its compiling... (prepping for runtime testing)

code/mdesk/mdesk.c

@@ -5,6 +5,24 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2024 Epic Games Tools
 // Licensed under the MIT license (https://opensource.org/license/mit/)
 
+////////////////////////////////
+// Context
+
+void init(Context* ctx)
+{
+	if (ctx->backing[0].proc != nullptr) {
+		tctx_init_and_equip_alloc(& ctx->thread_ctx, ctx->backing[0]);
+	}
+	else {
+		tctx_init_and_equip(& ctx->thread_ctx);
+	}
+}
+
+void deinit(Context* ctx)
+{
+	tctx_release();
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////
 //~ rjf: Message Type Functions
 

code/mdesk/mdesk.h

@@ -221,6 +221,22 @@ struct ParseResult
 	MsgList msgs;
 };
 
+////////////////////////////////
+// Context
+
+typedef struct Context Context;
+struct Context
+{
+	// Note: Only used so far as the first fallback if the user did not preset the thread_context's arenas
+	// Otherwise it will just reserve its own Arena backed by chained virutal address space
+	AllocatorInfo backing[2];
+
+	// Its recommended that the user hooks up 
+	// their own arena allocators to the thread context
+	//  which will be utilized for thread local scratch arena
+	TCTX thread_ctx;
+};
+
 ////////////////////////////////
 //~ rjf: Globals
 
@@ -241,6 +257,12 @@ nil_node()
 	return &nil;
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////
+// Context lifetime Functios
+
+MD_API void init  (Context* ctx);
+MD_API void deinit(Context* ctx);
+
 ////////////////////////////////
 //~ rjf: Message Type Functions