Development Roadmap & Versioning Plan

[brianmsm]

Development Roadmap & Versioning Plan

This document is the high-level roadmap for psymetrics. It is meant to answer two questions quickly:

1. What is already done?
2. What is the next milestone?

Detailed technical discussion for each milestone lives in the linked GitHub Issues.

Status at a glance

• ✅ Latest completed milestone: v0.5.0 - Implement plot_model_fit()

  • Added visual summaries for model_fit() and compare_model_fit() results.
  • Implemented the default single-fit and multi-fit plot styles plus two alternative multi-fit layouts.
  • Initial plotting support currently targets the documented CFI/TLI/RMSEA/SRMR workflows; future work should expand advanced documented customization, additional fit indices, and broader support for more customized model_fit() / compare_model_fit() objects.
  • Expanded tests and pkgdown-facing documentation.
  • Tracked in Issue #19.

• ⏭ Next planned milestone: v0.6.0 - Enhance compare_model_fit() for measurement invariance (MG-CFA)

  • Goal: improve invariance-oriented fit comparison workflows.
  • Tracked in Issue #20.

Recently completed milestones

• ✅ v0.5.0 - Implement plot_model_fit() (completed March 13, 2026)
• ✅ v0.4.0 - Implement compare_model_estimates() (completed March 6, 2026)
• ✅ v0.3.0 - Implement model_estimates() (completed February 25, 2026)
• ✅ v0.2.0 - Extend SEM support across existing workflows (completed February 8, 2026)

Earlier stabilization milestones (v0.1.9.x, v0.1.5) focused on testing, messaging, and documentation polish.

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Roadmap by phase

Phase 1: Complete and consolidate the lavaan workflow

The goal of this phase is a robust, end-to-end CFA/SEM workflow for models fitted with lavaan.

• v0.2.0: Extend existing functions for SEM

  • Officially support SEM in model_fit(), compare_model_fit(), and plot_factor_loadings().
  • Details: Issue #25

• v0.3.0: Implement model_estimates()

  • Add parameter extraction for lavaan CFA/SEM workflows.
  • Details: Issue #17

• v0.4.0: Implement compare_model_estimates()

  • Add parameter comparison across two or more fitted models.
  • Details: Issue #18

• v0.5.0: Implement plot_model_fit()

  • Add visual summaries for fit indices.
  • Initial support centers on the documented CFI/TLI/RMSEA/SRMR plotting workflows; future enhancements should cover advanced user-facing customization, additional fit indices, and more customized model_fit() / compare_model_fit() signatures.
  • Details: Issue #19

• v0.6.0: Enhance compare_model_fit() for measurement invariance (MG-CFA)

  • Details: Issue #20

• v0.7.0: Create a helper for specifying invariance models

  • Details: Issue #21

• v0.8.0: Add Excel (.xlsx) export support to save_table()

  • Details: Issue #22

Phase 2: Expand support to other model classes

This phase starts after the core lavaan workflow is stable.

• v0.9.0: Add full support for lavaan EFA models
• v0.10.0: Add full support for mirt objects
• v0.11.0: Add full support for psych EFA objects

Final milestone

• v1.0.0: Stable and complete release
  • All planned core features are implemented, documented, and thoroughly tested.
  • The package API is considered reliable and stable.
  • Tutorials and long-form documentation are complete.

[brianmsm]

Clarification: the source of truth for milestones is ROADMAP.md in the repository, with active milestone implementation tracked in linked feature issues (starting with #25 for v0.2.0).

[brianmsm]

Roadmap synced with repository ROADMAP.md.

Update summary:

• Marked v0.3.0 (model_estimates()) as completed via [Feature] Implement model_estimates() for parameter extraction #17 / feat-add-lavaan-model-estimates #44
• Moved current in-progress milestone to v0.4.0 (compare_model_estimates()) tracked in [Feature] Implement compare_model_estimates() for parameter comparison #18