/**
 * Method to perform basic garbage collection and memory management in the sense of clearing the
 * stat cache.  We will probably call this method pretty regularly in our main loop.
 *
 * @return  void
 *
 * @since   1.7.0
 */
protected function gc()
{
    // Perform generic garbage collection.
    gc_collect_cycles();
    // Clear the stat cache so it doesn't blow up memory.
    clearstatcache();
}