# 🚀 **xaction: Action-Based Workflow and Automation Library**

**Company:** eXonware.com  
**Author:** Eng. Muhammad AlShehri  
**Email:** connect@exonware.com  
**Version:** 0.1.0.1

## 🎯 **What is xaction?**

xaction is a powerful Python library for action-based workflow orchestration and automation. It provides a comprehensive framework for building, executing, and managing complex workflows with support for input validation, error handling, and performance monitoring.

## ⚡ **Quick Start**

### **Installation**
```bash
pip install exonware-xwaction
```

### **Basic Usage**
```python
from exonware.xaction import *
# Or use convenience import:
# import xaction

# Your workflow orchestration code here
```

## 🎯 **Perfect For:**

- **🔄 Workflow Orchestration** - Complex workflow automation and management
- **⚡ Action Pipelines** - Building and executing action-based pipelines
- **🔍 Input Validation** - Schema-driven input validation and processing
- **📊 Performance Monitoring** - Workflow performance tracking and optimization
- **🛡️ Error Handling** - Robust error handling and recovery mechanisms

## 🚀 **Key Features**

✅ **Workflow orchestration** framework for complex automation  
✅ **Action pipeline system** for modular workflow composition  
✅ **Input schema validation** with xSchema integration  
✅ **Error handling and recovery** for robust workflows  
✅ **Performance monitoring** and optimization tools  
✅ **Integration with xSchema** for workflow validation  
✅ **Comprehensive test coverage** for reliability  

## 🚀 **Project Phases**

xAction follows a structured 5-phase development approach designed to deliver enterprise-grade functionality while maintaining rapid iteration and continuous improvement.

### **Current Phase: 🧪 Version 0 - Experimental Stage**
- **Focus:** Fast applications & usage, refactoring to perfection of software patterns and design
- **Status:** 🟢 **ACTIVE** - Foundation complete with workflow orchestration, action pipelines, and comprehensive testing

### **Development Roadmap:**
- **Version 1 (Q1 2026):** Production Ready - Enterprise deployment and hardening
- **Version 2 (Q2 2026):** Mars Standard Draft Implementation - Cross-platform interoperability
- **Version 3 (Q3 2026):** RUST Core & Facades - High-performance multi-language support
- **Version 4 (Q4 2026):** Mars Standard Implementation - Full compliance and enterprise deployment

📖 **[View Complete Project Phases Documentation](docs/PROJECT_PHASES.md)**

## 📚 **Documentation**

- **[API Documentation](docs/)** - Complete reference and examples
- **[Examples](examples/)** - Practical usage examples
- **[Tests](tests/)** - Test suites and usage patterns

## 🔧 **Development**

```bash
# Install in development mode
pip install -e .

# Run tests
python tests/runner.py

# Run specific test types
python tests/runner.py --core
python tests/runner.py --unit
python tests/runner.py --integration
```

## 🤝 **Contributing**

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests
5. Run the test suite
6. Submit a pull request

## 📄 **License**

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

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