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+/*
+ * include/alloc.h
+ *
+ * Primary header for liballoc API
+ * CISC 301 -- Operating Systems, Project 3
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2025  Douglas B. Rumbaugh <dbrumbaugh@harrisburgu.edu>
+ * 
+ * Distributed under the Modified BSD License
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef H_LIBALLOC
+#define H_LIBALLOC
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "constants.h"
+#include "free_list.h"
+
+/*
+ * Returns a pointer to a new region of memory of the specified
+ * size, or NULL if no memory is available.
+ */
+void *allocate(size_t);
+
+/*
+ * Release a block of memory previous allocated using allocate(). If the
+ * input pointer was not returned by allocate(), then the behavior of
+ * this function is undefined.
+ *
+ * Accessing a pointer that has been previous passed to this function is
+ * undefined behavior.
+ */
+void release(void *);
+
+#endif