Updated Roadmap

Author: nitin27may

README.md

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 - [x] Docker Debug mode with hot reload for the API and UI
 - [x] Docker Production version
 
+## Roadmap & Upcoming Features
+
+We have an ambitious roadmap to enhance this project with the following features, organized into development phases:
+
+### Phase 1: Enhanced RBAC & UI Modernization
+
+Focus: Establishing a robust security foundation and creating a polished, modern UI.
+
+#### Role-Based Access Control Refinement
+- [ ] Configure distinct roles (Admin, Manager, Editor, Viewer)
+- [ ] Implement permission-based policies in backend
+- [ ] Create role assignment interface for administrators
+- [ ] Apply permission checks in UI components
+
+#### UI Enhancement with Tailwind CSS
+- [ ] Implement Tailwind CSS with custom theme
+- [ ] Create responsive layouts for all screen sizes
+- [ ] Design consistent component library
+- [ ] Add visual indicators for permission levels
+
+#### Contact Interface Improvements
+- [ ] Redesign contact list with modern data table
+- [ ] Create detailed contact profile view
+- [ ] Add categorization and organization features
+- [ ] Implement advanced filtering and search
+
+### Phase 2: Activity Logging & Admin View
+
+Focus: Implementing comprehensive audit tracking and administrative oversight.
+
+#### Enhanced Activity Logging
+- [ ] Extend existing audit logging functionality
+- [ ] Capture detailed context for all operations
+- [ ] Implement logging categories for better organization
+- [ ] Create storage and retrieval optimization
+
+#### Admin Activity Dashboard
+- [ ] Design activity overview dashboard
+- [ ] Implement filtering and search for logs
+- [ ] Create visualization of recent system activity
+- [ ] Add export capabilities for compliance purposes
+
+#### Contact-Level Activity Timeline
+- [ ] Add activity history to contact profiles
+- [ ] Show who changed what and when
+- [ ] Implement filtering for contact-specific activities
+- [ ] Display visual diff of contact changes
+
+### Phase 3: Application Logs & Monitoring
+
+Focus: System-level logging, monitoring, and diagnostics.
+
+#### System Logging Implementation
+- [ ] Create structured logging for application errors
+- [ ] Implement performance tracking for critical operations
+- [ ] Add security event logging
+- [ ] Configure log levels and categories
+
+#### Admin Diagnostics Dashboard
+- [ ] Design system health dashboard
+- [ ] Create visualizations for error rates and performance
+- [ ] Implement log search and filtering
+- [ ] Add alert configuration for critical issues
+
+#### Performance Monitoring
+- [ ] Add timing metrics for API endpoints
+- [ ] Track database query performance
+- [ ] Monitor client-side performance
+- [ ] Implement threshold alerts
+
+### Phase 4: Real-Time Notifications
+
+Focus: Adding collaborative features with real-time updates.
+
+#### SignalR Integration
+- [ ] Implement SignalR hubs for contact updates
+- [ ] Create client-side notification service
+- [ ] Add connection management and resilience
+- [ ] Implement user presence tracking
+
+#### Notification Center
+- [ ] Design notification UI component
+- [ ] Implement read/unread state management
+- [ ] Create notification preferences
+- [ ] Add notification history and archiving
+
+#### Browser Push Notifications (Self Hosted or FCM)
+
+- [ ] Implement service worker registration in Angular
+- [ ] Set up Web Push API integration in .NET backend
+- [ ] Create VAPID key management system
+- [ ] Develop notification subscription management
+- [ ] Implement notification delivery when browser is closed
+- [ ] Add notification interaction handling (clicks/dismissals)
+- [ ] Create notification grouping and priority levels
+
+### Phase 5: Social Media Login
+
+Focus: Enhancing authentication with external providers.
+
+#### OAuth Integration
+- [ ] Implement Google authentication
+- [ ] Add Microsoft authentication option
+- [ ] Create secure token exchange
+- [ ] Implement proper callback handling
+
+#### Account Linking
+- [ ] Design account linking interface
+- [ ] Implement identity merging logic
+- [ ] Create profile synchronization
+- [ ] Add preference for primary login method
+
+
+### Additional Planned Improvements
+
+#### DevOps Enhancements
+- [ ] CI/CD pipeline improvements
+- [ ] Kubernetes deployment support
+- [ ] Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates
+- [ ] Automated testing in the pipeline
+
+#### Performance & Reliability
+- [ ] Advanced caching strategies
+- [ ] Background job processing
+- [ ] Health checks and monitoring
+- [ ] Rate limiting and API throttling
+
 ## Architecture
 The project is structured with Clean Architecture principles, separating the solution into distinct layers to ensure scalability, maintainability, and testability. This includes a modular design with API, Application, Domain, and Infrastructure layers.