assemblyscript/std/assembly/allocator/system.ts

/**
 * System Memory Allocator.
 *
 * Uses the environment's malloc and free implementations, i.e., when linking with other C-like
 * programs that already provide these.
 *
 * @module std/assembly/allocator/system
 *//***/

declare function malloc(size: usize): usize;
declare function free(ptr: usize): void;

// Memory allocator interface
@global namespace memory {

  @inline export function allocate(size: usize): usize {
    return malloc(size);
  }

  @inline export function free(ptr: usize): void {
    free(ptr);
  }
}