X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/6e4f34b0b847ed898cbe3078280d7b5bf4398790..65b45758686f3aa3a976ed069d57cca48837ae6c:/doc/roadmap.mdwn?ds=inline diff --git a/doc/roadmap.mdwn b/doc/roadmap.mdwn index c85c6de5b..f2ff5802e 100644 --- a/doc/roadmap.mdwn +++ b/doc/roadmap.mdwn @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This is the roadmap for ikiwiki development. Released 29 April 2006. -The 1.x series is no longer supported. +The 1.X series is no longer supported. ---- @@ -36,18 +36,32 @@ really bad bugs will be applied going forward. # 3.0 -Version 3.0 is an opportunity to make significant transitions, and also adds -many new features. - -* See [[tips/upgrade_to_3.0]] for the steps you will need to follow - when upgrading to this version. -* Finalise a new version of the plugin API, exporting additional commonly - used functions from IkiWiki.pm. See [[todo/firm_up_plugin_interface]] - -It will include a vast number of new features, bugfixes, and other -improvements, far too many to list here. - -Release is planned for fall^Wlate, 2008. +Version 3.0 is an opportunity to make significant transitions. +Read [[tips/upgrade_to_3.0]] for the steps you will need to +follow when upgrading your wiki to this version. + +The highlights of the changes in version 3.0 include: + +* Support for uploading [[attachments|plugins/attachment]]. +* Can [[plugins/rename]] and [[plugins/remove]] pages and files via the web. +* [[Web_based_setup|plugins/websetup]]. +* Blog-style [[plugins/comments]] as an alternative to Discussion pages. +* Many other new plugins including [[plugins/htmlbalance]], [[plugins/format]], + [[plugins/progress]], [[plugins/color]], [[plugins/autoindex]], + [[plugins/cutpaste]], [[plugins/hnb]], [[plugins/creole]], [[plugins/txt]], + [[plugins/amazon_s3]], [[plugins/pinger]], [[plugins/pingee]], + [[plugins/edittemplate]] +* The RecentChanges page is compiled statically, not generated from the CGI. +* Support for additional revision control systems: [[rcs/bzr]], + [[rcs/monotone]] +* Support for [[tips/untrusted_git_push]]. +* A new version (3.00) of the plugin API, exporting additional + commonly used functions from `IkiWiki.pm`. +* Nearly everything in ikiwiki is now a plugin, from WikiLinks to page + editing, to RecentChanges. +* Far too many bug fixes, features, and enhancements to list here. + +Released 31 December, 2008. The 3.x series is expected to undergo continuing development for some time, adding improvements and new features, but avoiding changes that break @@ -55,10 +69,24 @@ backwards compatability. ---- +# compatability breaking changes + +Probably incomplete list: + +* Drop old `--getctime` option. +* Remove compatability code in `loadindex` to handle old index data layouts. +* Make pagespecs match relative by default? (see [[discussion]]) +* Flip wikilinks? (see [[todo/link_plugin_perhaps_too_general?]] and [[todo/do_not_make_links_backwards]]) +* Enable tagbase by default (so that tag autocreation will work by default). + Note that this is already done for wikis created by `auto-blog.setup`. +* [[tips/html5]] on by default (some day..) +* Remove support for old `.ikiwiki/comments_pending` from comment plugin. + +In general, we try to use [[ikiwiki-transition]] or forced rebuilds on +upgrade to deal with changes that break compatability. Some things that +can't help with. + # future goals -* Conversion support for existing other wikis. - (Being worked on for MoinMoin and TWiki by [[Josh_Triplett|JoshTriplett]] - and Jamey Sharp; support for other wikis should fit into the same - framework.) +* Conversion support for existing other wikis. See [[convert]]. * [[TODO]], [[bugs]], ...