Changelog

Phase 0 · Foundation & Core

• Initialize Rust project with dependencies
• Cross-platform OS detection (Linux, Windows, macOS)
• System information gathering module
• Configuration system with JSONC support
• UI rendering engine with crossterm

Phase 1 · System Information Modules

• OS name & architecture display
• Kernel version detection
• Hostname resolution
• Shell detection and display
• Terminal emulator detection
• CPU model & frequency information
• GPU detection (discrete & integrated)
• Memory and RAM usage display
• Disk usage statistics
• Battery status and percentage
• System uptime calculation
• Package count for multiple managers (pacman, dpkg, scoop)
• Desktop environment / window manager detection

Phase 2 · Visual Customization & Layouts

• Custom ASCII art support from text files
• Image/SVG logo support via viuer
• ANSI color codes in ASCII logos
• Icon customization per module (Nerd Fonts)
• Color customization per module
• Default layout (side-by-side)
• Pac-Man layout with custom header/footer
• Side-block layout
• Tree layout for hierarchical display
• Section layout for grouped information
• Color palette display with style options

Phase 3 · Documentation & Examples

• Installation guide
• Configuration guide
• Quick install script for Linux/macOS
• PowerShell install script for Windows
• 20+ example configurations
• Sample logos (text and SVG)
• Uninstallation scripts
• Layout documentation

Phase 4 · Package Manager Expansion

• RPM package manager support (Fedora, RHEL)
• APK package manager support (Alpine)
• Nix package manager support
• Homebrew package manager support (macOS/Linux)
• Chocolatey package manager support (Windows)
• Multiple installed package manager detection
• Package count detection performance optimization

Phase 5 · Network & Connectivity

• Local IP address detection
• Public IP address fetching (with privacy option)
• IPv6 support
• Network interface information display
• Option to disable IP fetching for privacy

Phase 6 · Enhanced Modules

• Music player integration (MPD support)
• Spotify current track display
• Weather module with location API
• Timezone and world clock display
• User info and login status
• Display resolution and refresh rate
• Theme and color scheme detection

Phase 7 · Additional Layouts

• Compact layout for minimal output
• Horizontal layout variant
• Bottom layout with logo below info
• Minimal layout (text-only)
• Layout preview documentation

Phase 8 · Performance Optimization

• Parallelized slow hardware probes
• Module data caching
• GPU detection optimization for multi-GPU systems
• Lazy loading for optional modules
• Benchmarked and profiled performance
• Modularized file structure

Phase 9 · CI/CD & Distribution

• GitHub Actions for automated builds
• Binary releases for Linux x86_64, macOS (Intel & ARM), and Windows
• AUR package for Arch Linux
• Homebrew tap for macOS
• Install scripts covering all platforms (Linux, macOS, Windows)
• Automated Rust installation in install.ps1 for Windows

Phase 10 · Community & Ecosystem

• Themes repository and registry
• Theme download manager (plugin)
• Online theme preview tool
• Community theme contributions process
• Plugin system for custom modules
• Community issue templates for xfetch, plugins, configs, and api
• Contribution guidelines

Phase 11 · Testing & Quality Assurance

• Unit tests for info module
• Unit tests for config module
• Integration tests for layouts
• 41 tests total, all passing

Phase 12 · Advanced Features

Out of respect for the privacy of our users: we have decided to eliminate even the possibility, we maintain this as a record of what should not be done under any circumstances in the future.

Phase 13 · Documentation & Marketing

• Comprehensive user manual
• Project website with showcase
• Developer documentation