#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

typedef int item_t;
typedef struct qu_n_t {item_t    item; 
                  struct qu_n_t *next; } queue_t;

typedef queue_t node_t;

#define BLOCKSIZE 256

node_t *currentblock = NULL;
int    size_left;
node_t *free_list = NULL;

node_t *get_node()
{ node_t *tmp;
  if( free_list != NULL )
  {  tmp = free_list;
     free_list = free_list -> next;
  }
  else
  {  if( currentblock == NULL || size_left == 0)
     {  currentblock = 
                (node_t *) malloc( BLOCKSIZE * sizeof(node_t) );
        size_left = BLOCKSIZE;
     }
     tmp = currentblock++;
     size_left -= 1;
  }
  return( tmp );
}


void return_node(node_t *node)
{  node->next = free_list;
   free_list = node;
}

queue_t *create_queue()
{   queue_t *entrypoint, *placeholder;
    entrypoint = (queue_t *) malloc( sizeof(queue_t) );
    placeholder = (queue_t *) malloc( sizeof(queue_t) );
    entrypoint->next = placeholder; 
    placeholder->next = placeholder;
    return( entrypoint );
}

int queue_empty(queue_t *qu)
{   return( qu->next == qu->next->next );
}

void enqueue( item_t x, queue_t *qu)
{   queue_t *tmp, *new;
    new = get_node(); new->item = x;
    tmp = qu->next; qu->next = new;
    new->next = tmp->next; tmp->next = new;
}

item_t dequeue(queue_t *qu)
{   queue_t     *tmp; 
    item_t  tmp_item;
    tmp = qu->next->next->next;
    qu->next->next->next = tmp->next;
    if( tmp == qu->next )
       qu->next = tmp->next;
    tmp_item = tmp->item;
    return_node( tmp );
    return( tmp_item );
}

item_t front_element(queue_t *qu)
{   return( qu->next->next->next->item );
}

void remove_queue(queue_t *qu)
{   queue_t *tmp;
    tmp = qu->next->next;
    while( tmp != qu->next )
    { qu->next->next = tmp->next;
      return_node( tmp );
      tmp = qu->next->next;
    }
    return_node( qu->next );
    return_node( qu );
}

int main()
{  queue_t *qu;
   char nextop;
   qu = create_queue();
   printf("Made Circular List-Based Queue\n");
   while( (nextop = getchar())!= 'q' )
   { if( nextop == 'e' )
     { int insitem;
       scanf(" %d", &insitem);
       enqueue( insitem, qu );
       printf(" enqueued %d. The current front item is %d\n", insitem,
           front_element(qu) );
     }  
     if( nextop == 'd' )
     { int de_item;
       getchar();
       de_item = dequeue(qu);
       printf("  dequeued item %d", de_item);
       if( queue_empty(qu) )
         printf(" the queue is now empty\n");
       else
         printf(" the front element is now %d\n",  front_element(qu) );

     }
     if( nextop == '?' )
     { getchar();
       if( queue_empty(qu) )
         printf("the queue is empty\n");
       else
         printf("the front element is %d\n", front_element(qu) );
     }
     
   }
   remove_queue(qu);
   printf(" removed queue\n");
   return(0);
}