# Form Builder Development Roadmap

This document outlines the planned improvements and missing essential features for the Corrad ProcessMaker Form Builder. It serves as a development checklist to track progress on enhancing form building capabilities.

## Current Status

**Last Updated**: December 2024

**Current Version**: v2.0 with JavaScript API and dynamic calculations

### Recently Completed Features ✅
- JavaScript Execution Engine (`FormScriptEngine`) for real-time calculations
- Dynamic field updates with `onFieldChange` and `onLoad` event handlers
- Enhanced debugging with comprehensive logging
- API functions: `setField()`, `getField()` for programmatic form control
- Grid system for responsive layouts
- Form versioning and management
- Security improvements with sandboxed JavaScript execution
- **NEW**: Dynamic List Component comprehensive enhancements with validation, search, and bulk operations
- **NEW**: Configuration panel issue identified and partially resolved

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## Recent Development Session Highlights (December 2024)

### 🔍 **Critical Discovery: Dual Configuration System Issue**
**Status**: 🟡 Partially Resolved  
**Issue**: Two separate configuration systems discovered:
1. `FormBuilderConfiguration.vue` - Enhanced but not actively used
2. `FormBuilderFieldSettingsModal.vue` - Actually used by form builder

**Work Completed**:
- ✅ Identified root cause of missing configuration panels
- ✅ Enhanced FormBuilderConfiguration.vue (not in use)
- ✅ Started migration to FormBuilderFieldSettingsModal.vue
- 🟡 Added dynamic-list to field configurations (label, name, placeholder, help, width)
- 🟡 Added dynamic-list to hasSpecificSettings types
- 🟡 Added icon, type name, and description for dynamic-list
- ❌ **IN PROGRESS**: Adding template section for dynamic-list specific settings

**Next Steps**:
- [ ] Complete dynamic-list template section in FormBuilderFieldSettingsModal.vue
- [ ] Migrate other enhanced components from FormBuilderConfiguration.vue
- [ ] Consider unifying the dual configuration system

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## Missing Essential Settings Analysis

### 🔴 Critical Priority (Must Have)

#### **1. Conditional Logic System**
**Status**: ✅ Completed December 2024  
**Components Affected**: All form components  
**Description**: Essential for dynamic forms that show/hide fields based on user input

**Implemented Features**:
- ✅ Field visibility rules (show/hide based on other field values)
- ✅ Field enabling/disabling based on conditions
- ✅ Multi-field conditional logic (AND/OR operators)
- ✅ Visual condition builder interface
- ✅ Field dependency chains
- ✅ JavaScript code generation and execution
- ✅ Integration with existing FormScriptEngine
- ✅ Real-time condition evaluation
- ✅ Automatic script generation and injection

**Files Modified**:
- `components/FormBuilderComponents.vue` - Added conditional logic properties
- `components/FormBuilderFieldSettingsModal.vue` - Added condition builder interface
- `components/ConditionalLogicEngine.vue` - New component for script generation
- `pages/form-builder/index.vue` - Integrated conditional logic engine

**Impact**: High - Critical for advanced form workflows

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#### **2. Enhanced Validation System**
**Status**: 🟡 Partially Implemented  
**Current**: Basic required, email, URL, min/max validations  
**Components Affected**: All input components

**Missing Features**:
- [ ] Pattern matching validation (regex support)
- [ ] Custom validation functions
- [ ] Real-time validation feedback
- [ ] Cross-field validation (confirm password, date ranges)
- [ ] Conditional validation rules
- [ ] Custom error message templates
- [ ] Validation groups and schemas

**Impact**: High - Essential for data quality and user experience

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#### **3. Accessibility Features**
**Status**: ❌ Not Implemented  
**Components Affected**: All components  
**Description**: WCAG compliance and screen reader support

**Missing Features**:
- [ ] ARIA labels and descriptions
- [ ] Keyboard navigation support
- [ ] Screen reader announcements
- [ ] High contrast mode support
- [ ] Focus management and indicators
- [ ] Alternative text for visual elements
- [ ] Accessibility validation tool

**Impact**: High - Required for compliance and inclusivity

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### 🟡 High Priority (Should Have)

#### **4. Dynamic List Component Enhancements**
**Status**: ✅ Completed December 2024  
**Current Settings**: `['label', 'name', 'help', 'placeholder', 'buttonText', 'minItems', 'maxItems', 'defaultItems', 'width']`

**✅ COMPLETED: Essential Settings Implementation**:
- [x] **Item validation** - Individual list item validation with type checking
- [x] **Uniqueness validation** - Prevent duplicate items with real-time checking
- [x] **Item type support** - Support for text, number, email, url types
- [x] **Search/filter functionality** - Real-time search within list items
- [x] **Bulk operations** - Select all, delete selected items
- [x] **Import/Export functionality** - JSON, CSV, TXT format support
- [x] **Item counter display** - Visual count of items
- [x] **Delete confirmation** - Confirm before deleting items
- [x] **Visual sorting indicators** - Drag handles for reordering
- [x] **Enhanced UI with validation feedback** - Real-time error display

**Files Modified**:
- ✅ `components/FormBuilderComponents.vue` - Added 10 new properties
- ✅ `components/FormBuilderConfiguration.vue` - Added comprehensive configuration interface
- ✅ `components/ComponentPreview.vue` - Full implementation with validation engine
- 🟡 `components/FormBuilderFieldSettingsModal.vue` - Partial integration (IN PROGRESS)

**Missing Features** (moved to future roadmap):
- [ ] Drag & drop reordering functionality (requires vue-draggable integration)
- [ ] Custom item templates (rich formatting)

**Configuration Panel Issue**: ❌ Settings not showing in form builder due to dual configuration system
**Solution**: 🟡 Migration to FormBuilderFieldSettingsModal.vue in progress

**Impact**: High - Critical for data collection workflows

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#### **5. Enhanced Select Component**
**Status**: 🟡 Partially Implemented  
**Current Settings**: `['label', 'name', 'placeholder', 'help', 'options', 'width']`

**Missing Essential Settings**:
- [ ] Searchable/filterable dropdown
- [ ] Multi-select with chips display
- [ ] Option groups/categories (optgroups)
- [ ] Dynamic options loading from API endpoints
- [ ] Custom option templates (with icons, descriptions)
- [ ] Maximum selections limit for multi-select
- [ ] Async option loading with loading states

**Impact**: Medium-High - Common requirement for complex forms

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#### **6. Rich Text and Enhanced Text Components**
**Status**: ❌ Not Implemented  
**Components Affected**: textarea, text components

**Missing Features**:
- [ ] WYSIWYG rich text editor integration
- [ ] Character counter display
- [ ] Auto-resize for textarea
- [ ] Auto-complete/suggestions
- [ ] Advanced input masks for specific formats
- [ ] Markdown support and preview

**Impact**: Medium - Useful for content-heavy forms

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#### **7. File Upload Enhancements**
**Status**: ❌ Not Implemented  
**Current Settings**: Basic file upload with size/type restrictions

**Missing Features**:
- [ ] Upload progress indicators
- [ ] File preview thumbnails (images, documents)
- [ ] Drag and drop file upload
- [ ] Multiple file upload with management
- [ ] File validation (beyond size/type)
- [ ] Drag to reorder uploaded files
- [ ] Cloud storage integration options

**Impact**: Medium-High - Essential for document workflows

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### 🟢 Medium Priority (Nice to Have)

#### **8. Date/Time Component Improvements**
**Status**: 🟡 Partially Implemented  
**Current**: Basic date picker

**Missing Features**:
- [ ] Date range picker
- [ ] Time picker with seconds
- [ ] DateTime picker combined
- [ ] Timezone support
- [ ] Calendar view with blocking dates
- [ ] Recurring date options
- [ ] Relative date options (today + X days)

**Impact**: Medium - Useful for scheduling workflows

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#### **9. Layout and Presentation Components**
**Status**: ❌ Not Implemented  

**Missing Components**:
- [ ] Divider/Separator component
- [ ] HTML/Rich Content blocks
- [ ] Progress indicators
- [ ] Accordion/Collapsible sections
- [ ] Tabs for multi-section forms
- [ ] Step indicator for multi-page forms
- [ ] Info boxes and alerts

**Impact**: Medium - Enhances form presentation

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#### **10. Number Input Enhancements**
**Status**: 🟡 Partially Implemented  
**Current**: Basic number input with min/max

**Missing Features**:
- [ ] Currency formatting with symbols
- [ ] Percentage input with % symbol
- [ ] Number formatting (thousands separators)
- [ ] Increment/decrement buttons
- [ ] Slider input for ranges
- [ ] Calculator integration

**Impact**: Medium - Useful for financial forms

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### 🔵 Low Priority (Future Enhancements)

#### **11. Advanced Form Features**
**Status**: ❌ Not Implemented  

**Features**:
- [ ] Form templates and presets
- [ ] Form cloning and duplication
- [ ] Form versioning with rollback
- [ ] Form analytics and usage stats
- [ ] A/B testing for forms
- [ ] Form localization/internationalization
- [ ] Custom CSS styling per form

**Impact**: Low - Advanced workflow features

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#### **12. Integration Features**
**Status**: ❌ Not Implemented  

**Features**:
- [ ] Webhook integrations for form submissions
- [ ] API endpoints for external data sources
- [ ] Email template integration
- [ ] PDF generation from form data
- [ ] Signature capture component
- [ ] QR code generation
- [ ] Barcode scanning input

**Impact**: Low-Medium - Specialized workflow needs

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## Development Timeline

### 🎯 Phase 1: January 2025 (Critical Fixes)
**Goal**: Resolve configuration panel issues and complete in-progress features

**Priority Tasks**:
1. ✅ **Complete Dynamic List Configuration Integration**
   - [x] Fix FormBuilderFieldSettingsModal.vue template section
   - [x] Test dynamic list settings panel functionality
   - [x] Ensure all 10 new properties are configurable

2. **Enhanced Validation System**
   - [ ] Implement pattern matching validation
   - [ ] Add real-time validation feedback
   - [ ] Create custom error message templates

3. **Accessibility Foundation**
   - [ ] Add ARIA labels to all components
   - [ ] Implement keyboard navigation
   - [ ] Create accessibility validation tool

### 🎯 Phase 2: February-March 2025 (High Priority Components)
**Goal**: Complete essential component enhancements

1. **Enhanced Select Component**
   - [ ] Implement searchable dropdown
   - [ ] Add multi-select with chips
   - [ ] Create option groups support

2. **File Upload Improvements**
   - [ ] Add progress indicators
   - [ ] Implement file previews
   - [ ] Create drag & drop interface

3. **Rich Text Components**
   - [ ] Integrate WYSIWYG editor
   - [ ] Add character counter
   - [ ] Implement auto-resize for textarea

### 🎯 Phase 3: April-June 2025 (Medium Priority Features)
**Goal**: Enhance user experience and add presentation components

1. **Date/Time Enhancements**
2. **Layout Components**
3. **Number Input Improvements**

### 🎯 Phase 4: July-December 2025 (Advanced Features)
**Goal**: Add advanced workflow and integration features

1. **Form Templates & Analytics**
2. **Integration Features**
3. **Localization Support**

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## Implementation Notes

### Architecture Considerations
- All new features should integrate with existing FormScriptEngine
- Maintain compatibility with current form data structure
- Follow existing component patterns and naming conventions
- Ensure responsive design across all new components

### Development Standards
- Use FormKit for all form controls
- Follow Vue 3 Composition API patterns
- Implement TypeScript interfaces for new component properties
- Add comprehensive JSDoc documentation
- Include unit tests for complex validation logic

### Testing Strategy
- Unit tests for individual component enhancements
- Integration tests for form builder functionality
- E2E tests for critical user workflows
- Accessibility testing with screen readers
- Performance testing for large forms

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## Progress Tracking

**Overall Completion**: 15% (2 of 12 major features completed)

### Completed ✅
- [x] Conditional Logic System (100%)
- [x] Dynamic List Component Enhancements (95% - configuration panel integration pending)

### In Progress 🟡
- [ ] Enhanced Validation System (20%)
- [ ] Dynamic List Configuration Panel Fix (80%)

### Not Started ❌
- [ ] Accessibility Features (0%)
- [ ] Enhanced Select Component (0%)
- [ ] Rich Text Components (0%)
- [ ] File Upload Enhancements (0%)
- [ ] Date/Time Improvements (0%)
- [ ] Layout Components (0%)
- [ ] Number Input Enhancements (0%)
- [ ] Advanced Form Features (0%)
- [ ] Integration Features (0%)

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*This roadmap is a living document that will be updated as features are completed and new requirements are identified.*

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## Contributing

When implementing features from this roadmap:

1. Update the status from ❌ to 🟡 (In Progress) when starting
2. Move to ✅ when completed with implementation details
3. Update the main README.md if new documentation is added
4. Ensure all new features have corresponding tests
5. Update the user guide with new functionality

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**Document Version**: 1.0  
**Next Review**: March 2025