apx-toolkit/FEATURE-ROADMAP.md

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# 🗺️ Feature Roadmap - Developer Experience

**Prioritized roadmap for enhancing developer experience**

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## 🎯 Phase 1: Quick Wins (This Week)

### 1. Progress Streaming ⭐⭐⭐
**Status:** Not Started | **Effort:** Low | **Impact:** High

**Implementation:**
- Add WebSocket/SSE support for live updates
- Stream discovery progress
- Show current API being processed
- Estimated time remaining

**Code Location:** `src/core-runner.ts`, `src/main.ts`

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### 2. GitHub Actions Templates ⭐⭐⭐
**Status:** Not Started | **Effort:** Low | **Impact:** High

**Implementation:**
- Generate `.github/workflows/apx-discovery.yml`
- Auto-discovery on schedule
- Auto-update SDKs
- PR generation

**Code Location:** New file `src/utils/github-actions-generator.ts`

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### 3. Git Integration ⭐⭐
**Status:** Not Started | **Effort:** Low | **Impact:** Medium

**Implementation:**
- Auto-commit generated code
- Create branches for updates
- Generate changelog
- Version tagging

**Code Location:** New file `src/utils/git-integration.ts`

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## 🎯 Phase 2: Strategic Features (This Month)

### 4. VS Code Extension ⭐⭐⭐
**Status:** Not Started | **Effort:** Medium | **Impact:** High

**Implementation:**
- Create `vscode-extension/` directory
- Right-click → "Discover API with APX"
- IntelliSense integration
- Live API explorer panel

**Code Location:** New directory `vscode-extension/`

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### 5. Interactive API Explorer ⭐⭐⭐
**Status:** Not Started | **Effort:** Medium | **Impact:** High

**Implementation:**
- Web UI for API exploration
- Test endpoints interactively
- View request/response
- Generate code on-the-fly

**Code Location:** New directory `web-ui/`

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### 6. Security Audit Reports ⭐⭐
**Status:** Not Started | **Effort:** Medium | **Impact:** High

**Implementation:**
- Security scanning
- Vulnerability detection
- Best practices check
- Generate security report

**Code Location:** New file `src/utils/security-audit.ts`

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## 🎯 Phase 3: Enhanced Features (Next Month)

### 7. Change Detection ⭐⭐
**Status:** Not Started | **Effort:** Medium | **Impact:** High

**Implementation:**
- Compare API versions
- Detect breaking changes
- Generate changelog
- Alert notifications

**Code Location:** New file `src/utils/change-detector.ts`

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### 8. OpenTelemetry Integration ⭐⭐
**Status:** Not Started | **Effort:** Medium | **Impact:** Medium

**Implementation:**
- Generate OpenTelemetry code
- Tracing setup
- Metrics collection
- Dashboard configs

**Code Location:** New file `src/utils/observability-generator.ts`

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### 9. Enhanced Documentation ⭐⭐
**Status:** Not Started | **Effort:** Low | **Impact:** Medium

**Implementation:**
- Markdown docs generator
- JSDoc/TSDoc comments
- Interactive API docs
- Changelog generator

**Code Location:** New file `src/utils/docs-generator.ts`

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## 📋 Implementation Checklist

### Phase 1 (This Week)
- [ ] Progress streaming
- [ ] GitHub Actions templates
- [ ] Git integration
- [ ] Pre-commit hooks
- [ ] Enhanced error messages

### Phase 2 (This Month)
- [ ] VS Code extension (MVP)
- [ ] Interactive API explorer (MVP)
- [ ] Security audit reports
- [ ] Change detection
- [ ] Logging templates

### Phase 3 (Next Month)
- [ ] OpenTelemetry integration
- [ ] Enhanced documentation
- [ ] Performance benchmarks
- [ ] Load testing templates
- [ ] Kubernetes manifests

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## 🎯 Success Metrics

**Track These:**
- Developer satisfaction
- Feature usage
- Time saved
- Error reduction
- Adoption rate

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## 💡 Quick Implementation Ideas

### This Week:
1. **Progress Streaming** - Add WebSocket support
2. **GitHub Actions** - Generate workflow files
3. **Git Integration** - Auto-commit feature

### This Month:
1. **VS Code Extension** - Basic MVP
2. **Interactive Explorer** - Web UI
3. **Security Reports** - Basic scanning

**Focus on features that provide immediate value!** 🚀