Roadmap

Track Bab's development progress and upcoming features.

Pre-Alpha

Bab is in pre-alpha (v0.x.x). The API and features may change between releases.

What's Available Now

Current features in the latest release:

Core Features

• [x] Task execution from Babfile
• [x] Nested tasks with colon notation (dev:start)
• [x] Multi-command tasks
• [x] Cross-platform support (macOS, Linux, Windows)
• [x] Multiple Babfile formats (Babfile, Babfile.yaml, Babfile.yml)

CLI Features

• [x] Task listing (bab --list)
• [x] Dry-run mode (--dry-run)
• [x] Verbose output (--verbose)
• [x] Interactive mode with fuzzy search (default)
• [x] Shell completion (bash, zsh, fish, powershell)
• [x] Graceful shutdown handling

Developer Experience

• [x] Colorized CLI output
• [x] Tree-structured task display
• [x] Clear error messages
• [x] Task descriptions
• [x] Task dependencies

Configuration

• [x] Platform-specific commands (platforms array)
• [x] Environment variables (global, task, command levels)
• [x] Variables with $ syntax
• [x] Task includes from other Babfiles
• [x] Silent mode (silent option) - suppress command prompts
• [x] Output control (output option) - control stdout/stderr display
• [x] Working directory (dir option) - set execution directory at any level

What's Coming Next

High-priority features for upcoming releases:

Priority Features

The most requested features by the community.

Custom File Paths

Specify alternative Babfile locations with --file flag.

Future Plans

Additional features being considered:

Task Management

• [ ] Task history tracking
• [ ] Performance profiling
• [ ] Task watchers (re-run on file changes)
• [ ] Parallel task execution

Configuration

• [ ] Babfile schema validation
• [ ] Module system for reusable tasks

Distribution

• [ ] Script compilation (standalone shell scripts)
• [ ] Template system
• [ ] Plugin architecture

Advanced

• [ ] Remote task execution
• [ ] TUI/GUI interfaces
• [ ] CI/CD integrations

Get Involved

Help shape Bab's future:

• Vote - Star features on GitHub Issues
• Suggest - Open an issue with your idea
• Discuss - Join Discord to chat about the roadmap
• Build - Contribute code via pull requests

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Latest Release: See GitHub Releases for detailed version history.