JuliaCollections / JuliaCollections/DataStructures.jl

PriorityQueue tie breaking

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Description

For some applications it would be helpful to be able to specify some sort of tie breaking scheme for a PriorityQueue. As far as I am aware, there is no such feature at the moment? E.g. for some applications I would like to retrieve the newest key if there are two keys with equal priority.

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Research direction

The issue names PriorityQueue but no file or test entry point. Start by locating the PriorityQueue implementation and its tests, then examine how equal-priority keys are handled and what interface could support a tie-breaking scheme such as selecting the newest key. Done means the behavior and its expected semantics are implemented and tested.

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Tech stack
julia
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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