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#ifndef ARANGOD_AQL_AQL_ITEM_BLOCK_MANAGER_H
#define ARANGOD_AQL_AQL_ITEM_BLOCK_MANAGER_H 1

#include "Basics/Common.h"
#include "Aql/types.h"

namespace arangodb {
namespace aql {

class AqlItemBlock;

class AqlItemBlockManager {
 public:
  /// @brief create the manager
  AqlItemBlockManager();

  /// @brief destroy the manager
  ~AqlItemBlockManager();

 public:
  /// @brief request a block with the specified size
  AqlItemBlock* requestBlock(size_t, RegisterId);

  /// @brief return a block to the manager
  void returnBlock(AqlItemBlock*&);

 private:
  /// @brief last block handed back to the manager
  /// this is the block that may be recycled
  AqlItemBlock* _last;
};
}
}

#endif