1.0 roadmap

[johnnychen94]

ImageInTerminal v1.0 will be a game-changer by introducing a better image encoder Sixel.jl and by supporting gif/video display.

We'll start with v0.5, and after living with it for a few months (by fixing potential bugs), move forward to v1.0.

0.5 roadmap

• [x] sixel support #50;
• [x] creates a virtual terminal display for MIME"image/png" #49;
• [x] If needed, properly deprecate imshow/imshow256/imshow24bit (#32);
• [x] set Julia compatibility to 1.6;
• [x] make Sixel a hard dependency.

We can't add VideoIO and Sixel in the current version because we still want to keep Julia 1.0 compatibility for now.

1.0 roadmap

• [ ] add ImageShow as dependency and reuse the ImageShow display logic: this will be a breaking change as it will refactor the codes or maybe rewrite the whole imshow logic;
• [ ] support play/explore/gif from ImageShow (solve #43);
• [ ] support optinal VideoInTerminal here via @require VideoIO ...;
• [ ] add VideoIO to ImageInTerminal dependencies.

cc: @Evizero @ianbutterworth

[t-bltg]

@johnnychen94, I think I understood the separation between backends and frontend in https://github.com/JuliaPlots/UnicodePlots.jl/pull/196#issuecomment-998209242), although I don't have a clear vision of how many there are. I'll try to come up with a new design within the week.

add ImageShow as dependency and reuse the ImageShow display logic. This will be a breaking change as it will refactor the codes or maybe even a rewrite of the whole imshow logic.

Is this point still valid or not ?

[johnnychen94]

Maybe not valid anymore. I think the choice will be clearer when we separate out the core encoding parts. Then we can see where to add the new features, the backend or the frontend.

[t-bltg]

@johnnychen94, I've updated the TODOs in https://github.com/JuliaImages/ImageInTerminal.jl/issues/52#issue-892505329.

IMO, nothing blocks the release of 0.5.