#!/usr/bin/perl

END{ print ", finished looking busy!\n" }

use constant HIGH    => 0;
use constant MED     => 1;
use constant LOW     => 2;
use constant URGENCY => 1;
use constant TEMPERO_SPACIAL_RELATIVITY => 2;
use constant NULL    => '';

my @priorities = (
    [ 'a', LOW,  time()+11],
    [ 'b', LOW,  time()+10],
    [ 'c', MED,  time()+9 ],
    [ 'd', MED,  time()+8 ],
    [ 'e', MED,  time()+7 ],
    [ 'f', MED,  time()+6 ],
    [ 'g', MED,  time()+5 ],
    [ 'h', HIGH, time()+4 ],
    [ 'p', HIGH, time()+3 ],
    [ 'a', HIGH, time()+2 ],
    [ 'j', HIGH, time()+1 ],
);

do{ 

  print STDOUT task($_)

} for sort
    { $a->[URGENCY] <=> $b->[URGENCY]
      ||
      $a->[TEMPERO_SPACIAL_RELATIVITY] <=> $b->[TEMPERO_SPACIAL_RELATI
+VITY]
    } @priorities;

sub task {
    my $priority = pop; # goes the weasel
    $priority->[URGENCY] == LOW && do{ sleep LOW, goto SLEEP_MORE };
    $priority->[URGENCY] == MED && do{ sleep MED, goto SLEEP_MORE };
  return $priority->[HIGH];
    SLEEP_MORE:
  NULL
}

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tachyon

In reply to Re: Priority Sorting Challenge by tachyon
in thread Priority Sorting Challenge by Limbic~Region

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