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Foundry Roadmap

The Provide Foundry is actively developed with a clear roadmap focused on stability, performance, and developer experience. This document outlines our planned development phases and key milestones.

Current Status: Foundation Phase

Status: Active Development Timeline: Q4 2024 - Q1 2025 Focus: Core infrastructure and framework stability

Recently Completed ✅

  • Core Architecture: Three-layer architecture established
  • Foundation Layer: provide-foundation with structured logging and error handling
  • Testing Framework: provide-testkit with comprehensive fixture system
  • Framework Core: pyvider core framework for Terraform providers
  • Type System: pyvider-cty implementing Terraform's CTY type system
  • Configuration: pyvider-hcl for HCL parsing and generation
  • Development Tools: wrknv for environment management
  • Packaging: flavorpack for self-contained executables
  • Documentation: Unified documentation hub with Material theme

In Progress 🚧

  • Performance Optimization: Logging performance improvements
  • Test Coverage: Expanding test coverage across all packages
  • Documentation: API reference completion for all packages
  • Cross-Platform: Windows support validation
  • CI/CD: Automated testing and release pipelines

Phase 2: Stability & Performance (Q1-Q2 2025)

Focus: Production readiness and performance optimization

Foundation Enhancements

  • Performance:
  • Achieve >20,000 log messages/second
  • Optimize startup times across all packages
  • Memory usage optimization

  • Async performance improvements

  • Reliability:

  • Comprehensive error recovery
  • Graceful degradation patterns
  • Resource cleanup guarantees

  • Production monitoring integration

  • Security:

  • Security audit and hardening
  • Credential management best practices
  • Secure defaults across all tools
  • Vulnerability scanning automation

Framework Maturation

  • Pyvider Framework:
  • Complete Terraform protocol compliance
  • Advanced schema validation
  • Custom function support

  • Provider testing framework

  • Development Experience:

  • Interactive debugging tools
  • Rich error messages with suggestions
  • Auto-completion for IDEs
  • Performance profiling tools

Tool Enhancement

  • wrknv:
  • Container management improvements
  • Cross-platform environment support
  • Team collaboration features

  • Plugin system for custom tools

  • flavorpack:

  • Multi-architecture builds
  • Dependency optimization
  • Runtime performance improvements
  • Security scanning integration

Phase 3: Ecosystem Expansion (Q2-Q3 2025)

Focus: Expanding the foundry with additional tools and integrations

New Tools

  • pyvider-cloud: Cloud-native deployment tools
  • pyvider-registry: Provider registry and discovery
  • tofusoup: Enhanced conformance testing (expansion)
  • plating: Advanced documentation generation (expansion)

Integration & Ecosystem

  • IDE Integration:
  • VS Code extension for provider development
  • Language server protocol support
  • Debugging integration

  • Template generation

  • Platform Integration:

  • GitHub Actions workflows
  • GitLab CI templates
  • Jenkins pipeline support

  • Docker Hub integration

  • Community Tools:

  • Provider scaffold generator
  • Testing harness templates
  • Example provider library
  • Community plugin system

Advanced Features

  • AI/ML Integration:
  • Provider code generation
  • Configuration validation
  • Performance optimization suggestions

  • Documentation generation

  • Observability:

  • Distributed tracing
  • Metrics collection
  • Performance monitoring
  • Error aggregation

Phase 4: Enterprise & Scale (Q3-Q4 2025)

Focus: Enterprise features and large-scale deployment support

Enterprise Features

  • Governance:
  • Policy-as-code integration
  • Compliance checking
  • Audit logging

  • Role-based access control

  • Scale:

  • Multi-region deployment
  • Load balancing support
  • Horizontal scaling patterns

  • Resource optimization

  • Integration:

  • Enterprise identity providers
  • Existing tool chain integration
  • API gateway support

Advanced Tooling

  • Analytics:
  • Usage analytics
  • Performance insights
  • Cost optimization

  • Capacity planning

  • Automation:

  • Automated testing pipelines
  • Deployment automation
  • Rollback mechanisms
  • Feature flag support

Version Milestones

v0.1.x Series (Current)

  • Foundation: Core infrastructure stable
  • Framework: Basic provider development
  • Tools: Essential development tools
  • Status: Current development focus

v0.2.x Series (Q1 2025)

  • Performance: Production-ready performance
  • Reliability: Enterprise-grade reliability
  • Documentation: Comprehensive documentation
  • Testing: Full test coverage

v1.0.x Series (Q2 2025)

  • Stability: API stability guarantees
  • Features: Feature complete core
  • Documentation: Production documentation
  • Support: Long-term support commitment

v1.1.x+ Series (Q3+ 2025)

  • Extensions: Advanced features
  • Integrations: Ecosystem integrations
  • Scale: Enterprise scale support
  • Innovation: Cutting-edge features

Community & Contribution

Open Source Commitment

  • Transparency: All development in public
  • Community: Open governance model
  • Contributions: Welcome community contributions
  • Support: Comprehensive contributor support

Development Process

  • RFC Process: Major changes through RFCs
  • Testing: Comprehensive test requirements
  • Documentation: Documentation-first development
  • Review: Thorough code review process

Community Goals

  • Adoption: Growing provider ecosystem
  • Education: Training and educational resources
  • Events: Conference talks and workshops
  • Partnerships: Tool and platform partnerships

Technical Debt & Maintenance

Ongoing Maintenance

  • Dependencies: Regular dependency updates
  • Security: Continuous security monitoring
  • Performance: Regular performance audits
  • Documentation: Documentation freshness

Technical Debt

  • Test Coverage: Achieving 95%+ coverage across packages
  • Performance: Eliminating performance bottlenecks
  • Architecture: Continuous architectural improvements

Feedback & Adaptation

This roadmap is a living document that evolves based on:

  • Community Feedback: User needs and suggestions
  • Market Changes: Terraform and cloud ecosystem evolution
  • Technical Discoveries: Performance and reliability insights
  • Partnership Opportunities: Integration and collaboration opportunities

How to Contribute to the Roadmap

  • GitHub Discussions: Share ideas and feedback
  • Issues: Report bugs and feature requests
  • RFCs: Propose major changes
  • Community Calls: Participate in planning discussions

The Provide Foundry roadmap reflects our commitment to building the most powerful, reliable, and developer-friendly tools for Terraform provider development. We're excited about the journey ahead and welcome your participation in shaping the future of the foundry.

Stay updated: Watch the provide-io/provide-io repository for the latest developments and milestone updates.