roadmap.md

STForensicMacOS Development Roadmap

Phase 1: Core Infrastructure (Week 1-2)

• Project structure creation
• Basic module system
• Main application framework
• Command line interface
• Configuration system
• Logging system

Phase 2: Core Modules (Week 3-4)

• System Info Module
  • Hardware information
  • Operating system information
  • System configuration
  • Error fixes (CPU information)
• Process Analysis Module
  • Running processes
  • Process details
  • Process tree structure
• Network Analysis Module
  • Active connections
  • Network configuration
  • Routing information
• User Analysis Module
  • User accounts
  • Group information
  • Permission levels

Phase 3: Advanced Modules (Week 5-6)

• Filesystem Analysis Module
  • Filesystem structure
  • File hashes
  • Timestamps
  • Deleted file recovery
• Memory Analysis Module
  • RAM status
  • Memory dump
  • Kernel modules
• Log Analysis Module
  • System logs
  • Application logs
  • Security logs
• Timeline Analysis Module
  • File timeline
  • System events
  • User activities

Phase 4: Reporting System (Week 7-8)

• JSON Reporting
  • Structured data format
  • Module-based reports
• HTML Reporting
  • Web-based reports
  • Interactive charts
  • Search and filtering
• PDF Reporting
  • Professional report format
  • Charts and tables
• CSV Export
  • Data analysis export
  • Excel compatibility

Phase 5: Imaging System (Week 9-10)

• Lite Mode Imaging
  • Quick system snapshot
  • Basic data collection
  • Compression optimization
• Full Mode Imaging
  • Complete disk image
  • Memory dump
  • Hash verification
• Image Management
  • Image storage
  • Image analysis
  • Image comparison

Phase 6: Security and Optimization (Week 11-12)

• Security Features
  • Hash verification
  • Data integrity checking
  • Encryption support
• Performance Optimization
  • Parallel processing
  • Memory optimization
  • Disk I/O optimization
• Error Management
  • Comprehensive error handling
  • Recovery mechanisms
  • Logging and debugging

Phase 7: GUI Interface (Week 13-14)

• Web-Based GUI
  • Flask/FastAPI backend
  • Modern frontend (React/Vue)
  • Real-time updates
• Desktop GUI (Optional)
  • Tkinter/PyQt interface
  • Native MacOS integration

Phase 8: Testing and Documentation (Week 15-16)

• Testing System
  • Unit tests
  • Integration tests
  • Performance tests
• Documentation
  • API documentation
  • User guide
  • Developer documentation
• Deployment
  • PyPI package
  • Docker container
  • Homebrew formula

Future Features

• Machine Learning integration
• Cloud storage support
• Multi-platform support
• Plugin system
• API integrations
• Automatic update system

Technical Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• macOS 10.15+
• Root/Admin privileges
• Minimum 4GB RAM
• 10GB free disk space

Current Status Summary (2025-01-07)

✅ Completed Features:

• Core Infrastructure: Project structure, module system, configuration, logging
• Core Modules: System Info, Processes, Network, Users
• Advanced Modules: Filesystem, Memory, Logs, Timeline
• Reporting: JSON and HTML report generation
• Security: Hash verification, data integrity checking
• Error Management: Comprehensive error handling and logging

🔧 Fixed Issues:

• CPU information parsing error with invalid literal for int()
• Process details comparison error with NoneType
• Missing modules (processes, network, users) created
• Forensic engine module registration system updated
• New advanced modules added

📊 Test Results:

• System Info module working successfully
• JSON and HTML reports generating
• Hash verification working
• Logging system active
• 8 modules successfully integrated

🚀 Next Steps:

1. Reporting: PDF, CSV formats
2. Imaging: Lite and Full mode imaging system
3. GUI: Web-based interface
4. Testing and Documentation: Comprehensive testing system
5. Performance Optimization: Parallel processing and memory optimization