# Roadmap - system_info Role

This document outlines the planned improvements and future development for the `system_info` role.

## Version 1.1.0 - Enhanced Monitoring & Metrics (Q1 2026)

### High Priority

- [ ] **Time-series data collection**
  - Store historical performance metrics
  - Trending analysis for capacity planning
  - Delta calculations between runs
  - CSV/JSON export for external tools

- [ ] **Advanced performance metrics**
  - I/O statistics (disk read/write rates)
  - Network throughput monitoring
  - Process-level resource tracking
  - Container resource usage (if applicable)

- [ ] **Alerting integration**
  - Define threshold-based alerts
  - Integration with monitoring systems (Prometheus, Nagios)
  - Email notifications for critical conditions
  - Configurable alert rules

### Medium Priority

- [ ] **Security information gathering**
  - SELinux/AppArmor status and violations
  - Firewall rules inventory
  - Open ports and listening services
  - Failed login attempts analysis
  - Audit log summary

- [ ] **Compliance reporting**
  - CIS Benchmark compliance checks
  - Security hardening validation
  - Required package verification
  - Configuration drift detection

- [ ] **Enhanced storage analysis**
  - Inode usage tracking
  - Storage growth prediction
  - Snapshot information (LVM, ZFS)
  - RAID status detection
  - NFS/CIFS mount verification

## Version 1.2.0 - Cloud & Container Support (Q2 2026)

### High Priority

- [ ] **Cloud metadata collection**
  - AWS EC2 instance metadata
  - Azure VM metadata
  - GCP instance details
  - DigitalOcean droplet info
  - Oracle Cloud metadata

- [ ] **Container orchestration integration**
  - Kubernetes node information
  - Docker Swarm cluster details
  - Podman pod information
  - Container runtime statistics

### Medium Priority

- [ ] **Advanced Docker/Podman details**
  - Container resource limits
  - Volume mappings
  - Network configurations
  - Image layers and sizes
  - Running container health

- [ ] **Systemd service inventory**
  - All enabled services
  - Failed service detection
  - Service dependency mapping
  - Timer/scheduled task inventory

## Version 1.3.0 - Hardware & Firmware Deep Dive (Q3 2026)

### Medium Priority

- [ ] **BIOS/UEFI information**
  - Firmware version
  - Boot mode detection
  - Secure Boot status
  - TPM status

- [ ] **Hardware health monitoring**
  - SMART disk health status
  - Temperature sensors
  - Fan speeds
  - Power supply status
  - RAID controller health

- [ ] **PCI/USB device inventory**
  - Detailed device information
  - Driver assignments
  - Vendor/device ID mapping
  - Device capability detection

### Low Priority

- [ ] **CPU detailed analysis**
  - CPU flags and capabilities
  - Frequency scaling info
  - Cache hierarchy details
  - Hyperthreading status
  - NUMA topology

- [ ] **Memory detailed analysis**
  - DIMM slot information
  - Memory speed and type
  - ECC status
  - Memory bank details

## Version 2.0.0 - Visualization & Reporting (Q4 2026)

### High Priority

- [ ] **Web dashboard generation**
  - HTML report generation
  - Interactive charts and graphs
  - Historical trend visualization
  - Comparison between hosts

- [ ] **Export formats**
  - PDF report generation
  - Excel/XLSX export
  - Prometheus metrics format
  - InfluxDB line protocol
  - Grafana JSON datasource

### Medium Priority

- [ ] **Inventory integration**
  - CMDB population (ServiceNow, NetBox)
  - Asset management integration
  - Automatic inventory updates
  - Change tracking and auditing

- [ ] **Comparison and diff tools**
  - Compare two hosts
  - Compare current vs. historical state
  - Configuration drift reports
  - Change impact analysis

## Version 2.1.0 - Advanced Features (Q1 2027)

### Medium Priority

- [ ] **Network topology discovery**
  - Connected devices detection
  - Network path tracing
  - Bandwidth utilization
  - Network latency measurements

- [ ] **Software inventory**
  - Installed packages list
  - Package version tracking
  - Available updates detection
  - Vulnerable package identification

- [ ] **Certificate management**
  - SSL/TLS certificate inventory
  - Expiration tracking
  - Certificate chain validation
  - Weak cipher detection

### Low Priority

- [ ] **Predictive analytics**
  - Disk failure prediction
  - Capacity planning recommendations
  - Performance bottleneck identification
  - Resource optimization suggestions

- [ ] **Custom plugin system**
  - User-defined metrics collection
  - Custom validation checks
  - Extensible reporting framework
  - Third-party integration hooks

## Continuous Improvements

### Ongoing Tasks

- [ ] **Performance optimization**
  - Reduce execution time for large infrastructures
  - Parallel task execution
  - Fact caching optimization
  - Conditional gathering based on needs

- [ ] **Documentation**
  - Comprehensive variable documentation
  - Usage examples for all features
  - Troubleshooting guide expansion
  - Integration guides with monitoring systems

- [ ] **Testing**
  - Molecule test scenarios for all OS families
  - Integration tests with monitoring systems
  - Performance regression testing
  - Edge case coverage

- [ ] **Error handling**
  - Graceful degradation for missing tools
  - Better error messages
  - Fallback mechanisms
  - Logging improvements

- [ ] **Compatibility**
  - Test with newest OS versions
  - Add support for emerging distributions
  - Container runtime updates
  - Hypervisor version compatibility

## Deferred/Under Consideration

- [ ] Real-time monitoring mode (daemon)
- [ ] Windows Server support
- [ ] BSD operating system support
- [ ] Mainframe and legacy system support
- [ ] Mobile device management integration
- [ ] Blockchain-based change verification

## Completed

- [x] Initial role creation with comprehensive system gathering (v1.0.0)
- [x] Hardware information collection (v1.0.0)
- [x] Hypervisor detection (KVM, Proxmox, LXD, Docker, Podman) (v1.0.0)
- [x] OS information gathering (v1.0.0)
- [x] Network configuration details (v1.0.0)
- [x] Storage and filesystem information (v1.0.0)
- [x] Performance metrics (CPU, memory, processes) (v1.0.0)
- [x] JSON output generation (v1.0.0)
- [x] Tag-based selective execution (v1.0.0)
- [x] Fix block-level failed_when syntax errors (v1.0.1)
- [x] Fix Jinja2/Go template conflicts (v1.0.1)
- [x] Add OS-specific variable files (v1.0.1)
- [x] CHANGELOG.md and ROADMAP.md creation (v1.0.1)

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**Last Updated**: 2025-11-11
**Current Version**: 1.0.1
**Next Release**: 1.1.0 (Target: Q1 2026)