TASKS.md

Daily and Milestone Tasks Checklist

Goals

• Dev Experience Improvements (roadmap)
  • Make rnx-kit the best choice for library and app development.
  • Simplify initial setup and reduce required tooling.
  • Effortless module inclusion and RN version management.
  • Provide standardized APIs across platforms (React Native WebAPIs).
  • Enhance JS bundling workflows (Metro plugins, tree-shaking).
  • Integrate cloud-based native app builds (@rnx-kit/build).
  • Participate in and leverage new debugging tools.

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Daily Tasks

• Issue Triage & Maintenance

  • Review new issues and pull requests, apply labels.
  • Respond to questions, bug reports, and feature requests.
  • Update and close resolved issues.
  • Monitor the Dependency Dashboard for updates.
  • Review and address security alerts.

• Continuous Integration (CI)

  • Ensure CI builds succeed for all supported platforms and Node versions.
  • Address failing builds or flaky tests.
  • Review Renovate PRs for dependency updates.

• Platform-Specific Upkeep

  • Track upstream changes in React Native, Metro, and platform SDKs.
  • Test and maintain compatibility with Android, iOS, macOS, Windows.
  • When new React Native release candidates are published, a PR should be automatically generated to create a new align-deps profile for the new version. This PR should be reviewed, its dependencies updated if necessary, and merged before the new version is officially released.

• Documentation

  • Update README and wiki for new features, changes, or configuration.
  • Write or update how-to guides (see issues #1260, #1269, #1296, #1280, #1341).

• Community Engagement

  • Monitor GitHub discussions for feedback and feature requests.
  • Engage with contributors and reviewers.

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Future Milestones & Development Areas

• Tooling Improvements

  • Improve dependency management in @rnx-kit/align-deps (issue #3221, #2906, #2457, #1335, #1299, #2454).
  • Improve JS bundling and Metro plugin architecture (issue #3617, #2257, #1290).
  • Tree-shaking improvements and guides (issue #1280).
  • CLI improvements for WebAPIs, verbose logging, and usability (issue #2596, #3329).
  • Add Node performance mark integration in reporter (issue #3800).

• Platform Support Expansions

  • Add support for new platforms in react-native-host (issue #2587, #2586, #2243).
  • Investigate Node's new JS APIs for compile cache (issue #3598).
  • Integrate new Node features (e.g., findPackageJSON #3584).

• Web API Standardization

  • Figure out and prioritize WebAPIs for implementation (issue #2595).
  • Improve CLI generator for WebAPIs (issue #2596).

• Testing & Validation

  • End-to-end tests for CLI and bundling features (#1294, #1268).
  • Add fine-grained control for TypeScript validation (issue #1420).
  • Ensure TypeScript Metro plugin builds project references (issue #3343).

• Release Management

  • Track and communicate breaking changes.
  • Maintain compatibility matrix with React Native and platforms.

• Metrics & Community Feedback

  • Track adoption rates, time savings, efficiency gains.
  • Gather and incorporate feedback from users and contributors.

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See all current open issues and PRs for details and progress tracking.