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ROADMAP

Ideas of where the hledger project should be going next. Being listed here suggests a bit of commitment, perhaps even a schedule. Related: http://projects.hledger.org, TODO.

2023

Targets: - hledger 1.32, december - hledger 1.31, september - hledger 1.30, june - demos: built in asciinema demos and maintenance process - ghc 9.6 support - process/tools improvement - docs improvement - hledger 1.29, march

Goals: - CSV extensibility: workflows to obtain, use, develop, share, contribute ready-to-use CSV rules - Scripts extensibility: workflows to obtain, use, develop, share, contribute ready-to-use scripts - Interop: clear ledger & beancount import/export how-tos documenting issues & workarounds - Better installer: more robust, binary-installing - Bar charts: simple built in bar charts - Investment: clear updated how-to documenting available tools & best practices for common needs (price fetching, lot reducing, lot reporting, cost reporting, gains reporting)

Priorities: - newcomer/learner experience: docs, installers, demos - customiser/contributor experience: easy csv rules install/contrib, scripts install/contrib - maintainer experience: reduce tech/doc/process/issue debt, increase velocity - marketing/community: news updates, mastodon presence - interop: solve Ledger/Beancount reading/writing/conversion - features: charts, investment

Mission: - Make plain text accounting more usable and useful for all - Bring relief to people experiencing financial and technological stress - Help people and communities in all countries increase their financial mastery and freedom - Help grow a shared global culture of accountability and sustainability

2020

Targets:

  • hledger 1.19, september
    • account transactions register, stricter/more correct handling of unbalanced multicommodity transactions (#1177), Track & show deposited lots (#1022), Report unrealized capital gains/losses (#1029)
  • hledger 1.18, june
    • more effective CI setup, updated home page, quickstart, tutorials etc., negative matching in CSV rules,
  • hledger 1.17, march
    • field matching in CSV rules, reduce install hassles with terminfo C lib (?), more import/export options, simple console charts, refreshed home page, faq, tutorials, manuals,

Priorities: - Documentation: Improve the docs. - Effectiveness: Improve getting-started experience, just-works quality, practicality, real-world usefulness. - Investment: Improve suitability for investment tracking (#1015) - Charts: Add charts and more visual appeal. - Correctness: More support for enforcing correctness & accounting rules.

2019

Targets: - hledger 1.16, december - ghc 8.8 support, more powerful CSV conversion, updated home page, faq, manuals, reduce install hassles with terminfo C lib