Roadmap
API & Web App Roadmap
Future plans for the Pack-Man web application and API
API & Web Application Roadmap
Planned features and improvements for the Pack-Man core platform.
Q1 2025 - Foundation & Security
🔐 Security Scanner
Status: In Development | Priority: High
- Vulnerability Detection - Check packages against CVE databases
- Security Advisories - Display GitHub security advisories
- Risk Scoring - Calculate overall security risk score
- Automated Alerts - Email notifications for critical vulnerabilities
- Remediation Suggestions - Recommend safe version upgrades
🏢 Monorepo Support
Status: Planned | Priority: High
- Workspace Detection - Auto-detect monorepo structure (npm, pnpm, yarn workspaces)
- Cross-package Analysis - Analyze dependencies across all packages
- Duplicate Detection - Find duplicate dependencies across workspace
- Version Consistency - Check for version mismatches
- Workspace Visualization - Visual map of package relationships
📊 Dependency Graph
Status: Planned | Priority: Medium
- Interactive Visualization - D3.js-based dependency tree
- Conflict Detection - Highlight version conflicts
- Circular Dependencies - Detect and warn about circular deps
- Size Analysis - Show bundle size impact
- Export Options - Export as SVG, PNG, or JSON
Q2 2025 - Performance & Integration
⚡ Performance Enhancements
Status: Planned | Priority: High
- Edge Caching - CDN-level caching with Vercel Edge
- Database Integration - PostgreSQL for persistent caching
- Batch Processing - Analyze multiple repos simultaneously
- Streaming Responses - Real-time progress updates via SSE
- Worker Threads - Parallel processing for large files
🔗 API Enhancements
Status: Planned | Priority: Medium
- REST API v2 - Improved endpoints with better structure
- GraphQL API - Flexible querying for complex use cases
- Webhook Support - CI/CD integration with webhooks
- Rate Limiting Tiers - Free, Pro, and Enterprise tiers
- API Keys - Secure authentication for programmatic access
🔌 CI/CD Integration
Status: Planned | Priority: Medium
- GitHub Actions - Pre-built action for dependency checks
- GitLab CI - Pipeline integration
- Jenkins Plugin - Jenkins integration
- CircleCI Orb - CircleCI integration
- Status Checks - PR status checks for outdated deps
Q3 2025 - Advanced Features
📦 Additional Package Managers
Status: Planned | Priority: Medium
- Go Modules - go.mod and go.sum support
- Rust Cargo - Cargo.toml and Cargo.lock support
- Ruby Gems - Gemfile and Gemfile.lock support
- PHP Composer - composer.json and composer.lock support
- Maven/Gradle - Java dependency management
🔍 Advanced Analysis
Status: Research | Priority: Low
- License Compliance - Check license compatibility
- Breaking Changes - Detect breaking changes in updates
- Deprecation Warnings - Warn about deprecated packages
- Maintenance Score - Assess package maintenance health
- Alternative Suggestions - Recommend better-maintained alternatives
🎨 Customization
Status: Planned | Priority: Low
- Custom Themes - User-defined color schemes
- Dashboard Widgets - Customizable dashboard layout
- Report Templates - Custom report formats
- Export Formats - PDF, Excel, CSV exports
- Branding Options - White-label for enterprise
Q4 2025 - Enterprise & Collaboration
🏢 Enterprise Features
Status: Research | Priority: Medium
- Self-hosted Version - Docker-based deployment
- SSO Integration - SAML, OAuth, LDAP support
- Team Management - User roles and permissions
- Audit Logs - Complete activity tracking
- SLA Guarantees - Uptime and support commitments
👥 Collaboration
Status: Research | Priority: Low
- Team Workspaces - Shared analysis and reports
- Comments & Annotations - Collaborate on dependency decisions
- Approval Workflows - Require approval for updates
- Notifications - Team-wide alerts and updates
- Activity Feed - Track team actions
📈 Analytics & Insights
Status: Research | Priority: Low
- Historical Tracking - Track dependency changes over time
- Trend Analysis - Identify patterns in updates
- Cost Analysis - Estimate maintenance costs
- Health Metrics - Overall project health score
- Comparison Reports - Compare projects side-by-side
Community Requests
Most Voted Features
- Docker Support (127 votes) - Analyze Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml
- Private Registry Support (98 votes) - Support for private npm/pip registries
- Automated Updates (87 votes) - Auto-create PRs for dependency updates
- Slack Integration (64 votes) - Send alerts to Slack channels
- Custom Rules (52 votes) - Define custom update policies
Vote on features in our GitHub Discussions!
Technical Debt & Improvements
Code Quality
- Increase test coverage to 90%+
- Implement E2E testing with Playwright
- Add performance benchmarks
- Improve error handling consistency
Documentation
- Interactive API playground
- Video tutorials
- Architecture deep-dives
- Migration guides
Infrastructure
- Multi-region deployment
- Automated backups
- Disaster recovery plan
- Load testing and optimization
How to Influence the Roadmap
- Vote on Features - Upvote in GitHub Discussions
- Submit Ideas - Create new feature requests
- Contribute Code - Implement features yourself
- Sponsor Development - Support via Buy Me a Coffee
- Join Beta Testing - Test new features early