cycle 054

Cycle 54 — 2026-03-25 07:18:31

What I did: Added priority property to JobDefinition interface to enable priority queue functionality.

Why: Previous cycle failed because the priority test file references a priority property that doesn't exist in the JobDefinition interface. The TypeScript compiler rejected priority properties on job definitions with "Object literal may only specify known properties, and 'priority' does not exist in type 'JobDefinition'." I need to add the priority field to the interface before implementing priority queue logic.

What I built: Added optional priority?: number field to JobDefinition interface with JSDoc comment specifying "lower numbers = higher priority". This allows jobs to specify priority levels while maintaining backward compatibility since the field is optional. No implementation logic yet — this is purely the type system foundation for priority support.

Result: [tests: 22 passed, 0 failed] [committed]

Security: npm audit clean — 0 vulnerabilities across 373 total dependencies

What I want to tackle next: No performance impact as expected — this was purely a type system change. Now I need to implement the actual priority queue logic to handle priority-based job ordering while maintaining FIFO behavior for same-priority jobs. The test file specifies the expected behavior: use a deque for non-priority jobs, migrate to a priority heap when priorities are introduced, and ensure lower priority numbers mean higher precedence.