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Tolvex Ecosystem & Self-Hosting Roadmap

Last updated: May 11, 2025

Tolvex is a programming language purpose-built for healthcare analytics, with the tagline "Empowering Healthcare with Secure, Fast, and Clinician-Friendly Analytics." This roadmap merges our ecosystem vision and the self-hosting plan, inspired by Rust’s journey to maturity.

1. Ecosystem Vision & Phased Plan

Phase 1: Functional Compiler in Rust (0–2 Years)

  • Goal: Complete the Rust-written tlvxc compiler with essential features, including Rust-like borrow checking for memory safety and concurrency.
  • Tasks:
  • Finish recursive descent parser for Tolvex syntax (fhir_query, federated)
  • Implement type checking for healthcare types (e.g., FHIRPatient)
  • Add privacy/compliance checker (HIPAA/GDPR)
  • Ensure LLVM codegen supports WebAssembly and RISC-V
  • Milestone: Tolvex 0.1 release, compiling simple healthcare analytics scripts

Phase 2: Syntax & Ecosystem Stabilization (2–3 Years)

  • Goal: Finalize Tolvex’s syntax and core features, expand the ecosystem
  • Tasks:
  • Stabilize healthcare constructs (fhir_query, regulate, predict_risk)
  • Define the standard library (tolvex.data, tolvex.ai, tolvex.compliance)
  • Launch tvx (package manager) and formulary.tolvex.dev registry
  • Gather community feedback, refine language
  • Milestone: Tolvex 0.5 release, stable language core, ecosystem growth

Phase 3: Begin Self-Hosting Transition (3–4 Years)

  • Goal: Start rewriting the compiler in Tolvex, using Rust compiler to bootstrap
  • Tasks:
  • Identify a stable Tolvex subset for compiler dev
  • Rewrite parser in Tolvex, port type checker and privacy checker
  • Interface with LLVM backend via FFI
  • Milestone: Tolvex 0.8 release, partially self-hosted compiler

Phase 4: Complete Self-Hosting (4–5 Years)

  • Goal: Fully rewrite tlvxc in Tolvex, achieving self-hosting
  • Tasks:
  • Port all compiler components to Tolvex
  • Optimize performance
  • Bootstrap: use Rust tlvxc to compile Tolvex tlvxc, then self-compile
  • Milestone: Tolvex 1.0 release, fully self-hosted

Phase 5: Post-Self-Hosting (5+ Years)

  • Goal: Maintain and enhance the self-hosted compiler
  • Add new features to tlvxc using Tolvex (e.g., federated learning optimizations)
  • Leverage Tolvex’s healthcare features to improve the compiler

2. Key Ecosystem Components (from ECOSYSTEM_ROADMAP.md)

  • Parser: Healthcare-specific syntax, clinician-friendly errors, recursive descent (Rust → Tolvex)
  • Compiler (tlvxc): Privacy/compliance checking, LLVM backend, WebAssembly/RISC-V, self-hosting
  • Package Manager (tvx): Healthcare formulary, formula.toml, visual IDE support
  • Privacy/Compliance Checker: Compile-time enforcement of HIPAA/GDPR/FDA
  • Type System: Healthcare types (FHIRPatient, DICOMImage), generics, traits
  • Macro System: Declarative/procedural macros for healthcare tasks
  • Runtime: Minimal, with privacy and compliance hooks

3. Lessons from Rust

  • Iterative Development: Focus on a minimal, stable subset for self-hosting
  • Community Involvement: Use GitHub Discussions, RFCs for stabilization
  • Bootstrapping Strategy: Gradual transition (parser first, then compiler)
  • Borrow Checking: Adopt Rust-like borrow checking for safety and concurrency in Tolvex, ensuring memory safety and preventing data races in healthcare analytics.

4. How to Contribute

Help us achieve self-hosting for Tolvex! Check out CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines, and share your ideas on GitHub Discussions or X @TolvexLang. * Feature complete standard library * Comprehensive documentation * Performance benchmarking

Milestone 7: Production Release (Month 24)

  • Stability improvements
  • Enterprise deployment options
  • Training materials and certifications

Milestone 8: Ecosystem Growth (Month 36)

  • Plugin marketplace
  • Integration partners
  • Academic and industry adoption

Getting Involved

We welcome contributions to help accelerate this roadmap:

See our Contributing Guide for more details.