# v0.14.0 Interactive TUI - Week 3 Plan

**Phase 5: Interactive TUI Development**
**Release Target**: 2025-12-27 (3 weeks)
**Current Status**: Planning Phase
**Week**: 3 of 3 (Polish & Release)

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## 📋 Week 3 Overview

**Goal**: Final polish, performance optimization, accessibility, and release preparation

**Duration**: December 23-27, 2025 (5 days - Holiday week)

**Focus Areas**:
1. Animations and visual polish
2. Accessibility improvements
3. Performance optimization
4. Error handling refinement
5. Release preparation and documentation

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## 🎯 Week 3 Objectives

### Primary Goals
- ✅ Add smooth animations and transitions
- ✅ Implement full accessibility support
- ✅ Optimize performance (sub-100ms response)
- ✅ Refine error handling and recovery
- ✅ Complete release documentation
- ✅ Achieve 95%+ test coverage

### Success Criteria
- <100ms UI response time (p95)
- WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility compliance
- <50MB memory footprint
- Zero critical bugs
- Complete user documentation
- Ready for v0.14.0 release

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## 📅 Day-by-Day Breakdown

### Day 1 (Dec 23): Animations & Visual Polish

**Morning Session (4h)**
1. **Transition Animations** (2h)
   - Add fade-in/out for panels
   - Smooth panel resize transitions
   - Animate modal open/close
   - Add loading spinner animations
   - Implement progress bar animations

2. **Micro-interactions** (2h)
   - Button hover effects
   - Focus ring animations
   - Success/error notification animations
   - Add haptic feedback (bell sound)
   - Implement skeleton loaders

**Afternoon Session (4h)**
3. **Visual Consistency** (2h)
   - Unify spacing across all screens
   - Standardize color usage
   - Align all text elements
   - Polish borders and dividers
   - Refine typography

4. **Dark/Light Theme Refinement** (1.5h)
   - Adjust contrast ratios
   - Test in different terminals
   - Add high-contrast mode
   - Support custom themes
   - Add theme preview

5. **Testing** (0.5h)
   - Visual regression tests
   - Animation performance tests
   - Theme switching tests

**Expected Deliverables**:
- ✅ `clauxton/tui/animations.py` (120+ lines)
- ✅ Polished visual design across all screens
- ✅ `tests/tui/test_animations.py` (10 tests)

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### Day 2 (Dec 24): Accessibility & Usability

**Morning Session (4h)**
1. **Screen Reader Support** (2h)
   - Add ARIA labels to all widgets
   - Implement screen reader announcements
   - Add alt text for icons
   - Support navigation descriptions
   - Test with Orca/NVDA

2. **Keyboard Accessibility** (2h)
   - Ensure full keyboard navigation
   - Add skip-to-content shortcuts
   - Implement focus trap for modals
   - Add keyboard hints overlay
   - Test Tab order

**Afternoon Session (4h)**
3. **Visual Accessibility** (2h)
   - Ensure 4.5:1 contrast ratio
   - Support font size scaling
   - Add colorblind-friendly indicators
   - Test with reduced motion
   - Add focus indicators

4. **Usability Improvements** (1.5h)
   - Add tooltips for all actions
   - Implement contextual help
   - Add onboarding tutorial (first launch)
   - Improve error messages clarity
   - Add "What's New" modal

5. **Testing** (0.5h)
   - Accessibility audit
   - Usability testing with real users
   - Test with assistive technologies

**Expected Deliverables**:
- ✅ `clauxton/tui/accessibility.py` (100+ lines)
- ✅ WCAG 2.1 AA compliance
- ✅ `docs/guides/TUI_ACCESSIBILITY.md` (150+ lines)

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### Day 3 (Dec 25): Performance Optimization

**Christmas Day - Light workload**

**Morning Session (2h)**
1. **Performance Profiling** (2h)
   - Profile all screens with py-spy
   - Identify bottlenecks
   - Measure memory usage
   - Track render times
   - Analyze cache effectiveness

**Afternoon Session (2h)**
2. **Quick Wins** (2h)
   - Optimize widget rendering
   - Add lazy loading for lists
   - Implement virtual scrolling
   - Cache expensive computations
   - Reduce redundant API calls

**Expected Deliverables**:
- ✅ Performance profile report
- ✅ Initial optimization patches

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### Day 4 (Dec 26): Deep Performance & Error Handling

**Morning Session (4h)**
1. **Deep Performance Optimization** (3h)
   - Optimize database queries
   - Implement request batching
   - Add background prefetching
   - Optimize vector search
   - Reduce memory allocations

2. **Memory Management** (1h)
   - Fix memory leaks
   - Implement cache eviction
   - Add memory usage monitoring
   - Optimize data structures
   - Test long-running sessions

**Afternoon Session (4h)**
3. **Error Handling Refinement** (2h)
   - Add global error boundary
   - Implement auto-retry logic
   - Add crash recovery
   - Improve error logging
   - Add error analytics

4. **Graceful Degradation** (1.5h)
   - Handle missing dependencies
   - Fallback for unsupported terminals
   - Offline mode for no-git projects
   - Reduce features if slow performance
   - Add "Safe Mode" startup

5. **Testing** (0.5h)
   - Performance benchmarks
   - Error scenario tests
   - Recovery tests

**Expected Deliverables**:
- ✅ <100ms response time (p95)
- ✅ <50MB memory footprint
- ✅ Robust error handling
- ✅ Performance test suite

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### Day 5 (Dec 27): Release Preparation

**Final Day - Release!**

**Morning Session (4h)**
1. **Final Testing** (2h)
   - Run full test suite
   - Manual end-to-end testing
   - Test on Linux/macOS/WSL
   - Test with real projects
   - Performance validation

2. **Documentation Review** (2h)
   - Review all documentation
   - Update screenshots
   - Verify all links work
   - Check code examples
   - Update CHANGELOG

**Afternoon Session (4h)**
3. **Release Assets** (2h)
   - Create release notes
   - Record demo video
   - Prepare announcement post
   - Update README with TUI section
   - Create migration guide (v0.13.0→v0.14.0)

4. **Release Process** (2h)
   - Update version to 0.14.0
   - Create git tag
   - Build and test package
   - Upload to PyPI
   - Create GitHub release
   - Announce on social media

**Expected Deliverables**:
- ✅ v0.14.0 released on PyPI
- ✅ GitHub release with assets
- ✅ Demo video published
- ✅ Documentation complete
- ✅ Announcement posted

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## 🎨 Animation Specifications

### Transition Durations
- **Fast**: 150ms (button hover, focus)
- **Normal**: 300ms (panel open, modal)
- **Slow**: 500ms (screen transitions)

### Easing Functions
- **Ease-out**: Default (natural deceleration)
- **Ease-in-out**: Smooth start and end
- **Spring**: Bouncy, playful

### Animation Library
```python
from textual.animation import Animation

# Fade animation
fade_in = Animation(opacity=0→1, duration=0.3)
fade_out = Animation(opacity=1→0, duration=0.3)

# Slide animation
slide_down = Animation(offset_y=-100→0, duration=0.3)
slide_up = Animation(offset_y=0→-100, duration=0.3)
```

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## ♿ Accessibility Checklist

### WCAG 2.1 AA Requirements
- ✅ **1.1** Text alternatives for all icons
- ✅ **1.3** Info/structure available to all
- ✅ **1.4** Minimum 4.5:1 contrast ratio
- ✅ **2.1** All functionality via keyboard
- ✅ **2.4** Multiple navigation methods
- ✅ **3.1** Readable and understandable
- ✅ **3.2** Predictable behavior
- ✅ **3.3** Error identification & recovery
- ✅ **4.1** Compatible with assistive tech

### Additional Accessibility Features
- Screen reader announcements
- Keyboard navigation hints
- Focus visible at all times
- Skip navigation links
- Semantic HTML-like structure
- Reduced motion support
- High contrast themes
- Font size scaling

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## ⚡ Performance Targets

### Response Times (95th percentile)
- UI interactions: <100ms
- Search results: <2s
- AI suggestions: <3s
- Panel rendering: <50ms
- Modal open: <150ms

### Resource Usage
- Memory: <50MB base, <200MB with large projects
- CPU: <5% idle, <50% during AI operations
- Startup time: <1s

### Optimization Techniques
1. **Lazy Loading**: Load data on-demand
2. **Virtual Scrolling**: Render visible items only
3. **Caching**: Cache expensive operations
4. **Debouncing**: Reduce redundant updates
5. **Background Workers**: Async processing
6. **Request Batching**: Combine multiple requests
7. **Memory Pooling**: Reuse objects

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## 🐛 Error Handling Strategy

### Error Categories
1. **User Errors**: Invalid input, missing files
   - Show helpful message
   - Suggest corrections
   - Allow retry

2. **System Errors**: File permissions, disk space
   - Show error details
   - Suggest solutions
   - Graceful fallback

3. **Network Errors**: No connection, timeout
   - Show connection status
   - Enable offline mode
   - Auto-retry with backoff

4. **Internal Errors**: Bugs, unexpected state
   - Log to file
   - Show crash report dialog
   - Offer "Report Bug" action
   - Safe mode restart option

### Recovery Mechanisms
- Auto-save state before operations
- Undo/redo for all actions
- Checkpoint system
- Safe mode startup
- Automatic crash reporting

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## 📚 Documentation Deliverables

### User Documentation
1. **TUI User Guide** (`docs/guides/TUI_USER_GUIDE.md`)
   - Getting started
   - Keyboard shortcuts reference
   - AI features guide
   - Customization options
   - Troubleshooting

2. **Accessibility Guide** (`docs/guides/TUI_ACCESSIBILITY.md`)
   - Screen reader setup
   - Keyboard-only navigation
   - Customization for accessibility
   - Supported assistive technologies

3. **Video Tutorials**
   - 5-minute quick start
   - AI features deep dive
   - Advanced workflows
   - Tips and tricks

### Developer Documentation
1. **Architecture Guide** (`docs/architecture/TUI_ARCHITECTURE.md`)
   - Component structure
   - Data flow
   - Widget system
   - Extension points

2. **Contributing Guide** (`docs/CONTRIBUTING_TUI.md`)
   - Setting up dev environment
   - Creating new widgets
   - Writing tests
   - Style guidelines

3. **API Reference**
   - Auto-generated from docstrings
   - Usage examples
   - Integration guide

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## 🚀 Release Checklist

### Pre-Release
- [ ] All tests passing (95%+ coverage)
- [ ] Performance targets met
- [ ] Accessibility audit passed
- [ ] Documentation complete
- [ ] Demo video recorded
- [ ] Migration guide written
- [ ] CHANGELOG updated

### Release
- [ ] Version bumped to 0.14.0
- [ ] Git tag created (v0.14.0)
- [ ] Package built and tested
- [ ] PyPI upload successful
- [ ] GitHub release created
- [ ] Release notes published

### Post-Release
- [ ] Announcement on GitHub Discussions
- [ ] Social media posts
- [ ] Reddit r/Python post
- [ ] Hacker News submission
- [ ] Email newsletter (if any)
- [ ] Update project website

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## 📊 Quality Metrics

### Code Quality
- ✅ 95%+ test coverage
- ✅ 0 critical bugs
- ✅ <5 known minor issues
- ✅ All code reviewed

### Performance
- ✅ All targets met (see above)
- ✅ No memory leaks
- ✅ Smooth 60 FPS animations
- ✅ Fast startup

### User Experience
- ✅ Intuitive navigation
- ✅ Clear visual hierarchy
- ✅ Helpful error messages
- ✅ Accessible to all users

### Documentation
- ✅ Comprehensive user guide
- ✅ Video tutorials
- ✅ Developer documentation
- ✅ Migration guide

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## 🎯 Success Criteria

### Must Have (Blocker)
- ✅ All core features working
- ✅ 95%+ test coverage
- ✅ Zero critical bugs
- ✅ Documentation complete
- ✅ PyPI release successful

### Should Have (Important)
- ✅ Performance targets met
- ✅ Accessibility compliance
- ✅ Smooth animations
- ✅ Demo video published

### Nice to Have (Optional)
- ⭕ User testimonials
- ⭕ Third-party reviews
- ⭕ Featured on Product Hunt
- ⭕ 100+ GitHub stars

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## 🎬 Demo Video Script

### Introduction (30s)
- "Meet Clauxton v0.14.0"
- Show TUI launch (`clauxton tui`)
- Quick overview of 3-panel layout

### Core Features (2min)
- Knowledge Base browsing
- Semantic search with rankings
- AI task suggestions
- Real-time updates

### AI Features (2min)
- Code review workflow
- KB generation from commits
- AI chat interface
- Context awareness demo

### Closing (30s)
- Installation instructions
- Links to documentation
- Call to action (star on GitHub)

**Total Duration**: 5 minutes

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## 📋 Week 3 Deliverables Checklist

### Code
- [ ] Animations implemented
- [ ] Accessibility features complete
- [ ] Performance optimized
- [ ] Error handling refined

### Tests
- [ ] 95%+ coverage achieved
- [ ] Performance benchmarks passing
- [ ] Accessibility tests passing
- [ ] End-to-end tests complete

### Documentation
- [ ] User guide complete
- [ ] Accessibility guide published
- [ ] API reference generated
- [ ] Migration guide written
- [ ] Video demo recorded

### Release
- [ ] v0.14.0 on PyPI
- [ ] GitHub release published
- [ ] Announcement posted
- [ ] Social media coverage

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## 🎉 Post-Release Plans

### Week 1 Post-Release
- Monitor issue reports
- Collect user feedback
- Fix critical bugs (if any)
- Plan hotfix release (if needed)

### Month 1 Post-Release
- Analyze usage metrics
- Identify improvement areas
- Plan v0.14.1 (bugfix release)
- Start v0.15.0 planning

### Community Engagement
- Respond to GitHub issues
- Help users on Discussions
- Accept community PRs
- Showcase user projects

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## 🔮 Looking Ahead: v0.15.0 Preview

**Next Phase**: Web Dashboard
- Browser-based interface
- Team collaboration features
- Advanced analytics
- Knowledge graph visualization

**Target Release**: January 24, 2026 (4 weeks)

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**Last Updated**: 2025-10-27
**Status**: Ready to Start ✅
**Next Review**: End of Day 1

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## 🙏 Acknowledgments

Special thanks to:
- Textual team for excellent TUI framework
- Rich library for beautiful terminal formatting
- All contributors and early testers
- Claude Code for seamless integration

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**v0.14.0 - Making AI-powered context management beautiful** ✨
