🧠 Smart Task Scheduler

A C++ task scheduler that turns priorities and deadlines into an actual queue.

💡 What It Is

A console-based C++17 project built around a simple idea: not every task should have the same priority. Different task types use their own scoring rules, while the scheduler handles them through one common Task interface.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• C++17
• STL vector + algorithms
• File streams for persistence
• OOP: abstraction, inheritance, polymorphism, encapsulation

⚙️ How It Works

Create Task
    ↓
Task-specific Priority Score
    ↓
Scheduler sorts highest → lowest
    ↓
Complete / Remove
    ↓
Save to tasks.txt

UrgentTask uses urgency, deadline, and difficulty, while PersonalTask also considers a preferred time of day.

🚀 Run Locally

Compile with any C++17 compiler:

g++ -std=c++17 -Wall -Wextra -o scheduler main.cpp Task.cpp UrgentTask.cpp PersonalTask.cpp Scheduler.cpp
./scheduler

On Windows, run scheduler.exe.

✨ What I Learned / Challenges

The main challenge was making polymorphism useful in a real workflow instead of just demonstrating inheritance — each task type genuinely controls its own scheduling behavior.