RAM_FREE get free physical RAM

What "free" memory means has many definitions across computing platforms. The user must consider total memory and monitor swap usage.

get free physical RAM across operating systems https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/21/docs/api/jdk.management/com/sun/management/OperatingSystemMXBean.html#getFreeMemorySize()

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Inputs
Outputs

Inputs

backend: backend to use

Outputs

freebytes: free physical RAM [bytes]
b: backend used

function [bytes, b] = ram_free(backend)
arguments
  backend (1,:) string = ["java", "python", "sys"]
end

o = stdlib.Backend(mfilename(), backend);
bytes = o.func();

b = o.backend;

% * VisualBasic (needs Windows) is needed to do this with .NET.
% * builtin memory() on Windows includes swap. The user could do that themselves.

end