This is the centralized roadmap for the Dext Framework. It tracks the progress of core features, architectural specifications, and the path to the V1.0 Stable release.

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🇬🇧 English: Roadmap & Backlog

🟢 Wave 1: Quick Wins & Visibility (Immediate)

Status	Task	Spec	Description
✅	Dynamic Port Binding	S08	Support for Port 0 (OS chooses free port) for Demos and CI.
✅	DataAPI Conventions	S04	Auto-discovery, 'T' prefix stripping, and Smart Attributes.
✅	DataAPI Observability	-	CRUD diagnostic logs and mapping tracking.
🟡	Examples Roadmap	Ref	Create high-fidelity examples for existing features.
🟡	Agent Guidelines	AI	Finalize CONTRIBUTING_AI.md and related Workflows.

🔵 Wave 2: Performance & Productivity (Foundation)

Status	Task	Spec	Description
✅	High-Perf Reflection	S07	Thread-safe RTTI cache with lock-free fast paths, zero-boxing type handlers, and ISO 8601 date binding.
✅	Advanced Scaffolding	S01	New CLI template engine (dext new, dext add).
✅	Template Engine	S09	Zero-dependency AST-based template engine (Razor-like).
✅	Advanced Template Engine	S12	Phases 1-6 complete: layouts, partials, inheritance, AST cache, smart positions, @encoded, and high-performance TDataSet/Streaming iterators.
✅	Schema Migrations	S11	Attribute-based renaming detection and CLI automation.
✅	Prop & Nullable Convergence	S22	Interoperability between Smart Properties and Nullable values via composition.
✅	DbContext Auto-Hydration	S30	Eliminate generic IDbSet boilerplate getters.
✅	Fluent Validation API	S31	Strong-typed fluent validation engine integrated with Prop and Web model binding.
✅	Resilience Pipeline	S32	Polly-style transient-fault handling (Retry, Circuit Breaker, Fallback, Timeout) for generic I/O.
✅	Persistent Background Jobs	S33	Out-of-process scheduled/recurring background tasks with database/SQLite/InMemory persistence.
✅	Dynamic Query Filters	S34	Bypassing global query filters (soft-delete, multi-tenancy) dynamically via IgnoreQueryFilters.
✅	Soft Delete Evolution	S21	Soft Delete based on nullable timestamps for audit trails.
✅	Database Sequences & HiLo	S46	Database sequences and thread-safe HiLo pre-allocation registry for client-side ID assignment, unlocking high-performance bulk inserts.
✅	FluentQuery Join Evolution	S19	Unified strongly-typed fluent SQL joins (Inner, Left, Right, Full, Cross).
✅	Fluent REST Evolution	S20	Enhanced TRestClient factories and native record/array payload support.
✅	DbSet Batch UPDATE & DELETE	S59	Single-statement dialect-aware batching for PostgreSQL (unnest/VALUES), MySQL (CASE-WHEN), and Tuple-IN deletes.
✅	Native Delphi IDE Test Runner	S36	Native IDE Test Runner expert with decoupled DUnitX, DUnit, DUnit2, and TestInsight integrations and rich reporting.
✅	Public Symbol Indexing	[dext index]	Extract and generate public symbol maps (Markdown, JSON, CSV) with line numbers for AI agents and NotebookLM.
✅	Performance Benchmarks	S18	Benchmark suite for core Reflection, JSON, FastPath, and ORM components.
✅	FastPath ORM Hydration	S57	Direct cursor dataset streaming, DbSet ExecuteToUtf8Proc streaming, and pre-compiled RTTI mappers.
✅	Generic Object Pooling	S58	High-performance thread-safe generic object pool, automatic TDbContext recycling, TRestClient pooling, and FastPath integration.
✅	TBcd & ftFMTBcd Support	S60	First-class end-to-end TBcd / ftFMTBcd support across FireDAC driver, ORM hydration, type converters, and Smart Properties.
✅	Feature Flags & Management	S63	Dynamic toggle keys, rollout percentage filters, time windows and [FeatureGate] attributes.
✅	Forwarded Headers Middleware	S64	Zero-Trust reverse proxy header parsing (X-Forwarded-For/Proto/Host).
✅	Antiforgery CSRF Protection	S65	HMAC-SHA256 tokens, constant-time validation, and Origin/Host verification.
✅	Testing WebApp Factory	S66	Lightweight integration testing factory for Dext Web Applications.
✅	CommandLine & UserSecrets Config	S67	Enterprise 5-layer configuration pipeline with CLI argument parsing and isolated developer secrets.
🔴	Dext Studio (Expert)	S15	Visual IDE Expert for schema mapping and continuous syncing via YAML.
✅	Production Middleware	S06	Hardened Web Middlewares: HTTP Logging redaction, Problem Details RFC 9457, strict CORS preflight & Vary merge, RFC 9333 Rate Limiting, and secure Response Cache.

🔴 Wave 3: Enterprise & Modernization (Stability)

Status	Task	Spec	Description
✅	gRPC & Protobuf	S02	Code-first Protobuf services and TEntityDataSet/TEntitygRpcProvider integration.
✅	Native Server Engine	S39	100% Pascal High-performance server engine (http.sys, epoll sockets).
✅	WebSocket & SignalR	S40	RFC 6455 protocol codec and SignalR-compatible Hub transport integration.
✅	HTTP/2 Framing	S41	HTTP/2 HPACK compression, frame codec, and stream multiplexing for gRPC.
✅	OAuth2 & OIDC	S06	Native support for JWT, Google, and Microsoft Login.
✅	Live Tracing (Core)	S03	Real-time instrumentation infrastructure (TDiagnosticSource).
🟡	Observability Dashboard	-	Built-in web UI for real-time log and SQL visualization.
✅	EntityDataSet Providers	S51	Pluggable providers (REST/gRPC) for EntityDataSet.
✅	Redis Client (Dext.Redis)	S13	High-performance async Redis client with RESP3 and RedisJSON support.
🟡	SOA via Interfaces	S14	Transparent Code-First gRPC mapping for Delphi Interfaces.
✅	APM & Telemetry Sinks	S35	Asynchronous batch-oriented telemetry sinks targeting Seq and OpenTelemetry (OTLP) collectors.
✅	Indy HTTP Fallback	S37	Abstract HTTP Client layer to support Indy fallback on older Delphi versions.
✅	Delphi Hub Client	S42	Native Delphi client connection library for Dext Hubs (WebSocket/SSE).
✅	Processor Groups	S48	Windows Processor Groups optimization (NUMA-Aware scaling) for >64 logical cores.
✅	Expose TCP/UDP & MQTT	S47	Decouple core IOCP/Epoll engine for raw sockets and native MQTT client/broker.
✅	HTTP QUERY Method	S49	Standardized HTTP QUERY method support (RFC 10008) on client and server.
✅	Linux Epoll Evolution	S50	CPU Pinning, TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT, TFO, zero-copy sendfile, lock-free buffer pooling, and keep-alive timing wheels.
✅	Direct Codecs & Static Code Generation	S54	Runtime finalized: shared direct-offset and generated-code codecs for gRPC, REST/JSON, ORM hydration, and EntityDataSet sync. Expert DX deferred.
✅	Model Context Protocol (MCP)	S23	Native MCP v2025-03-26 server integration with builder API and HTTP.sys support.
✅	Net-Advanced & Native TLS	S43	Unified TLS abstraction, http.sys HTTPS, OpenSSL 3.x, dev-certs CLI, and fluent TRestClient SSL validation.

🔮 Future / Post-V1

• OData Support: Full OData query support.
• GraphQL: Native layer for data graphs.
• Microservices Mesh: Service discovery and native Load Balancing.
• SOCKS5 Proxy Support: S52 client tunnels, Socks over TLS, and SOCKS5 server backlog.
• Cloud Object Storage & Services: S53 S3-Compatible storage (AWS, OCI, MinIO) and cloud integrations backlog (Queues, Email, Document DBs).

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🇧🇷 Português: Roadmap & Backlog

🟢 Onda 1: Quick Wins & Visibilidade (Imediato)

Status	Tarefa	Spec	Descrição
✅	Portas Dinâmicas	S08	Suporte a Porta 0 (SO escolhe porta livre) para Demos e CI.
✅	Convenções DataAPI	S04	Auto-discovery, remover prefixo 'T' e Smart Attributes.
✅	Observabilidade DataAPI	-	Logs de diagnóstico CRUD e rastreamento de mapeamento.
🟡	Roadmap de Exemplos	Ref	Criar exemplos de alta fidelidade para features existentes.
🟡	Agent Guidelines	AI	Finalizar o CONTRIBUTING_AI.md e Workflows.

🔵 Onda 2: Performance & Produtividade (Fundação)

Status	Tarefa	Spec	Descrição
✅	High-Perf Reflection	S07	Cache de RTTI thread-safe com fast paths lock-free, handlers sem boxing e binding ISO 8601.
✅	Scaffolding Avançado	S01	Novo motor de templates CLI (dext new, dext add).
✅	Motor de Templates	S09	Motor de templates baseado em AST, zero dependência (estilo Razor).
✅	Motor de Templates Avançado	S12	Fases 1-6 completas: layouts, partials, herança, cache de AST, posições inteligentes, @encoded e iteradores TDataSet/Streaming de alta performance.
✅	Migrations de Schema	S11	Detecção de renomeação por atributos e automação CLI.
✅	Convergência Prop/Nullable	S22	Interoperabilidade entre Smart Properties e valores Nullable via composição.
✅	Auto-Hidratação de DbContext	S30	Eliminar boilerplate getters de IDbSet genéricos.
✅	API de Validação Fluent	S31	Motor de validação fluente fortemente tipado com suporte a Prop e model binding Web.
✅	Resilience Pipeline	S32	Tratamento de falhas estilo Polly (Retry, Circuit Breaker, Fallback, Timeout) genérico para I/O.
✅	Persistent Background Jobs	S33	Processamento de tarefas em background agendadas/recorrentes fora do processo com persistência em BD/SQLite/InMemory.
✅	Filtros Dinâmicos de Query	S34	Bypass dinâmico de filtros globais de query (soft-delete, multi-tenancy) via IgnoreQueryFilters.
✅	Evolução do Soft Delete	S21	Soft Delete baseado em timestamps anuláveis para trilhas de auditoria.
✅	Database Sequences & HiLo	S46	Mapeamento de sequences e pré-alocador HiLo thread-safe para geração de IDs no cliente, desbloqueando inserções em lote (bulk).
✅	Evolução de Joins FluentQuery	S19	Joins fluentes e fortemente tipados unificados (Inner, Left, Right, Full, Cross).
✅	Evolução REST Fluente	S20	Factories aprimoradas para TRestClient e suporte nativo a records/arrays.
✅	Test Runner Nativo na IDE	S36	Plugin Expert nativo de Test Runner na IDE com integração DUnitX, DUnit, DUnit2 e TestInsight desacoplada e relatórios ricos.
✅	Indexador de Símbolos Públicos	[dext index]	Extrair e gerar mapas de símbolos públicos (Markdown, JSON, CSV) com números de linha para agentes de IA e NotebookLM.
📝	Otimização de Hydration FastPath ORM	S57	Hidratação zero-alloc em structs/records, streaming ExecuteToUtf8Proc no DbSet e mappers RTTI pré-compilados.
🟡	Dext IDE Explorer	S05	Ferramenta visual inicial para Migrations na IDE (Somente scaffolding de TFDConnection implementado).
🔴	Dext Studio (Expert)	S15	Expert visual na IDE para mapeamento de schema e sync contínuo via YAML.
🟡	Middleware Pack	-	SPA Fallback, Forwarded Headers e Resiliência.
✅	Provedores CommandLine & UserSecrets	S67	Pipeline enterprise de configuração em 5 camadas com parsing de argumentos CLI e segredos de desenvolvimento isolados.

🔴 Onda 3: Enterprise & Modernização (Estabilidade)

Status	Tarefa	Spec	Descrição
✅	gRPC & Protobuf	S02	Motor nativo IOCP/EPOLL para comunicação binária.
✅	Motor de Servidor Nativo	S39	Motor de servidor de alta performance 100% Pascal (http.sys, epoll sockets).
✅	WebSocket & SignalR	S40	Codec do protocolo RFC 6455 e integração do transporte de Hub compatível com SignalR.
✅	HTTP/2 Framing	S41	Compressão HPACK HTTP/2, codec de frames e multiplexação de streams para gRPC.
✅	OAuth2 & OIDC	S06	Suporte nativo a JWT, Google/Microsoft Login.
✅	Live Tracing (Core)	S03	Infraestrutura de instrumentação em tempo real.
🟡	Dashboard Log Live	-	Interface web para visualização de logs e SQL em tempo real.
✅	Provider de EntityDataSet	S51	Providers plugáveis (REST/gRPC) para o EntityDataSet.
✅	Redis Client (Dext.Redis)	S13	Client Redis async de alta performance com suporte a RESP3 e RedisJSON.
🟡	SOA via Interfaces	S14	SOA e RPC via gRPC Code-First transparente para interfaces Delphi.
✅	APM & Telemetry Sinks	S35	Envio assíncrono em lotes de telemetria e logs para Seq e coletores OpenTelemetry (OTLP).
✅	Indy HTTP Fallback	S37	Abstração do cliente HTTP para suporte a fallback com Indy em versões antigas.
✅	Cliente Hub Delphi	S42	Biblioteca cliente nativa em Delphi para conexão com Dext Hubs (WebSocket/SSE).
✅	Processor Groups	S48	Otimização de Windows Processor Groups (escala NUMA-Aware) para >64 cores lógicos.
✅	Expor TCP/UDP & MQTT	S47	Desacoplar motor core IOCP/Epoll para sockets puros e client/broker MQTT nativo.
✅	Método HTTP QUERY	S49	Suporte ao método HTTP QUERY padronizado (RFC 10008) no cliente e no servidor.
✅	Evolução do Epoll Linux	S50	CPU Pinning, TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT, TFO, zero-copy sendfile, buffer pools lock-free e keep-alive timing wheels.
✅	Codecs Diretos & Geração Estática	S54	Runtime finalizado: codecs compartilhados por offset direto e geração estática para gRPC, REST/JSON, hidratação ORM e sync do EntityDataSet. Expert DX adiado.
✅	Suporte a Base Path (#182)	S55	Suporte a hospedagem sob prefixo de caminho (HTTP.sys prefix, TDextPathBaseMiddleware e Request.ToAppUrl).
✅	Model Context Protocol (MCP)	S23	Integração nativa do servidor MCP v2025-03-26 com API builder e suporte a HTTP.sys.

🔮 Futuro / Pós-V1

• Suporte a OData: Suporte completo a queries OData.

• GraphQL: Camada nativa para exposição de grafos de dados.

• Microservices Mesh: Service discovery e Load Balancing nativo.

• Proxy SOCKS5: S52 suporte a túneis de cliente, Socks over TLS e servidor SOCKS5.

• Cloud Object Storage & Serviços: S53 armazenamento S3-Compatível (AWS, OCI, MinIO) e backlog de integrações cloud (Filas, E-mail, Document DBs).

• UI Nativo com Skia

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Last update: July 2026