ADR Implementation Tracker
This document tracks the implementation status and estimated effort for all Architectural Decision Records (ADRs).
Effort Estimation Guide
| Rating |
Description |
Typical Duration |
| S |
Small - Simple, isolated changes |
1-2 hours |
| M |
Medium - Multiple files, some testing |
Half day to 1 day |
| L |
Large - Significant refactoring, many files |
1-3 days |
| XL |
Extra Large - Major architectural change |
1+ weeks |
Implementation Status Overview
| Status |
Count |
| Accepted (Fully Implemented) |
21 |
| Partially Implemented |
2 |
| Proposed (Not Started) |
16 |
Detailed Implementation Status
Category 1: Foundational / Core Infrastructure
| ADR |
Title |
Status |
Effort |
Notes |
| ADR-002 |
Transaction Management |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
| ADR-007 |
Configuration & Secrets |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
| ADR-020 |
Health Checks |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
| ADR-030 |
Circuit Breaker |
Proposed |
L |
New resilience patterns needed |
Category 2: Data Management
| ADR |
Title |
Status |
Effort |
Notes |
| ADR-009 |
Caching Strategy |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
| ADR-013 |
Schema Migrations v1 |
Proposed |
M |
Superseded by ADR-023 |
| ADR-019 |
Backup & Recovery |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
| ADR-023 |
Schema Migrations v2 |
Proposed |
L |
Requires tooling setup |
| ADR-031 |
Data Retention & Privacy |
Proposed |
XL |
Legal/compliance review needed |
Category 3: API & Integration
| ADR |
Title |
Status |
Effort |
Notes |
| ADR-003 |
Input Validation |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
| ADR-008 |
API Versioning |
Proposed |
L |
Major URL/routing changes |
| ADR-018 |
API Documentation |
Proposed |
M |
OpenAPI/Swagger setup |
| ADR-022 |
Real-time Notifications |
Proposed |
XL |
WebSocket infrastructure |
| ADR-028 |
Response Standardization |
Implemented |
L |
Completed (routes, middleware, tests) |
Category 4: Security & Compliance
| ADR |
Title |
Status |
Effort |
Notes |
| ADR-001 |
Error Handling |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
| ADR-011 |
Authorization & RBAC |
Proposed |
XL |
Policy engine, permission system |
| ADR-016 |
Security Hardening |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
| ADR-029 |
Secret Rotation |
Proposed |
L |
Infrastructure changes needed |
| ADR-032 |
Rate Limiting |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
| ADR-033 |
File Upload & Storage |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
Category 5: Observability & Monitoring
| ADR |
Title |
Status |
Effort |
Notes |
| ADR-004 |
Structured Logging |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
| ADR-015 |
APM & Error Tracking |
Proposed |
M |
Third-party integration |
Category 6: Deployment & Operations
| ADR |
Title |
Status |
Effort |
Notes |
| ADR-006 |
Background Jobs |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
| ADR-014 |
Containerization |
Partial |
M |
Docker done, K8s pending |
| ADR-017 |
CI/CD & Branching |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
| ADR-024 |
Feature Flags |
Proposed |
M |
New service/library needed |
| ADR-037 |
Scheduled Jobs |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
| ADR-038 |
Graceful Shutdown |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
Category 7: Frontend / User Interface
| ADR |
Title |
Status |
Effort |
Notes |
| ADR-005 |
State Management |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
| ADR-012 |
Component Library |
Partial |
L |
Core components done, design tokens pending |
| ADR-025 |
i18n & l10n |
Proposed |
XL |
All UI strings need extraction |
| ADR-026 |
Client-Side Logging |
Proposed |
M |
Browser logging infrastructure |
Category 8: Development Workflow & Quality
| ADR |
Title |
Status |
Effort |
Notes |
| ADR-010 |
Testing Strategy |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
| ADR-021 |
Formatting & Linting |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
| ADR-027 |
Naming Conventions |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
Category 9: Architecture Patterns
| ADR |
Title |
Status |
Effort |
Notes |
| ADR-034 |
Repository Pattern |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
| ADR-035 |
Service Layer |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
| ADR-036 |
Event Bus |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
| ADR-039 |
Dependency Injection |
Accepted |
- |
Fully implemented |
Work Still To Be Completed (Priority Order)
These ADRs are proposed but not yet implemented, ordered by suggested implementation priority:
| Priority |
ADR |
Title |
Effort |
Rationale |
| 1 |
ADR-018 |
API Documentation |
M |
Improves developer experience, enables SDK generation |
| 2 |
ADR-015 |
APM & Error Tracking |
M |
Production visibility, debugging |
| 3 |
ADR-024 |
Feature Flags |
M |
Safer deployments, A/B testing |
| 4 |
ADR-026 |
Client-Side Logging |
M |
Frontend debugging parity |
| 5 |
ADR-023 |
Schema Migrations v2 |
L |
Database evolution support |
| 6 |
ADR-029 |
Secret Rotation |
L |
Security improvement |
| 7 |
ADR-008 |
API Versioning |
L |
Future API evolution |
| 8 |
ADR-030 |
Circuit Breaker |
L |
Resilience improvement |
| 9 |
ADR-022 |
Real-time Notifications |
XL |
Major feature enhancement |
| 10 |
ADR-011 |
Authorization & RBAC |
XL |
Advanced permission system |
| 11 |
ADR-025 |
i18n & l10n |
XL |
Multi-language support |
| 12 |
ADR-031 |
Data Retention & Privacy |
XL |
Compliance requirements |
Recent Implementation History
| Date |
ADR |
Change |
| 2026-01-09 |
ADR-028 |
Fully implemented - all routes, middleware, and tests updated |
Notes
- Effort estimates are rough guidelines and may vary based on current codebase state
- Dependencies between ADRs should be considered when planning implementation order
- This document should be updated when ADRs are implemented or status changes
Torben Sorensen
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