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Comserv Development Plans

This document serves as an index for all ongoing and planned development initiatives for the Comserv application.

Current Initiatives

1. Controller Routing Standardization

Status: In Progress

Priority: High

Lead: Development Team

Documentation: Controller Routing Standardization

Description:
Standardizing controller routing across the application using Catalyst's chained actions for better organization, maintainability, and scalability.

Progress:

  • ✅ MCoop controller updated as pilot implementation
  • ⬜ Update high-traffic controllers (CSC, USBM, BMaster)
  • ⬜ Update remaining controllers
  • ⬜ Add automated tests to verify routing functionality

2. Software Management System Enhancements

Status: Planned

Priority: High

Lead: Development Team

Documentation: Software Management System

Description:
Enhancing the existing software management system with improved error handling, automated backups, rollback capabilities, and advanced deployment features.

Planned Tasks:

  • ⬜ Enhanced error handling and recovery mechanisms
  • ⬜ Automated backup system with configurable retention
  • ⬜ One-click rollback functionality
  • ⬜ Dependency management integration
  • ⬜ Pre-deployment validation and testing
  • ⬜ Advanced deployment strategies (blue-green, canary)
  • ⬜ Monitoring and alerting improvements
  • ⬜ Integration with CI/CD pipelines
  • ⬜ Database migration management
  • ⬜ Configuration management and validation

3. Theme Handling Improvements

Status: Planned

Priority: Medium

Lead: TBD

Documentation: TBD

Description:
Improving theme handling to ensure consistent theme application across the application, including updating theme_mappings.json to use consistent case for site names.

Planned Tasks:

  • ⬜ Audit current theme handling across controllers
  • ⬜ Update theme_mappings.json for consistent case
  • ⬜ Centralize theme handling logic
  • ⬜ Add theme validation and error handling

Completed Initiatives

1. MCoop Controller Fix

Status: Completed

Priority: High

Lead: Development Team

Documentation: MCoop Controller Fix

Description:
Fixed site name case handling and routing in the MCoop controller, implementing chained routing as a pilot for the Controller Routing Standardization initiative.

Completed Tasks:

  • ✅ Fixed site name case handling
  • ✅ Implemented chained routing
  • ✅ Removed redundant SiteName setting
  • ✅ Added backward compatibility methods
  • ✅ Documented changes and standardization plan

Planned Future Initiatives

1. API Standardization

Status: Planned

Priority: Medium

Lead: TBD

Documentation: TBD

Description:
Standardizing API endpoints and response formats across the application for better integration with frontend and third-party systems.

2. Performance Optimization

Status: Planned

Priority: Medium

Lead: TBD

Documentation: TBD

Description:
Identifying and addressing performance bottlenecks in the application, including database queries, template rendering, and API calls.

3. Security Enhancements

Status: Planned

Priority: High

Lead: TBD

Documentation: TBD

Description:
Enhancing security measures across the application, including input validation, authentication, authorization, and data protection.

How to Contribute

If you would like to contribute to any of these initiatives or propose a new one, please follow these steps:

  1. Review the existing documentation for the initiative
  2. Discuss your ideas with the development team
  3. Create a detailed proposal for your contribution
  4. Submit a pull request with your changes

Initiative Template

When proposing a new initiative, please use the following template:

Initiative Name

Status: [Planned/In Progress/Completed]
Priority: [Low/Medium/High]
Lead: [Name or Team]
Documentation: [Link to Documentation]

Description:
[Brief description of the initiative]

Tasks:

Success Criteria: