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+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2018 Branimir Karadzic. All rights reserved.
+ * License: https://github.com/bkaradzic/bx#license-bsd-2-clause
+ */
+
+#include "test.h"
+#include <bx/sort.h>
+#include <bx/allocator.h>
+
+bx::DefaultAllocator g_allocator0;
+
+struct TinyStlAllocator
+{
+	static void* static_allocate(size_t _bytes)
+	{
+		return BX_ALLOC(&g_allocator0, _bytes);
+	}
+
+	static void static_deallocate(void* _ptr, size_t /*_bytes*/)
+	{
+		if (NULL != _ptr)
+		{
+			BX_FREE(&g_allocator0, _ptr);
+		}
+	}
+};
+
+#define TINYSTL_ALLOCATOR ::TinyStlAllocator
+#include <tinystl/vector.h>
+
+namespace tinystl
+{
+	template<typename T, typename Alloc = TINYSTL_ALLOCATOR>
+	class list : public vector<T, Alloc>
+	{
+	public:
+		void push_front(const T& _value)
+		{
+			this->insert(this->begin(), _value);
+		}
+
+		void pop_front()
+		{
+			this->erase(this->begin() );
+		}
+
+		void sort()
+		{
+			bx::quickSort(
+				  this->begin()
+				, uint32_t(this->end() - this->begin() )
+				, sizeof(T)
+				, [](const void* _a, const void* _b) -> int32_t {
+					const T& lhs = *(const T*)(_a);
+					const T& rhs = *(const T*)(_b);
+					return lhs < rhs ? -1 : 1;
+				});
+		}
+	};
+
+} // namespace tinystl
+
+namespace stl = tinystl;
+
+namespace bx
+{
+	struct Blk
+	{
+		static const uint64_t kInvalid = UINT64_MAX;
+
+		Blk()
+			: ptr(kInvalid)
+			, size(0)
+		{
+		}
+
+		Blk(uint64_t _ptr, uint32_t _size)
+			: ptr(_ptr)
+			, size(_size)
+		{
+		}
+
+		uint64_t ptr;
+		uint32_t size;
+	};
+
+	inline bool operator<(const Blk& _lhs, const Blk& _rhs)
+	{
+		return _lhs.ptr < _rhs.ptr;
+	}
+
+	inline bool isValid(const Blk& _blk)
+	{
+		return Blk::kInvalid != _blk.ptr;
+	}
+
+	// First-fit non-local allocator.
+	class NonLocalAllocator
+	{
+	public:
+		NonLocalAllocator()
+		{
+		}
+
+		~NonLocalAllocator()
+		{
+		}
+
+		void reset()
+		{
+			m_free.clear();
+			m_used = 0;
+		}
+
+		void add(const Blk& _blk)
+		{
+			m_free.push_back(_blk);
+		}
+
+		Blk remove()
+		{
+			BX_CHECK(0 == m_used, "");
+
+			if (0 < m_free.size() )
+			{
+				Blk freeBlock = m_free.front();
+				m_free.pop_front();
+				return freeBlock;
+			}
+
+			return Blk{};
+		}
+
+		Blk alloc(uint32_t _size)
+		{
+			_size = max(_size, 16u);
+
+			for (FreeList::iterator it = m_free.begin(), itEnd = m_free.end(); it != itEnd; ++it)
+			{
+				if (it->size >= _size)
+				{
+					uint64_t ptr = it->ptr;
+
+					if (it->size != _size)
+					{
+						it->size -= _size;
+						it->ptr  += _size;
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						m_free.erase(it);
+					}
+
+					m_used += _size;
+					return Blk{ ptr, _size };
+				}
+			}
+
+			// there is no block large enough.
+			return Blk{};
+		}
+
+		void free(const Blk& _blk)
+		{
+			m_used -= _blk.size;
+			m_free.push_front(_blk);
+		}
+
+		bool compact()
+		{
+			m_free.sort();
+
+			for (FreeList::iterator it = m_free.begin(), next = it, itEnd = m_free.end(); next != itEnd;)
+			{
+				if ( (it->ptr + it->size) == next->ptr)
+				{
+					it->size += next->size;
+					next = m_free.erase(next);
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					it = next;
+					++next;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return 0 == m_used;
+		}
+
+		uint32_t getUsed() const
+		{
+			return m_used;
+		}
+
+	private:
+		typedef stl::list<Blk> FreeList;
+		FreeList m_free;
+		uint32_t m_used;
+	};
+} // namespace bx
+
+TEST_CASE("nlalloc")
+{
+	bx::NonLocalAllocator nla;
+
+	bx::Blk blk;
+
+	blk = nla.alloc(100);
+	REQUIRE(!isValid(blk) );
+	nla.add(bx::Blk{0x1000, 100});
+
+	blk = nla.alloc(100);
+	REQUIRE(isValid(blk) );
+
+	nla.free(blk);
+	REQUIRE(0 == nla.getUsed() );
+}