michaelschiemer/TODO.md

Framework Improvement Todo List

This document outlines the planned improvements for the michaelschiemer.de framework, organized by category and priority. Each task includes an estimated effort level and current status.

How to Use This List

• Priority: (P1: Critical, P2: High, P3: Medium, P4: Low)
• Effort: (S: Small, M: Medium, L: Large, XL: Extra Large)
• Status: TODO, IN_PROGRESS, DONE
• Review this list during sprint planning to select the next tasks to work on
• Update task status as work progresses
• Add new tasks as they are identified during development

Testing Improvements

P1: Critical Testing Tasks

• Increase unit test coverage for security components (M)

  • Focus on WAF functionality
  • Test edge cases for security filters
  • Ensure proper validation of security rules

• Implement integration tests for critical paths (L)

  • Authentication flow
  • Payment processing
  • Data persistence operations

P2: High Priority Testing Tasks

• Set up performance testing infrastructure (L)

  • Establish performance baselines
  • Create automated performance test suite
  • Integrate with CI/CD pipeline

• Improve test coverage for Cache system (M)

  • Test AsyncAwareCache
  • Test CompressionCacheDecorator
  • Test MultiLevelCache

• Enhance HTTP component test coverage (M)

  • Request/Response handling
  • Middleware execution
  • Route resolution

P3: Medium Priority Testing Tasks

• Create more test fixtures and factories (S)

  • Standardize test data generation
  • Implement faker integration for test data

• Implement browser-based end-to-end tests (XL)

  • Set up Selenium or Cypress
  • Create test scenarios for critical user journeys

Performance Optimizations

P1: Critical Performance Tasks

• Optimize cache strategy implementation (M)

  • Review and improve AsyncCacheAdapter
  • Enhance MultiLevelCache configuration
  • Implement cache warming for critical data

• Implement query optimization for database operations (L)

  • Identify and fix N+1 query issues
  • Add appropriate indexes
  • Optimize JOIN operations

P2: High Priority Performance Tasks

• Implement lazy loading for resource-intensive components (M)

  • Identify components suitable for lazy loading
  • Refactor to support lazy initialization

• Set up regular performance profiling (M)

  • Configure Xdebug profiling
  • Implement Blackfire integration
  • Create performance dashboards

P3: Medium Priority Performance Tasks

• Optimize asset delivery (M)

  • Implement proper caching headers
  • Set up CDN integration
  • Optimize image loading

• Reduce framework bootstrap time (L)

  • Analyze startup performance
  • Implement service container optimizations
  • Reduce unnecessary initializations

Security Improvements

P1: Critical Security Tasks

• Conduct comprehensive security audit (XL)

  • Review authentication mechanisms
  • Audit authorization controls
  • Check for OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities

• Implement automated dependency scanning (S)

  • Set up Composer security checks
  • Integrate with CI/CD pipeline
  • Create alerting for vulnerable dependencies

P2: High Priority Security Tasks

• Enhance WAF functionality (L)

  • Improve rule definitions
  • Add more sophisticated attack detection
  • Implement rate limiting

• Implement Content Security Policy (M)

  • Define appropriate CSP rules
  • Test CSP implementation
  • Monitor CSP violations

P3: Medium Priority Security Tasks

• Improve CSRF protection (M)

  • Review current implementation
  • Enhance token generation and validation
  • Add automatic CSRF protection to forms

• Implement security headers (S)

  • Configure appropriate security headers
  • Test header implementation
  • Document security header strategy

Code Modernization

P1: Critical Modernization Tasks

• Upgrade to latest PHP version (L)

  • Identify compatibility issues
  • Update code to use new language features
  • Test thoroughly after upgrade

• Implement strict typing throughout the codebase (XL)

  • Add strict_types declaration to all files
  • Add proper type hints to all methods
  • Fix any type-related issues

P2: High Priority Modernization Tasks

• Refactor to use PHP 8.x features (L)

  • Implement named arguments where appropriate
  • Use union types for better type safety
  • Utilize attributes for metadata

• Standardize error handling (M)

  • Create consistent exception hierarchy
  • Implement proper error logging
  • Improve error messages

P3: Medium Priority Modernization Tasks

• Implement more value objects (M)

  • Identify primitive obsession issues
  • Create appropriate value objects
  • Refactor code to use value objects

• Refactor to use more immutable objects (L)

  • Identify mutable state issues
  • Implement immutable alternatives
  • Update code to work with immutable objects

Documentation Improvements

P1: Critical Documentation Tasks

• Create comprehensive API documentation (XL)

  • Document all public APIs
  • Include examples and use cases
  • Ensure documentation is up-to-date

• Improve code comments and docblocks (L)

  • Add/update PHPDoc blocks
  • Document complex algorithms
  • Explain architectural decisions

P2: High Priority Documentation Tasks

• Create architecture documentation (L)

  • Document overall system architecture
  • Create component diagrams
  • Document design patterns used

• Improve developer onboarding documentation (M)

  • Create step-by-step setup guide
  • Document development workflow
  • Create troubleshooting guide

P3: Medium Priority Documentation Tasks

• Create user documentation (L)

  • Document user-facing features
  • Create user guides
  • Add screenshots and examples

• Document testing strategy (M)

  • Explain testing approach
  • Document test organization
  • Provide examples of good tests

DevOps and CI/CD

P1: Critical DevOps Tasks

• Enhance CI/CD pipeline (L)

  • Add automated testing
  • Implement deployment gates
  • Add security scanning

• Improve deployment process (M)

  • Enhance deployment script
  • Add rollback capabilities
  • Implement blue/green deployments

P2: High Priority DevOps Tasks

• Set up comprehensive monitoring (L)

  • Implement application performance monitoring
  • Set up error tracking
  • Create alerting system

• Improve Docker configuration (M)

  • Optimize Docker images
  • Enhance Docker Compose setup
  • Implement multi-stage builds

P3: Medium Priority DevOps Tasks

• Implement infrastructure as code (XL)

  • Set up Terraform or similar
  • Document infrastructure
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning

• Create development environment parity (M)

  • Ensure dev/prod environment similarity
  • Document environment differences
  • Simplify environment setup

Framework Components Overhaul

P1: Critical Component Tasks

• Enhance Mail system based on Attachment.php (M)

  • Improve attachment handling
  • Add support for templates
  • Implement mail queuing

• Optimize Cache system (L)

  • Refactor AsyncAwareCache
  • Enhance CompressionCacheDecorator
  • Improve MultiLevelCache

P2: High Priority Component Tasks

• Improve Validation system (L)

  • Enhance ValidationRule implementation
  • Add more validation rules
  • Improve validation error messages

• Enhance Router functionality (M)

  • Optimize route matching
  • Improve middleware handling
  • Add better support for route groups

P3: Medium Priority Component Tasks

• Refactor Discovery service (M)

  • Improve DiscoveryServiceBootstrapper
  • Enhance service registration
  • Optimize service resolution

• Enhance Core components (L)

  • Improve ProgressMeter
  • Refactor value objects
  • Optimize core utilities

Progress Tracking

• Total tasks: 42
• Completed: 0
• In progress: 0
• Remaining: 42

Last updated: 2025-08-01