@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@
  */
 @interface OFObject: Object
 {
 	void   **__memchunks;
 	size_t __memchunks_size;
+	size_t __retain_count;
 }
 
 /**
  * Initialize the already allocated object.
  * Also sets up the memory pool for the object.
@@ -28,10 +29,25 @@
  *
  * \return An initialized object
  */
 - init;
 
+/**
+ * Increases the retain count.
+ */
+- retain;
+
+/**
+ * Decreases the retain cound and frees the object if it reaches 0.
+ */
+- release;
+
+/**
+ * Adds the object to the autorelease pool that is on top of the thread's stack.
+ */
+- autorelease;
+
 /**
  * Adds a pointer to the memory pool.
  * This is useful to add memory allocated by functions such as asprintf to the
  * pool so it gets freed automatically when the object is freed.
  *