🎉 RamAPI v1.0 is now available! Read the Getting Started Guide

RamAPI Roadmap

Current status, upcoming features, and future plans for RamAPI.

Current Version: 0.1.0

Status: Alpha/Beta

RamAPI is in active development with a stable core API but some features still being refined.

✅ Completed Features

Core Framework

  • Ultra-fast HTTP server (400K+ req/s)
  • TypeScript-first design
  • Zero-overhead middleware compilation
  • Optimized routing (O(1) static routes)
  • Multiple HTTP adapters (Node.js, uWebSockets.js)
  • Async/await everywhere

Middleware & Validation

  • Built-in validation (Zod)
  • CORS support
  • Rate limiting
  • Request logging
  • JWT authentication
  • Password hashing (bcrypt)

Observability

  • Distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry)
  • Request flow visualization
  • Performance profiling
  • Metrics collection
  • Jaeger integration
  • OTLP export

Multi-Protocol

  • REST APIs
  • GraphQL support
  • gRPC support
  • Multi-protocol in single service

Documentation

  • Complete API reference
  • Step-by-step guides
  • Example applications
  • Deployment guides
  • Migration guides
  • Troubleshooting guide

🚧 In Progress

Performance Enhancements

  • Further optimizations for uWebSockets adapter
  • Memory usage optimizations
  • Streaming response support
  • HTTP/2 support

Developer Experience

  • CLI tool for project scaffolding
  • Dev server with hot reload
  • Better error messages
  • More debugging tools

Testing & Quality

  • Comprehensive test suite
  • Performance benchmarks
  • Integration tests
  • Load testing tools

🔮 Planned Features

Near Term (Next 3 Months)

Enhanced Observability

  • Custom metrics API
  • Log correlation with traces
  • Performance budgets API
  • Real-time dashboard

Developer Tools

  • RamAPI CLI 
    npx ramapi create my-api
npx ramapi dev
npx ramapi generate route
  • VS Code extension
  • Browser DevTools integration

Additional Protocols

  • WebSocket support
  • Server-Sent Events (SSE)
  • Protocol Buffers optimization

Enterprise Features

  • OpenAPI/Swagger generation
  • API versioning utilities
  • Request replay tools
  • A/B testing support

Mid Term (3-6 Months)

Cloud Native Features

  • Service mesh integration
  • Kubernetes operators
  • Distributed caching
  • Circuit breakers
  • Retry policies

Enhanced Security

  • OAuth 2.0 support
  • SAML authentication
  • API key management
  • Request signing
  • Audit logging

Performance

  • Edge runtime support (Cloudflare Workers, Deno Deploy)
  • Zero-copy responses
  • Native addon optimizations
  • SIMD optimizations

Developer Experience

  • Interactive documentation
  • Playground environment
  • Code generation tools
  • Migration automation

Long Term (6-12 Months)

Ecosystem

  • Plugin system
  • Middleware marketplace
  • Template gallery
  • Community contributions platform

Advanced Features

  • GraphQL subscriptions
  • Real-time collaboration APIs
  • Built-in cache layer
  • Message queue integration

Enterprise Edition

  • Advanced monitoring
  • SLA management
  • Multi-tenancy support
  • Compliance tools (SOC2, HIPAA)

📊 Performance Goals

Current

  • REST: 400K+ req/s
  • GraphQL: 150K+ req/s
  • gRPC: 300K+ req/s

Target (v1.0)

  • REST: 500K+ req/s
  • GraphQL: 200K+ req/s
  • gRPC: 400K+ req/s
  • WebSocket: 1M+ concurrent connections

🎯 Version Milestones

v0.2.0 (Next Release)

Target: Q1 2025

  • Streaming response support
  • Enhanced profiling
  • CLI tool (alpha)
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes and stability

v0.5.0

Target: Q2 2025

  • HTTP/2 support
  • WebSocket support
  • OpenAPI generation
  • VS Code extension
  • Cloud platform templates

v1.0.0 (Stable)

Target: Q3 2025

  • Production-ready guarantee
  • Complete test coverage
  • Semantic versioning commitment
  • Long-term support (LTS)
  • Migration path guarantees

🤝 Contributing

Want to help shape RamAPI's future?

How to Contribute

  1. Report Issues: Found a bug? Open an issue
  2. Suggest Features: Have an idea? Start a discussion
  3. Write Code: See Contributing Guide
  4. Improve Docs: Documentation PRs always welcome
  5. Share Feedback: Tell us what you think!

Priority Areas

  • Performance benchmarking
  • Real-world use cases
  • Documentation improvements
  • Example applications
  • Integration guides

📝 Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for detailed version history.

🔔 Stay Updated

  • GitHub: Watch the repository for updates
  • Discussions: Join conversations about features
  • Issues: Follow progress on specific features
  • Releases: Subscribe to release notifications

💡 Feature Requests

Have a feature request? We'd love to hear it!

How to request:

  1. Check existing issues/discussions
  2. Open a new discussion with:
    • Use case description
    • Why it's needed
    • Proposed API (if applicable)
    • Alternative solutions considered

Evaluation criteria:

  • Performance impact
  • API ergonomics
  • Maintenance burden
  • Community benefit
  • Alignment with goals

See Also