOCATOR_HPP_

using namespace std;

/*********************************************** includes ***********************************/

// include config.h
#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
#include <config.h>
#endif

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <fstream>
#include <sstream>
#include <math.h>
#include <string>
#include <typeinfo>

#include "defs.hpp"
#include "verbose.hpp"
#include "memoryusageobserver.hpp"

/********************************************** declarations *******************************/

/** Allocates a memory range using malloc().
 * Prints the provided error message in case of a failure.
 *
 * \param number of memory slices of type X to allocate
 * \param failure message which is printed if the allocation fails
 * \return pointer to the allocated memory range, will be NULL if a failure occurred
 */
template <typename X> X* Malloc(size_t size, const char* output)
{
  X* buffer = NULL;
  buffer = (X*) malloc(sizeof(X) * size);

  if (buffer != NULL) {
    MemoryUsageObserver::getInstance()->addMemory(buffer, size);
  } else {
    cout << Verbose(0) << "Malloc for datatype " << typeid(X).name()
      << " failed - pointer is NULL: " << output << endl;
  }

  return buffer;
};

/** \see helpers.cpp for Malloc<char> */
template <> char* Malloc<char>(size_t size, const char* output);

/** Allocates a memory range using calloc().
 * Prints the provided error message in case of a failure.
 *
 * \param number of memory slices of type X to allocate
 * \param failure message which is printed if the allocation fails
 * \return pointer to the allocated memory range, will be NULL if a failure occurred
 */
template <typename X> X* Calloc(size_t size, const char* output)
{
  X* buffer = NULL;
  buffer = (X*) calloc(sizeof(X) * size, (size_t) 0);

  if (buffer != NULL) {
    MemoryUsageObserver::getInstance()->addMemory(buffer, size);
  } else {
    cout << Verbose(0) << "Calloc for datatype " << typeid(X).name()
      << " failed - pointer is NULL: " << output << endl;
  }

  return buffer;
};

/** Reallocates a memory range using realloc(). If the provided pointer to the old
 * memory range is NULL, malloc() is called instead.
 * Prints the provided error message in case of a failure (of either malloc() or realloc()).
 *
 * \param pointer to the old memory range
 * \param number of memory slices of type X to allocate
 * \param failure message which is printed if the allocation fails
 * \return pointer to the reallocated memory range, will be NULL if a failure occurred
 */
template <typename X> X* ReAlloc(X* OldPointer, size_t size, const char* output)
{
  X* buffer = NULL;
  if (OldPointer == NULL) {
    buffer = (X*) malloc(sizeof(X) * size);
  } else {
    buffer = (X*) realloc(OldPointer, sizeof(X) * size);
    MemoryUsageObserver::getInstance()->removeMemory(OldPointer);
  }
  if (buffer != NULL) {
    MemoryUsageObserver::getInstance()->addMemory(buffer, size);
  } else {
    cout << Verbose(0) << "ReAlloc for datatype " << typeid(X).name()
      << " failed - new is NULL: " << output << endl;
  }

  return buffer;
};

/** Frees allocated memory range using free().
 *
 * \param pointer to the allocated memory range to free; may be NULL, this function is a no-op then
 * \param *msg optional error message
 */
template <typename X> void Free(X** buffer, const char *msg = NULL)
{
  if ((buffer == NULL) || (*buffer == NULL))
    return;

  MemoryUsageObserver::getInstance()->removeMemory(*buffer, msg);
  free(*buffer);
  *buffer = NULL;
};

#endif /*MEMORYALLOCATOR_HPP_*/