const std = @import("std"); const zollections = @import("zollections"); /// An example structure. const ExampleStruct = struct { const Self = @This(); allocator: std.mem.Allocator, buffer: []u8, /// Initialize a new example struct. pub fn init(bufSiz: usize) !Self { const allocator = std.testing.allocator; return .{ .allocator = allocator, .buffer = try allocator.alloc(u8, bufSiz), }; } /// Deinitialize the example struct. pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void { self.allocator.free(self.buffer); } }; test "simple collection" { const allocator = std.testing.allocator; // Allocate your slice. const slice = try allocator.alloc(*u8, 3); // Create your slice elements. slice[0] = try allocator.create(u8); slice[1] = try allocator.create(u8); slice[2] = try allocator.create(u8); // Create a collection with your slice of elements. var collection = zollections.Collection(u8).init(allocator, slice); // Free your collection: your slice and all your elements will be freed. defer collection.deinit(); } test "recursive free" { const allocator = std.testing.allocator; // Create a pointer to a slice. const slicePointer = try allocator.create([]*u8); // Allocate your slice in the pointed slice. slicePointer.* = try allocator.alloc(*u8, 3); // Create slice elements. slicePointer.*[0] = try allocator.create(u8); slicePointer.*[1] = try allocator.create(u8); slicePointer.*[2] = try allocator.create(u8); // Allocate your slice or pointers to slices. const slice = try allocator.alloc(*[]*u8, 1); slice[0] = slicePointer; // Create a collection with your slice of elements. var collection = zollections.Collection([]*u8).init(allocator, slice); // Free your collection: your slice and all your slices and their elements will be freed. defer collection.deinit(); } test "custom struct deinit" { const allocator = std.testing.allocator; // Allocate your slice. const slice = try allocator.alloc(*ExampleStruct, 3); // Create your slice elements with custom structs and their inner init / deinit. slice[0] = try allocator.create(ExampleStruct); slice[0].* = try ExampleStruct.init(4); slice[1] = try allocator.create(ExampleStruct); slice[1].* = try ExampleStruct.init(8); slice[2] = try allocator.create(ExampleStruct); slice[2].* = try ExampleStruct.init(16); // Create a collection with your slice of elements. var collection = zollections.Collection(ExampleStruct).init(allocator, slice); // Free your collection: your slice and all your elements will be deinitialized and freed. defer collection.deinit(); }