= 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 serialization]  || Jacob       || No           || feature not clearly defined       || #2930, #2843, #2650, #2553 ||
|| authentication                  || Joseph      || Yes          || done                              ||    ||
|| generic relations               || Jacob/Malcolm  || Yes             ||  Code move is done (Malcolm), admin support (Jacob) not done. Needs newforms-admin merge first.  ||    ||
|| [#Comments comments]            || Jacob       || Yes           || in progress                       || #1829, #1853, #2134, #2177, #2228, #3091, #3546, #4189   ||
|| [#Oracle oracle]                || ?           || No           || done                      || #4140, #4186   ||
|| ms sql server                   || ?           || No           || ?                                 ||    ||
|| test fixtures                   || Russ        || No           || done                              || #2333 ||
|| [#RootViewandURLReversal root views/url reversal]|| ?  || Yes  || Not started                       || #2977 ||
|| [#Autoescape autoescape]        || Malcolm     || Yes           || done                      || #2359 ||
|| [#ModelInheritance model inheritance] || Malcolm  || Unclear   || started                           ||    ||
|| windows installers              || ?           || No           || not started                       ||    ||
|| [#DecimalField DecimalField]    || Malcolm    || Yes          || done                      || #2365, #200, #2519, #3238, #3324  ||
|| [#Middlewareordering middleware ordering] || ?           || No         || not started                       || #730, #749 ||


== 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 it isn't clear what it
actually proposes, but it looks like a compatible change.

=== Comments ===
Jacob plans to rewrite them for newforms. This change rather
belongs into the category 'newforms'. Is it really necessary to rewrite the comments in 1.0?
Other than the changes in admin, the comments system rewrite shouldn't
directly influence the API of newforms. -- mir

=== 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.  Please see the [wiki:OracleBranch Oracle Branch] wiki page for technical details.

#4140 needs a design decision: should we warn or disallow database reserved words when used as column names?

#4186 is a significant limitation of Oracle and CLOB columns that can't be worked around, so we've at least documented the limitation clearly.

=== 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.


=== Model Inheritance ===

The latest description of the API and implementation details is in [http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers/browse_frm/thread/7d40ad373ebfa912/85244d55f259455d?lnk=gst&q=model+inheritance&rnum=4#85244d55f259455d this thread].

See also ModelInheritance.

=== Middleware ordering ===

We are not treating the middleware hierarchy as a stack, in the sense that if one piece of middleware short-circuits the response construction, we go right to the bottom of the pile before processing the request. We need to decide what behaviour we really want here and record it. Both the referenced tickets have good points in them and since this might slightly change request/response behaviour, it's a pre-1.0 decision if possible.