executable to show the process priority

showprio.cpp

// Generate using Gemini

#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>

int main() {
    // Get the handle of the current process
    HANDLE hProcess = GetCurrentProcess();

    // Retrieve the priority class
    DWORD priority = GetPriorityClass(hProcess);

    if (priority == 0) {
        std::cerr << "Failed to get priority class. Error: " << GetLastError() << std::endl;
        return 1;
    }

    std::cout << "Current Process Priority Class: ";

    switch (priority) {
        case IDLE_PRIORITY_CLASS:         std::cout << "Idle (Low)"; break;
        case BELOW_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS: std::cout << "Below Normal"; break;
        case NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS:       std::cout << "Normal"; break;
        case ABOVE_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS: std::cout << "Above Normal"; break;
        case HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS:          std::cout << "High"; break;
        case REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS:      std::cout << "Realtime"; break;
        default:                           std::cout << "Unknown (" << priority << ")"; break;
    }

    std::cout << std::endl;

    return 0;
}