diff --git a/framework/allocator.cpp b/framework/allocator.cpp
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+/*
+ * allocator.cpp
+ *
+ *  Created on: Jan 28, 2020
+ *      Author: nnosov
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
+
+#include "allocator.h"
+
+void heap_free(pst_allocator& alloc, void* buff)
+{
+    alloc.size -= malloc_usable_size(buff);
+    free(buff);
+}
+
+void* heap_alloc(pst_allocator& alloc, uint32_t size)
+{
+    void* buff = malloc(size);
+    alloc.size += malloc_usable_size(buff);
+
+    return buff;
+}
+
+void* heap_realloc(pst_allocator& alloc, void* buff, uint32_t new_size)
+{
+    alloc.size -= malloc_usable_size(buff);
+    void* new_buff = realloc(buff, new_size);
+    alloc.size += malloc_usable_size(new_buff);
+
+    return new_buff;
+}
+
+void pst_alloc_init(pst_allocator& alloc)
+{
+    alloc.type = ALLOC_HEAP;
+    alloc.base = NULL;
+    alloc.size = 0;
+
+    alloc.alloc = heap_alloc;
+    alloc.free = heap_free;
+    alloc.realloc = heap_realloc;
+
+    return;
+}
+
+void pst_allocator_init_custom(pst_allocator& alloc, void* buff, uint32_t size)
+{
+    // TBD to implement custom allocator
+    return;
+}
+
diff --git a/framework/allocator.h b/framework/allocator.h
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+/*
+ * allocator.h
+ *
+ *  Created on: Jan 28, 2020
+ *      Author: nnosov
+ */
+
+#ifndef FRAMEWORK_ALLOCATOR_H_
+#define FRAMEWORK_ALLOCATOR_H_
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+typedef struct __pst_allocator pst_allocator;
+
+typedef void* (*pst_alloc_def)(pst_allocator& alloc, uint32_t size);
+typedef void (*pst_free_def)(pst_allocator& alloc, void* buff);
+typedef void* (*pst_realloc_def)(pst_allocator& alloc, void* buff, uint32_t new_size);
+
+typedef enum {
+    ALLOC_HEAP = 1, // use libc memory allocator
+    ALLOC_CUSTOM    // use custom allocator in predefined range of memory
+} pst_alloc_type;
+
+typedef struct __pst_allocator {
+    int             type;
+    void*           base;
+    uint32_t        size;
+    // routines
+    pst_alloc_def   alloc;
+    pst_free_def    free;
+    pst_realloc_def realloc;
+} pst_allocator;
+
+void pst_alloc_init(pst_allocator& alloc);
+void pst_allocator_init_custom(pst_allocator& alloc, void* buff, uint32_t size);
+
+#endif /* FRAMEWORK_ALLOCATOR_H_ */