package com.thealgorithms.scheduling;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.Queue;
/**
* AgingScheduling is an algorithm designed to prevent starvation
* by gradually increasing the priority of waiting tasks.
* The longer a process waits, the higher its priority becomes.
*
* Use Case: Useful in systems with mixed workloads to avoid
* lower-priority tasks being starved by higher-priority tasks.
*
* @author Hardvan
*/
public final class AgingScheduling {
static class Task {
String name;
int waitTime;
int priority;
Task(String name, int priority) {
this.name = name;
this.priority = priority;
this.waitTime = 0;
}
}
private final Queue<Task> taskQueue;
public AgingScheduling() {
taskQueue = new LinkedList<>();
}
/**
* Adds a task to the scheduler with a given priority.
*
* @param name name of the task
* @param priority priority of the task
*/
public void addTask(String name, int priority) {
taskQueue.offer(new Task(name, priority));
}
/**
* Schedules the next task based on the priority and wait time.
* The priority of a task increases with the time it spends waiting.
*
* @return name of the next task to be executed
*/
public String scheduleNext() {
if (taskQueue.isEmpty()) {
return null;
}
Task nextTask = taskQueue.poll();
nextTask.waitTime++;
nextTask.priority += nextTask.waitTime;
taskQueue.offer(nextTask);
return nextTask.name;
}
}