#include <stdlib.h>
#include "counter.h"

// create a new counter and initialize the count to 0
Counter *new_counter() {
  Counter *newCounter = (Counter *)malloc(sizeof(Counter));
  newCounter->count = 0;
  return newCounter;
}

// return the counter's value
int counter_get_value(Counter *counter) {
  return counter->count;
}

// increment and return the count
int counter_increment(Counter *counter) {
  counter->count++;
  return counter->count;
}