libLogit

libLogit v1 Beta Roadmap

This roadmap explains how libLogit gets from a strong Alpha showcase to a credible Beta SDK that developers can import into real projects without having to reverse-engineer the contract.

Beta Outcome

By the end of v1 Beta, a developer should be able to:

1. Install the SDK for a supported language using that ecosystem’s normal tool.
2. Create a blank LOGIT.
3. Set outputDirectory or localPath.
4. Set level.
5. Call that logger immediately.
6. Keep bounded local logs with defined retention behavior.
7. Inspect retained logs through SQL tooling and the libLogit viewer story.

Beta is about making this workflow dependable, documented, testable, and repeatable across bindings.

Critical Path

The Beta critical path is smaller than the full vision. If any of these pieces are missing, the SDK is still interesting, but not truly Beta-ready:

1. Freeze the portable LOGIT contract.
2. Freeze the shared config/schema contract.
3. Prove baseline cross-language conformance.
4. Prove install and package stories for supported bindings.
5. Freeze local output, rotation, and retention semantics.
6. Make the SQLite plus viewer workflow feel intentional.
7. Validate supported operating systems and runtimes.
8. Publish an honest readiness rubric and release evidence.

Phase Map

Phase	What it accomplishes	Why it matters
Documentation foundation	Gives developers one clear story instead of scattered notes.	Without this, the SDK feels private even if the code works.
Contract stabilization	Freezes what a LOGIT is and how it behaves.	This is the heart of language-agnostic logging.
Schema stabilization	Makes config portable and migration-safe.	Teams need one repeatable setup story.
Conformance	Detects binding drift early.	Shared behavior is more important than shared punctuation.
Packaging	Makes install real for each ecosystem.	Beta starts at install, not at source checkout.
Local output/retention	Hardens file and database persistence semantics.	This is the practical logging promise users rely on.
Remote/transport strategy	Clarifies what Alpha remote paths are and what future transports require.	Prevents overclaiming.
Viewer and SQL workflow	Makes stored logs inspectable after the app exits.	This is a core product differentiator.
Platform validation	Proves the SDK outside one machine.	Beta support claims need evidence.
Language expansion	Adds new bindings methodically.	Beta should be extensible without rewriting the product.
CI and release gates	Turns local confidence into repeatable release confidence.	Maintainers need one standard gate.
Beta exit	Converts all of the above into public release evidence.	This is how the Beta claim becomes believable.

What Has To Feel Finished

The following things do not all have to be perfect, but they do have to feel deliberate and trustworthy:

1. The first five minutes

• A developer can find install instructions quickly.
• A developer can find the blank LOGIT pattern quickly.
• A developer can tell whether their language is supported, incubating, or future-track.
• A developer can understand the difference between localPath, outputDirectory, and remotePath.

2. The first working log

• Console output works immediately.
• File output works immediately.
• Level filtering is obvious and predictable.
• Errors around invalid setup are understandable.

3. The first retained log store

• SQLite output has a documented schema.
• Retention semantics are named and tested.
• Starter SQL queries are public.
• Viewer filtering works on real stored data.

4. The first package install

• Artifacts are versioned consistently.
• Metadata is correct.
• Consumer smoke tests prove the artifact works after install.
• Docs match the real artifact names and commands.

5. The first cross-language evaluation

• The same fixture set can run across supported bindings.
• The report distinguishes passed, waived, and unverified features.
• Known gaps are listed publicly instead of hidden in code comments.

Support Tiers During Beta

Tier	Meaning
Supported	Counts toward the Beta claim. Install path, docs, package evidence, conformance evidence, and limitations are public.
Incubating	Real implementation work exists, but one or more Beta support gates are missing.
Future	Planned or requested, but not yet part of the support claim.

Only supported bindings count toward Beta completion percentages.

Public Roadmap Priorities

Near-term

• finish contract and schema freeze work
• expand the conformance report into the default source of truth
• complete package/install evidence for every Alpha MVP binding
• finish the public docs set so new evaluators have one coherent path

Mid-term

• freeze the SQLite schema and viewer workflow
• validate Windows, Linux, and macOS package/conformance gates
• convert partial install stories into tested consumer install stories
• add a local Beta verifier that mirrors hosted CI

Late Beta

• publish release evidence for the full supported matrix
• decide the public scope of real remote transports
• promote the first non-MVP Beta-track bindings using the playbook
• ship Beta release notes, checklist, and announcement materials

Where To Track Execution

• Full task ledger: burndown
• Support reality by language: language matrix
• Install maturity: install and package status
• Known gaps: limitations
• Binding implementation rules: binding playbook