ROADMAP.md

Feature Roadmap

This document includes the roadmap for the Chilli project. It outlines features to be implemented and their current status.

Important

This roadmap is a work in progress and is subject to change.

• Command Structure

  • Nested commands and subcommands
  • Command aliases and single-character shortcuts
  • Persistent flags (flags on parent commands are available to children)

• Argument & Flag Parsing

  • Long flags (--verbose), short flags (-v), and grouped boolean flags (-vf)
  • Positional Arguments (supports required, optional, and variadic)
  • Type-safe access for flags and arguments (e.g., ctx.getFlag("count", i64))
  • Reading flag values from environment variables

• Help & Usage Output

  • Automatic and context-aware --help flag
  • Automatic --version flag
  • Clean, aligned help output for commands, flags, and arguments
  • Grouping subcommands into custom sections

• Developer Experience

  • Simple, declarative API for building commands
  • Named access for all flags and arguments
  • Shared context data for passing application state
  • Deprecation notices for commands or flags
  • Built-in TUI components (like spinners and progress bars)
  • Automatic command history and completion