<p>You are given an array of CPU <code>tasks</code>, each represented by letters&nbsp;A&nbsp;to Z, and a cooling time, <code>n</code>. Each cycle or interval allows the completion of one task. Tasks can be completed in any order, but there&#39;s a constraint: <strong>identical</strong> tasks must be separated by at least <code>n</code> intervals due to cooling time.</p>

<p>​Return the <em>minimum number of intervals</em> required to complete all tasks.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong class="example">Example 1:</strong></p>

<div class="example-block" style="
    border-color: var(--border-tertiary);
    border-left-width: 2px;
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    font-size: .875rem;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    margin-top: 1rem;
    overflow: visible;
    padding-left: 1rem;
">
<p><strong>Input:</strong> <span class="example-io" style="
    font-family: Menlo,sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
">tasks = [&quot;A&quot;,&quot;A&quot;,&quot;A&quot;,&quot;B&quot;,&quot;B&quot;,&quot;B&quot;], n = 2</span></p>

<p><strong>Output:</strong> <span class="example-io" style="
font-family: Menlo,sans-serif;
font-size: 0.85rem;
">8</span></p>

<p><strong>Explanation:</strong> A possible sequence is: A -&gt; B -&gt; idle -&gt; A -&gt; B -&gt; idle -&gt; A -&gt; B.</p>

<p>After completing task A, you must wait two cycles before doing A again. The same applies to task B. In the 3<sup>rd</sup> interval, neither A nor B can be done, so you idle. By the 4<sup>th</sup> cycle, you can do A again as 2 intervals have passed.</p>
</div>

<p><strong class="example">Example 2:</strong></p>

<div class="example-block" style="
    border-color: var(--border-tertiary);
    border-left-width: 2px;
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    font-size: .875rem;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    margin-top: 1rem;
    overflow: visible;
    padding-left: 1rem;
">
<p><strong>Input:</strong> <span class="example-io" style="
    font-family: Menlo,sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
">tasks = [&quot;A&quot;,&quot;C&quot;,&quot;A&quot;,&quot;B&quot;,&quot;D&quot;,&quot;B&quot;], n = 1</span></p>

<p><strong>Output:</strong> <span class="example-io" style="
    font-family: Menlo,sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
">6</span></p>

<p><strong>Explanation:</strong> A possible sequence is: A -&gt; B -&gt; C -&gt; D -&gt; A -&gt; B.</p>

<p>With a cooling interval of 1, you can repeat a task after just one other task.</p>
</div>

<p><strong class="example">Example 3:</strong></p>

<div class="example-block" style="
    border-color: var(--border-tertiary);
    border-left-width: 2px;
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    font-size: .875rem;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    margin-top: 1rem;
    overflow: visible;
    padding-left: 1rem;
">
<p><strong>Input:</strong> <span class="example-io" style="
    font-family: Menlo,sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
">tasks = [&quot;A&quot;,&quot;A&quot;,&quot;A&quot;, &quot;B&quot;,&quot;B&quot;,&quot;B&quot;], n = 3</span></p>

<p><strong>Output:</strong> <span class="example-io" style="
    font-family: Menlo,sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
">10</span></p>

<p><strong>Explanation:</strong> A possible sequence is: A -&gt; B -&gt; idle -&gt; idle -&gt; A -&gt; B -&gt; idle -&gt; idle -&gt; A -&gt; B.</p>

<p>There are only two types of tasks, A and B, which need to be separated by 3 intervals. This leads to idling twice between repetitions of these tasks.</p>
</div>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Constraints:</strong></p>

<ul>
	<li><code>1 &lt;= tasks.length &lt;= 10<sup>4</sup></code></li>
	<li><code>tasks[i]</code> is an uppercase English letter.</li>
	<li><code>0 &lt;= n &lt;= 100</code></li>
</ul>

class Solution {
public:
    int leastInterval(vector<char>& tasks, int n) {
        // we're gonna want to go from most frequest to least frequent, ideally using up the least frequent as much as possible?
        // maybe always take the most frequent that is currently not in cooldown
        std::unordered_map<char, int> frequency {};

        for (char task: tasks) {
            frequency[task]++;
        }

        struct TaskFreq {
            int freq;
            char task;
            int last_exec;
        };

        struct FreqCompare {
            bool operator()(TaskFreq& a, TaskFreq& b) {
                return a.freq < b.freq;
            }
        };

        std::vector<TaskFreq> max_heap {};
        std::queue<TaskFreq> in_cooldown {};

        for (pair<char, int> freq_item: frequency) {
            max_heap.push_back(TaskFreq(freq_item.second, freq_item.first));
        }

        std::make_heap(max_heap.begin(), max_heap.end(), FreqCompare());

        int interval = 0;
        while (max_heap.size() > 0 || in_cooldown.size() > 0) {
            while (in_cooldown.size() > 0 && (interval - in_cooldown.front().last_exec) > n) {
                max_heap.push_back(std::move(in_cooldown.front()));
                std::push_heap(max_heap.begin(), max_heap.end(), FreqCompare());

                in_cooldown.pop();
            }
            
            if (max_heap.size() > 0) {
                std::pop_heap(max_heap.begin(), max_heap.end(), FreqCompare());
                max_heap.back().freq--;
                max_heap.back().last_exec = interval;
                if (max_heap.back().freq > 0) {
                    in_cooldown.push(std::move(max_heap.back()));
                }
                max_heap.pop_back();

            }


            interval++;
        }

        return interval;

        


        
    }
};
43481