package com.thealgorithms.scheduling;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Queue;
/**
* The Multi-Level Feedback Queue (MLFQ) Scheduler class.
* This class simulates scheduling using multiple queues, where processes move
* between queues depending on their CPU burst behavior.
*/
public class MLFQScheduler {
private List<Queue<Process>> queues; // Multi-level feedback queues
private int[] timeQuantum; // Time quantum for each queue level
private int currentTime; // Current time in the system
/**
* Constructor to initialize the MLFQ scheduler with the specified number of
* levels and their corresponding time quantums.
*
* @param levels Number of queues (priority levels)
* @param timeQuantums Time quantum for each queue level
*/
public MLFQScheduler(int levels, int[] timeQuantums) {
queues = new ArrayList<>(levels);
for (int i = 0; i < levels; i++) {
queues.add(new LinkedList<>());
}
timeQuantum = timeQuantums;
currentTime = 0;
}
/**
* Adds a new process to the highest priority queue (queue 0).
*
* @param p The process to be added to the scheduler
*/
public void addProcess(Process p) {
queues.get(0).add(p);
}
/**
* Executes the scheduling process by running the processes in all queues,
* promoting or demoting them based on their completion status and behavior.
* The process continues until all queues are empty.
*/
public void run() {
while (!allQueuesEmpty()) {
for (int i = 0; i < queues.size(); i++) {
Queue<Process> queue = queues.get(i);
if (!queue.isEmpty()) {
Process p = queue.poll();
int quantum = timeQuantum[i];
// Execute the process for the minimum of the time quantum or the remaining time
int timeSlice = Math.min(quantum, p.remainingTime);
p.execute(timeSlice);
currentTime += timeSlice; // Update the system's current time
if (p.isFinished()) {
System.out.println("Process " + p.pid + " finished at time " + currentTime);
} else {
if (i < queues.size() - 1) {
p.priority++; // Demote the process to the next lower priority queue
queues.get(i + 1).add(p); // Add to the next queue level
} else {
queue.add(p); // Stay in the same queue if it's the last level
}
}
}
}
}
}
/**
* Helper function to check if all the queues are empty (i.e., no process is
* left to execute).
*
* @return true if all queues are empty, otherwise false
*/
private boolean allQueuesEmpty() {
for (Queue<Process> queue : queues) {
if (!queue.isEmpty()) {
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
/**
* Retrieves the current time of the scheduler, which reflects the total time
* elapsed during the execution of all processes.
*
* @return The current time in the system
*/
public int getCurrentTime() {
return currentTime;
}
}
/**
* Represents a process in the Multi-Level Feedback Queue (MLFQ) scheduling
* algorithm.
*/
class Process {
int pid;
int burstTime;
int remainingTime;
int arrivalTime;
int priority;
/**
* Constructor to initialize a new process.
*
* @param pid Process ID
* @param burstTime CPU Burst Time (time required for the process)
* @param arrivalTime Arrival time of the process
*/
Process(int pid, int burstTime, int arrivalTime) {
this.pid = pid;
this.burstTime = burstTime;
this.remainingTime = burstTime;
this.arrivalTime = arrivalTime;
this.priority = 0;
}
/**
* Executes the process for a given time slice.
*
* @param timeSlice The amount of time the process is executed
*/
public void execute(int timeSlice) {
remainingTime -= timeSlice;
if (remainingTime < 0) {
remainingTime = 0;
}
}
/**
* Checks if the process has finished execution.
*
* @return true if the process is finished, otherwise false
*/
public boolean isFinished() {
return remainingTime == 0;
}
}