GeckoCIRCUITS Roadmap & Release Plan¶

Strategic roadmap for GeckoCIRCUITS development — completed milestones, future plans, and release process.

Last Updated: 2026-02-22

Current Status¶

• Latest Release: v3.0.0 — Complete REST API Platform (Feb 18, 2026)
• Ground Zero: v2.10.0 — Java 21 Migration (Feb 14, 2026)
• Total Releases: 13 versions (v2.10.0 → v3.0.0)
• Tests: 7,434 total (5,373 main + 1,837 core + 224 API)
• Core Module: 216 classes, 80 test files
• REST API: 32 endpoints, Spring Boot 3.2.1, Docker-ready

Timeline Visualization¶

gantt
    title GeckoCIRCUITS Development Timeline
    dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD
    section v2.x Foundation
    Java 21 Migration (v2.10.0)       :done, 2026-02-14, 1d
    Core Module Foundation (v2.11.0)  :done, 2026-02-14, 1d
    Static Analysis (v2.12.0)         :done, 2026-02-14, 1d
    Terminal Migration (v2.13.0)      :done, 2026-02-14, 1d
    GeckoFile (v2.14.0)               :done, 2026-02-14, 1d
    Loss Calculation (v2.15.0)        :done, 2026-02-14, 1d
    REST API Launch (v2.16.0)         :done, 2026-02-14, 1d
    Release Automation (v2.17.0)      :done, 2026-02-15, 1d

    section v2.18 — v3.0 Sprint
    Headless Simulation (v2.18.0)     :done, 2026-02-17, 1d
    SSE + Batch + Analysis (v2.19.0)  :done, 2026-02-18, 1d
    Batch + Circuit Mgmt (v2.20.0)    :done, 2026-02-18, 1d
    WebSocket Streaming (v2.21.0)     :done, 2026-02-18, 1d
    API Key Auth (v2.22.0)            :done, 2026-02-18, 1d
    v3.0.0 RELEASED                   :crit, done, 2026-02-18, 1d

    section Future
    API Hardening (v3.1.0)            :active, 2026-03-01, 120d
    Web UI Launch (v3.2.0)            :       2026-07-01, 90d
    Cloud Deployment (v4.0.0)         :       2027-01-01, 90d
    ML Integration (v5.0.0)           :       2027-04-01, 180d

Completed Releases¶

v3.0.0 — Complete REST API Platform (Feb 18, 2026)¶

MILESTONE: 32 endpoints, 7,434 tests, production-ready

• 32 REST API endpoints (loss calc, circuits, simulation, batch, analysis, WebSocket)
• Spring Security API key authentication
• WebSocket/STOMP real-time streaming
• Batch simulation (linearSweep/logSweep/explicit)
• Signal analysis (characteristics, Fourier/FFT)
• Real MNA solver backend in headless engine
• See v3.0.0 release notes

v2.18.0 — v2.22.0 Sprint (Feb 17-18, 2026)¶

v2.10.0 — v2.17.0 Foundation (Feb 12-15, 2026)¶

Pre-Fork¶

Future Releases¶

v3.1.0 — API Hardening & Security (Q2 2026)¶

Epic: #6 | Milestone: v3.1.0

v3.2.0 — Web UI Launch (Q3 2026)¶

Epic: #7 | Milestone: v3.2.0

Technologies: React 18, TypeScript, MUI, D3.js/WebGL, WebSocket/STOMP, Redux/Zustand

v4.0.0 — Cloud Deployment (Q1 2027)¶

Epic: #8 | Milestone: v4.0.0

Infrastructure: Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE), Terraform/Pulumi, ArgoCD, Grafana + Prometheus

v5.0.0 — Machine Learning Integration (Q3 2027)¶

Epic: #9 | Milestone: v5.0.0

Technologies: TensorFlow/PyTorch, Python microservice, GPU (CUDA), MLflow, TorchServe

Long-Term Vision (2027-2028)¶

Educational Platform Expansion — #10¶

Also planned: certification programs, student competition platform, SCORM content packages.

Industry Partnerships — #11¶

Also planned: enterprise licensing, professional support tiers, training & consulting.

Research Collaboration — #12¶

Also planned: citation tracking, dataset sharing, Jupyter/MATLAB integration, grant partnerships.

Release Process¶

Version Numbering (Semantic Versioning 2.0.0)¶

• MAJOR (X.0.0): Incompatible API changes, major architectural shifts
• MINOR (X.Y.0): New features, backward-compatible
• PATCH (X.Y.Z): Bug fixes, security updates

Release Frequency¶

• Major releases (X.0.0): Annually
• Minor releases (X.Y.0): Quarterly
• Patch releases (X.Y.Z): As needed

Release Checklist¶

Pre-Release:

• All tests passing: mvn -f pom-reactor.xml test
• Documentation updated: docs/prd.md, docs/architecture.md, CLAUDE.md
• Version numbers updated in pom.xml files
• SpotBugs: 0 bugs (mvn spotbugs:check)
• JaCoCo coverage: ≥30% for core (mvn verify)
• Breaking changes documented (if MAJOR release)

Release:

• Create annotated tag: git tag -a vX.Y.Z -m "vX.Y.Z: Description"
• Push tag: git push origin vX.Y.Z
• Monitor GitHub Actions build (5-10 minutes)
• Verify all 5 platform packages uploaded

Post-Release:

• Update docs site: mkdocs gh-deploy --force
• Close milestone in issue tracker
• Update Docker Hub images (if API changed)
• Announce release

Contributing¶

Want to contribute to the roadmap? We welcome:

• Feature requests and suggestions
• Bug reports and fixes
• Documentation improvements
• Example circuits and tutorials
• Code contributions

See our Contributing Guide for details.

Feedback¶

Your feedback shapes the roadmap!

• GitHub Issues
• Feature Requests