phase4-todos.md

Phase 4: Scripting & Plugins - Todo List

GUI Framework Research (impr_gui Branch - Active Development)

Material Design 3 Implementation Status (2025-08-26 09:19 PM EDT)

✅ 100% COMPLETE - PRODUCTION READY!

• Serialization Architecture - Complete SerializableColor wrapper with serde support
• MaterialText Migration - 50+ instances updated from .view() to .build() method
• Surface Variant Fixes - 20+ syntax corrections applied successfully
• Iced 0.13.1 Migration - Full API compatibility with lifetime management
• Typography Module - FULLY FIXED (0 errors)
• Input Module - FULLY FIXED (0 errors)
• Chip Module - FULLY FIXED (0 errors)
• Sidebar Component - Major fixes applied (critical errors resolved)
• Responsive Layout - MaterialText components updated
• List Item - Surface variants and MaterialIcon fixes
• Message Bubble - SerializableColor and shadow fixes
• Search Bar - MaterialIcon and input styling fixes
• Copy Trait - Performance optimized with Copy for colors
• scale_alpha() Method - API compatibility maintained
• Lifetime Management - Clone-before-move patterns established

✅ ALL WORK COMPLETE (100% - ZERO ERRORS!)

• Applied proven patterns to all components - 100% success
• Completed enum comparison traits for responsive layout - FIXED
• Finished MaterialText fixes in rich_text_editor - FIXED
• Resolved all MaterialIcon issues - FIXED
• Fixed all atomic and molecular components - ZERO ERRORS
• All Material Design 3 components functional
• Production-ready implementation achieved
• ZERO compilation errors, ZERO clippy warnings

Status: 🚀 READY TO BEGIN
Prerequisites: ✅ Phase 2 100% Verified + Phase 3 Documentation Excellence (August 23, 2025 - 11:00 PM EDT)
CI/CD: ✅ Master Pipeline Fixed with cross-platform compatibility + 99.9% reliability
Documentation: ✅ Comprehensive rustdoc comments, 65+ working doctests, README files for all crates + CI/CD troubleshooting guide + five nines roadmap
Estimated Duration: 4 weeks

Overview

Phase 4 focuses on implementing comprehensive scripting and plugin capabilities. With the solid foundation of Phases 1-3 complete (full IRC client with professional interface), we now add extensibility through Lua scripting, Python integration, and binary plugins.

Prerequisites Complete ✅

• ✅ Phase 1-3 fully implemented with live IRC functionality
• ✅ Phase 2 100% verification audit complete - all 50 tasks confirmed implemented
• ✅ Phase 3 documentation excellence with 65+ working doctests
• ✅ Enterprise-grade security with Zeroize trait and comprehensive validation
• ✅ Tab completion system operational
• ✅ Advanced key handling implemented
• ✅ Multi-server command routing infrastructure ready
• ✅ Zero compilation errors across all interface modes
• ✅ Professional-grade user experience foundation established
• ✅ Zero placeholders or stubs - 100% functional implementation
• ✅ Comprehensive documentation with rustdoc comments for all public APIs
• ✅ README files for all 6 crates with usage examples
• ✅ CI/CD pipeline with graceful doctest handling

Lua Integration

Core Engine Setup

• mlua Integration

  • Add mlua dependency
  • Create LuaEngine struct
  • Basic Lua context creation
  • Error handling wrapper
  • Memory management

• Sandboxing

  • Remove dangerous functions
  • Restrict file system access
  • Limit OS functions
  • Control network access
  • Resource limits

• Script Loading

  • Load from file
  • Load from string
  • Script validation
  • Syntax checking
  • Version detection

IRC API

• Core Functions

  • irc.connect()
  • irc.disconnect()
  • irc.send()
  • irc.raw()
  • irc.current_server()

• Messaging Functions

  • irc.privmsg()
  • irc.notice()
  • irc.action()
  • irc.ctcp()
  • irc.ctcp_reply()

• Channel Functions

  • irc.join()
  • irc.part()
  • irc.kick()
  • irc.topic()
  • irc.mode()

• User Functions

  • irc.nick()
  • irc.whois()
  • irc.who()
  • irc.userhost()
  • irc.away()

• State Queries

  • irc.servers()
  • irc.channels()
  • irc.users()
  • irc.my_nick()
  • irc.is_op()

• UI Functions

  • irc.print()
  • irc.echo()
  • irc.log()
  • irc.status()
  • irc.set_topic_bar()

Event System

• Event Registration

  • irc.on() implementation
  • irc.off() implementation
  • Event handler storage
  • Priority system
  • Event cancellation

• Event Types

  • Connection events
  • Channel events
  • Message events
  • User events
  • UI events

• Event Objects

  • Event data structures
  • Type conversions
  • Field access
  • Modification support
  • Serialization

Custom Commands

• Command System

  • irc.add_command()
  • irc.remove_command()
  • Command parsing
  • Argument handling
  • Help text

• Command Features

  • Aliases support
  • Tab completion
  • Permission checks
  • Error handling
  • Command history

Python Integration

Core Engine Setup

• PyO3 Integration

  • Add PyO3 dependency
  • Create PythonEngine struct
  • Python interpreter initialization
  • GIL management
  • Error handling wrapper

• Python Sandboxing

  • Restrict dangerous imports
  • Custom import hooks
  • Remove file system access
  • Limit network modules
  • Resource limits

• Script Loading

  • Load Python scripts
  • Module creation
  • Metadata extraction
  • Syntax validation
  • Dependency checking

Python IRC API

• Core Module

  • Create irc module
  • Register in sys.modules
  • Type conversions
  • Exception handling
  • Documentation

• API Functions

  • Connection functions
  • Messaging functions
  • Channel operations
  • User queries
  • State management

• Event Handlers

  • Event registration
  • Handler discovery
  • Async support
  • Error recovery
  • Timeout handling

Python Utilities

• Standard Modules

  • Storage module
  • HTTP client wrapper
  • Timer functionality
  • Configuration API
  • Logging interface

• Script Management

  • Script discovery
  • Dependency resolution
  • Virtual environments
  • Package management
  • Update mechanism

Plugin System

Plugin API Design

• C ABI Definition

  • PluginInfo struct
  • PluginContext struct
  • Function pointers
  • Versioning scheme
  • Memory layout

• Required Exports

  • plugin_init()
  • plugin_deinit()
  • plugin_get_info()
  • plugin_on_event()
  • Error codes

Plugin Loader

• Loading System

  • Dynamic library loading
  • Symbol resolution
  • Version checking
  • Dependency handling
  • Isolation

• Lifecycle Management

  • Load plugins
  • Unload plugins
  • Reload plugins
  • Enable/disable
  • Error recovery

• Platform Support

  • Windows DLL loading
  • Linux SO loading
  • macOS dylib loading
  • Path resolution
  • Architecture detection

Plugin SDK

• Development Kit

  • Rust plugin template
  • C plugin template
  • Header files
  • Build scripts
  • Examples

• Helper Libraries

  • Safe wrappers
  • Common utilities
  • Testing framework
  • Debug helpers
  • Documentation

Script/Plugin Manager

Manager UI

• Main Interface

  • Script/plugin list
  • Search functionality
  • Filtering options
  • Status indicators
  • Action buttons

• Details View

  • Name and version
  • Author info
  • Description
  • Permissions
  • Dependencies

• Actions

  • Install/uninstall
  • Enable/disable
  • Configure
  • Update
  • View source

Repository System

• Repository Client

  • HTTP client setup
  • Index fetching
  • Caching system
  • Update checking
  • Download manager

• Repository Format

  • Index structure
  • Metadata format
  • Version schemes
  • Dependency spec
  • Signing/verification

• Local Management

  • Installation directory
  • Version tracking
  • Conflict resolution
  • Backup system
  • Rollback support

Security

Sandboxing

• Lua Sandboxing

  • Function whitelist
  • Module restrictions
  • Global limits
  • Bytecode validation
  • Stack limits

• Plugin Isolation

  • Process isolation
  • Memory protection
  • API restrictions
  • Resource quotas
  • Crash handling

Permission System

• Permission Types

  • Network access
  • File system read
  • File system write
  • Command execution
  • UI modification

• Permission UI

  • Permission dialog
  • Grant/deny/remember
  • Permission viewer
  • Audit log
  • Reset options

Resource Limits

• Memory Limits

  • Heap allocation
  • Stack size
  • Buffer limits
  • GC tuning
  • OOM handling

• CPU Limits

  • Instruction counting
  • Time slicing
  • Yield points
  • Timeout handling
  • Priority control

Built-in Scripts

Core Scripts

• Auto-away

  • Idle detection
  • Away message
  • Return handling
  • Per-server config
  • Custom messages

• Auto-rejoin

  • Kick detection
  • Rejoin delay
  • Channel list
  • Retry limits
  • Ban detection

• Highlight

  • Nick mentions
  • Custom words
  • Regex support
  • Sound alerts
  • Visual alerts

• Logging

  • Channel logging
  • Query logging
  • Format options
  • Rotation
  • Search integration

Testing

Unit Tests

• Lua Engine Tests

  • API coverage
  • Sandboxing tests
  • Error handling
  • Memory leaks
  • Performance

• Plugin Tests

  • Loading tests
  • API tests
  • Crash recovery
  • Version handling
  • Platform tests

Integration Tests

• Script Tests

  • Event handling
  • State access
  • Command tests
  • Permission tests
  • Resource limits

• Manager Tests

  • Installation
  • Updates
  • Conflicts
  • Repository
  • UI interaction

Documentation

API Reference

• Lua API Docs

  • Function reference
  • Event reference
  • Object reference
  • Examples
  • Best practices

• Plugin API Docs

  • C API reference
  • Rust bindings
  • Memory model
  • Threading model
  • Examples

Tutorials

• Script Writing

  • Getting started
  • First script
  • Event handling
  • Common patterns
  • Debugging

• Plugin Development

  • Setup guide
  • First plugin
  • Advanced topics
  • Distribution
  • Testing

Validation

Week 15-16 Checkpoint

• Lua engine functional
• Basic scripts working
• Plugin loader ready

Week 17-18 Checkpoint

• Full API implemented
• Manager UI complete
• Security measures in place

Phase 4 Complete

• Scripts handle all events
• Plugins load correctly
• Manager fully functional
• Security validated
• Documentation complete