Pseudocode for Task Urgency Update

Overview

The following pseudocode describes a process to periodically check tasks and update their urgency based on a defined period before their due dates.

Pseudocode Structure

1. Loop Periodically: Continuously execute the task checking logic.
2. Fetch Necessary Data: Retrieve the current date, urgency period, and all tasks from the database.
3. Determine Urgency: For each task, check if it falls within the defined urgency period and update its urgency if it has not been previously marked urgent.

Pseudocode

LOOP indefinitely
    GET currentDate // retrieves the current date from system

    FETCH daysBeforeTask FROM database  // retrieves the number of days before a task becomes urgent
    FETCH allTasks FROM database          // retrieves all tasks from the database
    STORE allTasks IN tasksList           // stores tasks in a local variable for processing

    FOR each task IN tasksList:           // iterating through each task in the list
        GET taskDate FROM task             // retrieves the task's due date

        // Check if the task is within the urgency period
        IF (taskDate - currentDate) <= daysBeforeTask THEN
            GET taskUrgency FROM task      // fetch the current urgency status of the task

            // Check if the task's urgency has not already been set to urgent
            IF taskUrgency NOT EQUAL TO 1 THEN
                UPDATE task urgency TO 1 IN database // update urgency level in the database
            END IF
        END IF
    END FOR

    // Wait for a defined period before looping again
    WAIT for predefined interval
END LOOP

Key Points

• The loop runs indefinitely, performing checks on tasks at regular intervals.
• Data is retrieved from the database for current date, urgency thresholds, and tasks.
• Each task is assessed to see if it's nearing its due date (based on the urgency threshold).
• Task urgency is updated only if it hasn't been marked as urgent already.
• Incorporate an appropriate wait mechanism to control the frequency of checks.

This pseudocode offers a clear and structured approach to managing task urgency, ensuring that tasks are promptly flagged as urgent as deadlines approach.