Project Roadmap¶

Overview¶

This document tracks the development roadmap for our project. Each roadmap item is detailed in its own document within the /docs/roadmap/ directory. The status indicates the current state of each initiative.

Development Timeline¶

gantt
    title Loryth Project Timeline
    dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD
    axisFormat %b %Y

    section Current
        Core Infrastructure (0.1.0): active, 0.1, 2025-05-01, 2025-08-30
        Quality & Documentation: active, ongoing, 2025-05-01, 2026-12-31

    section 2025 Q3-Q4
        Service Foundation (0.2.0): 0.2, after 0.1, 3M
        Plugin System Foundation (0.2.5): 0.2.5, after 0.2, 2M

    section 2026 Q1-Q2
        Security Implementation (0.3.0): 0.3, after 0.2.5, 3M
        Community Infrastructure (0.3.5): 0.3.5, after 0.3, 2M

    section 2026 Q3-Q4
        Performance Optimization (0.4.0): 0.4, after 0.3.5, 3M
        Self-hosting Framework (0.4.5): 0.4.5, after 0.4, 2M

The timeline provides an estimated schedule for major releases. Actual implementation timing may vary based on community contributions and evolving project priorities.

Status Definitions¶

• PROPOSED: Initial proposal, under discussion
• APPROVED: Accepted for implementation
• IN_PROGRESS: Currently being implemented
• COMPLETED: Implementation finished and deployed
• DEFERRED: Postponed for future consideration

Current Release (0.0.0)¶

In Progress¶

Approved¶

Upcoming (2026)¶

Future Considerations¶

Items being considered for future implementation but not yet scheduled:

Completed¶

Contributing¶

To propose a new roadmap item:

1. Create a new file in /docs/roadmap/ using the roadmap template
2. Follow the naming convention: NNNN-descriptive-title.md
3. Submit a pull request with your proposal
4. The proposal will be reviewed and discussed by the community

Labels¶

Each roadmap item may have additional labels to indicate its nature:

• 🔒 Breaking Change
• 🔥 High Priority
• 🧪 Experimental
• 🤝 Community Contribution
• 📦 Core Feature
• 🛠️ Infrastructure
• 🗎 Documentation

Roadmap Visualization¶

The following diagram illustrates the dependencies between roadmap items, showing how they build upon each other:

flowchart TD
    style Core fill: #f9f, stroke: #333, stroke-width: 2px
    style Plugin fill: #bbf, stroke: #333, stroke-width: 2px
    style Security fill: #fbb, stroke: #333, stroke-width: 2px
    style Community fill: #bfb, stroke: #333, stroke-width: 2px
    style Performance fill: #fbf, stroke: #333, stroke-width: 2px
    style SelfHosting fill: #ffb, stroke: #333, stroke-width: 2px
    Core["0.1: Core Infrastructure"] --> Service["0.2: Service Foundation"]
    Service --> Plugin["0.2.5: Plugin System Foundation"]
    Plugin --> Security["0.3: Security Implementation"]
    Security --> Community["0.3.5: Community Infrastructure"]
    Community --> Performance["0.4: Performance Optimization"]
    Performance --> SelfHosting["0.4.5: Self-hosting Framework"]
    Doc["Ongoing: Quality & Documentation"] -.- Core
    Doc -.- Service
    Doc -.- Plugin
    Doc -.- Security
    Doc -.- Community
    Doc -.- Performance
    Doc -.- SelfHosting

This flow diagram shows the logical progression of the project, with each major release building upon the foundations established by previous releases. The ongoing documentation and quality efforts support all aspects of the project throughout its lifecycle.

Additional Resources¶

• Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)
• Contributing Guidelines
• Project Vision

Last updated: 2025-07-06