Flaxon Roadmap 2026-2027

Flaxon is on an exciting journey from alpha to a stable 1.0 release. Here's our vision for the future.

This roadmap outlines the major milestones we plan to achieve. It's ambitious but grounded in our commitment to building a world-class Python backend framework.

Version 0.1.0 — Core Prototype ✅

Released: July 2026

• ✅ ASGI application with HTTP, WebSocket, lifespan
• ✅ Flask-style decorators with typed parameters
• ✅ Request validation with declarative schemas
• ✅ WebSocket support with room broadcasting
• ✅ Jinax template integration (optional Jinja2)
• ✅ Middleware: CORS, request ID, security headers, rate limiting
• ✅ CLI: run, routes, doctor, new
• ✅ Testing: sync and async test clients
• ✅ Debugger with development/production modes
• ✅ Sensitive data redaction

Version 0.2.0 — Protocol Hardening ⏳

Target: Q3 2026

• ⏳ ASGI protocol conformance tests
• ⏳ HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 improvements
• ⏳ Multipart/form-data uploads
• ⏳ Streaming request body handling
• ⏳ WebSocket disconnect and backpressure handling
• ⏳ Graceful shutdown improvements
• ⏳ Request and response timeouts
• ⏳ Trusted host middleware
• ⏳ Body size limit middleware
• ⏳ Improved middleware error recovery

Version 0.3.0 — Production Services ⏳

Target: Q4 2026

• ⏳ Session management (signed cookies + backends)
• ⏳ OpenAPI/Swagger documentation generation
• ⏳ Structured logging (JSON logs with request context)
• ⏳ Health check endpoints (liveness, readiness)
• ⏳ Prometheus metrics integration
• ⏳ Better configuration management (settings classes)
• ⏳ Environment-specific configuration
• ⏳ .env file support
• ⏳ Email sending (SMTP, console)
• ⏳ Static file serving

Version 0.4.0 — Plugins and Ecosystem ⏳

Target: Q1 2027

• ⏳ Formal plugin system with discovery
• ⏳ flaxon-sqlalchemy: SQLAlchemy integration
• ⏳ flaxon-redis: Redis caching and rate limiting
• ⏳ flaxon-auth: Authentication (JWT, OAuth, sessions)
• ⏳ flaxon-storage: File storage (local, S3)
• ⏳ flaxon-observability: OpenTelemetry integration
• ⏳ flaxon-tasks: Background task queue
• ⏳ Plugin hooks for: startup, shutdown, routes, CLI commands, health checks

Version 0.5.0 — Distributed Systems ⏳

Target: Q2 2027

• ⏳ Distributed task queues (Redis, RabbitMQ)
• ⏳ Scheduled tasks and cron jobs
• ⏳ Redis-backed WebSocket broadcaster
• ⏳ Distributed rate limiting
• ⏳ Distributed caching
• ⏳ Database connection pooling
• ⏳ Transaction management
• ⏳ Migration tooling
• ⏳ Deployment guides (Docker, Kubernetes)

Version 0.9.0 — Release Candidate ⏳

Target: Q3 2027

• ⏳ API freeze
• ⏳ Security audit
• ⏳ Performance benchmarks
• ⏳ Migration guide from 0.x
• ⏳ Broad CI and compatibility testing
• ⏳ Documentation complete
• ⏳ Example applications comprehensive

Version 1.0.0 — Stable Release ⏳

Target: Q4 2027

• ⏳ Documented compatibility policy
• ⏳ Signed releases
• ⏳ Governance model
• ⏳ Long-term support (LTS) policy
• ⏳ Production-ready certification

Future Ideas (1.1+)

• GraphQL support
• gRPC support
• Server-Sent Events (SSE)
• WebSockets over HTTP/3 (QUIC)
• Real-time collaboration features
• Admin dashboard
• Code generation from OpenAPI
• Database migration tools

— The Flaxon Team