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+#
+#
+#            Nim's Runtime Library
+#        (c) Copyright 2017 Nim contributors
+#
+#    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
+#    distribution, for details about the copyright.
+#
+
+type
+  Allocator* {.inheritable.} = ptr object
+    alloc*: proc (a: Allocator; size: int; alignment = 8): pointer {.nimcall.}
+    dealloc*: proc (a: Allocator; p: pointer; size: int) {.nimcall.}
+    realloc*: proc (a: Allocator; p: pointer; oldSize, newSize: int): pointer {.nimcall.}
+
+var
+  currentAllocator {.threadvar.}: Allocator
+
+proc getCurrentAllocator*(): Allocator =
+  result = currentAllocator
+
+proc setCurrentAllocator*(a: Allocator) =
+  currentAllocator = a
+
+proc alloc*(size: int): pointer =
+  let a = getCurrentAllocator()
+  result = a.alloc(a, size)
+
+proc dealloc*(p: pointer; size: int) =
+  let a = getCurrentAllocator()
+  a.dealloc(a, size)
+
+proc realloc*(p: pointer; oldSize, newSize: int): pointer =
+  let a = getCurrentAllocator()
+  result = a.realloc(a, oldSize, newSize)