FormiqueJS Development Timeline & Roadmap

2024
Initial Concept and Foundation

1. Designed a robust and extensible form-building framework
2. Created a base class FormBuilder and an extended class Formique
3. Implemented basic form rendering logic and dynamic form rendering
4. Introduced configuration options for form parameters and settings

Theming and Style Integration

1. Implemented theme support with dynamic application of pre-configured themes
2. Added customizable form styles through CSS injection
3. Created a dynamic CSS insertion system for theme application

Advanced Form Features

1. Enabled dynamic dropdowns and select menus
2. Expanded support for advanced input types
3. Introduced inline CSS overriding and validation rules with custom error messaging

2025
Nested Conditionality Logic

1. Implemented conditional visibility and validation for dependent fields
2. Created a dependency graph to track field relationships
3. Introduced event-driven UI updates and observer pattern logic

Final Enhancements and Documentation

1. Improved visual consistency and customization options
2. Created detailed API documentation and code examples
3. Collected community feedback and integrated suggested improvements

Accessibility, Performance, and Optimization

1. Ensured accessibility and ARIA compliance
2. Optimized form rendering process and implemented lazy-loading techniques
3. Maintained framework-agnostic design for seamless integration

2025 Roadmap

Jan 2025

Icons and Field Enhancements

1. Introduce optional icons for form fields.
2. Implement a configurable icons library to allow customization and flexibility in design.

Jan 2025
Apr 2025

Real-time Validation and Feedback

1. Implement client-side real-time input validation with immediate feedback using visual cues.
2. Ensure robust server-side validation for security and consistency.
2. Enable custom validators to allow users to define and chain validation logic.

Apr 2025
May 2025

Form Field Dynamic Rendering (Conditional Fields)

1. Add support for conditional form fields based on user input.
2. Implement visibility and enable/disable control using reactive data binding.

May 2025
Jun 2025

Advanced UI Components and Field Types

1. Introduce multi-step forms with navigation and progress indicators.
2. Support advanced field types like date pickers, file uploaders, and autocomplete inputs.
3. Implement visual inputs such as color pickers and signature fields.

Jun 2025
Jul 2025

Performance Optimization

1. Implement lazy loading for large forms to improve initial load time.
2. Use virtualization techniques for long option lists.
3. Apply debouncing to reduce async requests during user input.

Jul 2025
Jul 2025

Advanced Form Data Management

1. Add local storage/session persistence to save form state for later resumption.
2. Implement auto-save functionality with versioning for recovering past progress.

Jul 2025
Aug 0225

Integration with APIs and Data Sources

1. Enable dynamic API integration for real-time data population.
2. Provide custom data fetchers for external data retrieval.
3. Implement webhooks for event notifications and third-party integrations.

Aug 0225
Aug 2025

Internationalization (i18n) and Localization (l10n)

1. Support multi-language forms with seamless language switching.
2. Adjust input formats like dates and currencies based on locale settings.

Aug 2025
Aug 2025

Security and Data Protection

1. Implement CSRF and XSS protection to secure form inputs.
2. Ensure data encryption during transmission and at rest.
3. Maintain audit logs for tracking form submissions and changes.

Aug 2025
Sep 2025

Collaborative Features

1. Allow real-time form sharing and collaboration similar to Google Docs.
2. Introduce comments and annotations for collaborative feedback on form fields.

Sep 2025
Oct 2025

Version Control for Forms

1. Track user interaction with form analytics to improve UX.
2. Implement heatmaps and A/B testing to identify effective form structures.

Oct 2025

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