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

struct ScopeCount
{
    int count;
    int is_alias;
    void *item;
};

struct ScopeCount scope_count(void *item)
{
    struct ScopeCount sc;
    sc.count = 0;
    sc.is_alias = 0;
    sc.item = item;

    return sc;
}

void end_scope(struct ScopeCount *sc)
{
    if (sc->count == 0)
    {
        free(sc->item);
    }
    sc->count--;
}

struct ScopeCount do_something()
{
    struct ScopeCount sc = scope_count((void *)malloc(sizeof(int)));

    *(int *)sc.item = 67;

    sc.count = 1;

    end_scope(&sc);

    return sc;
}

int main()
{
    struct ScopeCount sc = do_something();

    printf("value: %d\n", *(int *)sc.item);

    end_scope(&sc);

    printf("value: %d\n", *(int *)sc.item);

    return 0;
}