Future features and their depencencies

[Toflar]

Starting a list here so we know what issues to tackle first. To be extended/modified.

Task	Short description	Prerequisites	Logical priority	Pull Request
1	Edge Side Includes	2, 3, 8, 9		@toflar
2	No more server related super globals ($_GET, $_POST, $_COOKIE, $_SERVER, $_SESSION) in the code base. Everything must be either using Input, Environment, Session or already the current request from the request stack.		1	https://github.com/contao/core-bundle/pull/575 (@discordier)
3	No more global $objPage. Must be an attribute on the current request.		2	@leofeyer
4	New search index (page crawler). Way better if done using SF's request stack because everything can be done in the same process (no real web requests = no routing via webserver = faster).	2		@discordier
5	New permission system using voters.	7
6	Better HTTPS support (automatically use cookie_secure etc.)	3
7a	Full support for SF authentication in BE		3	@bytehead
7b	Full support for SF authentication in FE	10	3	@bytehead
8	Make sure page types, fe modules and content elements work like regular controller (request -> response)
9	Provide a route and integrate with HttpCache to allow splitting up Cookie into other headers to allow proxies to Vary on them.	2, 3, 7		#577 (@toflar)
10	Use the CMF router and provide the page object as request document

[discordier]

Currently working on the super globals usage (number 2 in your list). PR upcoming.

[discordier]

My work on the superglobals is a prerequisite of my actual work on number 4.

[Toflar]

My work on the superglobals is a prerequisite of my actual work on number 4.

Already on the list :)

[discordier]

You can add #575 for task 2

[leofeyer]

@Toflar I guess we have to update the list, don't we?

[Toflar]

We may do that together, yes 😄 Either next dev meeting or mark it as up for discussion (and move it to contao/contao anyway). I still like this issue, it's sort of a top-level view on what we'd like to do.

[Toflar]

Closing this because in the meantime

1. we have achieved full ESI support 🥳
2. Server super global access has largely disappeared in v5 🥳
3. is still there mainly for compatibility reasons but it's also part of the request object 🥳
4. has landed 🥳
5. has landed in v5 🥳
6. has landed 🥳
7. both a) and b) have landed 🥳
8. is possible, the core still has to migrate the front end modules but content elements are all fragments in v5 🥳
9. we decided against this, the preflight concept is way to sophisticated for 99% and we have achieved great caching results with other mechanisms 🥳
10. has landed 🥳