Rust Memory Allocator Visualizer

This program provides a real-time, interactive visualization of memory usage in Rust, focusing on stack and heap allocations.

Features

• Visualizes stack and heap memory usage
• Allows dynamic allocation and deallocation of memory
• Shows stack growth through recursive function calls
• Real-time updates of memory usage

Usage

Run the program and use the following commands:

• a <size>: Allocate memory of specified size (in bytes)
• d: Deallocate the most recently allocated memory
• v: Force update of the visualization
• q: Quit the program

Visualization

The program displays:

• A bar graph representing stack and heap usage
• Detailed byte counts for stack and heap
• A visualization of stack growth

Implementation

• Uses a custom global allocator to track heap usage
• Employs atomic operations for thread-safe memory tracking
• Utilizes ANSI escape codes for console-based visualization

Requirements

• Rust (stable)
• Colored crate for terminal coloring

Building and Running

cargo build --release
cargo run --release