Roadmap
This document outlines the planned development direction for Stacks. Our roadmap is community-driven and subject to change based on feedback and priorities.
Current Focus
v1.0 - Stable Foundation
The current focus is on stabilizing the core framework:
- ORM - Complete Eloquent-style ORM with migrations
- Router - Full-featured routing with middleware support
- Authentication - Complete auth system with social providers
- Queue System - Background job processing
- CLI (Buddy) - Comprehensive command-line tooling
- Cloud Deployment - AWS deployment automation
Near Term
Enhanced Developer Experience
- Improved Error Messages - Clear, actionable error output
- IDE Integration - Better VS Code extension support
- Hot Module Replacement - Faster development feedback
- Dev Tools - Browser extension for debugging
Testing Improvements
- Parallel Tests - Run tests concurrently
- Snapshot Testing - Visual regression testing
- Coverage Reporting - Integrated code coverage
- E2E Framework - Built-in Playwright integration
Documentation
- Interactive Examples - Live code playgrounds
- Video Tutorials - Step-by-step guides
- API Reference - Complete API documentation
- Cookbook - Common patterns and recipes
Medium Term
Performance
- Build Optimization - Faster production builds
- Tree Shaking - Better dead code elimination
- Lazy Loading - Component-level code splitting
- SSR Streaming - Streaming server-side rendering
Framework Features
- GraphQL Support - Built-in GraphQL layer
- WebSocket Abstraction - Simplified real-time features
- File Storage - S3-compatible storage abstraction
- Search - Full-text search integration
Multi-Platform
- React Support - First-class React integration
- Svelte Support - Svelte component libraries
- React Native - Mobile app support
- Electron Alternative - Lightweight desktop apps
Long Term
Ecosystem
- Plugin System - Community plugin marketplace
- Starter Templates - Project templates for common use cases
- Component Library - Official UI component library
- Admin Dashboard - Pre-built admin interface
Infrastructure
- Edge Functions - Deploy to edge networks
- Multi-Region - Automatic multi-region deployment
- Database Proxy - Connection pooling and optimization
- CDN Integration - Built-in CDN configuration
Enterprise
- Team Features - Collaboration tools
- Audit Logging - Compliance-ready logging
- SSO Integration - Enterprise authentication
- Support Plans - Commercial support options
Completed
Core Framework ✓
- Project scaffolding
- TypeScript configuration
- ESLint and Prettier setup
- Basic routing
- Model definitions
- Database migrations
- Authentication basics
Build System ✓
- Vite integration
- Component bundling
- Function bundling
- Type generation
- Library builds
Deployment ✓
- AWS CDK integration
- Lambda deployment
- CloudFront distribution
- Route 53 DNS
How to Contribute
We welcome community input on our roadmap:
- Feature Requests - Open an issue with
[Feature]prefix - Discussions - Join our Discord for roadmap discussions
- Pull Requests - Contribute directly to planned features
- Sponsorship - Support development of specific features
Versioning
Stacks follows Semantic Versioning:
- Major versions (2.0, 3.0) - Breaking changes
- Minor versions (1.1, 1.2) - New features, backwards compatible
- Patch versions (1.0.1, 1.0.2) - Bug fixes only
Release Schedule
- Patch releases - As needed for bug fixes
- Minor releases - Monthly feature releases
- Major releases - Annual major versions
Stay Updated
- GitHub - Watch the repository for updates
- Discord - Join for real-time discussions
- Twitter - Follow @stacksjs
- Blog - Read release announcements