# Graphite Roadmap

This roadmap outlines planned features and improvements for Graphite, based on open issues and community feedback. 

> **Note:** Features marked with 🚧 are planned but not yet implemented. Features marked with ✅ are partially implemented. 

If you spot a missing feature or bug, please open an issue!

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## Short-Term Goals

### 🚀 Short-Term Goals
- 🛠️ Improve error handling and edge-case coverage in ScriptController and core modules (🚧)
- 🖼️ Refactor rendering engine for better CWindow integration (✅)
- 🧪 Enhance sandbox mode for safer script editing (✅)
- 📚 Add more example scripts and documentation (✅)
- 📦 Streamline package management and verification (🚧)
- 🧩 Add templates initialization for new projects (🚧)
- 🧑‍💻 Expand architecture documentation (✅)

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## Mid-Term Goals

### ⏳ Mid-Term Goals
- 🪟 Full migration to CWindow for rendering (remove custom wrappers) (🚧)
- 📝 In-window script editor for live editing (🚧)
- 📋 Integrated logging panel for app and scripts (🚧)
- 🧑‍🔬 Physics-style update model for advanced simulations (🚧)
- ➕ Expand math library with more geometric and algebraic types (🚧)
- 🧪 Add automated tests and CI/CD workflows (🚧)
- 🏗️ Optimization and performance improvements (🚧)

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## Long-Term Goals

### 🌟 Long-Term Goals
- 🖥️ Cross-platform support (Windows, macOS) (🚧)
- 🌐 Community-driven package repository and installer (🚧)
- 🖌️ Advanced UI features (ImGui docking, customizable layouts) (🚧)
- ⚡ Performance optimizations for large-scale visualizations (🚧)
- 🤝 More interactive and collaborative features (🚧)
- 🧑‍🎨 3D support for visualization and scripting (🚧)
- 📦 Binary build/distribution for easier installation (🚧)

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## How to Contribute

## 🤲 How to Contribute
- 💡 Suggest features or report bugs via GitHub Issues
- 🗣️ Join discussions for feedback and ideas
- 📄 See `CONTRIBUTING.md` for guidelines

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### 📝 Missing Features & Notes

- 🚧 **UI improvements**: Requested, not yet implemented
- 🚧 **Error codes and robust error handling**: Planned, partial coverage
- 🚧 **Cross-platform support**: Not implemented
- 🚧 **Package manager**: Referenced, not implemented
- 🚧 **3D support**: Mentioned, not present
- 🚧 **Binary build/distribution**: Not implemented
- 🚧 **Templates initialization**: Not implemented
- 🚧 **More examples**: Only basic examples present
- 🚧 **Optimization**: Not implemented
- 🚧 **Automated tests/CI**: Not implemented
- 🚧 **Architecture docs**: Needs expansion

If you want to help with any of these, please open an issue or join the discussion!

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This roadmap is updated as new issues and ideas are added. Stay tuned for progress and releases!