changetype builtin; some namespace parsing; more stdlib ideas; compiler options for asc

std/heap.ts

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+/// <reference path="../assembly.d.ts" />
+
+/** A static class representing the heap. */
+declare class Heap {
+
+  /** Allocates a chunk of memory and returns a pointer to it. */
+  static allocate(size: usize): usize;
+
+  /** Disposes a chunk of memory by its pointer. */
+  static dispose(ptr: usize): void;
+
+  /** Gets the amount of used heap space, in bytes. */
+  static get used(): usize;
+
+  /** Gets the amount of free heap space, in bytes. */
+  static get free(): usize;
+
+  /** Gets the size of the heap, in bytes. */
+  static get size(): usize;
+}