# Django-MOJO Documentation: Future Patches & Improvements

This document tracks opportunities for documentation improvements, missing areas, and ideas for future enhancement, based on the latest analysis of Django-MOJO's codebase and current docs.

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## 1. Missing & Improvable Documentation

### A. Developer Onboarding/Quickstart
- ✅ Covered by new `developer_guide.md`
- Suggest adding a step-by-step, copy-paste "your first API" intro in a dedicated **Quickstart.md** if new users still find the learning curve sharp.

### B. End-to-End Example App
- Add a minimal sample project (e.g. `example_project/` or `docs/examples.md`) showing model, REST handler, custom permission, and test.
- Include real-world patterns (nested serialization, custom filters, cron task).

### C. Graph/Serialization Deep Dive
- Expand `docs/rest.md` to include comprehensive examples of `GRAPHS`, nested serialization, and best practices in designing API outputs.

### D. Permissions System
- Provide detailed doc or flow diagrams for how object-level permissions work, how to extend, and common pitfalls.
- Real-world scenarios: multi-tenant permissions, admin override, group-level access.

### E. Custom Decorators & Extension Points
- Examples of writing custom decorators using the MOJO pattern (beyond HTTP routing, e.g. audit logging, caching).
- How to add new "conventions" to the helper suite.

### F. Error Handling & API Responses
- Document the error response conventions.
- Guidelines for customizing error output and structure.

### G. Settings & Configuration
- Expand on all MOJO-related settings (e.g. `MOJO_API_MODULE`, `MOJO_APPEND_SLASH`, auth-related switches).
- Add environment configuration tips.

### H. Advanced Testing
- Tips for using `testit` for integration testing, mocking, and REST client tricks.
- Document how to test custom permissions, helpers, and scheduled cron jobs.

### I. Third-party/Production Recommendations
- Security best practices for deployment (allowed hosts, JWT secrets, HTTPS, CORS).
- Database and Redis scaling notes.
- Integrating with observability/logging platforms.

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## 2. Doc Upkeep Reminders

- Keep all example code in docs **in sync** with core libraries after any breaking changes.
- Add a `last updated` note to each doc for version awareness.
- Periodically prune deprecated helpers or patterns from the documentation.

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## 3. Wishlist / Forward-looking Ideas

- Auto-generate API reference docs (OpenAPI/Swagger).
- Add a doc generator for `RestMeta` graphs.
- Cookbook of “recipes” for common tasks (user signup, password reset, custom metrics, etc).
- A CLI or VSCode snippet pack for fast boilerplate model/REST/helper creation.
- Internationalization/localization guidance.

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## Contributing to Docs

If you notice unclear, missing, or outdated documentation, please:
1. Add an entry here describing the gap.
2. Open a PR or raise an issue with suggested improvements.
3. Tag major doc changes with the targeted release/version.

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