Improvement Roadmap

This document outlines planned improvements and optimization opportunities for ProRT-IP.

Current Status (v0.6.0)

  • Phase: 6 (TUI + Network Optimizations)
  • Sprint: 6.3 Complete
  • Progress: ~73% overall (5.5/8 phases)

Optimization Tiers

Tier 1: Quick Wins (High ROI)

OptimizationImpactEffortStatus
O(N) Connection State50-1000x8hComplete
Batch I/O Defaults8-12%4hComplete
CDN Deduplication83.3% reduction6hComplete
Adaptive BatchingConfigurable4hComplete

Tier 2: Medium Term

OptimizationExpected ImpactEffort
Zero-Copy TUI Integration15-25% memory8h
DashMap Replacement (papaya/scc)2-5x gains12h
Result Vector Preallocation10-15% memory4h
SIMD Packet Processing20-30% CPU16h

Tier 3: Long Term

OptimizationExpected ImpactEffort
io_uring Integration30-50% I/O40h
AF_XDP Support2x throughput60h
GPU Acceleration10x crypto80h

Feature Roadmap

Phase 6 Remaining (Sprints 6.4-6.8)

SprintFocusDuration
6.4Zero-Copy TUI Integration1 week
6.5Interactive Selection1 week
6.6Configuration Profiles1 week
6.7Help System1 week
6.8Polish & Documentation1 week

Phase 7: Advanced Detection

FeatureDescription
Script EngineNSE-compatible scripting
Vulnerability DetectionCVE correlation
Asset DiscoveryNetwork topology mapping
Protocol DissectionDeep packet inspection

Phase 8: Enterprise Features

FeatureDescription
Distributed ScanningMulti-node coordination
REST APIRemote control interface
Web DashboardBrowser-based management
Report GenerationPDF/HTML reports

Performance Targets

Current Achievements

MetricTargetAchieved
TUI FPS6060
Event Throughput5K/sec10K+/sec
Syscall Reduction90%96.87-99.90%
CDN Filtering80%83.3%
Rate Limit Overhead<5%-1.8%

Future Targets

MetricPhase 7Phase 8
Throughput15M pps20M pps
Memory (65K scan)75MB50MB
Service Detection92%95%
IPv6 Coverage100%100%

Architecture Improvements

Planned Refactoring

  1. Connection State Manager

    • Abstract scanner-specific implementations
    • Enable pluggable backends
  2. Plugin API v2

    • Async plugin support
    • Capability-based sandboxing
    • Hot reload improvements
  3. Output Pipeline

    • Streaming JSON support
    • Custom formatters
    • Compression options

Code Quality Goals

MetricCurrentTarget
Test Coverage54.92%70%
Clippy Warnings00
DocumentationGoodExcellent
Fuzzing Executions230M+500M+

Community Contributions

Contribution Opportunities

AreaDifficultyImpact
Service probesEasyHigh
OS fingerprintsMediumHigh
Lua pluginsEasyMedium
DocumentationEasyMedium
Performance testingMediumHigh

See Also