# Alwrity Content Scheduler

A robust, reusable content scheduling system for Alwrity that integrates with existing features and provides comprehensive scheduling capabilities.

## Overview

The Content Scheduler is a standalone module that provides advanced scheduling capabilities for content publishing across multiple platforms. It uses APScheduler for reliable task scheduling and includes features for monitoring, error handling, and integration with existing Alwrity features.

## Features

### Core Scheduling Features    
- [x] One-time content scheduling
- [x] Recurring content scheduling (cron-based)
- [x] Platform-specific scheduling
- [x] Batch scheduling
- [x] Schedule optimization based on platform analytics
- [x] Timezone support
- [x] Schedule conflict detection and resolution

### Monitoring & Management
- [x] Real-time schedule monitoring
- [x] Job status tracking (pending, running, completed, failed)
- [x] Failed job handling and retry mechanisms
- [x] Schedule health checks
- [x] Performance metrics and analytics
- [x] Schedule audit logs

### Integration Features
- [x] Seamless integration with Content Calendar
  - Bidirectional sync with existing content calendar
  - Real-time event synchronization
  - Schedule-to-event conversion
  - Calendar event management
- [x] Platform adapter system for different publishing platforms
- [ ] Webhook support for external integrations
- [ ] API endpoints for external access
- [ ] Event system for custom integrations

### Safety & Reliability
- [x] Persistent job storage
- [x] Automatic job recovery on system restart
- [x] Missed schedule detection and handling
- [x] Schedule validation and verification
- [x] Error handling and notification system
- [ ] Backup and restore capabilities

### User Interface
- [x] Interactive scheduling dashboard
- [x] Schedule visualization (calendar, timeline, list views)
- [x] Schedule management interface
- [x] Performance analytics dashboard
- [x] Schedule health monitoring
- [x] Alert and notification center

### Dashboard Capabilities

#### Overview Dashboard
- Real-time metrics display:
  - Active schedules count
  - Pending jobs count
  - Completed jobs today
  - Success rate percentage
- Upcoming schedules table with:
  - Schedule title and content preview
  - Platform information
  - Scheduled time
  - Current status
- Quick action buttons for common tasks

#### Schedule Management

- Create new schedules with:
  - One-time or recurring options
  - Multiple platform selection
  - Content type specification
  - Priority settings
  - Advanced scheduling options

- Manage existing schedules:
  - Edit schedule details
  - Delete schedules
  - Pause/Resume schedules
  - Clone schedules

- Schedule visualization:
  - Calendar view with color-coded status
  - Timeline view for chronological display
  - List view with sorting and filtering
  - Drag-and-drop rescheduling


#### Job Monitor

- Real-time job status tracking:
  - Pending jobs
  - Running jobs
  - Completed jobs
  - Failed jobs

- Advanced filtering:
  - By status
  - By platform
  - By date range
  - By content type

- Job timeline visualization:
  - Interactive timeline chart
  - Job execution history
  - Status changes tracking

- Detailed job information:
  - Execution time
  - Platform responses
  - Error messages
  - Retry attempts

#### Analytics Dashboard

- Performance metrics:
  - Success rate trends
  - Average execution time
  - Error rate analysis
  - Platform-specific metrics

- Content distribution:
  - Platform-wise distribution
  - Content type distribution
  - Time-based distribution

- Schedule optimization insights:
  - Best posting times
  - Platform performance comparison
  - Content type effectiveness

- Custom reports:
  - Exportable metrics
  - Custom date ranges
  - Platform-specific reports
  - Performance comparisons

#### Health Monitoring

- System health indicators:
  - Scheduler status
  - Database connection
  - Platform connectivity
  - Resource usage

- Alert system:
  - Failed job notifications
  - Schedule conflicts
  - System warnings
  - Performance alerts

- Health check history:
  - Status changes
  - Error logs
  - Resolution tracking
  - Maintenance records


#### User Experience Features

- Responsive design for all devices
- Dark/Light theme support
- Customizable dashboard layouts
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Bulk operations support
- Export/Import functionality
- Multi-language support
- Accessibility features

## Module Structure

```
lib/content_scheduler/
├── README.md
├── requirements.txt
├── core/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── scheduler.py           # Main scheduler implementation
│   ├── job_manager.py         # Job management and persistence
│   ├── schedule_validator.py  # Schedule validation and verification
│   ├── health_checker.py      # Schedule health monitoring
│   ├── conflict_resolver.py   # Schedule conflict detection and resolution
│   └── schedule_optimizer.py  # Schedule optimization engine
├── models/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── schedule.py           # Schedule data models
│   ├── job.py               # Job data models
│   └── platform.py          # Platform-specific models
├── integrations/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── platform_adapters/    # Platform-specific adapters
│   ├── calendar_integration.py # Content calendar integration
│   └── webhook_handler.py
├── ui/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── dashboard.py         # Main scheduling dashboard
│   ├── components/          # UI components
│   └── views/              # Different view implementations
├── utils/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── date_utils.py
│   ├── error_handling.py
│   └── logging.py
└── tests/
    ├── __init__.py
    ├── test_scheduler.py
    └── test_integrations.py
```

## Implementation Phases

### Phase 1: Core Scheduler ✅
- [x] Basic scheduler implementation with APScheduler
- [x] Job persistence and recovery
- [x] Basic error handling
- [x] Simple scheduling interface

### Phase 2: Integration & Platform Support ✅
- [x] Platform adapter system
- [x] Content Calendar integration
- [x] Basic monitoring system
- [x] Schedule validation

### Phase 3: Advanced Features ✅
- [x] Schedule optimization
- [x] Advanced error handling
- [x] Performance metrics
- [x] Health monitoring

### Phase 4: UI & Dashboard ✅
- [x] Interactive dashboard
- [x] Schedule visualization
- [x] Analytics dashboard
- [x] Alert system

## Technical Requirements

### Dependencies
- APScheduler >= 3.9.1
- SQLAlchemy (for job persistence)
- FastAPI (for API endpoints)
- Streamlit >= 1.24.0 (for dashboard)
- Pandas >= 1.5.0 (for data handling)
- Plotly >= 5.13.0 (for visualizations)
- Redis (optional, for distributed scheduling)

## Integration Points

### Content Calendar
- [x] Direct integration with existing calendar system
- [x] Bidirectional sync of schedules
- [x] Shared data models
- [x] Real-time event synchronization
- [x] Calendar event management

### Platform Adapters
- [x] Twitter
- [ ] Facebook
- [ ] LinkedIn
- [ ] Instagram
- [ ] WordPress
- [ ] Custom platform support

### External Systems
- [ ] Webhook support
- [ ] REST API
- [ ] Event system
- [ ] Notification system

## Monitoring & Maintenance

### Health Checks
- [x] Schedule validation
- [x] Job execution monitoring
- [x] System resource monitoring
- [x] Integration health checks

### Maintenance Tasks
- [ ] Log rotation
- [ ] Database cleanup
- [ ] Performance optimization
- [ ] Security updates

## Security Considerations

- [ ] API authentication
- [ ] Job execution security
- [ ] Data encryption
- [ ] Access control
- [ ] Audit logging

## Future Enhancements

### Short-term (Next Release)
- [ ] Webhook support for external integrations
- [ ] REST API endpoints
- [ ] Additional platform adapters
- [ ] Backup and restore capabilities

### Medium-term
- [ ] AI-powered schedule optimization
  - Smart posting time recommendations
    - Platform-specific optimal posting times
    - Audience engagement pattern analysis
    - Content type-specific timing optimization
  - Content performance prediction
    - Engagement rate forecasting
    - Reach and visibility predictions
    - Viral potential assessment
  - Automated schedule adjustments
    - Dynamic rescheduling based on performance
    - A/B testing of posting times
    - Real-time optimization based on engagement
  - Audience behavior analysis
    - Timezone-based audience activity patterns
    - Content consumption patterns
    - Engagement trend analysis
  - Content type optimization
    - Best content type for specific times
    - Platform-specific content recommendations
    - Content mix optimization
- [ ] Advanced analytics with ML insights
  - Predictive analytics for content performance
  - Audience growth forecasting
  - Engagement trend analysis
  - ROI prediction for scheduled content
- [ ] Multi-account support
- [ ] Custom scheduling algorithms

### Long-term
- [ ] Distributed scheduling support
- [ ] Advanced reporting system
- [ ] Machine learning for optimal posting times
  - Deep learning models for engagement prediction
  - Reinforcement learning for schedule optimization
  - Natural language processing for content analysis
  - Computer vision for visual content optimization
- [ ] Integration with external analytics tools
- [ ] AI-powered content recommendations
  - Content type suggestions based on performance
  - Topic and format recommendations
  - Platform-specific content optimization
  - Audience interest prediction
- [ ] Smart content repurposing
  - Automated content adaptation for different platforms
  - Format optimization based on platform performance
  - Content refresh recommendations
  - Cross-platform content strategy optimization
- [ ] Automated A/B testing framework
  - Schedule timing experiments
  - Content format testing
  - Platform-specific optimization
  - Audience segment testing
- [ ] Intelligent resource allocation
  - Automated workload distribution
  - Resource optimization based on content priority
  - Smart queue management
  - Performance-based resource allocation

### AI-Enhanced User Experience
- [ ] Smart scheduling assistant
  - Natural language schedule creation
  - Context-aware scheduling suggestions
  - Automated conflict resolution
  - Intelligent schedule adjustments
- [ ] Predictive maintenance
  - System health forecasting
  - Proactive issue detection
  - Automated recovery suggestions
  - Performance optimization recommendations
- [ ] Personalized dashboard
  - AI-curated insights
  - Custom metric recommendations
  - Automated report generation
  - Smart alert configuration
- [ ] Intelligent automation
  - Smart schedule templates
  - Automated content categorization
  - Platform-specific optimization rules
  - Dynamic workflow automation
- [ ] Advanced analytics visualization
  - Interactive AI-powered insights
  - Real-time performance predictions
  - Trend analysis and forecasting
  - Custom visualization recommendations

## Suggested Improvements & Enhancements

### Performance Optimizations
- [ ] Implement caching layer for frequently accessed data
  - Schedule metadata caching
  - Platform analytics caching
  - Calendar event caching
- [ ] Optimize database queries
  - Add database indexes for common queries
  - Implement query result caching
  - Optimize join operations
- [ ] Enhance job processing
  - Implement job batching for similar tasks
  - Add parallel processing for independent jobs
  - Optimize resource allocation

### Reliability Enhancements
- [ ] Implement advanced error recovery
  - Automatic retry with exponential backoff
  - Circuit breaker pattern for external services
  - Graceful degradation during failures
- [ ] Add comprehensive monitoring
  - Real-time performance metrics
  - Resource usage tracking
  - Error rate monitoring
- [ ] Enhance data consistency
  - Implement distributed transactions
  - Add data validation layers
  - Implement optimistic locking

### User Experience Improvements

#### Enhanced Dashboard Features
- [ ] Smart Dashboard Layout
  - Drag-and-drop widget arrangement
  - Customizable dashboard themes
  - Responsive grid layout
  - Collapsible sections
  - Quick action toolbar
  - Keyboard shortcuts support

- [ ] Advanced Content Management
  - Bulk content scheduling
  - Content templates library
  - Content preview with platform simulation
  - Content performance predictions
  - Content recycling suggestions
  - Content calendar sync status

- [ ] Intelligent Schedule Management
  - Smart schedule suggestions
  - Conflict-free scheduling
  - Schedule templates
  - Recurring schedule patterns
  - Schedule optimization recommendations
  - Schedule health indicators

- [ ] Platform-Specific Features
  - Platform-specific scheduling rules
  - Platform analytics integration
  - Platform-specific content guidelines
  - Platform performance metrics
  - Platform-specific templates
  - Platform health status

#### Improved Visualization

##### Interactive Calendar Views
- [ ] Multi-view Calendar System
  - Day View
    - Hour-by-hour schedule display
    - Time slot availability indicators
    - Schedule conflict highlighting
    - Quick schedule creation
    - Drag-and-drop rescheduling
    - Schedule details on hover
  - Week View
    - 7-day calendar layout
    - Daily schedule summaries
    - Cross-day schedule visualization
    - Week-over-week comparison
    - Schedule density indicators
    - Quick navigation controls
  - Month View
    - Full month calendar display
    - Schedule count indicators
    - Color-coded schedule types
    - Month navigation
    - Schedule preview on hover
    - Bulk schedule management
  - Year View
    - Annual schedule overview
    - Quarter-by-quarter breakdown
    - Schedule distribution heatmap
    - Year-over-year comparison
    - Major milestone markers
    - Schedule trend visualization

- [ ] Advanced Calendar Features
  - Schedule Conflict Management
    - Real-time conflict detection
    - Visual conflict indicators
    - Conflict resolution suggestions
    - Automatic conflict avoidance
    - Conflict history tracking
    - Resolution workflow
  - Calendar Overlay System
    - Multiple calendar layers
    - Platform-specific overlays
    - Team schedule overlays
    - Content type overlays
    - Custom overlay creation
    - Overlay visibility controls
  - Interactive Controls
    - Zoom and pan functionality
    - Quick date navigation
    - Schedule filtering
    - View customization
    - Export options
    - Print layouts

##### Advanced Analytics Visualization
- [ ] Real-time Performance Charts
  - Engagement Metrics
    - Likes, shares, comments tracking
    - Engagement rate trends
    - Audience growth charts
    - Platform-specific metrics
    - Custom metric tracking
    - Real-time updates
  - Content Performance
    - Content type effectiveness
    - Best performing content
    - Performance predictions
    - A/B test results
    - ROI visualization
    - Trend analysis
  - Platform Analytics
    - Platform comparison charts
    - Platform-specific metrics
    - Cross-platform analysis
    - Platform health indicators
    - Performance benchmarks
    - Growth tracking

- [ ] Custom Chart Builder
  - Chart Types
    - Line charts for trends
    - Bar charts for comparisons
    - Pie charts for distribution
    - Scatter plots for correlation
    - Heat maps for patterns
    - Custom chart types
  - Data Configuration
    - Metric selection
    - Time range control
    - Data filtering
    - Aggregation options
    - Custom calculations
    - Data export
  - Visualization Options
    - Color schemes
    - Chart layouts
    - Annotation tools
    - Interactive elements
    - Export formats
    - Sharing options

##### Schedule Timeline Views
- [ ] Interactive Gantt Charts
  - Schedule Visualization
    - Task dependencies
    - Progress tracking
    - Milestone markers
    - Resource allocation
    - Timeline scaling
    - Critical path highlighting
  - Dependency Management
    - Dependency creation
    - Dependency visualization
    - Conflict detection
    - Resolution suggestions
    - Impact analysis
    - Dependency history
  - Timeline Controls
    - Zoom levels
    - Pan navigation
    - Filter options
    - Group by options
    - Export capabilities
    - Print layouts

- [ ] Progress Tracking
  - Visual Indicators
    - Progress bars
    - Status icons
    - Completion percentages
    - Delay indicators
    - Risk markers
    - Health status
  - Milestone Tracking
    - Milestone creation
    - Due date tracking
    - Completion status
    - Dependency impact
    - Notification triggers
    - History tracking

##### Content Performance Dashboards
- [ ] Performance Scorecards
  - Key Metrics
    - Engagement rates
    - Reach metrics
    - Conversion rates
    - ROI calculations
    - Growth indicators
    - Platform performance
  - Custom Metrics
    - Metric creation
    - Formula builder
    - Threshold setting
    - Alert configuration
    - Trend analysis
    - Benchmark comparison

- [ ] ROI Visualization
  - Financial Metrics
    - Cost tracking
    - Revenue attribution
    - ROI calculations
    - Budget allocation
    - Cost efficiency
    - Profitability analysis
  - Performance Metrics
    - Engagement value
    - Conversion value
    - Customer lifetime value
    - Platform value
    - Content value
    - Campaign value

- [ ] Audience Insights
  - Demographics
    - Age distribution
    - Gender breakdown
    - Location data
    - Device usage
    - Platform preference
    - Engagement patterns
  - Behavior Analysis
    - Content preferences
    - Time patterns
    - Platform usage
    - Engagement trends
    - Conversion paths
    - Retention metrics

#### Better Notification System
- [ ] Smart Notification Center
  - Centralized notification hub
  - Notification categories
  - Priority-based sorting
  - Read/unread status
  - Notification history
  - Bulk notification actions

- [ ] Customizable Alert Rules
  - Schedule status alerts
  - Performance threshold alerts
  - Platform-specific alerts
  - Content engagement alerts
  - System health alerts
  - Custom alert conditions

- [ ] Multi-channel Notifications
  - Email notifications
  - In-app notifications
  - Mobile push notifications
  - SMS alerts
  - Slack/Teams integration
  - Webhook notifications

- [ ] Intelligent Notification Management
  - Smart notification grouping
  - Notification frequency control
  - Quiet hours setting
  - Do not disturb mode
  - Notification preferences
  - Notification templates

- [ ] Action-oriented Notifications
  - One-click actions
  - Quick response options
  - Context-aware suggestions
  - Batch action support
  - Follow-up reminders
  - Escalation paths

- [ ] Notification Analytics
  - Notification engagement tracking
  - Response time metrics
  - Alert effectiveness analysis
  - User preference insights
  - Notification optimization
  - Usage patterns

### Integration Enhancements
- [ ] Extended platform support
  - Additional social media platforms
  - Blog platforms integration
  - Email marketing platforms
  - Custom platform adapters
- [ ] Enhanced API capabilities
  - GraphQL API support
  - Webhook event system
  - API rate limiting
  - API versioning
- [ ] Advanced calendar features
  - Multiple calendar support
  - Calendar conflict resolution
  - Calendar sharing and collaboration
  - Calendar analytics

### Security Improvements
- [ ] Enhanced authentication
  - OAuth 2.0 support
  - Multi-factor authentication
  - Role-based access control
  - API key management
- [ ] Data protection
  - End-to-end encryption
  - Data masking
  - Audit logging
  - Compliance features
- [ ] Security monitoring
  - Real-time security alerts
  - Access pattern analysis
  - Security audit reports
  - Vulnerability scanning

### Scalability Enhancements
- [ ] Distributed architecture
  - Horizontal scaling support
  - Load balancing
  - Service discovery
  - Distributed caching
- [ ] High availability
  - Multi-region deployment
  - Automatic failover
  - Data replication
  - Disaster recovery
- [ ] Resource optimization
  - Dynamic resource allocation
  - Auto-scaling support
  - Resource usage optimization
  - Cost optimization

### Analytics & Insights
- [ ] Advanced analytics
  - Predictive analytics
  - Trend analysis
  - Performance forecasting
  - ROI tracking
- [ ] Custom reporting
  - Report builder
  - Custom metrics
  - Export capabilities
  - Scheduled reports
- [ ] Business intelligence
  - KPI tracking
  - Goal setting
  - Performance benchmarking
  - Competitive analysis

### Development & Maintenance
- [ ] Code quality improvements
  - Enhanced test coverage
  - Code documentation
  - Performance profiling
  - Code analysis tools
- [ ] Development workflow
  - CI/CD pipeline
  - Automated testing
  - Code review process
  - Release management
- [ ] Maintenance tools
  - Automated backups
  - Database maintenance
  - System health checks
  - Performance monitoring

### Future-Proofing
- [ ] Technology updates
  - Framework upgrades
  - Dependency updates
  - Security patches
  - Performance optimizations
- [ ] Feature extensibility
  - Plugin system
  - Custom integrations
  - Extension points
  - API evolution
- [ ] Innovation opportunities
  - AI/ML integration
  - Blockchain integration
  - IoT integration
  - Emerging technologies

## Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for details on our code of conduct and the process for submitting pull requests.

## License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details. 