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28 
29 /**
30  * @file
31  *   This file includes definitions for `Heap`.
32  */
33 
34 #ifndef HEAP_HPP_
35 #define HEAP_HPP_
36 
37 #include "openthread-core-config.h"
38 
39 #include <stddef.h>
40 #include <string.h>
41 
42 namespace ot {
43 namespace Heap {
44 
45 /**
46  * Allocates memory from heap for an array of given number of object of certain size.
47  *
48  * @param[in] aCount   Number of objects.
49  * @param[in] aSize    Size of each object.
50  *
51  * @returns A pointer to the allocated buffer or `nullptr` if fails to allocate.
52  *
53  */
54 void *CAlloc(size_t aCount, size_t aSize);
55 
56 /**
57  * Frees a previously heap allocated buffer.
58  *
59  * A heap allocated buffer MUST be freed only once.
60  *
61  * @param[in] aPointer   A pointer to the previously heap allocated buffer. Can be `nullptr` which does nothing.
62  *
63  */
64 void Free(void *aPointer);
65 
66 } // namespace Heap
67 } // namespace ot
68 
69 #endif // HEAP_HPP_
70