Roadmap

Please notice this roadmap is subject to constant change. A new version of PDFpirate is generally being released when all planned tasks for it have been accomplished and properly tested. You're welcome to take on any of the jobs listed below, just remember to mention it on the forum so we don't duplicate the work.

PDFpirate 0.4

Status	Description	Contact
DONE	Write document on how to create plugins in Mason	tkane
TODO	Write document on how to create plugins in PHP	?
TODO	Write new plugin; converting .doc to .pdf	?
TODO	Write API for .doc to .pdf plugin	?
TODO	Document .doc to .pdf plugin API	?
DONE	Handling large files (Remove Restrictions plugin)	tkane
TESTING	Decide on social media buttons	tkane

PDFpirate 0.3 (DONE - 29.01.2011)

Status	Description	Contact
DONE	Place PDFpirate under AGPL	tkane
DONE	Build in a mechanism for storage/ files self-removal	tkane
DONE	Introduce config file	tkane
DONE	Suggest language basing the decision on browser settings rather than on geo-location	tkane
DONE	Retire sandbox	tkane
DONE	Write up a generic guide document on how to write PDFpirate plugins in user's chosen language (PHP, Mason, Ruby, etc.)	tkane

PDFpirate 0.2 (DONE - 25.08.2010)

Status	Description	Contact
DONE	Write new plugin; converting web (html) to PDF documents	tkane
DONE	i18n; design a translation system for PDFpirate strings	tkane
DONE	Finish up writing API mechanism for remove restriction and convert WEB to PDF plugins	tkane
DONE	Document remove restriction and convert WEB to PDF plugins API	tkane

PDFpirate 0.1 (DONE - 05.06.2010)

Status	Description	Contact
DONE	Rewrite code in a manner so it's easy to work with	tkane
DONE	Redesign PDFpirate's interface	tkane
DONE	Write up an installation document for early adopters and developers	tkane

Unscheduled tasks

Status	Description	Contact
TODO	Under heavy load discovery mechanism + replacement page (global)	?
TODO	Return freed files with their original name + "unrestricted" (Remove Restrictions plugin)	?
TODO	Introduce progress bar (Remove Restrictions plugin)	?
TODO	SEO and site visibility improvements	?
TODO	Realize most of the requests raised by users	?
DONE	Make a backgournd image	lemmling
DONE	Create a favicon	lemmling
TODO	Create a collaborative PDF editor	?
TODO	Implement PDF conversion mechanism to/from various formats	?
TODO	Implement passwords recovery tool	?
TODO	Make all the PDFpirate functions available through API	?
TODO	Prompt for password if required to open file (Remove Restrictions plugin)	?
TODO	PDF annotation plugin	?
TODO	Make PDFpirate website render better on mobile devices	?