From e34d47b35231b44b7e69c5f8a737f83e7b3313c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Wolf <mw@philologue.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 15:36:15 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Add various todo items

---
 TODO.md | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 5eeba36..481a988 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -3,21 +3,20 @@
 - [ ] Add unit tests all over the place.
   - ⚠️ Huge task - needs breakdown before starting
 
-- [ ] Create initial docker-compose.yml file for local development
-  - include most recent stable postgres
-  - include beanstalkd
-  - include memcached
-  - include redis
-  - include mailpit
 
-- [ ] Add first cut at database access.  Remember that ORMs are not all that!
 
-- [ ] Add middleware concept
+
+
+- [ ] Add default user table(s) to database.
+
 
 - [ ] Add authentication
   - password
   - third party?
 
+
+- [ ] Add middleware concept
+
 - [ ] Add authorization
   - for specific routes / resources / etc
 
@@ -25,6 +24,9 @@
   Partially done; see the /time route.  But we need to figure out where to
   store templates, static files, etc.
 
+- [ ] fix process management: if you control-c `master` process sometimes it
+      leaves around `master-bin`, `logger-bin`, and `diachron:nnnn` processes.
+      Huge problem.
 
 ## medium importance
 
@@ -32,10 +34,26 @@
   - with queries
   - convert to logfmt and is there a viewer UI we could pull in and use
     instead?
-  
+
+- [ ] add nested routes.  Note that this might be easy to do without actually
+      changing the logic in express/routes.ts.  A function that takes an array
+      of routes and maps over them rewriting them.  Maybe.
+
+  - [ ] related: add something to do with default templates and stuff... I
+        think we can make handlers a lot shorter to write, sometimes not even
+        necessary at all, with some sane defaults and an easy to use override
+        mechanism
+        
+
 - [ ] figure out and add logging to disk
 
-- [ ] Add email verification
+- [ ] I don't really feel close to satisfied with template location /
+      rendering / etc.  Rethink and rework.
+
+- [ ] Add email verification (this is partially done already)
+
+- [ ] Reading .env files and dealing with the environment should be immune to
+      the extent possible from idiotic errors
 
 - [ ] Update check script:
   - [x] shellcheck on shell scripts
@@ -48,7 +66,11 @@
   - upgrade docs
   - starting docs
   - taking over docs
+  - reference
+  - internals
 
+- [ ] make migration creation default to something like yyyy-mm-dd_ssss (are
+      9999 migrations in a day enough?)
 
 ## low importance
 
@@ -72,6 +94,10 @@
     code; repeat
   - Slow start them: only start a few at first
 
+- [ ] in express/user.ts: FIXME: set createdAt and updatedAt to start of epoch
+
+
+
 
 ## finished
 
@@ -99,3 +125,12 @@
 
 - [x] Log to logging service from the express backend
   - Fill out types and functions in `express/logging.ts`
+
+- [x] Add first cut at database access.  Remember that ORMs are not all that!
+
+- [x] Create initial docker-compose.yml file for local development
+  - include most recent stable postgres
+  - include beanstalkd
+  - include memcached
+  - include redis
+  - include mailpit