diff -r 5b0aeef8ba2a -r 5608ac657362 project_files/frontlib/util/refcounter.c
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/project_files/frontlib/util/refcounter.c	Mon Jun 25 00:42:07 2012 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include "refcounter.h"
+
+#include "logging.h"
+
+void flib_retain(int *referenceCountPtr, const char *objName) {
+	if(!referenceCountPtr || !objName) {
+		flib_log_e("null parameter to flib_retain");
+	} else {
+		if((*referenceCountPtr)  >= 0) {
+			(*referenceCountPtr)++;
+			flib_log_d("retaining %s, now %i references", objName, (*referenceCountPtr));
+		}
+		if((*referenceCountPtr) < 0) {
+			flib_log_e("Memory leak: Reference count overflow in %s object!", objName);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if the struct should be freed.
+ */
+bool flib_release(int *referenceCountPtr, const char *objName) {
+	bool result = false;
+	if(!referenceCountPtr) {
+		flib_log_e("null parameter to flib_release");
+	} else if((*referenceCountPtr) > 0) {
+		if(--(*referenceCountPtr) == 0) {
+			flib_log_d("releasing and destroying %s", objName);
+			result = true;
+		} else {
+			flib_log_d("releasing %s, now %i references", objName, (*referenceCountPtr));
+		}
+	} else if((*referenceCountPtr) == 0) {
+		flib_log_e("Attempt to release a %s with zero references!", objName);
+	}
+	return result;
+}