u_ptr

A lightweight implementation of a unique pointer in C, providing automatic memory management and type-safe operations.

Features

• Automatic memory management
• Type-safe operations
• Support for basic data types (char, int, float, double)
• Simple API for pointer manipulation
• Print functionality with automatic type detection

API Reference

u_ptr_init

Initializes a new unique pointer with the given data.

u_ptr* u_ptr_init(void* ptr, size_t size, dataType type);

u_ptr_get

Retrieves the data stored in the unique pointer.

void* u_ptr_get(u_ptr* ptr);

u_ptr_print

Prints the data stored in the unique pointer with automatic type detection.

void u_ptr_print(u_ptr* ptr);

u_ptr_reset

Resets the unique pointer to NULL and sets the Size to 0

void* u_ptr_reset(u_ptr* ptr);

Usage example

int i_val = 123;
u_ptr* i_ptr = u_ptr_init(&i_val, sizeof(i_val), INT);
u_ptr_print(i_ptr); // Prints: 123
u_ptr_reset(i_ptr);
free(i_ptr);

Building

The project can be built using any standard C compiler:

gcc main.c src/u_ptr.c -o u_ptr

cl main.c src/u_ptr.c /I. /Zi

Todo

• Implement automatic memory deallocation when pointer goes out of scope
• Add support for more data types
• Implement move semantics
• Add array support