Getting Started

Adding the Priority Queue to your project

Method 1: NuGet (recommended)

1. Right-click your project in Visual Studio and choose "Manage NuGet Packages".
2. Under 'Browse', search for OptimizedPriorityQueue, then click 'Install'.
3. Remember to add using Priority_Queue; to the top of any classes you want to use it from.

Method 2: Clone the repo

1. Clone the repo using git.
2. Add Priority Queue/Priority Queue.csproj to your solution.
3. Reference the Priority Queue project from any projects you want to use it from.
4. Remember to add using Priority_Queue; to the top of any classes you want to use it from.

Which implementation should I use?

This project comes with two IPriorityQueue implementations:

• SimplePriorityQueue is thread-safe, contains safety checks, and is easy-to-use.
• FastPriorityQueue is less convenient and safe, but has been optimized to be as absolutely fast as possible.

Click the above links to learn how to use each one.