OpChan/TODO.md

OpChan TODO - Missing Features & Improvements

This document outlines the features and improvements that still need to be implemented to fully satisfy the FURPS requirements for the Waku Forum.

🚨 High Priority (1-2 weeks)

1. Bookmarking System

• Requirement: "Users can bookmark posts and topics; local only"
• Status: ❌ Not implemented
• Missing:
  • Local storage implementation for bookmarked posts/topics
  • Bookmark UI components (bookmark button, bookmark list)
  • Bookmark management interface
  • Bookmark persistence across sessions
• Impact: Users cannot save content for later reference
• Estimated Effort: 2-3 days

2. Call Sign Setup & Display

• Requirement: "Users can setup a call sign; bitcoin identity operator unique name - remains - ordinal used as avatar"
• Status: ⚠️ Partially implemented
• Missing:
  • Complete call sign setup UI integration
  • Ordinal avatar display and integration
  • User profile settings interface
  • Call sign validation and uniqueness checks
• Impact: Users cannot customize their forum identity
• Estimated Effort: 3-4 days

3. Cell Icon System

• Requirement: "Cell can be created with a name, description, icon; icon size will be restricted"
• Status: ❌ Not implemented
• Missing:
  • Icon upload/selection interface
  • Icon size restrictions and validation
  • Icon display in cell listings and details
  • Icon storage and management
• Impact: Cells lack visual identity and branding
• Estimated Effort: 2-3 days

🔶 Medium Priority (2-3 weeks)

4. Enhanced Sorting Options

• Requirement: "Users can sort topics per new or top"
• Status: ⚠️ Basic implementation exists
• Missing:
  • "Top" sorting by votes/relevance
  • UI controls for sorting preferences
  • Persistent sorting preferences
  • Sort option indicators in UI
• Impact: Limited content discovery options
• Estimated Effort: 1-2 days

5. Active Member Count Display

• Requirement: "A user can see the number of active members per cell; deduced from retrievable activity"
• Status: ⚠️ Calculated in backend but not shown
• Missing:
  • UI components to display active member counts
  • Member count updates in real-time
  • Member activity indicators
• Impact: Users cannot gauge cell activity levels
• Estimated Effort: 1 day

6. IndexedDB Integration

• Requirement: "store message cache in indexedDB -- make app local-first"
• Status: ❌ In-memory caching only
• Missing:
  • IndexedDB schema design
  • Message persistence layer
  • Offline-first capabilities
  • Cache synchronization logic
• Impact: No offline support, data lost on refresh
• Estimated Effort: 3-4 days

7. Enhanced Moderation UI

• Requirement: "Cell admin can mark posts and comments as moderated"
• Status: ⚠️ Backend logic exists, basic UI
• Missing:
  • Rich moderation interface
  • Moderation history and audit trail
  • Bulk moderation actions
  • Moderation reason templates
  • Moderation statistics dashboard
• Impact: Limited moderation capabilities for cell admins
• Estimated Effort: 2-3 days

🔵 Low Priority (3-4 weeks)

8. Anonymous User Experience

• Requirement: "Anonymous users can upvote, comments and post"
• Status: ⚠️ Basic support but limited UX
• Missing:
  • Better anonymous user flow
  • Clear permission indicators
  • Anonymous user onboarding
  • Anonymous user limitations display
• Impact: Poor experience for non-authenticated users
• Estimated Effort: 2-3 days

9. Relevance Score Visibility

• Requirement: "The relevance index is used to push most relevant posts and comments on top"
• Status: ⚠️ Calculated but limited visibility
• Missing:
  • Better relevance score indicators
  • Relevance-based filtering options
  • Relevance score explanations
  • Relevance score trends
• Impact: Users don't understand content ranking
• Estimated Effort: 1-2 days

10. Mobile Responsiveness

• Requirement: "Users do not need any software beyond a browser to use the forum"
• Status: ❌ Basic responsive design
• Missing:
  • Full mobile-optimized experience
  • Touch-friendly interactions
  • Mobile-specific navigation
  • Responsive image handling
• Impact: Poor mobile user experience
• Estimated Effort: 3-4 days

🛠️ Technical Debt & Infrastructure

11. Performance Optimizations

• Implement virtual scrolling for large lists
• Add message pagination
• Optimize relevance calculations
• Implement lazy loading for images

12. Testing & Quality

• Add comprehensive unit tests
• Implement integration tests
• Add end-to-end testing
• Performance testing and monitoring

13. Documentation

• API documentation
• User guide
• Developer setup guide
• Architecture documentation

📋 Implementation Notes

Dependencies

• Bookmarking system depends on IndexedDB integration
• Call sign setup depends on user profile system completion
• Enhanced moderation depends on existing moderation backend

Technical Considerations

• Use React Query for state management
• Implement proper error boundaries
• Add loading states for all async operations
• Ensure accessibility compliance
• Follow existing code patterns and conventions

Testing Strategy

• Unit tests for utility functions
• Integration tests for hooks and contexts
• Component tests for UI elements
• End-to-end tests for user flows

🎯 Success Metrics

• All FURPS requirements satisfied
• 90%+ test coverage
• Lighthouse performance score > 90
• Accessibility score > 95
• Mobile usability score > 90

📅 Timeline Estimate

• Phase 1 (High Priority): 1-2 weeks
• Phase 2 (Medium Priority): 2-3 weeks
• Phase 3 (Low Priority): 3-4 weeks
• Total Estimated Time: 6-9 weeks

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Last updated: [Current Date] Based on FURPS requirements analysis and codebase review