native-update/docs/REMAINING_FEATURES.md

Foundation package for building a comprehensive update system for Capacitor apps. Provides architecture and interfaces but requires backend implementation.

# Remaining Features for Production Readiness

This document tracks all remaining work needed to make this package fully production-ready.

## ✅ Recently Completed

### Testing & Tools
- [x] Basic test structure with Vitest
- [x] Bundle creation utility (`tools/bundle-creator.js`)
- [x] Bundle signing tool (`tools/bundle-signer.js`)
- [x] Minimal backend server template

## 🔴 Critical Missing Components

### 1. Backend Infrastructure
- [ ] Production-grade update server
- [ ] Database integration (PostgreSQL/MongoDB)
- [ ] CDN integration for bundle distribution
- [ ] API authentication and rate limiting
- [ ] Admin dashboard for managing updates
- [ ] Monitoring and analytics

### 2. Native Platform Implementation
- [ ] Complete iOS implementation verification
- [ ] Complete Android implementation verification
- [ ] Platform-specific error handling
- [ ] Background update services
- [ ] Native UI components for updates
- [ ] App store integration testing

### 3. Testing Suite
- [ ] Complete unit tests for TypeScript code
- [ ] Unit tests for iOS native code
- [ ] Unit tests for Android native code
- [ ] Integration tests across platforms
- [ ] E2E testing scenarios
- [ ] Security vulnerability testing
- [ ] Performance benchmarking

### 4. Security Implementation
- [ ] Client-side signature verification
- [ ] Certificate pinning
- [ ] Encryption for sensitive data
- [ ] Secure key storage on device
- [ ] Anti-tampering measures

### 5. Developer Tools
- [ ] Complete CLI package
- [ ] Version management system
- [ ] Migration scripts
- [ ] Debug utilities
- [ ] Production deployment tools

## 🟡 Enhancement Features

### 1. Advanced Update Features
- [ ] Delta updates implementation
- [ ] Partial bundle updates
- [ ] Update rollback mechanism
- [ ] A/B testing support
- [ ] Staged rollouts
- [ ] Update scheduling

### 2. Monitoring & Analytics
- [ ] Update success tracking
- [ ] Error reporting system
- [ ] Performance metrics
- [ ] User adoption tracking
- [ ] Crash reporting integration
- [ ] Update analytics dashboard

### 3. Developer Experience
- [ ] Comprehensive error messages
- [ ] Better TypeScript types
- [ ] Framework-specific adapters
- [ ] Plugin hooks system
- [ ] Event system improvements
- [ ] Debug mode enhancements

## 🟢 Documentation & Examples

### 1. Missing Documentation
- [ ] Complete API reference
- [ ] Platform-specific guides
- [ ] Troubleshooting guide
- [ ] Performance optimization guide
- [ ] Security implementation guide
- [ ] Migration from v1 guide

### 2. Example Implementations
- [ ] React example app
- [ ] Vue example app
- [ ] Angular example app
- [ ] Backend server examples (Node, Python, Java)
- [ ] CI/CD integration examples
- [ ] Production deployment guide

### 3. Video Tutorials
- [ ] Getting started video
- [ ] Backend setup tutorial
- [ ] Security implementation
- [ ] Production deployment
- [ ] Troubleshooting common issues

## 📊 Implementation Priority

### Phase 1: Core Functionality (2-3 months)
1. Complete native implementations
2. Basic backend server
3. Essential testing
4. Security basics

### Phase 2: Production Features (1-2 months)
1. Advanced update features
2. Monitoring system
3. Developer tools
4. Performance optimization

### Phase 3: Polish & Scale (1-2 months)
1. Complete documentation
2. Example apps
3. Enterprise features
4. Community tools

## 🎯 Next Steps

1. **Verify Native Code**: Test iOS and Android implementations
2. **Build Minimal Backend**: Create basic update server
3. **Add Core Tests**: Unit tests for critical paths
4. **Implement Security**: Basic signing and verification
5. **Create CLI Tools**: Bundle creation and management

## 📝 Notes

- Each item should be completed with tests
- Documentation should be updated as features are added
- Security should be considered in every component
- Performance impact should be measured
- Backward compatibility must be maintained