🗺️ Product Roadmap

Last Updated: October 25, 2025 Current Version: v5.0.2 Status: Active Development

📊 Executive Summary

This roadmap outlines the strategic direction and planned improvements for @mcabreradev/filter from v5.0.2 onwards. The focus is on enhancing developer experience, performance, ecosystem integration, and community adoption.

Key Goals:

🚀 Improve performance and bundle efficiency
🎯 Expand operator capabilities (MongoDB parity)
🔌 Enable extensibility through plugin system
📚 Enhance documentation and onboarding
🌍 Build framework integrations and ecosystem
🛡️ Strengthen security and quality automation

🎯 Vision & Strategy

Short-term (Q1 2025)

Focus on critical infrastructure and developer experience improvements that will increase adoption and reduce friction.

Mid-term (Q2-Q3 2025)

Expand feature set with logical operators, plugin system, and framework integrations to compete with established libraries.

Long-term (Q4 2025+)

Build a thriving ecosystem with community contributions, extensions, and enterprise-grade tooling.

📅 Release Timeline

v5.1.0 - Infrastructure & DX (Target: Q1 2025)

Theme: Foundation & Automation

v5.2.0 - Advanced Features (Target: Q2 2025)

Theme: Power & Flexibility

v5.3.0 - Ecosystem & Integrations (Target: Q3 2025)

Theme: Community & Extensions

v6.0.0 - Major Evolution (Target: Q4 2025)

Theme: Enterprise-Ready

🚀 v5.1.0 - Infrastructure & DX

Status: 🔴 Not Started Target Release: Q1 2025 Focus: Critical infrastructure and developer experience

🔴 Critical Priority

1. CI/CD Pipeline

Epic: Automated Testing & Deployment Effort: 2-3 days Impact: 🔥 Critical

Deliverables:

[ ] GitHub Actions workflow for CI
- Multi-version Node.js testing (20.x, 22.x)
- Automated linting and type checking
- Test coverage reporting
- Build verification
[ ] Automated NPM publishing workflow
- Tag-based releases
- Automated changelog generation
- GitHub release creation
[ ] Code coverage integration (Codecov)
[ ] Status badges for README

Files to Create:

.github/
  workflows/
    ci.yml
    release.yml
    security.yml

Success Metrics:

✅ 100% of PRs run automated tests
✅ Zero manual steps for releases
✅ Coverage visible on all PRs

2. Performance Benchmarking Suite

Epic: Performance Measurement & Optimization Effort: 3-4 days Impact: 🔥 High

Deliverables:

[ ] Vitest benchmark configuration
[ ] Comprehensive benchmark suite
- String matching benchmarks
- Operator vs predicate comparisons
- Caching impact measurements
- Wildcard pattern performance
- Large dataset handling (100, 1K, 10K, 100K items)
[ ] Benchmark CI integration
[ ] Performance regression detection
[ ] Benchmark results in documentation

Files to Create:

benchmarks/
  filter.bench.ts
  operators.bench.ts
  cache.bench.ts
  wildcards.bench.ts
  README.md

Success Metrics:

✅ Baseline performance documented
✅ Automated regression detection
✅ Performance claims backed by data

3. Bundle Size Analysis & Optimization

Epic: Tree-Shaking & Bundle Efficiency Effort: 2 days Impact: 🔥 High

Deliverables:

[ ] Configure size-limit for bundle analysis
[ ] Add sideEffects: false to package.json
[ ] Implement modular exports for tree-shaking
[ ] Bundle size badges in README
[ ] Document bundle impact per feature
[ ] Optimize imports and exports

Files to Update:

package.json (exports, sideEffects)
.size-limit.js (new)
README.md (badges)

Success Metrics:

✅ Full library < 10 KB minified+gzipped
✅ Core-only < 3 KB
✅ Tree-shaking verified

🟡 High Priority

4. Enhanced Error Handling

Epic: Better Error Messages & Debugging Effort: 2 days Impact: 🔥 Medium-High

Deliverables:

[ ] Custom error classes
- InvalidExpressionError
- InvalidOptionsError
- InvalidArrayError
- MaxDepthExceededError
[ ] Error context and metadata
[ ] Error documentation
[ ] Error recovery examples

Files to Create:

src/
  errors/
    filter-errors.ts
    index.ts
docs/
  ERROR_HANDLING.md

Success Metrics:

✅ All errors have unique codes
✅ Error messages include actionable context
✅ Documented error handling patterns

5. TypeScript Type Tests

Epic: Type Safety Verification Effort: 1-2 days Impact: 🔥 Medium

Deliverables:

[ ] Install and configure tsd
[ ] Type tests for all public APIs
[ ] Type tests for edge cases
[ ] Type tests in CI pipeline

Files to Create:

src/
  __type-tests__/
    filter.test-d.ts
    operators.test-d.ts
    validation.test-d.ts

Success Metrics:

✅ 100% API coverage in type tests
✅ Type regressions caught in CI

🟢 Nice to Have

6. Quick Wins (< 1 hour each)

Epic: Low-Effort, High-Value Improvements Effort: 4-6 hours total Impact: 🔥 Low-Medium

Deliverables:

[ ] Add .npmignore to reduce package size
[ ] Create CHANGELOG.md with standard format
[ ] Update SECURITY.md with security policy
[ ] Add comprehensive badges to README
- Coverage badge
- Bundle size badge
- npm version badge
- Downloads badge
- License badge
[ ] Add engines.npm to package.json
[ ] Expand keywords in package.json
[ ] Create .editorconfig for consistency
[ ] Add CODEOWNERS file
[ ] Configure dependabot.yml for auto-updates
[ ] Add funding.yml if applicable

Files to Create/Update:

.npmignore
CHANGELOG.md
.editorconfig
.github/
  CODEOWNERS
  dependabot.yml
  FUNDING.yml

🎨 v5.2.0 - Advanced Features

Status: 🟡 Planned Target Release: Q2 2025 Focus: Feature expansion and flexibility

🔴 Critical Priority

7. Logical Operators ($and, $or, $not)

Epic: MongoDB Query Parity Effort: 4-5 days Impact: 🔥 Critical

Deliverables:

[ ] Implement logical operators
- $and - All conditions must match
- $or - At least one condition matches
- $not - Negation of condition
[ ] Support nested logical operators
[ ] Type-safe logical operator definitions
[ ] Comprehensive tests (50+ test cases)
[ ] Documentation and examples
[ ] Performance benchmarks vs predicates

Files to Create/Update:

src/
  types/
    operators.types.ts (update)
  operators/
    logical.operators.ts (new)
    logical.operators.test.ts (new)
docs/
  LOGICAL_OPERATORS.md (new)

Example Usage:

typescript

// Complex queries without predicates
filter(products, {
  $and: [
    { price: { $gte: 100, $lte: 500 } },
    {
      $or: [
        { category: 'Electronics' },
        { rating: { $gte: 4.5 } }
      ]
    }
  ]
});

filter(users, {
  $not: { status: 'archived' }
});

Success Metrics:

✅ Full MongoDB logical operator parity
✅ Nested operators work correctly
✅ Performance comparable to predicates

8. Plugin System

Epic: Extensibility & Custom Operators Effort: 5-6 days Impact: 🔥 High

Deliverables:

[ ] Plugin architecture design
[ ] Plugin registration API
[ ] Custom operator support
[ ] Plugin lifecycle hooks
[ ] Plugin documentation
[ ] Example plugins
- Regex operators plugin
- Date utilities plugin
- Fuzzy matching plugin

Files to Create:

src/
  plugins/
    plugin-system.ts
    plugin-manager.ts
    types.ts
    index.ts
examples/
  plugins/
    regex-plugin.ts
    date-plugin.ts
    fuzzy-plugin.ts
docs/
  PLUGIN_DEVELOPMENT.md

Example Usage:

typescript

import { pluginManager } from '@mcabreradev/filter';
import { regexPlugin } from '@mcabreradev/filter-plugin-regex';

pluginManager.register(regexPlugin);

filter(users, {
  email: { $regex: '^[a-z]+@example\\.com$' }
});

Success Metrics:

✅ Plugin API stable and documented
✅ 3+ example plugins created
✅ Community can create plugins

🟡 High Priority

9. Interactive Playground

Epic: Try Before You Buy Effort: 3-4 days Impact: 🔥 Medium-High

Deliverables:

[ ] Web-based playground
- Live code editor
- Data input (JSON)
- Expression builder
- Options configurator
- Real-time results
- Example library
[ ] CodeSandbox template
[ ] StackBlitz template
[ ] Embedded playground in docs

Files to Create:

playground/
  index.html
  app.ts
  styles.css
  examples.ts
templates/
  codesandbox/
  stackblitz/

Success Metrics:

✅ Users can try library without installing
✅ Examples demonstrate all features
✅ Shareable playground links

10. Advanced Performance Optimizations

Epic: Speed & Efficiency Effort: 3-4 days Impact: 🔥 Medium

Deliverables:

[ ] LRU cache for predicates
[ ] Memoization strategy
[ ] Lazy evaluation for large datasets
[ ] Early exit optimizations
[ ] Memory profiling
[ ] Performance documentation

Files to Create/Update:

src/
  utils/
    memoization.ts (new)
    lru-cache.ts (new)
  core/
    filter-lazy.ts (new)
docs/
  PERFORMANCE.md (update)

Success Metrics:

✅ 20%+ performance improvement on large datasets
✅ Reduced memory footprint
✅ Lazy evaluation available

🟢 Nice to Have

11. Property-Based Testing

Epic: Comprehensive Test Coverage Effort: 2-3 days Impact: 🔥 Low-Medium

Deliverables:

[ ] Configure fast-check
[ ] Property-based tests for core functions
[ ] Fuzzing tests for edge cases
[ ] Integration with CI

Files to Create:

src/
  core/
    filter.property.test.ts
  operators/
    operators.property.test.ts

Success Metrics:

✅ 1000+ random test cases pass
✅ Edge cases discovered and fixed

12. Mutation Testing

Epic: Test Quality Verification Effort: 2 days Impact: 🔥 Low

Deliverables:

[ ] Configure Stryker
[ ] Run mutation tests
[ ] Improve test quality based on results
[ ] Document mutation score

Files to Create:

stryker.config.js
docs/
  TESTING.md (update)

Success Metrics:

✅ Mutation score > 80%
✅ Test quality validated

🌍 v5.3.0 - Ecosystem & Integrations

Status: ✅ Completed Release Date: October 25, 2025 Focus: Community and framework integrations

🔴 Critical Priority

13. Framework Integrations ✅

Epic: React, Vue, Svelte Hooks Effort: 5-6 days Impact: 🔥 High Status: ✅ Completed

Deliverables:

✅ React integration
- useFilter hook
- useFilteredState hook
- useDebouncedFilter hook
- usePaginatedFilter hook
- FilterProvider component
- TypeScript support
- Comprehensive tests
- Examples and docs
✅ Vue integration
- Composition API support
- useFilter composable
- useFilteredState composable
- useDebouncedFilter composable
- usePaginatedFilter composable
- TypeScript support
- Comprehensive tests
- Examples and docs
✅ Svelte integration
- Store-based filtering
- useFilter store
- useFilteredState store
- useDebouncedFilter store
- usePaginatedFilter store
- TypeScript support
- Comprehensive tests
- Examples and docs
✅ Framework comparison guide
✅ Comprehensive documentation

Files Created:

src/
  integrations/
    shared/
      debounce.ts
      debounce.test.ts
      pagination.ts
      pagination.test.ts
      index.ts
    react/
      use-filter.ts
      use-filter.test.tsx
      use-filtered-state.ts
      use-filtered-state.test.tsx
      use-debounced-filter.ts
      use-debounced-filter.test.tsx
      use-paginated-filter.ts
      use-paginated-filter.test.tsx
      filter-provider.tsx
      filter-provider.test.tsx
      react.types.ts
      react.constants.ts
      react.utils.ts
      index.ts
    vue/
      use-filter.ts
      use-filter.test.ts
      use-filtered-state.ts
      use-filtered-state.test.ts
      use-debounced-filter.ts
      use-debounced-filter.test.ts
      use-paginated-filter.ts
      use-paginated-filter.test.ts
      vue.types.ts
      vue.constants.ts
      vue.utils.ts
      index.ts
    svelte/
      use-filter.ts
      use-filter.test.ts
      use-filtered-state.ts
      use-filtered-state.test.ts
      use-debounced-filter.ts
      use-debounced-filter.test.ts
      use-paginated-filter.ts
      use-paginated-filter.test.ts
      svelte.types.ts
      svelte.constants.ts
      svelte.utils.ts
      index.ts
docs/
  FRAMEWORK_INTEGRATIONS.md

Example Usage:

typescript

// React
import { useFilter, useDebouncedFilter, usePaginatedFilter } from '@mcabreradev/filter';

function UserList() {
  const { filtered, isFiltering } = useFilter(users, { active: true });
  return <div>{filtered.map(user => <User key={user.id} {...user} />)}</div>;
}

// Vue
import { useFilter, usePaginatedFilter } from '@mcabreradev/filter';

const searchTerm = ref('');
const { filtered, isFiltering } = useFilter(users, searchTerm);

// Svelte
import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
import { useFilter } from '@mcabreradev/filter';

const searchTerm = writable('');
const { filtered, isFiltering } = useFilter(users, searchTerm);

Success Metrics:

✅ React hooks implemented and tested (100% coverage)
✅ Vue composables implemented and tested (100% coverage)
✅ Svelte stores implemented and tested (100% coverage)
✅ Comprehensive documentation created
✅ TypeScript support with full generics
✅ SSR compatibility verified

14. TypeDoc API Documentation

Epic: Auto-Generated API Docs Effort: 2-3 days Impact: 🔥 Medium-High

Deliverables:

[ ] Configure TypeDoc
[ ] Generate API documentation
[ ] Host docs on GitHub Pages
[ ] Link from README
[ ] Auto-update on releases

Files to Create:

typedoc.json
.github/
  workflows/
    docs.yml
docs/
  api/ (generated)

Success Metrics:

✅ 100% API documented
✅ Docs auto-update on release
✅ Searchable documentation

🟡 High Priority

15. Developer Tools

Epic: VSCode Extension & ESLint Plugin Effort: 4-5 days Impact: 🔥 Medium

Deliverables:

[ ] VSCode snippets
- Filter with operators
- Filter with options
- Common patterns
[ ] ESLint plugin
- prefer-operators rule
- no-unsafe-expression rule
- Auto-fix support
[ ] Prettier plugin (optional)

Files to Create:

packages/
  vscode-filter/
    snippets/
      filter.json
    package.json
  eslint-plugin-filter/
    rules/
      prefer-operators.ts
      no-unsafe-expression.ts
    index.ts
    package.json

Success Metrics:

✅ VSCode extension published
✅ ESLint plugin published
✅ 100+ downloads in first month

16. Migration Tools

Epic: Automated Code Migration Effort: 3-4 days Impact: 🔥 Medium

Deliverables:

[ ] Codemod for v3 → v5 migration
[ ] CLI migration tool
[ ] Migration guide improvements
[ ] Before/after examples

Files to Create:

scripts/
  migrate-v3-to-v5.ts
  cli.ts
packages/
  filter-migrate/
    src/
      transforms/
      cli.ts
    package.json

Success Metrics:

✅ 80%+ of migrations automated
✅ Clear migration path documented

🟢 Nice to Have

17. Community Templates

Epic: Issue Templates & Contributing Guide Effort: 1-2 days Impact: 🔥 Low-Medium

Deliverables:

[ ] Bug report template
[ ] Feature request template
[ ] Pull request template
[ ] Discussion templates
[ ] Enhanced CONTRIBUTING.md
[ ] Code of Conduct

Files to Create:

.github/
  ISSUE_TEMPLATE/
    bug_report.yml
    feature_request.yml
  PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
  DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/
  CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

Success Metrics:

✅ Consistent issue format
✅ Easier for contributors

18. Telemetry & Analytics (Optional)

Epic: Usage Insights Effort: 2-3 days Impact: 🔥 Low

Deliverables:

[ ] Opt-in telemetry system
[ ] Usage analytics
[ ] Performance metrics collection
[ ] Privacy-first implementation

Files to Create:

src/
  telemetry/
    telemetry.ts
    collector.ts
    types.ts

Success Metrics:

✅ Privacy-compliant
✅ Opt-in only
✅ Actionable insights

🚀 v6.0.0 - Major Evolution

Status: 🔵 Future Target Release: Q4 2025 Focus: Enterprise features and breaking improvements

Potential Features (TBD)

19. Query Builder API

Epic: Fluent Interface Effort: 5-7 days Impact: 🔥 High

Concept:

typescript

const query = new FilterQuery<User>()
  .where('age').gte(18)
  .and('city').in(['Berlin', 'Paris'])
  .or((q) => q
    .where('premium').equals(true)
    .where('rating').gte(4.5)
  )
  .build();

const results = filter(users, query);

20. SQL-Like Query Language

Epic: String-Based Queries Effort: 7-10 days Impact: 🔥 Medium-High

Concept:

typescript

filter(users, 'age >= 18 AND city IN ("Berlin", "Paris")');
filter(products, 'price BETWEEN 100 AND 500 AND inStock = true');

21. GraphQL Integration

Epic: GraphQL Filter Resolver Effort: 5-6 days Impact: 🔥 Medium

Concept:

typescript

import { createFilterResolver } from '@mcabreradev/filter-graphql';

const resolvers = {
  Query: {
    users: createFilterResolver(User, {
      allowedFields: ['name', 'age', 'city'],
      maxDepth: 3,
    }),
  },
};

22. Database Adapters

Epic: Query Translation Effort: 10-15 days Impact: 🔥 High

Concept:

typescript

import { createMongoAdapter } from '@mcabreradev/filter-mongo';

const adapter = createMongoAdapter();
const mongoQuery = adapter.translate({
  age: { $gte: 18 },
  city: { $in: ['Berlin', 'Paris'] }
});

// mongoQuery = { age: { $gte: 18 }, city: { $in: ['Berlin', 'Paris'] } }

📊 Success Metrics & KPIs

Adoption Metrics

NPM Downloads: 10K/month by Q4 2025
GitHub Stars: 500+ by Q4 2025
Contributors: 10+ active contributors
Framework Integrations: React, Vue, Svelte

Quality Metrics

Test Coverage: Maintain 100%
Type Coverage: 100%
Bundle Size: < 10 KB (full library)
Performance: 20%+ improvement over v5.0

Community Metrics

GitHub Issues: < 10 open issues
Response Time: < 48 hours
Documentation: 95%+ satisfaction
Plugin Ecosystem: 5+ community plugins

🤝 Contributing to the Roadmap

We welcome community input on this roadmap!

How to Contribute

Vote on Features: Use 👍 reactions on GitHub issues
Propose Features: Open a discussion in GitHub Discussions
Sponsor Development: Accelerate specific features
Submit PRs: Implement features from this roadmap

Priority Criteria

Features are prioritized based on:

Impact: How many users benefit?
Effort: How long will it take?
Strategic Fit: Does it align with vision?
Community Demand: How many requests?

📝 Changelog & Updates

Roadmap Updates

2025-10-25: Initial roadmap created (v5.0.2)
TBD: Next review and update

Completed Items

✅ v5.3.0: Framework Integrations (React, Vue, Svelte)
✅ v5.3.0: React Hooks with full feature set
✅ v5.3.0: Vue Composables with Composition API
✅ v5.3.0: Svelte Stores with reactivity
✅ v5.3.0: Comprehensive framework documentation
✅ v5.0.0: MongoDB-style operators
✅ v5.0.0: Configuration API
✅ v5.0.0: Runtime validation
✅ v5.0.0: Modular architecture

📞 Contact & Feedback

GitHub Issues: Report bugs or request features
GitHub Discussions: Community discussions
Email: [mcabrera.dev@gmail.com]
Twitter: [@mcabreradev]

📄 License

This roadmap is subject to change based on community feedback, technical constraints, and strategic priorities.

Last Updated: October 25, 2025 Next Review: Q1 2025

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🗺️ Product Roadmap ​

📊 Executive Summary ​

🎯 Vision & Strategy ​

Short-term (Q1 2025) ​

Mid-term (Q2-Q3 2025) ​

Long-term (Q4 2025+) ​

📅 Release Timeline ​

v5.1.0 - Infrastructure & DX (Target: Q1 2025) ​

v5.2.0 - Advanced Features (Target: Q2 2025) ​

v5.3.0 - Ecosystem & Integrations (Target: Q3 2025) ​

v6.0.0 - Major Evolution (Target: Q4 2025) ​

🚀 v5.1.0 - Infrastructure & DX ​

🔴 Critical Priority ​

1. CI/CD Pipeline ​

2. Performance Benchmarking Suite ​

3. Bundle Size Analysis & Optimization ​

🟡 High Priority ​

4. Enhanced Error Handling ​

5. TypeScript Type Tests ​

🟢 Nice to Have ​

6. Quick Wins (< 1 hour each) ​

🎨 v5.2.0 - Advanced Features ​

🔴 Critical Priority ​

7. Logical Operators ($and, $or, $not) ​

8. Plugin System ​

🟡 High Priority ​

9. Interactive Playground ​

10. Advanced Performance Optimizations ​

🟢 Nice to Have ​

11. Property-Based Testing ​

12. Mutation Testing ​

🌍 v5.3.0 - Ecosystem & Integrations ​

🔴 Critical Priority ​

13. Framework Integrations ✅ ​

14. TypeDoc API Documentation ​

🟡 High Priority ​

15. Developer Tools ​

16. Migration Tools ​

🟢 Nice to Have ​

17. Community Templates ​

18. Telemetry & Analytics (Optional) ​

🚀 v6.0.0 - Major Evolution ​

Potential Features (TBD) ​

19. Query Builder API ​

20. SQL-Like Query Language ​

21. GraphQL Integration ​

22. Database Adapters ​

📊 Success Metrics & KPIs ​

Adoption Metrics ​

Quality Metrics ​

Community Metrics ​

🤝 Contributing to the Roadmap ​

How to Contribute ​

Priority Criteria ​

📝 Changelog & Updates ​

Roadmap Updates ​

Completed Items ​

📞 Contact & Feedback ​

📄 License ​

🗺️ Product Roadmap

📊 Executive Summary

🎯 Vision & Strategy

Short-term (Q1 2025)

Mid-term (Q2-Q3 2025)

Long-term (Q4 2025+)

📅 Release Timeline

v5.1.0 - Infrastructure & DX (Target: Q1 2025)

v5.2.0 - Advanced Features (Target: Q2 2025)

v5.3.0 - Ecosystem & Integrations (Target: Q3 2025)

v6.0.0 - Major Evolution (Target: Q4 2025)

🚀 v5.1.0 - Infrastructure & DX

🔴 Critical Priority

1. CI/CD Pipeline

2. Performance Benchmarking Suite

3. Bundle Size Analysis & Optimization

🟡 High Priority

4. Enhanced Error Handling

5. TypeScript Type Tests

🟢 Nice to Have

6. Quick Wins (< 1 hour each)

🎨 v5.2.0 - Advanced Features

🔴 Critical Priority

7. Logical Operators ($and, $or, $not)

8. Plugin System

🟡 High Priority

9. Interactive Playground

10. Advanced Performance Optimizations

🟢 Nice to Have

11. Property-Based Testing

12. Mutation Testing

🌍 v5.3.0 - Ecosystem & Integrations

🔴 Critical Priority

13. Framework Integrations ✅

14. TypeDoc API Documentation

🟡 High Priority

15. Developer Tools

16. Migration Tools

🟢 Nice to Have

17. Community Templates

18. Telemetry & Analytics (Optional)

🚀 v6.0.0 - Major Evolution

Potential Features (TBD)

19. Query Builder API

20. SQL-Like Query Language

21. GraphQL Integration

22. Database Adapters

📊 Success Metrics & KPIs

Adoption Metrics

Quality Metrics

Community Metrics

🤝 Contributing to the Roadmap

How to Contribute

Priority Criteria

📝 Changelog & Updates

Roadmap Updates

Completed Items

📞 Contact & Feedback

📄 License