C++ Task Scheduler

Intermediate Automation C++ Medium effort

A CLI task scheduler that queues tasks with priority levels and processes them in order using a priority queue from the C++ STL.

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Features

Add tasks with a name and integer priority
Process tasks in priority order using std::priority_queue
Log each completed task to the console
Display the pending main at any time

Project Roadmap

Follow these steps in order. Each one builds on the previous.

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Step 1
Define a Task struct with name and priority fields
Step 2
Write a custom comparator struct for the priority queue
Step 3
Implement addTask() to push onto the priority queue
Step 4
Implement runNext() to pop and log the top task
Step 5
Add a displayQueue() function that copies and drains a temp queue
Step 6
Build a menu-driven console interface
Step 7
Test with tasks of varying priorities to verify ordering

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