# CLIDB Development Roadmap

This document outlines the planned features and improvements for CLIDB. Items are organized by priority and development phase.

## Phase 1: Core Enhancements (Q2 2024)

### Database Migration Support
- [ ] Basic migration command structure
- [ ] Flyway integration
- [ ] Liquibase integration
- [ ] Migration version tracking
- [ ] Rollback capabilities

### Automated Backup Scheduling
- [ ] Cron-like scheduling system
- [ ] Retention policy management
- [ ] Backup rotation strategies
- [ ] Backup verification
- [ ] Cross-server backup support

### Enhanced Security Features
- [ ] Automatic password rotation
- [ ] SSL certificate auto-renewal
- [ ] Network access rules management
- [ ] Audit logging
- [ ] Security best practices enforcement

## Phase 2: Advanced Features (Q3 2024)

### Database Replication
- [ ] Master-slave replication setup
- [ ] Automatic failover configuration
- [ ] Replication status monitoring
- [ ] Cross-datacenter replication
- [ ] Replication lag monitoring

### Performance Tuning
- [ ] Auto-configuration based on system resources
- [ ] Performance optimization suggestions
- [ ] Configuration templates for different workloads
- [ ] Performance benchmarking tools
- [ ] Resource usage optimization

### Multi-Server Management
- [ ] Multiple server support
- [ ] Central configuration management
- [ ] Cross-server operations
- [ ] Server health monitoring
- [ ] Load balancing configuration

## Phase 3: Tools & Integration (Q4 2024)

### Import/Export Tools
- [ ] CSV data import/export
- [ ] JSON data import/export
- [ ] Database cloning
- [ ] Bulk data operations
- [ ] Schema export/import

### Monitoring Enhancements
- [ ] Query performance monitoring
- [ ] Resource usage alerts
- [ ] Custom metric definitions
- [ ] Grafana integration
- [ ] Prometheus integration

### Additional Notification Channels
- [ ] Slack integration
- [ ] Email notifications
- [ ] Custom webhook support
- [ ] SMS alerts
- [ ] Notification templates

## Phase 4: Extended Support (Q1 2025)

### Database Comparison Tools
- [ ] Schema comparison
- [ ] Data comparison
- [ ] Configuration diff tools
- [ ] Migration script generation
- [ ] Automated testing support

### Extended Database Support
- [ ] CockroachDB support
- [ ] TimescaleDB support
- [ ] RethinkDB support
- [ ] Apache Cassandra support
- [ ] Custom database adapter support

### Developer Tools
- [ ] Database seeding
- [ ] Test data generation
- [ ] Development environment presets
- [ ] CI/CD integration
- [ ] Local development tools

## Phase 5: User Experience (Q2 2025)

### Documentation Improvements
- [ ] Interactive CLI help
- [ ] Man page generation
- [ ] API documentation
- [ ] Usage examples
- [ ] Troubleshooting guides

### UI Components
- [ ] Terminal-based UI
- [ ] Interactive configuration editor
- [ ] Real-time metric visualizations
- [ ] Dashboard views
- [ ] Custom theme support

### Logging Enhancements
- [ ] Structured logging
- [ ] Log rotation
- [ ] Log analysis tools
- [ ] Error aggregation
- [ ] Custom log formats

## Future Considerations

- Integration with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Machine learning for performance optimization
- Natural language query interface
- Automated database maintenance
- Extended plugin system

## Contributing

We welcome contributions! If you'd like to help implement any of these features or suggest new ones, please:

1. Check the current issues and projects
2. Discuss your proposal in the discussions section
3. Submit a pull request with your implementation

## Note

This roadmap is a living document and will be updated based on:
- Community feedback and needs
- Technical feasibility
- Resource availability
- Market demands

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