Version 1.0 feature list

Features Intended for 1.0

The following features have either been decided to go into 1.0 or are under discussion.

Feature	Leader	Changes API?	Implementation status	Tickets
newforms	Adrian	Yes	on the way
serialization	Jacob	No	feature not clearly defined	#2930, #2843, #2650, #2553
authentication	Joseph	Yes	done
generic relations	Malcolm	Yes	not done
comments	Jacob	No	not started
oracle	?	No	almost there
ms sql server	?	No	?
test fixtures	Russ	No	almost there	#2333
root views/url reversing	?	Yes	Not started
autoescape	Malcolm	No	almost there
model inheritance	Malcolm	Unclear	not started
windows installers	?	No	not started

Delayed Features

Left to those who decide ;-)

Comments about Specific Features

Serialization

#2930 has not been decided and does not include a patch.

#2843 is not changes the API only in a compatible way and there is no decision in the ticket.

#2650 is a bug and not an enhancement, and it does not include a patch but complete files (but bug fixes should go in 1.0 anyway, if possible).

#2553 proposes to make generic views respond in formats other than html, and it does not go into details nor does it include a patch. From the description I couldn't find out what it actually proposes, but it looks like a compatible change.

Comments

Jacob plans to rewrite them for newforms. I'd say this change actually belongs into the category 'newforms'. I'm not entirely convinced that it is necessary to rewrite the comments in 1.0, though. Other than the changes in admin, the comments system rewrite shouldn't directly influence the API of newforms.

Oracle

While it doesn't change APIs, having an oracle backend is great for the 1.0 release, even if it doesn't contribute to the #1 goal. And there is great impetus behind it.

Root View and URL Reversal

The root view proposal was blocked by the problem of url reversal. A few possible solutions have been brought up that had some disadvantages, and nobody of the core team has commented on this.

Autoescape

Autoescape only changed APIs if it was on by default. But I've followed the discussion very closely, and I'm sure that the main reaction of the community was strictly against this. autoescape is my own favorite pet, but when I apply my own criteria, it wouldn't be a candidate for 1.0. One could argue that it will deeply affect the way templates are written and that they are an important step to make django applications safe, but the consensus about it was not that strong. Or do we want to use it in the admin?

Obsolete

The following contents is out of date and will soon be moved into the sections above.

Voting is now closed; see the "decision" column for the final call. Trac milestones for all these features will be added shortly.

This is where we voted on the features we tossed around in ​this django-developers thread. Features that are done or nearly done have not been included.

Votes were done in the Apache style (+1/+0/-0/-1). These votes were not binding in any way other than to get a feel from the community for what features were deemed necessary.

(Votes are not on whether one *wants* the feature but on whether it should be included in a 1.0 release.)

Code features

Feature	Votes	Decision	Status
New-admin branch	Jacob: +1, Adrian: +1, Petar Marić: +1, hugo: +1, Esaj: +1, Ivan Fedorov: +1, Wilson +1, Matt +1, paolo: +1, C8E: +1	Yes	Finished in [1434]
"OR" query support	Jacob: +0, Petar Marić: +1, EspenG: +1, paolo: +1, C8E: +1, Matt Wilson: +1, Dagur: +1	Yes	Finished in [1508]
Transactions	Adrian: +1, Robert: +1, Jacob +0, Petar Marić: +1, hugo: +1, mordaha +1, Eugene: +1, GhoseB: +1, Sune: +0, paolo: +0, C8E: +1	Yes	Finished in [2457]
Clarify/cleanup middleware API	Jacob: +1, Petar Marić: +1, hugo: +1, Eugene: +1, Sune +0, C8E: +0	Yes	Pending
Fix core=True	Jacob: +1, Adrian: +1, Robert: +1, Petar Marić: +1, Esaj: +1, Wilson: +1, Antonio Cavedoni: +1, paolo: +1, C8E: +1, Dagur: +0	Yes	Pending
Django-AJAX support	Jacob: -0, Dave: -0, Wilson: -0, GhoseB: +1, lorca: +1, paolo: -0, C8E: -0, Matt Wilson: +0, Adrian +0, Dagur: -0	Although it's unclear exactly what this means (it's an active discussion on django-dev) something under the AJAX umbrella will be done for 1.0	Pending
Multi-threaded MySQL support	Eugene Lazutkin: +1, Jacob: +0, Petar Marić: +1, C8E: +0	Yes	Pending
Clean up / fix subclassing	Robert: +1, Jacob: +0, Petar Marić: +0, Esaj: +1, C8E: +1, Adrian +1	Yes	Pending
Get rid of magic model methods	Robert: +0, Jacob: -1, Sune: -1, C8E: +0	Yes	See RemovingTheMagic

Documentation

Feature	Votes	Decision	Status
Comments framework docs	Jacob: +1, Adrian: +1, Petar Marić: +1, Dave: +1, Antonio Cavedoni: +1, paolo: +0, C8E: +0, Dagur: +0	Yes	Pending
Admin-site documentation	Adrian: +1, Jacob: +0, EspenG: +1, Dave: +1, Wilson +1, GhoseB: +1, paolo: +1, C8E: +0	Yes	Pending
Finish tutorial	Adrian: +1, Jacob +0, Petar Marić: +0, hugo: +1, EspenG: +1, Dave: +1, Ivan Fedorov: +1, Eugene: +1, Wilson: +1, GhoseB: +1, Matt +1, paolo: +1, C8E: +0, Dagur: +1	Yes	Pending
Doc: How to contribute to Django	Jacob: +1, Adrian: +1, Wilson: +1, GhoseB: +1, Antonio Cavedoni +1, Matt +1, paolo: +1, C8E: +1	Yes	Finished in [1480]
Doc: Using third-party template systems	Jacob: +1, Adrian: +1, Dave: -0, paolo: +1, C8E: -0, mp: +1, Dagur: -1	Yes (NB: half done already)	Pending
Screencasts	Adrian: +1, Jacob: +0, GhoseB: +1, Eugene Lazutkin: +1, hugo: +1, EspenG: +1, Dave: +1, Wilson: +1, Matt +1, paolo: +1, C8E: +0	Yes	Pending

Deferred features

New authorisation system	Robert: +0, Jacob -0, Sune: -0, C8E: +0	Deferred (1.1?)	Pending
Schema evolution	Robert: +0, Jacob: -0, Ivan Fedorov: +1, Sune: -1, C8E: +0, Adrian +0	Deferred (1.1?)	Pending