# 🗺️ CodeForge Product Roadmap

## Vision

CodeForge aims to become the most comprehensive low-code platform for full-stack application development, combining visual design tools, direct code editing, and AI-powered generation to accelerate development while maintaining professional code quality.

## Release History

### v1.0 - Foundation (Completed)
**Release Date:** Initial Release

Core low-code platform with essential designers:
- ✅ Monaco Code Editor integration with syntax highlighting
- ✅ Multi-file editing with tabs
- ✅ Prisma Schema Designer with visual model builder
- ✅ Component Tree Builder for React hierarchies
- ✅ File Explorer with add/delete capabilities
- ✅ Project export functionality
- ✅ Auto-save to persistent storage

### v1.1 - Enhanced Theming (Completed)
**Release Date:** Week 2

Advanced theming capabilities:
- ✅ Material UI Theme Designer
- ✅ Color palette customization
- ✅ Typography configuration
- ✅ Spacing and border radius controls
- ✅ Live theme preview

### v2.0 - AI Integration (Completed)
**Release Date:** Week 3

OpenAI-powered generation across all features:
- ✅ Complete application generation from descriptions
- ✅ AI-powered model generation
- ✅ AI-powered component generation
- ✅ Code explanation feature in editor
- ✅ Code improvement suggestions
- ✅ Natural language to code translation

### v2.1 - Multi-Theme Variants (Completed)
**Release Date:** Week 4

Extended theme system:
- ✅ Multiple theme variants (light, dark, custom)
- ✅ Unlimited custom colors beyond standard palette
- ✅ Theme variant switching
- ✅ AI theme generation with accessibility checks
- ✅ WCAG contrast validation

### v3.0 - Testing Suite (Completed)
**Release Date:** Week 5

Comprehensive testing tools:
- ✅ Playwright E2E Test Designer
- ✅ Storybook Story Designer
- ✅ Unit Test Designer (components, functions, hooks, integration)
- ✅ Visual test step configuration
- ✅ AI test generation for all test types
- ✅ Test export with proper file structure

### v3.1 - Error Detection & Repair (Completed)
**Release Date:** Week 6

Automated quality assurance:
- ✅ Syntax error detection
- ✅ Import error detection
- ✅ TypeScript type error detection
- ✅ ESLint violation detection
- ✅ AI-powered error repair
- ✅ Context-aware fixes using related files
- ✅ Batch repair functionality
- ✅ Repair explanations

### v3.2 - UI Improvements (Completed)
**Release Date:** Week 7

Enhanced user experience:
- ✅ Multi-row tab support for many open features
- ✅ Responsive layout improvements
- ✅ Better error state visualization
- ✅ Improved empty states across designers
- ✅ Loading states for AI operations

### v4.0 - Full-Stack Development (Completed)
**Release Date:** Week 8

Backend and configuration tools:
- ✅ Flask Backend Designer with blueprints
- ✅ REST API endpoint configuration
- ✅ CORS and authentication settings
- ✅ Next.js settings designer
- ✅ npm package management
- ✅ Build script configuration
- ✅ Package manager selection (npm/yarn/pnpm)
- ✅ Complete project settings control

### v4.1 - Enhanced Export & Documentation (Completed)
**Release Date:** Week 9

Improved export and comprehensive documentation:
- ✅ ZIP file download for complete project export
- ✅ Auto-generated README in exported projects
- ✅ Copy all files to clipboard functionality
- ✅ Comprehensive in-app documentation system
- ✅ Sass styles guide with live examples
- ✅ Complete roadmap documentation
- ✅ AI agents architecture documentation
- ✅ Project dashboard with completion metrics
- ✅ Keyboard shortcuts for power users
- ✅ Search functionality in documentation

### v5.0 - Workflows, Lambdas & Feature Toggles (Completed)
**Release Date:** Week 10

Advanced automation and customization:
- ✅ n8n-style workflow designer with visual node editor
- ✅ Workflow nodes: triggers, actions, conditions, transforms, lambdas, API calls, database queries
- ✅ Visual workflow connections and data flow
- ✅ Lambda function designer with Monaco editor
- ✅ Multi-runtime lambda support (JavaScript, TypeScript, Python)
- ✅ Lambda triggers (HTTP, schedule, event, queue)
- ✅ Environment variable management for lambdas
- ✅ Multiple Component Trees management system
- ✅ Feature toggle system to enable/disable designers
- ✅ Customizable workspace based on user needs

### v5.1 - CI/CD Integration (Completed)
**Release Date:** Week 11

Comprehensive DevOps pipeline configuration:
- ✅ GitHub Actions workflow generator
- ✅ GitLab CI/CD pipeline configuration
- ✅ Jenkins pipeline (Jenkinsfile) generation
- ✅ CircleCI configuration
- ✅ Multi-stage builds and deployments
- ✅ Environment-specific configurations
- ✅ Automated testing in pipelines
- ✅ Docker integration in CI/CD
- ✅ Deployment strategies configuration

### v5.2 - Project Persistence (Completed)
**Release Date:** Week 12

Complete project management system:
- ✅ Save projects to Spark KV database
- ✅ Load projects from database
- ✅ Project listing with metadata (name, description, timestamps)
- ✅ Duplicate existing projects
- ✅ Delete projects from database
- ✅ Export projects as JSON files
- ✅ Import projects from JSON
- ✅ New project creation with state reset
- ✅ Current project indicator
- ✅ Complete state persistence (files, models, components, trees, workflows, lambdas, themes, tests, settings)

### v5.3 - Progressive Web App (Completed)
**Release Date:** Week 13

Full PWA capabilities for offline-first experience:
- ✅ Service Worker with intelligent caching strategies
- ✅ Web App Manifest with icons and metadata
- ✅ Install prompt for desktop and mobile
- ✅ Offline functionality with cache fallbacks
- ✅ Update notifications when new version available
- ✅ Network status indicator
- ✅ Push notification support
- ✅ App shortcuts for quick access
- ✅ Share target API integration
- ✅ Background sync capabilities
- ✅ PWA settings panel for cache management
- ✅ Installability detection and prompts

## Upcoming Releases

### v5.4 - Real-Time Preview (In Planning)
**Estimated:** Q2 2024

Live application preview:
- [ ] Embedded iframe preview pane
- [ ] Hot reload on code/config changes
- [ ] Multiple device viewport simulation
- [ ] Browser DevTools integration
- [ ] Console output capture
- [ ] Network request monitoring

**Technical Challenges:**
- Sandboxed execution environment
- Hot module replacement (HMR) configuration
- State preservation across reloads
- Error boundary implementation

### v4.3 - Data Management (In Planning)
**Estimated:** Q2 2024

Database and API integration:
- [ ] Database seeding designer
- [ ] Sample data generation with AI
- [ ] API client generator from Flask definitions
- [ ] Request/response type generation
- [ ] API testing playground
- [ ] Mock data management

**Features:**
- Visual seed data builder
- Realistic data generation with AI
- TypeScript API client with fetch/axios
- Automatic type inference from endpoints

### v4.4 - Form Builder (In Planning)
**Estimated:** Q2-Q3 2024

Visual form design:
- [ ] Drag-and-drop form builder
- [ ] Field type library (text, email, select, etc.)
- [ ] Validation rule configuration
- [ ] Conditional field visibility
- [ ] Multi-step form support
- [ ] Form submission handling
- [ ] Integration with Prisma models

**Technologies:**
- React Hook Form integration
- Zod schema validation
- Material UI form components

### v4.5 - Authentication & Security (In Planning)
**Estimated:** Q3 2024

Complete authentication system:
- [ ] Authentication strategy designer
- [ ] JWT configuration (frontend + backend)
- [ ] OAuth provider integration (Google, GitHub, etc.)
- [ ] Session management
- [ ] Role-based access control (RBAC)
- [ ] Protected route configuration
- [ ] Password reset flows
- [ ] Email verification flows

**Security Features:**
- HTTPS enforcement
- CSRF protection
- Rate limiting configuration
- Security headers (CORS, CSP, etc.)
- Input sanitization rules

**Docker & Deployment:**
- [ ] Dockerfile generation
- [ ] docker-compose configuration
- [ ] Environment variable management
- [ ] Production vs development configs
- [ ] Container orchestration templates

### v5.1 - GraphQL Support (In Planning)
**Estimated:** Q3 2024

Alternative to REST APIs:
- [ ] GraphQL schema designer
- [ ] Resolver configuration
- [ ] Query and mutation builder
- [ ] Subscription support
- [ ] Apollo Server integration
- [ ] GraphQL client generation
- [ ] Schema validation and introspection

**Features:**
- Visual schema builder with types and relations
- Automatic resolver generation from Prisma
- GraphQL Playground integration
- Type-safe client with generated hooks

### v5.2 - State Management (In Planning)
**Estimated:** Q3-Q4 2024

Advanced state patterns:
- [ ] State management strategy selector
- [ ] Redux Toolkit configuration
- [ ] Zustand store designer
- [ ] Jotai atom configuration
- [ ] Global state designer
- [ ] Action/reducer builder
- [ ] Async state management (React Query)
- [ ] State persistence configuration

**Designer Features:**
- Visual state flow diagrams
- Action dispatching visualization
- State inspection and debugging
- Performance optimization suggestions

### v5.3 - CI/CD & DevOps (In Planning)
**Estimated:** Q4 2024

Automated deployment pipelines:
- [ ] GitHub Actions workflow generator
- [ ] GitLab CI configuration
- [ ] CircleCI pipeline builder
- [ ] Automated testing in CI
- [ ] Build and deployment stages
- [ ] Environment-specific configs
- [ ] Secrets management
- [ ] Deployment notifications

**Integrations:**
- Vercel deployment
- Netlify deployment
- AWS deployment (ECS, Lambda)
- Docker registry push
- Database migration in CI

### v6.0 - Component Libraries & Design Systems (In Planning)
**Estimated:** Q4 2024

Advanced design tooling:
- [ ] Component library export as npm package
- [ ] Design token management
- [ ] Component documentation generator
- [ ] Design system designer
- [ ] Variant system configuration
- [ ] Accessibility annotations
- [ ] Component playground

**Features:**
- Automatic package.json for library
- TypeScript declaration generation
- Component prop documentation
- Usage examples generation
- Versioning and changelog

### v6.1 - Collaboration (In Planning)
**Estimated:** Q1 2025

Team development features:
- [ ] Real-time collaborative editing
- [ ] User presence indicators
- [ ] Comment system on code/designs
- [ ] Change history and versioning
- [ ] Branch/fork functionality
- [ ] Merge conflict resolution
- [ ] Team permissions and roles

**Technical Requirements:**
- WebSocket or WebRTC for real-time sync
- Operational transformation (OT) or CRDT
- User authentication and authorization
- Activity logging and audit trails

## Future Considerations (v7.0+)

### Advanced AI Features
- [ ] Conversational development interface
- [ ] AI pair programming mode
- [ ] Learning from user corrections
- [ ] Project-specific AI training
- [ ] Multi-model AI strategy (Claude, Gemini, etc.)
- [ ] AI code review agent
- [ ] Security vulnerability scanning with AI

### Platform Expansion
- [ ] Vue.js and Svelte support
- [ ] Angular application generation
- [ ] Mobile app generation (React Native)
- [ ] Desktop app generation (Electron)
- [ ] WordPress plugin generation
- [ ] Shopify theme development

### Advanced Integrations
- [ ] Database provider integration (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB)
- [ ] Cloud service integration (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- [ ] Third-party API integration designer
- [ ] Webhook configuration
- [ ] Message queue integration (RabbitMQ, Kafka)
- [ ] Caching layer configuration (Redis)

### Enterprise Features
- [ ] Self-hosted deployment option
- [ ] Single sign-on (SSO)
- [ ] Audit logging
- [ ] Compliance reporting (GDPR, SOC2)
- [ ] Custom AI model hosting
- [ ] Enterprise support and SLAs

### Community & Ecosystem
- [ ] Template marketplace
- [ ] Component marketplace
- [ ] Plugin system for custom designers
- [ ] Public project sharing
- [ ] Community themes and palettes
- [ ] Tutorial and learning platform

## Feature Prioritization

Features are prioritized based on:

1. **User Impact** - How many users benefit and how significantly
2. **Technical Feasibility** - Development complexity and dependencies
3. **Strategic Value** - Alignment with long-term product vision
4. **Resource Availability** - Team capacity and expertise
5. **Market Demand** - User requests and competitive landscape

## Feedback & Contributions

We welcome feedback on the roadmap! If you have feature requests or want to contribute to development:

1. Open an issue describing the feature request
2. Participate in roadmap discussions
3. Contribute code for planned features
4. Share use cases and requirements

## Versioning Strategy

- **Major versions (x.0)** - Significant new capabilities, potential breaking changes
- **Minor versions (x.y)** - New features, backwards compatible
- **Patch versions (x.y.z)** - Bug fixes and small improvements

## Release Cadence

- **Major releases:** Quarterly
- **Minor releases:** Monthly
- **Patch releases:** As needed

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**Last Updated:** Current
**Next Review:** After v4.1 release

For more details on current features, see the [README](./README.md) and [PRD](./PRD.md).
