Developer Experience Progress

This page tracks the developer-friendly priorities for Colonel and current implementation progress.

Progress bar scale:

  • 0% = not started
  • 50% = partially implemented
  • 100% = complete and validated in workflow/tests/docs

1. First-Run Experience

Progress: [###################-] 95%

  • One clear scaffold path exists (bunx create-colonel my-app).
  • Template/example parity checks are in place.
  • Starter views/layout are polished and production-safe.
  • Remaining work: continue tightening first-run docs/examples as APIs evolve.

2. Predictable Ergonomics

Progress: [##################–] 90%

  • DI usage is explicit and documented.
  • Controller patterns are consistent in framework and template.
  • Sessions and grouped routes are integrated.
  • Remaining work: continue refining ergonomics as more real-world app patterns are added.

3. Production-Usable Request Lifecycle

Progress: [#################—] 85%

  • Middleware pipeline and validation/error helpers are implemented.
  • Request/response flow is covered by framework tests.
  • Remaining work: broaden middleware examples and advanced docs coverage.

4. Strong Debuggability

Progress: [################—-] 80%

  • Diagnostics and clearer runtime behavior were improved.
  • Local tooling now supports verbose execution modes.
  • Remaining work: deeper route/middleware tracing UX and more troubleshooting guides.

5. Workflow-Aligned Documentation

Progress: [##################–] 90%

  • Stable API, support policy, release docs, and user-perspective docs exist.
  • Docs are GitHub Pages-ready and linked from root README.
  • Remaining work: keep example snippets and API docs synchronized through each release.

6. Automated Quality Gates

Progress: [###################-] 95%

  • Unit/integration tests, parity checks, and smoke checks are in place.
  • API surface and command consistency checks are in place.
  • Remaining work: extend coverage as new framework surface area lands.

7. Low-Friction, Safe Releases

Progress: [##################–] 90%

  • Release checklist, version alignment checks, and release automation are implemented.
  • Local release flow supports dry-run and targeted publish modes.
  • Remaining work: continue hardening release edge cases and rollback playbooks.

8. Reliable Publishing Path

Progress: [#################—] 85%

  • GitHub release to npm workflow is set up.
  • Publish flow includes idempotent/guard behavior for existing versions.
  • Remaining work: periodic validation of token/permissions and release runbooks.

9. Powerful Local Tooling Without Public Clutter

Progress: [##################–] 90%

  • Local-only scripts are isolated under .local and excluded from VCS.
  • Root aliases keep local developer commands ergonomic.
  • Remaining work: keep local script UX/docs aligned for maintainers.