ReX Roadmap

This document outlines the current high-level roadmap for ReX, organized by priority.

Immediate Priorities (Q2-Q3 2025)

Reactive Content System

• ✅ Implement Reactive Content Streams: Create a unified reactive content system
• ✅ Resource Management: Implement UnsubscriptionManager for proper cleanup
• ✅ Enhanced FileSystem Watcher: Build directory and file watching for development
• ✅ Content Lifecycle Events: Implement events for content creation, updates, deletion
• 🔄 React Integration with Observables: Create hooks for reactive content streams

Testing Infrastructure

• ✅ RxJS Marble Testing: Implement testing utilities for time-dependent streams
• ✅ Stream Testing Pattern: Establish standard patterns for testing content streams
• ✅ Mock Content Sources: Create mocked streams for isolated testing
• 🔄 Deterministic Testing: Replace time-based tests with TestScheduler

Error Handling

• ✅ Standardized Error Classes: Create consistent error hierarchy
• ✅ Error Context: Ensure errors include source, path, timestamp and context
• ✅ Error Recovery: Implement standardized error recovery patterns
• 🔄 Error Boundaries: Create React components for error handling

Content Registry Evolution

• 🔄 Single Registry Architecture: Move away from Static/Dynamic distinction
• 🔄 Enhanced Stream Processing: Implement processing pipeline for content streams
• ⏳ Build-Time Optimizations: Generate content manifests at build time
• ⏳ Runtime Content Discovery: Implement content discovery during development

Content CRUD Operations

• ✅ Read Operations: Implement content reading through reactive streams
• ✅ List Operations: Add pattern-based content listing with observables
• ✅ Change Notifications: Create real-time change notification streams
• 🔄 Creation Operations: Implement content creation through streams
• 🔄 Update Operations: Enhance content update mechanisms with error handling
• 🔄 Delete Operations: Add content removal support with proper cleanup
• ⏳ Move Operations: Implement content relocation with reference updates

Medium-Term Priorities (Q3-Q4 2025)

Extended Adapter System

• ⏳ WebDAV Integration: Create WebDAV adapter for remote content
• ⏳ Firebase Support: Implement Firebase Realtime Database adapter
• ⏳ LocalStorage Fallback: Add browser storage adapter for offline support
• ⏳ Multi-Source Registry: Compose content from multiple sources with priority
• ⏳ tRPC API Integration: Enhance HTTP adapter to work with existing tRPC API server

Developer Experience

• ⏳ Dev Tools Integration: Create browser extension for content debugging
• ⏳ Visual Content Graph: Implement visualization for content relationships
• ⏳ Hot Module Replacement: Add HMR support for content changes
• ⏳ Performance Profiling: Create tools for content loading optimization

Reactive UI Components

• ⏳ Reactive MDX Renderer: Create streaming-compatible MDX renderer
• ⏳ Progressive Loading UI: Implement UI patterns for incremental content loading
• ⏳ Content-Aware Caching: Build intelligent caching based on content dependencies
• ⏳ Real-Time Collaboration UI: Create UI components for multi-user environments

Long-Term Vision (2026+)

Content Authoring Platform

• ⏳ Visual Editor: Create WYSIWYG interface for content creation
• ⏳ Collaborative Editing: Implement real-time multi-user editing
• ⏳ Versioning System: Add content versioning and history
• ⏳ Publishing Workflow: Create content staging and approval workflow

Platform Extension

• ⏳ Plugin Architecture: Create extensibility system for content processing
• ⏳ Custom Renderers: Support plugin-based rendering strategies
• ⏳ Headless CMS Integration: Connect with various headless CMS platforms
• ⏳ Content Federation: Aggregate content from multiple sources
• ⏳ API-Driven Content System: Extend tRPC API server with advanced content operations
  • Pagination and sorting
  • Content filtering and search
  • Access control and permissions
  • Webhooks for content lifecycle events

AI Integration

• ⏳ Content Recommendations: Implement intelligent content suggestions
• ⏳ Semantic Analysis: Add natural language processing for content
• ⏳ Automated Improvements: Create AI-assisted content enhancement
• ⏳ Personalization Engine: Build user-specific content delivery

Implementation Approach

Phase 1: Reactive Foundation (COMPLETED April 2025)

• ✅ Implement core reactive content stream interfaces
• ✅ Create filesystem stream with directory watching
• ✅ Implement memory stream for in-memory content
• ✅ Create storage and retrieval mechanisms
• ✅ Implement resource management with UnsubscriptionManager

Phase 2: Full CRUD Support (IN PROGRESS)

• 🔄 Build registry based on observable pattern
• 🔄 Update React components to work with streams
• 🔄 Enhance adapters with creation and deletion capabilities
• 🔄 Create standardized error handling and recovery
• 🔄 Implement content lifecycle events

Phase 3: Build System Integration (PLANNED)

• ⏳ Create build-time content manifest generation
• ⏳ Add hot module replacement for content changes
• ⏳ Implement URI resolvers for content access
• ⏳ Create testing utilities for CI/CD
• ⏳ Implement HTTP adapter with tRPC API integration
  • Leverage existing Zod schema validation
  • Use as reference implementation for development testing
  • Support server-side pagination and filtering

Phase 4: Extended Platform (FUTURE)

• ⏳ Add support for remote content sources
• ⏳ Implement collaborative features
• ⏳ Create visual editing tools
• ⏳ Build plugin system for extensibility

Current Development Status (April 2025)

Completed

• ✅ Core Reactive Streams Architecture
• ✅ Content Stream Interface and Base Implementation
• ✅ Resource Management System
• ✅ Memory Content Stream
• ✅ FileSystem Content Stream
• ✅ Content Change Detection
• ✅ Error Handling System
• ✅ Testing Infrastructure

In Progress

• 🔄 Registry Implementation
• 🔄 React Integration
• 🔄 Content Hooks
• 🔄 URI Resolution

Planned Next

• ⏳ Build System Integration
• ⏳ Component System Updates
• ⏳ Full Testing Coverage

Legend

• ✅ Complete: Feature is fully implemented
• ⚠️ Partial: Feature is partially implemented
• 🔄 In Progress: Feature is currently being worked on
• ⏳ Planned: Feature is planned but not yet started
• 🚫 Blocked: Feature is blocked by dependencies
• ⭐ Priority: High-priority feature