TODO.md

PhotoManager - Development TODO

Recent Completed Tasks (2025-09-08 - 2025-09-10)

• Resource Localization: Replaced all hardcoded strings with resource references for internationalization
• FileInfo/DirectoryInfo Usage: Improved code quality by using FileInfo and DirectoryInfo instead of string paths where appropriate
• UI Performance Optimization: Fixed scanning performance issue with two-phase file loading
• About Dialog: Implemented proper About dialog with MVC pattern
• Data Binding: Replaced manual DataGridView row manipulation with proper data binding using strongly-typed models
• Code Quality: Addressed TODO comments and improved semantic type usage

Architecture Restructuring

Project Structure ✅ COMPLETED

• Create multi-project solution architecture
  • PhotoManager.Core - Shared business logic, models, interfaces
  • PhotoManager.Tests - NUnit test project
  • PhotoManager.UI - WinForms MVC application
  • PhotoManager.CLI - Command-line interface

PhotoManager.Core ✅ MOSTLY COMPLETED

• Models
  • Move FileToImport to Core
  • Create PhotoMetadata model
  • Create ImportSettings model
  • Create ImportResult model with statistics
• Services
  • Move and refactor ImportManager
  • Create IMetadataExtractor interface and implementation
  • Create IDateTimeParser interface and implementation
  • Create IFileOrganizer interface and implementation
• Configuration
  • Create IConfiguration interface
  • Implement configuration providers

PhotoManager.Tests ✅ COMPLETED (96% coverage)

• Unit Tests
  • DateTimeParser tests (filename parsing) - ✅ All tests passing
  • ImportManager logic tests
  • MetadataExtractor tests
  • FileOrganizer tests
• Integration Tests
  • End-to-end import workflow
  • File system operations
• Test Data
  • Sample images with various metadata
  • Edge cases and error scenarios

PhotoManager.UI (WinForms MVC) ✅ COMPLETED

• Models
  • Create ViewModels for data binding
  • Implement INotifyPropertyChanged
  • Use FileInfo/DirectoryInfo instead of string paths
• Views
  • Main window with menu and toolbar
  • Import wizard dialog → Replaced with integrated scan/run workflow
  • Progress dialog with cancellation → Integrated into main form
  • Settings dialog → Replaced with About dialog and inline settings
  • Preview panel for file organization → Implemented with image preview and metadata
• Controllers
  • MainController
  • AboutController (replaces SettingsController)
  • ImportController → Integrated into MainController
• Infrastructure
  • Implement dependency injection
  • Add logging framework → Using System.Diagnostics
  • Settings persistence → Partially implemented
  • Resource localization (multi-language support)

PhotoManager.CLI ✅ MOSTLY COMPLETED

• Command Structure
  • import - Import and organize files
  • preview - Dry run without moving files
  • config - Manage settings
  • help - Display help information (basic help works)
• Arguments
  • --source / -s - Source directory
  • --destination / -d - Destination directory (defaults to source)
  • --recursive / -r - Process subdirectories
  • --pattern / -p - Custom naming pattern
  • --dry-run - Preview without changes
  • --verbose / -v - Detailed output
  • --config / -c - Config file path

Immediate Priority Tasks

Bug Fixes

• ✅ Fix ParseDateFromFileName_TwoDigitYear_CorrectCentury test (year 50 should parse as 1950) - COMPLETED 2025-09-10
• ✅ Ensure all tests pass consistently - All 24 tests passing

Configuration & Settings

• Implement IConfiguration interface in Core
• Add settings persistence for UI
• Create config file support for CLI
• Add user preferences storage

Features Enhancement

Core Functionality

• Duplicate detection
  • Hash-based comparison
  • Similar image detection
  • User-configurable actions (skip/rename/replace)
• Batch processing improvements
  • Parallel processing with configurable threads
  • Resume capability for interrupted operations
  • Transaction-like rollback on errors
• Advanced date detection
  • Machine learning for ambiguous dates
  • User-defined patterns
  • Timezone handling

User Interface Features

• Drag & drop support
• Real-time preview of organization structure
• Undo/Redo functionality
• Batch rename tools
• Filter and search capabilities
• Thumbnail view with metadata overlay
• Statistics dashboard
• Export reports (CSV, JSON)

Performance & Reliability

• Implement caching for metadata
• Add progress reporting with ETA
• Implement cancellation tokens
• Add retry logic for transient failures
• Optimize memory usage for large batches
• Add comprehensive error handling

Configuration & Customization

• Custom naming patterns with variables
• Configurable date source priorities
• Plugin architecture for extensions
• Profile management (different settings per use case)
• Import/Export settings

Quality Assurance

Testing

• Achieve 90% code coverage (Currently at 96%)
• ✅ Fix failing two-digit year test - COMPLETED 2025-09-10
• Performance benchmarks
• Memory leak detection
• UI automation tests
• Cross-platform testing (Linux/macOS compatibility)

Documentation

• API documentation
• User manual
• Developer guide
• Architecture documentation
• Release notes template

CI/CD

• GitHub Actions workflow
• Automated testing on PR
• Code coverage reports
• Release automation
• NuGet package publishing (for Core library)

Future Enhancements

Version 2.0

• Video file support
• Cloud storage integration (OneDrive, Google Drive)
• Face recognition and tagging
• Geo-location mapping
• Social media metadata extraction

Version 3.0

• Web interface
• Mobile app companion
• AI-powered auto-tagging
• Collaborative features
• Backup and sync capabilities