# LyricFlow IDE Roadmap

## Project Overview

A professional songwriting environment providing real-time rhyme density visualization and phonetic analysis for songwriters and poets.

## Core Goals

-   **Phonetic Highlighting**: Use CMUDict to highlight perfect and near rhymes.
-   **IDE Experience**: Tabbed editing, project explorer, and session persistence.
-   **LyricDown Syntax**: A proprietary syntax for structured lyric drafting.
-   **Offline First**: No cloud dependency; all analysis performed locally.

## Technology Stack

-   **Base**: Python 3.14+
-   **UI Framework**: PyQt6
-   **Linguistic Engine**: NLTK (WordNet, CMUDict)
-   **Styles**: Custom Dracula-inspired CSS

## Project Status: Active Development

### ✅ Phase 1: Core Engine
-   [x] Phonetic extraction from CMUDict.
-   [x] Perfect and Slant rhyme detection logic.
-   [x] Mosaic rhyme identification.
-   [x] WordNet-based "Vibe" suggestion system.

### ✅ Phase 2: Editor Experience
-   [x] Basic text editor with debounced analysis.
-   [x] Color-coded rhyme group highlighting.
-   [x] Live syllable counts in margins.

### ✅ Phase 3: IDE Layout & Workflow
-   [x] VS Code-style three-pane splitter layout.
-   [x] Multi-tabbed editor support.
-   [x] Project Explorer with right-click file operations.
-   [x] `.lyricproject` session persistence (recovery of open tabs).

### ✅ Phase 4: LyricDown Syntax
-   [x] Custom syntax highlighting (Headers, Metadata, Comments).
-   [x] Context-aware analysis (filtering out non-lyric elements).
-   [x] Integration of structural tags `[...]`.

### 🚀 Upcoming Features (Next Steps)
-   [ ] **Near-Rhyme Sensitivity**: A slider to adjust the strictness of slant rhymes.
-   [ ] **Density Mapping**: Visual representation of phonetic density throughout a verse.
-   [ ] **BPM/Metronome**: Integrated metronome for rhythmic drafting.
-   [ ] **Selection Analysis**: Perform rhyme check strictly on a selected block of text.
-   [ ] **Binary Builds**: Standalone executables for Windows and Linux.