#ifndef __libeast_heap_h__
#define __libeast_heap_h__

#include <map>

#include "object.h"

// Heap
// This is a handy container of objects.  It is separate from Environment
// because an object should be able to move from Environment to Environment
// without ever being destroyed.  This container automatically frees memory.

class Object;

class Heap {
public:
	~Heap();
	
	// List modifiers
	void add(Object* obj, string name);
	void forget(const string& name);
	void forget(Object* name);
	void del(const string& name);
	void del(Object* obj);

	// Accessor by name
	Object* operator[] (const string& k) {return my_objects[k];}

	// Map a pointer to a name
	const string& name(const Object* obj);
protected:
	map<const string, Object*> my_objects;

	unsigned int my_temp_counter;
};

// The global heap
extern Heap heap;

#endif