ROADMAP.md

Condense Roadmap

This document outlines the planned evolution of Condense from current release through v1.0 and beyond.

Current Release: v0.3.2

Status: Production-ready with core features complete Released: June 2026

Features

• In-memory Buffer & Stream processing (no temporary disk writes except when explicitly invoking faststart)
• Image (including AVIF & GIF), audio, video, and code/markup (including SVG) optimization
• TypeScript and React minification (.ts, .jsx, .tsx) via esbuild
• Extended markup/styling support (.xml, .yaml, .graphql, .less, .scss)
• Three optimization tiers: quality, balanced, and extreme
• Intelligent Dynamic Resizing via width, height, and fit API parameters
• Video Thumbnail Extraction and Standard MP4 Faststart utilities
• Express middleware and standalone CLI with batch directory processing and styled terminal UI
• Ignore directives to opt-out specific regions or files from minification
• In-Memory LRU Cache for static asset performance
• System Health Diagnostics API (/health)

v0.5.0 (Jul/Aug 2026)

Performance & Optimization

• Streaming Improvements
  • Implement adaptive chunk sizing for large files
  • Add memory pool reuse for buffer allocation
  • Benchmark against competing libraries

Developer Experience

• Documentation

  • API reference documentation (JSDoc → HTML)
  • Performance benchmarks vs. alternatives
  • Real-world integration examples

• Tooling

  • GitHub Actions CI/CD workflow
  • Automated dependency updates
  • Performance regression testing

Advanced Media Enhancements

• Subtitle track extraction (SRT, VTT)
• Multi-bitrate DASH/HLS preparation
• JSON schema validation

v1.0.0 (Nov/Dec 2026)

Stability & Maturity

• API Stability

  • Semantic versioning guarantees
  • Deprecation warnings for future breaking changes
  • Long-term support policy documentation

• Security & Compliance

  • Formal security audit
  • SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) generation
  • Vulnerability disclosure policy
  • Code coverage benchmarks (>85%)

Enterprise Features

• Scaling Support

  • AWS Lambda layer packaging
  • Docker image with ffmpeg included
  • Kubernetes deployment manifests
  • Cloud provider integration guides (Google Cloud, Azure)

• Advanced Monitoring

  • Health check endpoint standardization
  • Metrics export (Prometheus-compatible)
  • Structured logging with log levels
  • Request/response timing telemetry

Production Hardening

• Reliability

  • Enhanced error messages with recovery suggestions
  • Timeout configuration per operation type
  • Graceful degradation strategies
  • Input validation best practices documentation

• Performance Certifications

  • Minimum throughput benchmarks published
  • Memory usage guarantees documented
  • Concurrent request scalability tested

Beyond v1.0

v2.0+ Considerations

• Stream Processing

  • Chainable transform pipeline API
  • Custom plugin system for processors
  • Hot-reloading handler registration

• Alternative Runtimes

  • Deno compatibility assessment
  • Bun runtime support investigation
  • Edge runtime (Cloudflare Workers, Vercel Edge)

Community & Contribution

Opportunities for Contributors

• Format-specific optimization improvements
• Platform-specific binary distribution
• Documentation translations
• Example applications in different frameworks
• Performance optimization proposals

Governance

• Maintain Apache 2.0 licensing
• Transparent decision-making via issues
• Regular community feedback sessions
• Release schedule published quarterly

See SECURITY.md for detailed security update information.

Feedback & Discussion

Have ideas for the roadmap? Open an issue on GitHub or review CONTRIBUTING.md for details on proposing features.