AshReports Implementation Status

Last Updated: 2025-10-07 Current Grade: B+ (Production-capable with critical gaps) Target Grade: A (Production-ready with comprehensive testing and security hardening)

This document provides a clear overview of what features are implemented, tested, and production-ready versus what is documented but not yet implemented.

Quick Status Overview

Feature Implementation Matrix

Core Features (Production-Ready ✅)

Renderers (Implemented, Needs Testing ⚠️)

Note: All renderers are implemented with comprehensive functionality but lack test coverage. This is a critical gap identified in the code review. See Stage 2 of the implementation plan.

Interactive Features (Implemented, Needs Testing ⚠️)

Advanced Features (Documented, Not Implemented ❌)

Warning: These features are documented in user guides but are not yet implemented. Attempting to use them will result in errors. See the roadmap for planned implementation timeline.

Security Status

✅ Completed Security Fixes

See SECURITY.md for detailed information about security vulnerabilities and safe coding practices.

Test Coverage Status

Current Coverage: ~40-50%

Target: >80% coverage overall by end of Stage 2

What Works Right Now

✅ You Can Use These Features in Production

1. Define Reports with DSL

   • Full Spark DSL integration
   • Band hierarchy (report_header, page_header, detail, group_footer, etc.)
   • Element types (field, label, box, line, image, chart)
   • Parameters with validation
   • Variables with calculations

2. Generate Charts

   • Bar, line, pie, area, scatter charts using Contex
   • SVG output for embedding in reports
   • Data aggregation and grouping
   • Customizable styling

3. Stream Large Datasets

   • Ash.stream! with keyset pagination
   • Memory-efficient processing
   • Automatic batch size management
   • Aggregation during streaming

4. Load Data from Ash Resources

   • Query building with parameters
   • Relationship loading
   • Filtering and sorting
   • Group processing

5. Format Data (i18n)

   • CLDR-based formatting
   • Numbers, dates, currencies
   • Multiple locale support
   • RTL text direction

⚠️ Use With Caution (Untested)

These features are implemented but lack comprehensive test coverage:

1. HTML Report Generation
2. HEEX/LiveView Reports
3. PDF Generation
4. JSON Export
5. Interactive Features (filters, pivots, statistics)

Recommendation: Test thoroughly in your own environment before using these features in production.

❌ Don't Try to Use These Yet

These features are documented but not implemented:

1. Streaming configuration DSL (e.g., streaming section)
2. Security DSL (e.g., security section)
3. Monitoring DSL (e.g., monitoring section)
4. Cache configuration DSL (e.g., cache section)
5. ChartJS/D3/Plotly chart providers (status unclear)

Implementation Roadmap

This project is undergoing a comprehensive code review and improvement process documented in planning/code_review_fixes_implementation_plan.md.

Stage 1: Critical Blockers (CURRENT STAGE) ⏳

Timeline: 1 week Status: 🔄 In Progress (Section 1.3)

• [x] 1.1 Broken Test Suite Fixes - ✅ COMPLETE
• [x] 1.2 Security Vulnerability Patches - ✅ COMPLETE
• [ ] 1.3 Implementation Status Documentation - 🔄 In Progress

What's Being Fixed:

• DSL test infrastructure (was causing deadlocks)
• Security vulnerabilities (atom exhaustion - FIXED)
• Documentation alignment with implementation

Stage 2: Test Infrastructure & Coverage ⏳

Timeline: 2-3 weeks Status: 📋 Planned

• 2.1 Test Infrastructure Improvements
• 2.2 PDF Renderer Test Coverage (0% → 70%)
• 2.3 JSON Renderer Test Coverage (0% → 70%)
• 2.4 Interactive Engine Test Coverage (0% → 70%)
• 2.5 Security Hardening (Process Dictionary Removal)

Goal: Achieve >70% test coverage and validate all renderers

Stage 3: Code Quality & Refactoring ⏳

Timeline: 2-3 weeks Status: 📋 Planned

• 3.1 Chart Integration Deduplication (~400 lines)
• 3.2 Renderer Base Deduplication (~300 lines)
• 3.3 Validation Utilities Deduplication (~200 lines)
• 3.4 Metadata Building Deduplication (~100 lines)
• 3.5 Element Module Standardization

Goal: Reduce code duplication from 20-25% to <10%

Stage 4: Architecture Improvements ⏳

Timeline: 3-4 weeks Status: 📋 Planned

• 4.1 TemplateEngine Abstraction (decouple Typst)
• 4.2 Chart System Consolidation
• 4.3 Renderer Middleware System
• 4.4 Context Contracts and Type Safety

Goal: Improve architecture for long-term maintainability

Stage 5: Documentation & Developer Experience ⏳

Timeline: 3-4 weeks Status: 📋 Planned

• 5.1 API Documentation (ExDoc)
• 5.2 Developer Guides (CONTRIBUTING.md, ARCHITECTURE.md)
• 5.3 Documentation Alignment (status badges, examples)

Goal: Complete documentation and improve developer experience

Stage 6: Performance & Polish ⏳

Timeline: 3-4 weeks Status: 📋 Planned

• 6.1 Performance Test Suite
• 6.2 End-to-End Integration Tests
• 6.3 Production Hardening (resilience, monitoring)

Goal: Optimize performance and prepare for production

Overall Timeline

Total Duration: 14-19 weeks (3.5-4.75 months) Critical Path: 3-4 weeks (Stages 1-2)

Current Status (Week 1):
Stage 1 ████████████▓▓▓▓ 75% Complete

Upcoming:
Stage 2 ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ Planned (2-3 weeks)
Stage 3 ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ Planned (2-3 weeks)
Stage 4 ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ Planned (3-4 weeks)
Stage 5 ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ Planned (3-4 weeks)
Stage 6 ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ Planned (3-4 weeks)

Note: Stages 3-6 can be parallelized to some degree, reducing total calendar time.

How to Track Progress

1. Planning Document: See planning/code_review_fixes_implementation_plan.md for detailed task breakdown
2. Feature Summaries: Check notes/features/ for completed feature documentation
3. Git History: Feature branches follow naming convention feature/stage{N}-{M}-{name}
4. This Document: Updated as major milestones complete

Questions or Concerns?

• "I need feature X, is it ready?" → Check the Feature Matrix above
• "When will renderer tests be complete?" → Stage 2 (2-3 weeks after Stage 1)
• "Can I use this in production?" → See What Works Right Now
• "How can I contribute?" → Wait for CONTRIBUTING.md (Stage 5) or ask maintainers

Key Takeaways

✅ Safe to Use

• Core DSL features
• Band-based reporting
• Chart generation (Contex/SVG)
• Streaming pipeline
• Data loading from Ash resources
• Internationalization

⚠️ Proceed with Caution

• HTML/HEEX/PDF/JSON renderers (untested)
• Interactive features (untested)

❌ Not Yet Available

• Advanced DSL sections (streaming, security, monitoring, cache config)
• Multiple chart providers (ChartJS, D3, Plotly status unclear)

For detailed implementation plans and task tracking, see:

• planning/code_review_fixes_implementation_plan.md
• notes/comprehensive_code_review_2025-10-04.md
• SECURITY.md