hledger/ROADMAP.md

Roadmap / Wishlist

Ideas about where the hledger project should be going next, as of 2019q4. Discussion welcome.

Targets

Dated targets we are aiming for:

• hledger 1.17, 2020-03-01
  • field matching in CSV rules
  • reduce install hassles with terminfo C lib (?)
  • more import/export options
  • simple console charts
  • refreshed home page, faq, tutorials, manuals

Archive

• hledger 1.16, 2019-12-01 - ghc 8.8 support, more powerful CSV conversion, updated home page, faq, manuals, reduce install hassles with terminfo C lib

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Priorities

Current priorities for the project, grouped under four overarching themes:

Documentation Improving the docs. home & faq manuals (more discoverability on web) contrib guide (include readmes, update) cookbook docs (survey, plan, update)	"Effectiveness" Improving approachability, just-works quality, practicality, real-world usefulness. ghc 8.8, stackage nightly install issues (C libs..) more powerful CSV conversion fill out holes in feature matrix
Charts Adding charts and more visual appeal. console charts, basic bar charts clarify architecture/UI for charts graphical charts using Chart and/or Vega review/design/add more attractive default output (see taskwarrior)	Investment Improving suitability for investment tracking. #1015 easy price fetching lots capital gains ?

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Wishlist

A few high-level maintainer wishes, by topic. Discussing/moving any of these forward is a big help.

Docs

• build the contributor/dev guide from CONTRIBUTING.md plus the READMEs; clean up
• move general PTA docs to plaintextaccounting.org
• clarify web manuals' structure/TOC
• refresh/integrate home page & faq
• new tutorial(s)

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Milestones

Some project achievements to unlock, for fun:

• 1.0 release
• packaged in major distros, binaries available
• pretty good reference docs
• 100 committers
• 1k github stars
• among top 50 starred haskell projects on github
• discussed on Hacker News
• match ledger IRC channel size
• mentioned in "what good Haskell software exists" discussions
• among top 40 starred haskell projects on github
• multiple people providing support
• pretty good tutorial docs
• pretty good cookbook docs
• 100 IRC chatters
• 2k github stars
• in top 30 github starred haskell projects
• match ledger speed
• match ledger committers
• 200 committers
• best in class for investment tracking
• 2.0 release
• in top 20 github starred haskell projects
• match ledger stars
• match beancount mail list
• match ledger mail list
• in top 10 github starred haskell projects