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src/BufferPool.hpp

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+#pragma once
+
+
+
+#include <type_traits>
+// maintains ownership of allocated buffers.
+
+namespace pipedal {
+
+
+class BufferPool {
+    std::vector<void*> allocatedBuffers;
+
+public: 
+    ~BufferPool() {
+        Clear();
+    }
+    template <typename TYPE>
+    TYPE *AllocateBuffer(size_t size)
+    {
+        TYPE *result= new TYPE[size];
+        for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i)
+        {
+            result[i] = 0;
+        }
+        allocatedBuffers.push_back(result);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    void Clear() {
+        for (int i = 0; i < allocatedBuffers.size(); ++i)
+        {
+            delete[] (char*)allocatedBuffers[i];
+        }
+        allocatedBuffers.resize(0);
+    }
+
+
+};
+
+
+
+} // namespace.