INF205/lab_2/12/memleak.cpp

#include <cassert>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <ctime>

#include "chain-random-walk.h"

namespace {
   constexpr int default_size = 7;
   constexpr int default_steps = 100000000;
   constexpr int outlines = 25;
}

/* first argument: array size
 * second argument: number of steps
 */
int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
   long size = default_size;
   if(argc > 1) size = std::atol(argv[1]);
   assert(size > 0);
    
   long steps = default_steps;
   if(argc > 2) steps = std::atol(argv[2]);
   assert(steps > 0);
    
   long outfreq = steps / outlines;
   if(outfreq < 1) outfreq = 1;
    
   /* the configuration is given by an array of float numbers */
   float* present_configuration = new float[size]();

   /* store the one with greatest deviation between min and max element */
   float* extreme_configuration = present_configuration;
   float extreme_elongation = 0.0;
   double el_sum = 0.0;
   double el_avg = 0.0;

   std::srand(std::time(nullptr)); // initialize the random number generator
   
   for(long i = 0; i < steps; i++)
   {
      if(i % outfreq == 0)
         crw::output(i, size, present_configuration, extreme_configuration, el_avg);
      
      /* here we are calling the random walk step;
       * this returns a new configuration (float array) on the heap
       */

      // Simple fix to memleak:
      float* old_configuration = present_configuration;
      present_configuration = crw::step(size, present_configuration);
      delete[] old_configuration;
      float present_elongation = crw::elongation(size, present_configuration);

      if(present_elongation > extreme_elongation)
      {
          extreme_configuration = present_configuration;
          extreme_elongation = present_elongation;
      }
      el_sum += present_elongation;
      el_avg = el_sum / (i + 1.0);
   }
   crw::output(steps, size, present_configuration, extreme_configuration, el_avg);

   delete[] present_configuration;
}