Reworked generic structures, read more

The following structures are now more independant:

- Toy_Array
- Toy_Stack
- Toy_Bucket
- Toy_String

I reworked a lot of the memory allocation, so now there are more direct
calls to malloc() or realloc(), rather than relying on the macros from
toy_memory.h.

I've also split toy_memory into proper array and bucket files, because
it makes more sense this way, rather than having them both jammed into
one file. This means the eventual hashtable structure can also stand on
its own.

Toy_Array is a new wrapper around raw array pointers, and all of the
structures have their metadata embedded into their allocated memory now,
using variable length array members.

A lot of 'capacity' and 'count' variables were changed to 'size_t'
types, but this doesn't seem to be a problem anywhere.

If the workflow fails, then I'll leave it for tonight - I'm too tired,
and I don't want to overdo myself.

repl/main.c

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "toy.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 //utilities
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ unsigned char* readFile(char* path, int* size) {
 	rewind(file);
 
 	//make some space
-	unsigned char* buffer = TOY_ALLOCATE(unsigned char, *size + 1);
+	unsigned char* buffer = malloc(*size + 1);
 	if (buffer == NULL) {
 		fclose(file);
 		return NULL;
@@ -127,14 +128,20 @@ CmdLine parseCmdLine(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
 			}
 			else {
 				if (cmd.infile != NULL) { //don't leak
-					TOY_FREE_ARRAY(char, cmd.infile, strlen(cmd.infile));
+					free(cmd.infile);
 				}
 
 				i++;
 
 				//total space to reserve - it's actually longer than needed, due to the exe name being removed
 				cmd.infileLength = strlen(argv[0]) + strlen(argv[i]);
-				cmd.infile = TOY_ALLOCATE(char, cmd.infileLength);
+				cmd.infile = malloc(cmd.infileLength);
+
+				if (cmd.infile == NULL) {
+					fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Failed to allocate space while parsing the command line, exiting\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
+					exit(-1);
+				}
+
 				dir(cmd.infile, argv[0]);
 				APPEND(cmd.infile, argv[i]);
 				FLIPSLASH(cmd.infile);
@@ -167,7 +174,8 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
 		int size;
 		unsigned char* source = readFile(cmd.infile, &size);
 
-		TOY_FREE_ARRAY(char, cmd.infile, cmd.infileLength); //clean this up, since it's no longer needed
+		free(cmd.infile);
+
 		cmd.infile = NULL;
 		cmd.infileLength = 0;
 
@@ -195,15 +203,13 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
 		Toy_Parser parser;
 		Toy_bindParser(&parser, &lexer);
 
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-		TOY_BUCKET_INIT(Toy_Ast, bucket, 32);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(sizeof(Toy_Ast) * 32);
 		Toy_Ast* ast = Toy_scanParser(&bucket, &parser);
 
 		Toy_Bytecode bc = Toy_compileBytecode(ast);
 
 		//run the setup
 		Toy_VM vm;
-		Toy_initVM(&vm);
 		Toy_bindVM(&vm, bc.ptr, bc.capacity);
 
 		//run
@@ -211,8 +217,8 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
 
 		//debugging result
 		printf("printing the stack result\n\ntype\tvalue\n");
-		for (int i = 0; i < vm.stack.count; i++) {
-			Toy_Value v = vm.stack.ptr[i];
+		for (int i = 0; i < vm.stack->count; i++) {
+			Toy_Value v = ((Toy_Value*)(vm.stack + 1))[i];
 
 			printf(" %d\t ", v.type);
 
@@ -247,8 +253,8 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
 
 		//cleanup
 		Toy_freeVM(&vm);
-		TOY_BUCKET_FREE(bucket);
-		TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, source, size);
+		Toy_freeBucket(&bucket);
+		free(source);
 	}
 	else {
 		usageCmdLine(argc, argv);

source/toy.h

@@ -3,17 +3,21 @@
 //general utilities
 #include "toy_common.h"
 #include "toy_console_colors.h"
-#include "toy_memory.h"
 
-//building blocks
+//basic structures
 #include "toy_value.h"
+#include "toy_array.h"
+#include "toy_stack.h"
+#include "toy_bucket.h"
+#include "toy_string.h"
+//TODO: hashtable
+
+//IR structures and other components
 #include "toy_ast.h"
 #include "toy_routine.h"
-#include "toy_stack.h"
 
 //pipeline
 #include "toy_lexer.h"
 #include "toy_parser.h"
 #include "toy_bytecode.h"
 #include "toy_vm.h"
-

source/toy_array.c

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#include "toy_array.h"
+#include "toy_console_colors.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+Toy_Array* Toy_resizeArray(Toy_Array* paramArray, size_t capacity) {
+	if (capacity == 0) {
+		free(paramArray);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	Toy_Array* array = realloc(paramArray, capacity + sizeof(Toy_Array));
+
+	if (array == NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Failed to allocate a 'Toy_Array' of %d capacity\n" TOY_CC_RESET, (int)capacity);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	array->capacity = capacity;
+	array->count = paramArray == NULL ? 0 :
+		(array->count > capacity ? capacity : array->count); //truncate lost data
+
+	return array;
+}

source/toy_array.h

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "toy_common.h"
+
+//standard generic array
+typedef struct Toy_Array { //32 | 64 BITNESS
+	size_t capacity;       //4  | 4
+	size_t count;          //4  | 4
+	char data[];           //-  | -
+} Toy_Array;               //8  | 8
+
+TOY_API Toy_Array* Toy_resizeArray(Toy_Array* array, size_t capacity);
+
+#define TOY_ALLOCATE_ARRAY(type, count) \
+	Toy_resizeArray(NULL, sizeof(type)*(count))
+
+#define TOY_FREE_ARRAY(type, array) \
+	Toy_resizeArray(array, 0)
+
+#define TOY_ADJUST_ARRAY(type, array, newCapacity) \
+	Toy_resizeArray(array, sizeof(type) * newCapacity)
+
+#define TOY_DOUBLE_ARRAY_CAPACITY(type, array) \
+	Toy_resizeArray(array, sizeof(type) * array->capacity < 8 ? sizeof(type) * 8 : sizeof(type) * array->capacity * 2)
+

source/toy_ast.c

@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 #include "toy_ast.h"
 
 void Toy_private_initAstBlock(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle) {
-	(*handle) = (Toy_Ast*)Toy_partBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_Ast));
+	Toy_Ast* tmp = (Toy_Ast*)Toy_partitionBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_Ast));
 
-	(*handle)->block.type = TOY_AST_BLOCK;
-	(*handle)->block.child = NULL;
-	(*handle)->block.next = NULL;
-	(*handle)->block.tail = NULL;
+	tmp->type = TOY_AST_BLOCK;
+	tmp->block.child = NULL;
+	tmp->block.next = NULL;
+	tmp->block.tail = NULL;
+
+	(*handle) = tmp;
 }
 
-void Toy_private_appendAstBlock(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle, Toy_Ast* child) {
-	//type check
-
+void Toy_private_appendAstBlock(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast* block, Toy_Ast* child) {
 	//first, check if we're an empty head
-	if ((*handle)->block.child == NULL) {
-		(*handle)->block.child = child;
+	if (block->block.child == NULL) {
+		block->block.child = child;
 		return; //NOTE: first call on an empty head skips any memory allocations
 	}
 
 	//run (or jump) until we hit the current tail
-	Toy_Ast* iter = (*handle)->block.tail ? (*handle)->block.tail : (*handle);
+	Toy_Ast* iter = block->block.tail ? block->block.tail : block;
 
 	while(iter->block.next != NULL) {
 		iter = iter->block.next;
@@ -30,21 +30,23 @@ void Toy_private_appendAstBlock(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle, Toy_Ast*
 
 	//store the child in the new link, prep the tail pointer
 	iter->block.next->block.child = child;
-	(*handle)->block.tail = iter->block.next;
+	block->block.tail = iter->block.next;
 }
 
 void Toy_private_emitAstValue(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle, Toy_Value value) {
-	(*handle) = (Toy_Ast*)Toy_partBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_Ast));
+	Toy_Ast* tmp = (Toy_Ast*)Toy_partitionBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_Ast));
 
-	(*handle)->value.type = TOY_AST_VALUE;
-	(*handle)->value.value = value;
+	tmp->type = TOY_AST_VALUE;
+	tmp->value.value = value;
+
+	(*handle) = tmp;
 }
 
 //TODO: flag range checks
 void Toy_private_emitAstUnary(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle, Toy_AstFlag flag) {
-	Toy_Ast* tmp = (Toy_Ast*)Toy_partBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_Ast));
+	Toy_Ast* tmp = (Toy_Ast*)Toy_partitionBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_Ast));
 
-	tmp->unary.type = TOY_AST_UNARY;
+	tmp->type = TOY_AST_UNARY;
 	tmp->unary.flag = flag;
 	tmp->unary.child = *handle;
 
@@ -52,9 +54,9 @@ void Toy_private_emitAstUnary(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle, Toy_AstFlag
 }
 
 void Toy_private_emitAstBinary(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle, Toy_AstFlag flag, Toy_Ast* right) {
-	Toy_Ast* tmp = (Toy_Ast*)Toy_partBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_Ast));
+	Toy_Ast* tmp = (Toy_Ast*)Toy_partitionBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_Ast));
 
-	tmp->binary.type = TOY_AST_BINARY;
+	tmp->type = TOY_AST_BINARY;
 	tmp->binary.flag = flag;
 	tmp->binary.left = *handle; //left-recursive
 	tmp->binary.right = right;
@@ -63,28 +65,34 @@ void Toy_private_emitAstBinary(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle, Toy_AstFla
 }
 
 void Toy_private_emitAstGroup(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle) {
-	Toy_Ast* tmp = (Toy_Ast*)Toy_partBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_Ast));
+	Toy_Ast* tmp = (Toy_Ast*)Toy_partitionBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_Ast));
 
-	tmp->group.type = TOY_AST_GROUP;
+	tmp->type = TOY_AST_GROUP;
 	tmp->group.child = (*handle);
 
 	(*handle) = tmp;
 }
 
 void Toy_private_emitAstPass(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle) {
-	(*handle) = (Toy_Ast*)Toy_partBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_Ast));
+	Toy_Ast* tmp = (Toy_Ast*)Toy_partitionBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_Ast));
 
-	(*handle)->pass.type = TOY_AST_PASS;
+	tmp->type = TOY_AST_PASS;
+
+	(*handle) = tmp;
 }
 
 void Toy_private_emitAstError(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle) {
-	(*handle) = (Toy_Ast*)Toy_partBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_Ast));
+	Toy_Ast* tmp = (Toy_Ast*)Toy_partitionBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_Ast));
 
-	(*handle)->error.type = TOY_AST_ERROR;
+	tmp->type = TOY_AST_ERROR;
+
+	(*handle) = tmp;
 }
 
 void Toy_private_emitAstEnd(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle) {
-	(*handle) = (Toy_Ast*)Toy_partBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_Ast));
+	Toy_Ast* tmp = (Toy_Ast*)Toy_partitionBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_Ast));
 
-	(*handle)->error.type = TOY_AST_END;
+	tmp->type = TOY_AST_END;
+
+	(*handle) = tmp;
 }

source/toy_ast.h

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "toy_common.h"
-#include "toy_memory.h"
 
+#include "toy_bucket.h"
 #include "toy_value.h"
 
 //each major type
@@ -55,18 +55,6 @@ typedef enum Toy_AstFlag {
 //the root AST type
 typedef union Toy_Ast Toy_Ast;
 
-void Toy_private_initAstBlock(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle);
-void Toy_private_appendAstBlock(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle, Toy_Ast* child);
-
-void Toy_private_emitAstValue(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle, Toy_Value value);
-void Toy_private_emitAstUnary(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle, Toy_AstFlag flag);
-void Toy_private_emitAstBinary(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle,Toy_AstFlag flag, Toy_Ast* right);
-void Toy_private_emitAstGroup(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle);
-
-void Toy_private_emitAstPass(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle);
-void Toy_private_emitAstError(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle);
-void Toy_private_emitAstEnd(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle);
-
 typedef struct Toy_AstBlock {
 	Toy_AstType type;
 	Toy_Ast* child; //begin encoding the line
@@ -121,3 +109,15 @@ union Toy_Ast {             //32 | 64 BITNESS
 	Toy_AstError error;     //4  | 4
 	Toy_AstEnd end;         //4  | 4
 };                          //16 | 32
+
+void Toy_private_initAstBlock(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle);
+void Toy_private_appendAstBlock(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast* block, Toy_Ast* child);
+
+void Toy_private_emitAstValue(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle, Toy_Value value);
+void Toy_private_emitAstUnary(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle, Toy_AstFlag flag);
+void Toy_private_emitAstBinary(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle,Toy_AstFlag flag, Toy_Ast* right);
+void Toy_private_emitAstGroup(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle);
+
+void Toy_private_emitAstPass(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle);
+void Toy_private_emitAstError(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle);
+void Toy_private_emitAstEnd(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Ast** handle);

source/toy_bucket.c

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#include "toy_bucket.h"
+#include "toy_console_colors.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+//buckets of fun
+Toy_Bucket* Toy_allocateBucket(size_t capacity) {
+	if (capacity == 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Cannot allocate a 'Toy_Bucket' with zero capacity\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	Toy_Bucket* bucket = malloc(sizeof(Toy_Bucket) + capacity);
+
+	if (bucket == NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Failed to allocate a 'Toy_Bucket' of %d capacity\n" TOY_CC_RESET, (int)capacity);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	//initialize the bucket
+	bucket->next = NULL;
+	bucket->capacity = capacity;
+	bucket->count = 0;
+
+	return bucket;
+}
+
+void* Toy_partitionBucket(Toy_Bucket** bucketHandle, size_t amount) {
+	if ((*bucketHandle) == NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Expected a 'Toy_Bucket', received NULL\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	//if you try to allocate too much space
+	if ((*bucketHandle)->capacity < amount) {
+		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Failed to partition a 'Toy_Bucket': requested %d from a bucket of %d capacity\n" TOY_CC_RESET, (int)amount, (int)((*bucketHandle)->capacity));
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	//if you're out of space in this bucket
+	if ((*bucketHandle)->capacity < (*bucketHandle)->count + amount) {
+		//move to the next bucket
+		Toy_Bucket* tmp = Toy_allocateBucket((*bucketHandle)->capacity);
+		tmp->next = (*bucketHandle); //it's buckets all the way down
+		(*bucketHandle) = tmp;
+	}
+
+	//track the new count, and return the specified memory space
+	(*bucketHandle)->count += amount;
+	return ((*bucketHandle)->data + (*bucketHandle)->count - amount);
+}
+
+void Toy_freeBucket(Toy_Bucket** bucketHandle) {
+	Toy_Bucket* iter = (*bucketHandle);
+
+	while (iter != NULL) {
+		//run down the chain
+		Toy_Bucket* last = iter;
+		iter = iter->next;
+
+		//clear the previous bucket from memory
+		free(last);
+	}
+
+	//for safety
+	(*bucketHandle) = NULL;
+}

source/toy_bucket.h

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "toy_common.h"
+
+//NOTE: this structure has restrictions on it's usage:
+// - It can only expand until it is freed
+// - It cannot be copied around within RAM
+// - It cannot allocate more memory than it has capacity
+// If each of these rules are followed, the bucket is actually more efficient than any other option
+
+//a custom allocator
+typedef struct Toy_Bucket {  //32 | 64 BITNESS
+	struct Toy_Bucket* next; //4  | 8
+	size_t capacity;         //4  | 4
+	size_t count;            //4  | 4
+	char data[];             //-  | -
+} Toy_Bucket;                //12 | 16
+
+TOY_API Toy_Bucket* Toy_allocateBucket(size_t capacity);
+TOY_API void* Toy_partitionBucket(Toy_Bucket** bucketHandle, size_t amount);
+TOY_API void Toy_freeBucket(Toy_Bucket** bucketHandle);
+

source/toy_bytecode.c

@@ -1,21 +1,26 @@
 #include "toy_bytecode.h"
 #include "toy_console_colors.h"
 
-#include "toy_memory.h"
 #include "toy_routine.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 //utils
-static void expand(Toy_Bytecode* bc, int amount) {
+static void expand(Toy_Bytecode* bc, size_t amount) {
 	if (bc->count + amount > bc->capacity) {
-		int oldCapacity = bc->capacity;
 
-		while (bc->count + amount > bc->capacity) {
-			bc->capacity = TOY_GROW_CAPACITY(bc->capacity);
+		while (bc->count + amount > bc->capacity) { //expand as much as needed
+			bc->capacity = bc->capacity < 8 ? 8 : bc->capacity * 2;
+		}
+
+		bc->ptr = realloc(bc->ptr, bc->capacity);
+
+		if (bc->ptr == NULL) {
+			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Failed to allocate a 'Toy_Bytecode' of %d capacity\n" TOY_CC_RESET, (int)(bc->capacity));
+			exit(1);
 		}
-		bc->ptr = TOY_GROW_ARRAY(unsigned char, bc->ptr, oldCapacity, bc->capacity);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -32,7 +37,7 @@ static void writeBytecodeHeader(Toy_Bytecode* bc) {
 
 	//check strlen for the build string
 	const char* build = Toy_private_version_build();
-	int len = (int)strlen(build) + 1;
+	size_t len = strlen(build) + 1;
 
 	//BUGFIX: ensure the end of the header has 4-byte alignment
 	if (len % 4 != 1) { //1 to fill the 4th byte above
@@ -42,6 +47,8 @@ static void writeBytecodeHeader(Toy_Bytecode* bc) {
 	expand(bc, len);
 	memcpy(bc->ptr + bc->count, build, len);
 	bc->count += len;
+
+	bc->ptr[bc->count] = '\0';
 }
 
 static void writeBytecodeBody(Toy_Bytecode* bc, Toy_Ast* ast) {
@@ -50,7 +57,7 @@ static void writeBytecodeBody(Toy_Bytecode* bc, Toy_Ast* ast) {
 	//eventually, the bytecode may support multiple modules packed into one file
 	void* module = Toy_compileRoutine(ast);
 
-	int len = ((int*)module)[0];
+	size_t len = (size_t)(((int*)module)[0]);
 
 	expand(bc, len);
 	memcpy(bc->ptr + bc->count, module, len);
@@ -74,5 +81,5 @@ Toy_Bytecode Toy_compileBytecode(Toy_Ast* ast) {
 }
 
 void Toy_freeBytecode(Toy_Bytecode bc) {
-	TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, bc.ptr, bc.capacity);
+	free(bc.ptr);
 }

source/toy_bytecode.h

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 typedef struct Toy_Bytecode {
 	unsigned char* ptr;
-	int capacity;
-	int count;
+	size_t capacity;
+	size_t count;
 } Toy_Bytecode;
 
 TOY_API Toy_Bytecode Toy_compileBytecode(Toy_Ast* ast);

source/toy_lexer.c

@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ Toy_Token Toy_private_scanLexer(Toy_Lexer* lexer) {
 	}
 }
 
-static void trim(char** s, int* l) { //util
+static void trim(char** s, size_t* l) { //util
 	while( isspace(( (*((unsigned char**)(s)))[(*l) - 1] )) ) (*l)--;
 	while(**s && isspace( **(unsigned char**)(s)) ) { (*s)++; (*l)--; }
 }
@@ -321,22 +321,22 @@ static void trim(char** s, int* l) { //util
 void Toy_private_printToken(Toy_Token* token) {
 	//print errors
 	if (token->type == TOY_TOKEN_ERROR) {
-		printf(TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: \t%d\t%.*s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, token->line, token->length, token->lexeme);
+		printf(TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: \t%d\t%.*s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, (int)token->line, (int)token->length, token->lexeme);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	//read pass token, even though it isn't generated
 	if (token->type == TOY_TOKEN_PASS) {
-		printf(TOY_CC_NOTICE "PASS: \t%d\t%.*s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, token->line, token->length, token->lexeme);
+		printf(TOY_CC_NOTICE "PASS: \t%d\t%.*s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, (int)token->line, (int)token->length, token->lexeme);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	//print the line number
-	printf("\t%d\t%d\t", token->type, token->line);
+	printf("\t%d\t%d\t", token->type, (int)token->line);
 
 	//print based on type
 	if (token->type == TOY_TOKEN_IDENTIFIER || token->type == TOY_TOKEN_LITERAL_INTEGER || token->type == TOY_TOKEN_LITERAL_FLOAT || token->type == TOY_TOKEN_LITERAL_STRING) {
-		printf("%.*s\t", token->length, token->lexeme);
+		printf("%.*s\t", (int)token->length, token->lexeme);
 	} else {
 		const char* keyword = Toy_private_findKeywordByType(token->type);
 
@@ -344,9 +344,9 @@ void Toy_private_printToken(Toy_Token* token) {
 			printf("%s", keyword);
 		} else {
 			char* str = (char*)token->lexeme; //strip const-ness for trimming
-			int length = token->length;
+			size_t length = token->length;
 			trim(&str, &length);
-			printf("%.*s", length, str);
+			printf("%.*s", (int)length, str);
 		}
 	}
 

source/toy_lexer.h

@@ -5,17 +5,17 @@
 
 //lexers are bound to a string of code
 typedef struct {
-	int start; //start of the current token
-	int current; //current position of the lexer
-	int line; //track this for error handling
+	size_t start; //start of the current token
+	size_t current; //current position of the lexer
+	size_t line; //track this for error handling
 	const char* source;
 } Toy_Lexer;
 
 //tokens are intermediaries between lexers and parsers
 typedef struct {
 	Toy_TokenType type;
-	int length;
-	int line;
+	size_t length;
+	size_t line;
 	const char* lexeme;
 } Toy_Token;
 

source/toy_memory.c

@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-#include "toy_memory.h"
-
-#include "toy_console_colors.h"
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-void* Toy_reallocate(void* pointer, size_t oldSize, size_t newSize) {
-	if (newSize == 0) {
-		free(pointer);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	void* result = realloc(pointer, newSize);
-
-	if (result == NULL) {
-		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "[internal] ERROR: Memory allocation error (requested %d, replacing %d)\n" TOY_CC_RESET, (int)newSize, (int)oldSize);
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
-	return result;
-}
-
-//buckets of fun
-void Toy_initBucket(Toy_Bucket** bucketHandle, size_t capacity) {
-	if (capacity == 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "[internal] ERROR: Cannot init a bucket with zero capacity\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
-	(*bucketHandle) = malloc(sizeof(Toy_Bucket)); //TODO: rework the bucket, so there's only one malloc() call instead of two when partitioning
-
-	if ((*bucketHandle) == NULL) {
-		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "[internal] ERROR: Failed to allocate space for a bucket\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
-	//initialize the bucket
-	(*bucketHandle)->next = NULL;
-	(*bucketHandle)->contents = NULL; //leave until the first partition
-	(*bucketHandle)->capacity = capacity;
-	(*bucketHandle)->count = 0;
-}
-
-void* Toy_partBucket(Toy_Bucket** bucketHandle, size_t space) {
-	if ((*bucketHandle) == NULL) {
-		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "[internal] ERROR: Expected bucket, received NULL\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
-	//if you try to allocate too much space
-	if ((*bucketHandle)->capacity < space) {
-		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "[internal] ERROR: Failed to partition bucket memory, not enough capacity: needed %d, only %d available\n" TOY_CC_RESET, (int)space, (int)((*bucketHandle)->capacity));
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
-	//if out of space in the current bucket
-	if ((*bucketHandle)->capacity < (*bucketHandle)->count + space) {
-		//move to the next bucket
-		Toy_Bucket* tmp = NULL;
-		Toy_initBucket(&tmp, (*bucketHandle)->capacity);
-		tmp->next = (*bucketHandle);
-		(*bucketHandle) = tmp;
-	}
-
-	//if no space allocated for the current bucket
-	if ((*bucketHandle)->contents == NULL) {
-		//allocate space for the current bucket
-		(*bucketHandle)->contents = malloc((*bucketHandle)->capacity);
-
-		//double check
-		if ((*bucketHandle)->contents == NULL) {
-			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "[internal] ERROR: Failed to allocate space for bucket contents\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
-			exit(1);
-		}
-	}
-
-	//track the new count, and return the specified memory space
-	(*bucketHandle)->count += space;
-	return ((*bucketHandle)->contents + (*bucketHandle)->count - space);
-}
-
-void Toy_freeBucket(Toy_Bucket** bucketHandle) {
-	while ((*bucketHandle) != NULL) {
-		//run down the chain
-		Toy_Bucket* ptr = (*bucketHandle);
-		(*bucketHandle) = (*bucketHandle)->next;
-
-		//clear the previous bucket from memory
-		free(ptr->contents);
-		free(ptr);
-	}
-}

source/toy_memory.h

@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include "toy_common.h"
-
-//standard movable array for general use
-#define TOY_GROW_CAPACITY(capacity) \
-	((capacity) < 8 ? 8 : (capacity) * 2)
-
-#define TOY_ALLOCATE(type, count) \
-	(type*)Toy_reallocate(NULL, 0, sizeof(type)*(count))
-
-#define TOY_FREE(type, pointer) \
-	(type*)Toy_reallocate(pointer, sizeof(type), 0)
-
-#define TOY_GROW_ARRAY(type, pointer, oldSize, newSize) \
-	(type*)Toy_reallocate(pointer, sizeof(type)*oldSize, sizeof(type)*newSize)
-
-#define TOY_SHRINK_ARRAY(type, pointer, oldCount, count) \
-	(type*)Toy_reallocate((type*)pointer, sizeof(type)*(oldCount), sizeof(type)*(count))
-
-#define TOY_FREE_ARRAY(type, pointer, oldSize) \
-	(type*)Toy_reallocate(pointer, sizeof(type)*oldSize, 0)
-
-TOY_API void* Toy_reallocate(void* pointer, size_t oldSize, size_t newSize);
-
-//immobile "bucket" memory structure for custom allocators
-#define TOY_BUCKET_INIT(type, bucket, count) \
-	Toy_initBucket(&(bucket), sizeof(type)*(count))
-
-#define TOY_BUCKET_PART(type, bucket) \
-	(type*)Toy_partBucket(&(bucket), sizeof(type))
-
-#define TOY_BUCKET_FREE(bucket) \
-	Toy_freeBucket(&(bucket))
-
-typedef struct Toy_Bucket {
-	struct Toy_Bucket* next;
-	void* contents;
-	size_t capacity;
-	size_t count;
-} Toy_Bucket;
-
-TOY_API void Toy_initBucket(Toy_Bucket** bucketHandle, size_t capacity);
-TOY_API void* Toy_partBucket(Toy_Bucket** bucketHandle, size_t space);
-TOY_API void Toy_freeBucket(Toy_Bucket** bucketHandle);

source/toy_parser.c

@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ static void printError(Toy_Parser* parser, Toy_Token token, const char* errorMsg
 		return;
 	}
 
-	fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "[Line %d] Error ", token.line);
+	fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "[Line %d] Error ", (int)token.line);
 
 	//check type
 	if (token.type == TOY_TOKEN_EOF) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "at end");
 	}
 	else {
-		fprintf(stderr, "at '%.*s'", token.length, token.lexeme);
+		fprintf(stderr, "at '%.*s'", (int)token.length, token.lexeme);
 	}
 
 	//finally
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static Toy_AstFlag atomic(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Parser* parser, Toy_Ast** roo
 			//filter the '_' character
 			char buffer[parser->previous.length];
 
-			int i = 0, o = 0;
+			size_t i = 0, o = 0;
 			do {
 				buffer[i] = parser->previous.lexeme[o];
 				if (buffer[i] != '_') i++;
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static Toy_AstFlag atomic(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Parser* parser, Toy_Ast** roo
 			//filter the '_' character
 			char buffer[parser->previous.length];
 
-			int i = 0, o = 0;
+			size_t i = 0, o = 0;
 			do {
 				buffer[i] = parser->previous.lexeme[o];
 				if (buffer[i] != '_') i++;
@@ -542,11 +542,11 @@ static void makeBlockStmt(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_Parser* parser, Toy_Ast** roo
 
 			Toy_Ast* err = NULL;
 			Toy_private_emitAstError(bucket, &err);
-			Toy_private_appendAstBlock(bucket, root, err);
+			Toy_private_appendAstBlock(bucket, *root, err);
 
 			continue;
 		}
-		Toy_private_appendAstBlock(bucket, root, stmt);
+		Toy_private_appendAstBlock(bucket, *root, stmt);
 	}
 }
 

source/toy_parser.h

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "toy_common.h"
-#include "toy_memory.h"
+
 #include "toy_lexer.h"
 #include "toy_ast.h"
 

source/toy_routine.c

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "toy_routine.h"
 #include "toy_console_colors.h"
 
-#include "toy_memory.h"
 #include "toy_opcodes.h"
 #include "toy_value.h"
 
@@ -10,23 +9,26 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 //utils
-static void expand(void** handle, int* capacity, int* count, int amount) {
+static void expand(void** handle, size_t* capacity, size_t* count, size_t amount) {
 	if ((*count) + amount > (*capacity)) {
-		int oldCapacity = (*capacity);
-
 		while ((*count) + amount > (*capacity)) {
-			(*capacity) = TOY_GROW_CAPACITY(*capacity);
+			(*capacity) = (*capacity) < 8 ? 8 : (*capacity) * 2;
+		}
+		(*handle) = realloc((*handle), (*capacity));
+
+		if ((*handle) == NULL) {
+			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Failed to allocate a 'Toy_Routine' of %d capacity\n" TOY_CC_RESET, (int)(*capacity));
+			exit(1);
 		}
-		(*handle) = TOY_GROW_ARRAY(unsigned char, (*handle), oldCapacity, (*capacity));
 	}
 }
 
-static void emitByte(void** handle, int* capacity, int* count, unsigned char byte) {
+static void emitByte(void** handle, size_t* capacity, size_t* count, unsigned char byte) {
 	expand(handle, capacity, count, 1);
 	((unsigned char*)(*handle))[(*count)++] = byte;
 }
 
-static void emitInt(void** handle, int* capacity, int* count, int bytes) {
+static void emitInt(void** handle, size_t* capacity, size_t* count, size_t bytes) {
 	char* ptr = (char*)&bytes;
 	emitByte(handle, capacity, count, *(ptr++));
 	emitByte(handle, capacity, count, *(ptr++));
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ static void emitInt(void** handle, int* capacity, int* count, int bytes) {
 	emitByte(handle, capacity, count, *(ptr++));
 }
 
-static void emitFloat(void** handle, int* capacity, int* count, float bytes) {
+static void emitFloat(void** handle, size_t* capacity, size_t* count, float bytes) {
 	char* ptr = (char*)&bytes;
 	emitByte(handle, capacity, count, *(ptr++));
 	emitByte(handle, capacity, count, *(ptr++));
@@ -281,8 +283,8 @@ static void* writeRoutine(Toy_Routine* rt, Toy_Ast* ast) {
 	//TODO: data
 
 	//write the header and combine the parts
-	void* buffer = TOY_ALLOCATE(unsigned char, 16);
-	int capacity = 0, count = 0;
+	void* buffer = NULL;
+	size_t capacity = 0, count = 0;
 	// int paramAddr = 0, codeAddr = 0, jumpsAddr = 0, dataAddr = 0, subsAddr = 0;
 	int codeAddr = 0;
 
@@ -357,12 +359,13 @@ void* Toy_compileRoutine(Toy_Ast* ast) {
 	//build
 	void * buffer = writeRoutine(&rt, ast);
 
+
 	//cleanup the temp object
-	TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, rt.param, rt.paramCapacity);
-	TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, rt.code, rt.codeCapacity);
-	TOY_FREE_ARRAY(int, rt.jumps, rt.jumpsCapacity);
-	TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, rt.data, rt.dataCapacity);
-	TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, rt.subs, rt.subsCapacity);
+	free(rt.param);
+	free(rt.code);
+	free(rt.jumps);
+	free(rt.data);
+	free(rt.subs);
 
 	return buffer;
 }

source/toy_routine.h

@@ -6,24 +6,24 @@
 //internal structure that holds the individual parts of a compiled routine
 typedef struct Toy_Routine {
 	unsigned char* param; //c-string params in sequence (could be moved below the jump table?)
-	int paramCapacity;
-	int paramCount;
+	size_t paramCapacity;
+	size_t paramCount;
 
 	unsigned char* code; //the instruction set
-	int codeCapacity;
-	int codeCount;
+	size_t codeCapacity;
+	size_t codeCount;
 
-	int* jumps; //each 'jump' is the starting address of an element within 'data'
-	int jumpsCapacity;
-	int jumpsCount;
+	size_t* jumps; //each 'jump' is the starting address of an element within 'data'
+	size_t jumpsCapacity;
+	size_t jumpsCount;
 
 	unsigned char* data; //{type,val} tuples of data
-	int dataCapacity;
-	int dataCount;
+	size_t dataCapacity;
+	size_t dataCount;
 
 	unsigned char* subs; //subroutines, recursively
-	int subsCapacity;
-	int subsCount;
+	size_t subsCapacity;
+	size_t subsCount;
 } Toy_Routine;
 
 TOY_API void* Toy_compileRoutine(Toy_Ast* ast);

source/toy_stack.c

@@ -1,72 +1,86 @@
 #include "toy_stack.h"
 #include "toy_console_colors.h"
 
-#include "toy_memory.h"
-
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-//a good chunk of space
-#define MIN_SIZE 64
+//a good chunk of space - 'count' actually tracks the number of values
+#define MIN_CAPACITY 64
 
-TOY_API void Toy_initStack(Toy_Stack* stack) {
-	stack->ptr = NULL;
-	stack->capacity = 0;
-	stack->count = 0;
-}
+Toy_Stack* Toy_allocateStack() {
+	Toy_Stack* stack = malloc(MIN_CAPACITY * sizeof(Toy_Value) + sizeof(Toy_Stack));
 
-void Toy_preallocateStack(Toy_Stack* stack) {
-	stack->capacity = MIN_SIZE;
+	if (stack == NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Failed to allocate a 'Toy_Stack' of %d capacity (%d space in memory)\n" TOY_CC_RESET, MIN_CAPACITY, (int)(MIN_CAPACITY * sizeof(Toy_Value) + sizeof(Toy_Stack)));
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	stack->capacity = MIN_CAPACITY;
 	stack->count = 0;
 
-	stack->ptr = TOY_ALLOCATE(Toy_Value, stack->capacity);
+	return stack;
 }
 
 void Toy_freeStack(Toy_Stack* stack) {
 	//TODO: slip in a call to free the complex values here
 
-	TOY_FREE_ARRAY(Toy_Value, stack->ptr, stack->capacity);
-
-	Toy_initStack(stack);
+	free(stack);
 }
 
-void Toy_pushStack(Toy_Stack* stack, Toy_Value value) {
-	//don't go overboard - limit to 1mb
-	if (stack->count >= 1024 * 1024 / sizeof(Toy_Value)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Stack overflow, exiting\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
+void Toy_pushStack(Toy_Stack** stack, Toy_Value value) {
+	//don't go overboard - limit to 1mb of capacity used
+	if ((*stack)->count >= 1024 * 1024 / sizeof(Toy_Value)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Stack overflow\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 		exit(-1);
 	}
 
 	//expand the capacity if needed
-	if (stack->count + 1 > stack->capacity) {
-		int oldCapacity = stack->capacity;
-		stack->capacity = stack->capacity < MIN_SIZE ? MIN_SIZE : stack->capacity * 2; //similar to TOY_GROW_CAPACITY, with a bigger initial size
-		stack->ptr = TOY_GROW_ARRAY(Toy_Value, stack->ptr, oldCapacity, stack->capacity);
+	if ((*stack)->count + 1 > (*stack)->capacity) {
+		while ((*stack)->count + 1 > (*stack)->capacity) {
+			(*stack)->capacity = (*stack)->capacity < MIN_CAPACITY ? MIN_CAPACITY : (*stack)->capacity * 2;
 		}
 
-	stack->ptr[stack->count++] = value;
+		size_t newCapacity = (*stack)->capacity;
+
+		(*stack) = realloc((*stack), newCapacity * sizeof(Toy_Value) + sizeof(Toy_Stack));
+
+		if ((*stack) == NULL) {
+			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Failed to reallocate a 'Toy_Stack' of %d capacity (%d space in memory)\n" TOY_CC_RESET, (int)newCapacity, (int)(newCapacity * sizeof(Toy_Value) + sizeof(Toy_Stack)));
+			exit(1);
+		}
+	}
+
+	//Note: "pointer arithmetic in C/C++ is type-relative"
+	((Toy_Value*)((*stack) + 1))[(*stack)->count++] = value;
 }
 
-Toy_Value Toy_peekStack(Toy_Stack* stack) {
-	if (stack->count <= 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Stack underflow, exiting\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
+Toy_Value Toy_peekStack(Toy_Stack** stack) {
+	if ((*stack)->count == 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Stack underflow\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 		exit(-1);
 	}
 
-	return stack->ptr[stack->count - 1];
+	return ((Toy_Value*)((*stack) + 1))[(*stack)->count - 1];
 }
 
-Toy_Value Toy_popStack(Toy_Stack* stack) {
-	if (stack->count <= 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Stack underflow, exiting\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
+Toy_Value Toy_popStack(Toy_Stack** stack) {
+	if ((*stack)->count == 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Stack underflow\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 		exit(-1);
 	}
 
 	//shrink if possible
-	if (stack->count > MIN_SIZE && stack->count < stack->capacity / 4) {
-		stack->ptr = TOY_SHRINK_ARRAY(Toy_Value, stack->ptr, stack->capacity, stack->capacity / 2);
-		stack->capacity /= 2;
+	if ((*stack)->count > MIN_CAPACITY && (*stack)->count < (*stack)->capacity / 4) {
+		(*stack)->capacity /= 2;
+		size_t newCapacity = (*stack)->capacity;
+
+		(*stack) = realloc((*stack), (*stack)->capacity * sizeof(Toy_Value) + sizeof(Toy_Stack));
+
+		if ((*stack) == NULL) {
+			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Failed to reallocate a 'Toy_Stack' of %d capacity (%d space in memory)\n" TOY_CC_RESET, (int)newCapacity, (int)(newCapacity * sizeof(Toy_Value) + sizeof(Toy_Stack)));
+			exit(1);
+		}
 	}
 
-	return stack->ptr[--stack->count];
+	return ((Toy_Value*)((*stack) + 1))[--(*stack)->count];
 }

source/toy_stack.h

@@ -3,16 +3,15 @@
 #include "toy_common.h"
 #include "toy_value.h"
 
-typedef struct Toy_Stack {
-	Toy_Value* ptr;
-	int capacity;
-	int count;
-} Toy_Stack;
+typedef struct Toy_Stack { //32 | 64 BITNESS
+	size_t capacity;       //4  | 4
+	size_t count;          //4  | 4
+	char data[];           //-  | -
+} Toy_Stack;               //8  | 8
 
-TOY_API void Toy_initStack(Toy_Stack* stack); //null memory
-TOY_API void Toy_preallocateStack(Toy_Stack* stack); //non-null memory, ready to go
+TOY_API Toy_Stack* Toy_allocateStack();
 TOY_API void Toy_freeStack(Toy_Stack* stack);
 
-TOY_API void Toy_pushStack(Toy_Stack* stack, Toy_Value value);
-TOY_API Toy_Value Toy_peekStack(Toy_Stack* stack);
-TOY_API Toy_Value Toy_popStack(Toy_Stack* stack);
+TOY_API void Toy_pushStack(Toy_Stack** stack, Toy_Value value);
+TOY_API Toy_Value Toy_peekStack(Toy_Stack** stack);
+TOY_API Toy_Value Toy_popStack(Toy_Stack** stack);

source/toy_string.c

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Toy_String* Toy_createString(Toy_Bucket** bucket, const char* cstring) {
 }
 
 Toy_String* Toy_createStringLength(Toy_Bucket** bucket, const char* cstring, int length) {
-	Toy_String* ret = (Toy_String*)Toy_partBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_String) + length + 1); //TODO: compensate for partitioning more space than bucket capacity
+	Toy_String* ret = (Toy_String*)Toy_partitionBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_String) + length + 1); //TODO: compensate for partitioning more space than bucket capacity
 
 	ret->type = TOY_STRING_LEAF;
 	ret->length = length;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Toy_String* Toy_deepCopyString(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_String* str) {
 		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Can't deep copy a string with refcount below or equal to zero\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 		exit(-1);
 	}
-	Toy_String* ret = (Toy_String*)Toy_partBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_String) + str->length + 1); //TODO: compensate for partitioning more space than bucket capacity
+	Toy_String* ret = (Toy_String*)Toy_partitionBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_String) + str->length + 1); //TODO: compensate for partitioning more space than bucket capacity
 
 	//TODO
 	ret->type = TOY_STRING_LEAF;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Toy_String* Toy_concatString(Toy_Bucket** bucket, Toy_String* left, Toy_String*
 		exit(-1);
 	}
 
-	Toy_String* ret = (Toy_String*)Toy_partBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_String));
+	Toy_String* ret = (Toy_String*)Toy_partitionBucket(bucket, sizeof(Toy_String));
 
 	ret->type = TOY_STRING_NODE;
 	ret->length = left->length + right->length;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ char* Toy_getStringRawBuffer(Toy_String* str) {
 		exit(-1);
 	}
 
-	char* buffer = TOY_ALLOCATE(char, str->length + 1);
+	char* buffer = malloc(str->length + 1);
 
 	deepCopyUtil(buffer, str);
 	buffer[str->length] = '\0';

source/toy_string.h

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "toy_common.h"
 
-#include "toy_memory.h"
+#include "toy_bucket.h"
 
 //rope pattern
 typedef struct Toy_String {             //32 | 64 BITNESS

source/toy_value.c

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "toy_value.h"
-
 #include "toy_console_colors.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>

source/toy_vm.c

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "toy_vm.h"
 #include "toy_console_colors.h"
 
-#include "toy_memory.h"
 #include "toy_opcodes.h"
 #include "toy_value.h"
 
@@ -278,30 +277,6 @@ static void process(Toy_VM* vm) {
 }
 
 //exposed functions
-void Toy_initVM(Toy_VM* vm) {
-	vm->bc = NULL;
-	vm->bcSize = 0;
-
-	vm->routine = NULL;
-	vm->routineSize = 0;
-
-	vm->paramCount = 0;
-	vm->jumpsCount = 0;
-	vm->dataCount = 0;
-	vm->subsCount = 0;
-
-	vm->paramAddr = 0;
-	vm->codeAddr = 0;
-	vm->jumpsAddr = 0;
-	vm->dataAddr = 0;
-	vm->subsAddr = 0;
-
-	vm->routineCounter = 0;
-
-	//init the scope & stack
-	Toy_initStack(&vm->stack);
-}
-
 void Toy_bindVM(Toy_VM* vm, unsigned char* bytecode, int bytecodeSize) {
 	if (bytecode[0] != TOY_VERSION_MAJOR || bytecode[1] > TOY_VERSION_MINOR) {
 		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Wrong bytecode version found: expected %d.%d.%d found %d.%d.%d, exiting\n" TOY_CC_RESET, TOY_VERSION_MAJOR, TOY_VERSION_MINOR, TOY_VERSION_PATCH, bytecode[0], bytecode[1], bytecode[2]);
@@ -331,7 +306,7 @@ void Toy_bindVM(Toy_VM* vm, unsigned char* bytecode, int bytecodeSize) {
 }
 
 void Toy_bindVMToRoutine(Toy_VM* vm, unsigned char* routine) {
-	Toy_initVM(vm);
+	Toy_resetVM(vm);
 
 	vm->routine = routine;
 
@@ -362,7 +337,7 @@ void Toy_bindVMToRoutine(Toy_VM* vm, unsigned char* routine) {
 	}
 
 	//preallocate the scope & stack
-	Toy_preallocateStack(&vm->stack);
+	vm->stack = Toy_allocateStack();
 }
 
 void Toy_runVM(Toy_VM* vm) {
@@ -377,11 +352,36 @@ void Toy_runVM(Toy_VM* vm) {
 
 void Toy_freeVM(Toy_VM* vm) {
 	//clear the stack
-	Toy_freeStack(&vm->stack);
+	Toy_freeStack(vm->stack);
 
 	//TODO: clear the scope
 
 	//free the bytecode
-	TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, vm->bc, vm->bcSize);
-	Toy_initVM(vm);
+
+	free(vm->bc);
+	Toy_resetVM(vm);
+}
+
+void Toy_resetVM(Toy_VM* vm) {
+	vm->bc = NULL;
+	vm->bcSize = 0;
+
+	vm->routine = NULL;
+	vm->routineSize = 0;
+
+	vm->paramCount = 0;
+	vm->jumpsCount = 0;
+	vm->dataCount = 0;
+	vm->subsCount = 0;
+
+	vm->paramAddr = 0;
+	vm->codeAddr = 0;
+	vm->jumpsAddr = 0;
+	vm->dataAddr = 0;
+	vm->subsAddr = 0;
+
+	vm->routineCounter = 0;
+
+	//init the scope & stack
+	vm->stack = NULL;
 }

source/toy_vm.h

@@ -30,15 +30,14 @@ typedef struct Toy_VM {
 	//TODO: needs string util for identifiers
 
 	//stack - immediate-level values only
-	Toy_Stack stack;
+	Toy_Stack* stack;
 } Toy_VM;
 
-TOY_API void Toy_initVM(Toy_VM* vm);
-
 TOY_API void Toy_bindVM(Toy_VM* vm, unsigned char* bytecode, int bytecodeSize); //process the version data
 TOY_API void Toy_bindVMToRoutine(Toy_VM* vm, unsigned char* routine); //process the routine only
 
 TOY_API void Toy_runVM(Toy_VM* vm);
 TOY_API void Toy_freeVM(Toy_VM* vm);
+TOY_API void Toy_resetVM(Toy_VM* vm);
 
 //TODO: inject extra data

tests/cases/test_array.c

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#include "toy_array.h"
+#include "toy_console_colors.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int test_resizeArray() {
+	//test single pointer
+	{
+		Toy_Array* array = TOY_ALLOCATE_ARRAY(int, 1);
+		TOY_FREE_ARRAY(int, array);
+	}
+
+	//test single pointer array
+	{
+		Toy_Array* array = TOY_ALLOCATE_ARRAY(int, 10);
+
+		//check you can access the memory
+		array->data[1] = 42;
+
+		TOY_FREE_ARRAY(int, array);
+	}
+
+	//test multiple pointer arrays
+	{
+		Toy_Array* array1 = TOY_ALLOCATE_ARRAY(int, 10);
+		Toy_Array* array2 = TOY_ALLOCATE_ARRAY(int, 10);
+
+		array1->data[1] = 42; //access the given memory
+		array2->data[1] = 42; //access the given memory
+
+		TOY_FREE_ARRAY(int, array1);
+		TOY_FREE_ARRAY(int, array2);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int main() {
+	//run each test set, returning the total errors given
+	int total = 0, res = 0;
+
+	{
+		res = test_resizeArray();
+		total += res;
+
+		if (res == 0) {
+			printf(TOY_CC_NOTICE "All good\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return total;
+}

tests/cases/test_ast.c

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ int test_type_emission(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			Toy_private_emitAstBinary(bucket, &ast, TOY_AST_FLAG_ADD, right);
 			Toy_private_emitAstGroup(bucket, &ast);
 
-			Toy_private_appendAstBlock(bucket, &block, ast);
+			Toy_private_appendAstBlock(bucket, block, ast);
 		}
 
 		//check if it worked
@@ -216,10 +216,9 @@ int main() {
 #endif
 
 	{
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-		TOY_BUCKET_INIT(Toy_Ast, bucket, 32);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(sizeof(Toy_Ast) * 32);
 		res = test_type_emission(&bucket);
-		TOY_BUCKET_FREE(bucket);
+		Toy_freeBucket(&bucket);
 		if (res == 0) {
 			printf(TOY_CC_NOTICE "All good\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 		}

tests/cases/test_bucket.c

@@ -1,46 +1,13 @@
-#include "toy_memory.h"
+#include "toy_bucket.h"
 #include "toy_console_colors.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-int test_reallocate() {
-	//test single pointer
-	{
-		int* integer = TOY_ALLOCATE(int, 1);
-		TOY_FREE(int, integer);
-	}
-
-	//test single pointer array
-	{
-		int* array = TOY_ALLOCATE(int, 10);
-
-		//check you can access the memory
-		array[1] = 42;
-
-		TOY_FREE_ARRAY(int, array, 10);
-	}
-
-	//test multiple pointer arrays
-	{
-		int* array1 = TOY_ALLOCATE(int, 10);
-		int* array2 = TOY_ALLOCATE(int, 10);
-
-		array1[1] = 42; //access the given memory
-		array2[1] = 42; //access the given memory
-
-		TOY_FREE_ARRAY(int, array1, 10);
-		TOY_FREE_ARRAY(int, array2, 10);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int test_buckets() {
 	//test initializing and freeing a bucket
 	{
 		//init
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-		TOY_BUCKET_INIT(int, bucket, 32);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(sizeof(int) * 32);
 
 		//check
 		if (bucket == NULL || bucket->capacity != 32 * sizeof(int)) {
@@ -49,20 +16,19 @@ int test_buckets() {
 		}
 
 		//cleanup
-		TOY_BUCKET_FREE(bucket);
+		Toy_freeBucket(&bucket);
 	}
 
 	//test partitioning a bucket, several times
 	{
 		//init
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-		TOY_BUCKET_INIT(int, bucket, 32);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(sizeof(int) * 32);
 
 		//grab some memory
-		int* a = TOY_BUCKET_PART(int, bucket);
-		int* b = TOY_BUCKET_PART(int, bucket);
-		int* c = TOY_BUCKET_PART(int, bucket);
-		int* d = TOY_BUCKET_PART(int, bucket);
+		int* a = Toy_partitionBucket(&bucket, sizeof(int));
+		int* b = Toy_partitionBucket(&bucket, sizeof(int));
+		int* c = Toy_partitionBucket(&bucket, sizeof(int));
+		int* d = Toy_partitionBucket(&bucket, sizeof(int));
 
 		//check
 		if (bucket == NULL || bucket->count != 4 * sizeof(int)) {
@@ -71,22 +37,21 @@ int test_buckets() {
 		}
 
 		//cleanup
-		TOY_BUCKET_FREE(bucket);
+		Toy_freeBucket(&bucket);
 	}
 
 	//test partitioning a bucket, several times, with an internal expansion
 	{
 		//init
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-		TOY_BUCKET_INIT(int, bucket, 4);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(sizeof(int) * 4);
 
 		//grab some memory
-		int* a = TOY_BUCKET_PART(int, bucket);
-		int* b = TOY_BUCKET_PART(int, bucket);
-		int* c = TOY_BUCKET_PART(int, bucket);
-		int* d = TOY_BUCKET_PART(int, bucket);
-		int* e = TOY_BUCKET_PART(int, bucket);
-		int* f = TOY_BUCKET_PART(int, bucket);
+		int* a = Toy_partitionBucket(&bucket, sizeof(int));
+		int* b = Toy_partitionBucket(&bucket, sizeof(int));
+		int* c = Toy_partitionBucket(&bucket, sizeof(int));
+		int* d = Toy_partitionBucket(&bucket, sizeof(int));
+		int* e = Toy_partitionBucket(&bucket, sizeof(int));
+		int* f = Toy_partitionBucket(&bucket, sizeof(int));
 
 		//checks - please note that the top-most bucket is what is being filled - older buckets are further along
 		if (
@@ -101,20 +66,19 @@ int test_buckets() {
 		}
 
 		//cleanup
-		TOY_BUCKET_FREE(bucket);
+		Toy_freeBucket(&bucket);
 	}
 
 	//test partitioning a bucket, several times, with an internal expansion, and awkward sizes
 	{
 		//init
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-		Toy_initBucket(&bucket, 32);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(32);
 
 		//grab some memory
-		void* a = Toy_partBucket(&bucket, 16);
-		void* b = Toy_partBucket(&bucket, 10);
-		void* c = Toy_partBucket(&bucket, 10);
-		void* d = Toy_partBucket(&bucket, 10);
+		void* a = Toy_partitionBucket(&bucket, 16);
+		void* b = Toy_partitionBucket(&bucket, 10);
+		void* c = Toy_partitionBucket(&bucket, 10);
+		void* d = Toy_partitionBucket(&bucket, 10);
 
 		//checks - awkward and mismatched sizes is not officially supported, but it should work
 		if (
@@ -129,7 +93,7 @@ int test_buckets() {
 		}
 
 		//cleanup
-		TOY_BUCKET_FREE(bucket);
+		Toy_freeBucket(&bucket);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -139,19 +103,14 @@ int main() {
 	//run each test set, returning the total errors given
 	int total = 0, res = 0;
 
-	res = test_reallocate();
-	total += res;
-
-	if (res == 0) {
-		printf(TOY_CC_NOTICE "All good\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
-	}
-
+	{
 		res = test_buckets();
 		total += res;
 
 		if (res == 0) {
 			printf(TOY_CC_NOTICE "All good\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 		}
+	}
 
 	return total;
 }

tests/cases/test_bytecode.c

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ int test_bytecode_header(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			strcmp((char*)(bc.ptr + 3), TOY_VERSION_BUILD) != 0)
 		{
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to write the bytecode header correctly:\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
-			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "\t%d.%d.%d.%s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, bc.ptr[0], bc.ptr[1], bc.ptr[2], (char*)(bc.ptr + 3));
+			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "\t%d.%d.%d.%s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, (int)(bc.ptr[0]), (int)(bc.ptr[1]), (int)(bc.ptr[2]), (char*)(bc.ptr + 3));
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "\t%d.%d.%d.%s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, TOY_VERSION_MAJOR, TOY_VERSION_MINOR, TOY_VERSION_PATCH, TOY_VERSION_BUILD);
 
 			//cleanup and return
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ int test_bytecode_header(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 		}
 
 		if (bc.count % 4 != 0) {
-			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: bytecode size is not a multiple of 4, size is: %d\n" TOY_CC_RESET, bc.count);
+			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: bytecode size is not a multiple of 4, size is: %d\n" TOY_CC_RESET, (int)bc.count);
 
 			//cleanup and return
 			Toy_freeBytecode(bc);
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ int test_bytecode_from_source(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 
 		//check bytecode alignment
 		if (bc.count % 4 != 0) {
-			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: bytecode alignment is not a multiple of 4 (size is %d), source: %s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, bc.count, source);
+			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: bytecode alignment is not a multiple of 4 (size is %d), source: %s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, (int)bc.count, source);
 
 			//cleanup and return
 			Toy_freeBytecode(bc);
@@ -175,10 +175,9 @@ int main() {
 	int total = 0, res = 0;
 
 	{
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-		TOY_BUCKET_INIT(Toy_Ast, bucket, 32);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(sizeof(Toy_Ast) * 32);
 		res = test_bytecode_header(&bucket);
-		TOY_BUCKET_FREE(bucket);
+		Toy_freeBucket(&bucket);
 		if (res == 0) {
 			printf(TOY_CC_NOTICE "All good\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 		}
@@ -186,10 +185,9 @@ int main() {
 	}
 
 	{
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-		TOY_BUCKET_INIT(Toy_Ast, bucket, 32);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(sizeof(Toy_Ast) * 32);
 		res = test_bytecode_from_source(&bucket);
-		TOY_BUCKET_FREE(bucket);
+		Toy_freeBucket(&bucket);
 		if (res == 0) {
 			printf(TOY_CC_NOTICE "All good\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 		}

tests/cases/test_parser.c

@@ -578,10 +578,9 @@ int main() {
 	int total = 0, res = 0;
 
 	{
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-		TOY_BUCKET_INIT(Toy_Ast, bucket, 32);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(sizeof(Toy_Ast) * 32);
 		res = test_simple_empty_parsers(&bucket);
-		TOY_BUCKET_FREE(bucket);
+		Toy_freeBucket(&bucket);
 		if (res == 0) {
 			printf(TOY_CC_NOTICE "All good\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 		}
@@ -589,10 +588,9 @@ int main() {
 	}
 
 	{
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-		TOY_BUCKET_INIT(Toy_Ast, bucket, 32);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(sizeof(Toy_Ast) * 32);
 		res = test_values(&bucket);
-		TOY_BUCKET_FREE(bucket);
+		Toy_freeBucket(&bucket);
 		if (res == 0) {
 			printf(TOY_CC_NOTICE "All good\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 		}
@@ -600,10 +598,9 @@ int main() {
 	}
 
 	{
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-		TOY_BUCKET_INIT(Toy_Ast, bucket, 32);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(sizeof(Toy_Ast) * 32);
 		res = test_unary(&bucket);
-		TOY_BUCKET_FREE(bucket);
+		Toy_freeBucket(&bucket);
 		if (res == 0) {
 			printf(TOY_CC_NOTICE "All good\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 		}
@@ -611,10 +608,9 @@ int main() {
 	}
 
 	{
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-		TOY_BUCKET_INIT(Toy_Ast, bucket, 32);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(sizeof(Toy_Ast) * 32);
 		res = test_binary(&bucket);
-		TOY_BUCKET_FREE(bucket);
+		Toy_freeBucket(&bucket);
 		if (res == 0) {
 			printf(TOY_CC_NOTICE "All good\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 		}
@@ -622,10 +618,9 @@ int main() {
 	}
 
 	{
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-		TOY_BUCKET_INIT(Toy_Ast, bucket, 32);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(sizeof(Toy_Ast) * 32);
 		res = test_precedence(&bucket);
-		TOY_BUCKET_FREE(bucket);
+		Toy_freeBucket(&bucket);
 		if (res == 0) {
 			printf(TOY_CC_NOTICE "All good\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 		}

tests/cases/test_routine.c

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "toy_parser.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 //tests
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ int test_routine_header_and_values(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to produce the expected routine header, ast: PASS\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 
 			//cleanup and return
-			TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+			free(buffer);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -46,12 +47,12 @@ int test_routine_header_and_values(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to produce the expected routine code, ast: PASS\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 
 			//cleanup and return
-			TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+			free(buffer);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
 		//cleanup
-		TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+		free(buffer);
 	}
 
 	//rerun the test with a more complex ast, derived from a snippet of source
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ int test_routine_header_and_values(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to produce the expected routine header, source: %s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, source);
 
 			//cleanup and return
-			TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+			free(buffer);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -95,12 +96,12 @@ int test_routine_header_and_values(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to produce the expected routine code, source: %s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, source);
 
 			//cleanup and return
-			TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+			free(buffer);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
 		//cleanup
-		TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+		free(buffer);
 	}
 
 	//produce a null value
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ int test_routine_header_and_values(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to produce the expected routine header, source: %s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, source);
 
 			//cleanup and return
-			TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+			free(buffer);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -148,12 +149,12 @@ int test_routine_header_and_values(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to produce the expected routine code, source: %s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, source);
 
 			//cleanup and return
-			TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+			free(buffer);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
 		//cleanup
-		TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+		free(buffer);
 	}
 
 	//produce a boolean value
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ int test_routine_header_and_values(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to produce the expected routine header, source: %s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, source);
 
 			//cleanup and return
-			TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+			free(buffer);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -201,12 +202,12 @@ int test_routine_header_and_values(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to produce the expected routine code, source: %s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, source);
 
 			//cleanup and return
-			TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+			free(buffer);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
 		//cleanup
-		TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+		free(buffer);
 	}
 
 	//produce an integer value
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ int test_routine_header_and_values(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to produce the expected routine header, source: %s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, source);
 
 			//cleanup and return
-			TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+			free(buffer);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -255,12 +256,12 @@ int test_routine_header_and_values(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to produce the expected routine code, source: %s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, source);
 
 			//cleanup and return
-			TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+			free(buffer);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
 		//cleanup
-		TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+		free(buffer);
 	}
 
 	//produce a float value
@@ -290,7 +291,7 @@ int test_routine_header_and_values(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to produce the expected routine header, source: %s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, source);
 
 			//cleanup and return
-			TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+			free(buffer);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -309,12 +310,12 @@ int test_routine_header_and_values(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to produce the expected routine code, source: %s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, source);
 
 			//cleanup and return
-			TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+			free(buffer);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
 		//cleanup
-		TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+		free(buffer);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ int test_routine_binary(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to produce the expected routine header, source: %s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, source);
 
 			//cleanup and return
-			TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+			free(buffer);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -383,12 +384,12 @@ int test_routine_binary(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to produce the expected routine code, source: %s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, source);
 
 			//cleanup and return
-			TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+			free(buffer);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
 		//cleanup
-		TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+		free(buffer);
 	}
 
 	//produce a simple comparison
@@ -418,7 +419,7 @@ int test_routine_binary(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to produce the expected routine header, source: %s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, source);
 
 			//cleanup and return
-			TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+			free(buffer);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -449,12 +450,12 @@ int test_routine_binary(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to produce the expected routine code, source: %s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, source);
 
 			//cleanup and return
-			TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+			free(buffer);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
 		//cleanup
-		TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+		free(buffer);
 	}
 
 	//produce a simple comparison
@@ -484,7 +485,7 @@ int test_routine_binary(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to produce the expected routine header, source: %s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, source);
 
 			//cleanup and return
-			TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+			free(buffer);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -520,12 +521,12 @@ int test_routine_binary(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to produce the expected routine code, source: %s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, source);
 
 			//cleanup and return
-			TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+			free(buffer);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
 		//cleanup
-		TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+		free(buffer);
 	}
 
 	//produce a more complex algorithm
@@ -555,7 +556,7 @@ int test_routine_binary(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to produce the expected routine header, source: %s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, source);
 
 			//cleanup and return
-			TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+			free(buffer);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -612,12 +613,12 @@ int test_routine_binary(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to produce the expected routine code, source: %s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, source);
 
 			//cleanup and return
-			TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+			free(buffer);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
 		//cleanup
-		TOY_FREE_ARRAY(unsigned char, buffer, len);
+		free(buffer);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -628,10 +629,9 @@ int main() {
 	int total = 0, res = 0;
 
 	{
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-		TOY_BUCKET_INIT(Toy_Ast, bucket, 32);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(sizeof(Toy_Ast) * 32);
 		res = test_routine_header_and_values(&bucket);
-		TOY_BUCKET_FREE(bucket);
+		Toy_freeBucket(&bucket);
 		if (res == 0) {
 			printf(TOY_CC_NOTICE "All good\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 		}
@@ -639,10 +639,9 @@ int main() {
 	}
 
 	{
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-		TOY_BUCKET_INIT(Toy_Ast, bucket, 32);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(sizeof(Toy_Ast) * 32);
 		res = test_routine_binary(&bucket);
-		TOY_BUCKET_FREE(bucket);
+		Toy_freeBucket(&bucket);
 		if (res == 0) {
 			printf(TOY_CC_NOTICE "All good\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 		}

tests/cases/test_stack.c

@@ -3,40 +3,40 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-int test_stack_with_init() {
-	//init and free the stack
+int test_stack_basics() {
+	//allocate and free the stack
 	{
-		Toy_Stack stack;
-		Toy_initStack(&stack);
+		Toy_Stack* stack = Toy_allocateStack();
 
 		//check if it worked
 		if (
-			stack.ptr != NULL ||
-			stack.capacity != 0 ||
-			stack.count != 0)
+			stack == NULL ||
+			stack->capacity != 64 ||
+			stack->count != 0)
 		{
-			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to init Toy_Stack\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
+			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to allocate Toy_Stack\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
+			Toy_freeStack(stack);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		Toy_freeStack(&stack);
+		Toy_freeStack(stack);
 	}
 
 	//push, peek and pop stack
 	{
-		Toy_Stack stack;
-		Toy_initStack(&stack);
+		Toy_Stack* stack = Toy_allocateStack();
 
 		//check if it worked (push)
 		Toy_pushStack(&stack, TOY_VALUE_TO_INTEGER(42));
 		Toy_pushStack(&stack, TOY_VALUE_TO_INTEGER(69));
 		Toy_pushStack(&stack, TOY_VALUE_TO_INTEGER(420));
 		if (
-			stack.ptr == NULL ||
-			stack.capacity != 64 ||
-			stack.count != 3)
+			stack == NULL ||
+			stack->capacity != 64 ||
+			stack->count != 3)
 		{
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to push Toy_Stack\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
+			Toy_freeStack(stack);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -47,19 +47,21 @@ int test_stack_with_init() {
 			TOY_VALUE_AS_INTEGER(top1) != 420)
 		{
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to peek Toy_Stack\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
+			Toy_freeStack(stack);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
 		//check if it worked (pop)
 		Toy_Value top2 = Toy_popStack(&stack);
 		if (
-			stack.ptr == NULL ||
-			stack.capacity != 64 ||
-			stack.count != 2 ||
+			stack == NULL ||
+			stack->capacity != 64 ||
+			stack->count != 2 ||
 			TOY_VALUE_IS_INTEGER(top2) != true ||
 			TOY_VALUE_AS_INTEGER(top2) != 420)
 		{
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to pop Toy_Stack\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
+			Toy_freeStack(stack);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -70,86 +72,38 @@ int test_stack_with_init() {
 			TOY_VALUE_AS_INTEGER(top3) != 69)
 		{
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to pop then peek Toy_Stack\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
+			Toy_freeStack(stack);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		Toy_freeStack(&stack);
+		Toy_freeStack(stack);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int test_stack_with_preallocate() {
-	//preallocate and free the stack
+int test_stack_stress() {
+	//stress the stack's contents
 	{
-		Toy_Stack stack;
-		Toy_preallocateStack(&stack);
+		Toy_Stack* stack = Toy_allocateStack();
+
+		//allocate 500 values
+		for (int i = 0; i < 500; i++) {
+			Toy_pushStack(&stack, TOY_VALUE_TO_INTEGER(i));
+		}
 
 		//check if it worked
 		if (
-			stack.ptr == NULL ||
-			stack.capacity != 64 ||
-			stack.count != 0)
+			stack == NULL ||
+			stack->capacity != 512 ||
+			stack->count != 500)
 		{
-			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to preallocate Toy_Stack\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
+			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to stress the Toy_Stack\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
+			Toy_freeStack(stack);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		Toy_freeStack(&stack);
-	}
-
-	//push, peek and pop stack
-	{
-		Toy_Stack stack;
-		Toy_initStack(&stack);
-
-		//check if it worked (push)
-		Toy_pushStack(&stack, TOY_VALUE_TO_INTEGER(42));
-		Toy_pushStack(&stack, TOY_VALUE_TO_INTEGER(69));
-		Toy_pushStack(&stack, TOY_VALUE_TO_INTEGER(420));
-		if (
-			stack.ptr == NULL ||
-			stack.capacity != 64 ||
-			stack.count != 3)
-		{
-			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to push Toy_Stack\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
-			return -1;
-		}
-
-		//check if it worked (peek)
-		Toy_Value top1 = Toy_peekStack(&stack);
-		if (
-			TOY_VALUE_IS_INTEGER(top1) != true ||
-			TOY_VALUE_AS_INTEGER(top1) != 420)
-		{
-			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to peek Toy_Stack\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
-			return -1;
-		}
-
-		//check if it worked (pop)
-		Toy_Value top2 = Toy_popStack(&stack);
-		if (
-			stack.ptr == NULL ||
-			stack.capacity != 64 ||
-			stack.count != 2 ||
-			TOY_VALUE_IS_INTEGER(top2) != true ||
-			TOY_VALUE_AS_INTEGER(top2) != 420)
-		{
-			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to pop Toy_Stack\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
-			return -1;
-		}
-
-		//check if it worked (post-pop peek)
-		Toy_Value top3 = Toy_peekStack(&stack);
-		if (
-			TOY_VALUE_IS_INTEGER(top3) != true ||
-			TOY_VALUE_AS_INTEGER(top3) != 69)
-		{
-			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to pop then peek Toy_Stack\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
-			return -1;
-		}
-
-		Toy_freeStack(&stack);
+		Toy_freeStack(stack);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -160,7 +114,7 @@ int main() {
 	int total = 0, res = 0;
 
 	{
-		res = test_stack_with_init();
+		res = test_stack_basics();
 		if (res == 0) {
 			printf(TOY_CC_NOTICE "All good\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 		}
@@ -168,7 +122,7 @@ int main() {
 	}
 
 	{
-		res = test_stack_with_preallocate();
+		res = test_stack_stress();
 		if (res == 0) {
 			printf(TOY_CC_NOTICE "All good\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 		}

tests/cases/test_string.c

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #include "toy_string.h"
 #include "toy_console_colors.h"
 
-#include "toy_memory.h"
+#include "toy_bucket.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 int test_sizeof_string_64bit() {
@@ -34,8 +35,7 @@ int test_string_allocation() {
 	//allocate a single string from a c-string
 	{
 		//setup
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-		Toy_initBucket(&bucket, 1024);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(1024);
 
 		const char* cstring = "Hello world";
 		Toy_String* str = Toy_createString(&bucket, cstring);
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ int test_string_allocation() {
 	//copy and deep copy a string
 	{
 		//setup
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-		Toy_initBucket(&bucket, 1024);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(1024);
 
 		const char* cstring = "Hello world";
 		Toy_String* str = Toy_createString(&bucket, cstring);
@@ -104,8 +103,7 @@ int test_string_allocation() {
 	//allocate a zero-length string
 	{
 		//setup
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-		Toy_initBucket(&bucket, 1024);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(1024);
 
 		const char* cstring = "";
 		Toy_String* str = Toy_createString(&bucket, cstring);
@@ -133,8 +131,7 @@ int test_string_allocation() {
 
 int test_string_concatenation() {
 	//one big bucket o' fun
-	Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-	Toy_initBucket(&bucket, 1024);
+	Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(1024);
 
 	//concatenate two strings, and check the refcounts
 	{
@@ -191,12 +188,12 @@ int test_string_concatenation() {
 			strcmp(buffer, "Hello world") != 0)
 		{
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Failed to get the raw buffer from concatenated string\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
-			TOY_FREE_ARRAY(char, buffer, result->length + 1);
+			free(buffer);
 			Toy_freeBucket(&bucket);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		TOY_FREE_ARRAY(char, buffer, result->length + 1);
+		free(buffer);
 		Toy_freeString(result);
 		Toy_freeString(first);
 		Toy_freeString(second);
@@ -224,8 +221,7 @@ int test_string_with_stressed_bucket() {
 		};
 
 		//setup
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-		Toy_initBucket(&bucket, 128); //deliberately too short for one bucket
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(128);//deliberately too much data for one bucket
 
 		//stress
 		Toy_String* str = Toy_createString(&bucket, testData[0]);
@@ -250,7 +246,7 @@ int test_string_with_stressed_bucket() {
 			strlen(buffer) != 36)
 		{
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Unexpected state of the raw buffer after string stress test: '%s'\n" TOY_CC_RESET, buffer);
-			Toy_reallocate(buffer, 0, 0); //direct call to free, regardless of size
+			free(buffer);
 			Toy_freeBucket(&bucket);
 			return -1;
 		}
@@ -258,13 +254,13 @@ int test_string_with_stressed_bucket() {
 		if (bucket->next == NULL) //just to make sure
 		{
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Unexpected state of the bucket after string stress test\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
-			Toy_reallocate(buffer, 0, 0); //direct call to free, regardless of size
+			free(buffer);
 			Toy_freeBucket(&bucket);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
 		//clean up
-		TOY_FREE_ARRAY(char, buffer, str->length);
+		free(buffer);
 		Toy_freeBucket(&bucket);
 	}
 

tests/cases/test_vm.c

@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ int test_setup_and_teardown(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 
 		//run the setup
 		Toy_VM vm;
-		Toy_initVM(&vm);
 		Toy_bindVM(&vm, bc.ptr, bc.capacity);
 
 		//check the header size
@@ -93,14 +92,14 @@ int test_simple_execution(Toy_Bucket** bucket) {
 
 		//run the setup
 		Toy_VM vm;
-		Toy_initVM(&vm);
 		Toy_bindVM(&vm, bc.ptr, bc.capacity);
 
 		//run
 		Toy_runVM(&vm);
 
 		//check the final state of the stack
-		if (vm.stack.count != 1 ||
+		if (vm.stack == NULL ||
+			vm.stack->count != 1 ||
 			TOY_VALUE_IS_INTEGER( Toy_peekStack(&vm.stack) ) != true ||
 			TOY_VALUE_AS_INTEGER( Toy_peekStack(&vm.stack) ) != 21
 		)
@@ -124,10 +123,9 @@ int main() {
 	int total = 0, res = 0;
 
 	{
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-		TOY_BUCKET_INIT(Toy_Ast, bucket, 32);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(sizeof(Toy_Ast) * 32);
 		res = test_setup_and_teardown(&bucket);
-		TOY_BUCKET_FREE(bucket);
+		Toy_freeBucket(&bucket);
 		if (res == 0) {
 			printf(TOY_CC_NOTICE "All good\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 		}
@@ -135,10 +133,9 @@ int main() {
 	}
 
 	{
-		Toy_Bucket* bucket = NULL;
-		TOY_BUCKET_INIT(Toy_Ast, bucket, 32);
+		Toy_Bucket* bucket = Toy_allocateBucket(sizeof(Toy_Ast) * 32);
 		res = test_simple_execution(&bucket);
-		TOY_BUCKET_FREE(bucket);
+		Toy_freeBucket(&bucket);
 		if (res == 0) {
 			printf(TOY_CC_NOTICE "All good\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 		}