Pathmaster Roadmap

This document outlines the current and planned features for Pathmaster, providing visibility into the project’s direction and future development.

Current Features (v0.3.0)

Path Management

✅ Add directories to PATH
✅ Remove directories from PATH (with interactive multi-select)
✅ List current PATH entries
✅ Check paths for validity

Interactive Features

✅ Interactive multi-select removal functionality
✅ User-friendly prompts and confirmations
✅ Enhanced user experience for bulk operations

Validation

✅ Identify invalid path entries
✅ Flush invalid entries with confirmation
✅ Prevent duplicates and circular references

Shell Support

✅ Enhanced shell configuration detection
✅ Support for major shells (Bash, Zsh, Fish, Tcsh, Ksh)
✅ Improved zshrc handling with multi-line support
✅ Better configuration file management

Backup System

✅ Create JSON backups of PATH and shell configuration
✅ Restore from backups
✅ View backup history
✅ Multiple backup modes (default, path, shell, switch)

Planned Improvements (v0.4.0)

Enhanced Backup System

Multiple backup format support (JSON/TOML/plain text)
User-defined backup locations
Format conversion utilities
Backup validation and verification
Backup compression options

Terminal UI Enhancements

Interactive terminal UI improvements
Better command output formatting
Enhanced error handling and reporting
Performance optimizations

Future Versions

Version 0.5.0

Advanced shell framework integrations
Profile management for different environments
System-wide vs. user-specific management
Configuration management improvements

Version 1.0.0

Complete core functionality stabilization
Full test coverage
Comprehensive documentation
Performance benchmarks
API stability guarantees

Future Considerations

Cross-platform synchronization
Plugin system
GUI application
Cloud backup integration

Legend:

✅ Implemented
⚠️ Implemented but needs improvement
🔄 In progress
📅 Planned