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Update documentation for v0.4.0
- Add MP4/M4A and Ogg Opus to format support matrix - Add MediaFile factory examples to quick start - Add MP4/M4A and Ogg Opus cookbook recipes - Mark MP4/M4A milestone as complete in ROADMAP and MILESTONES - Add v0.3.0 and v0.4.0 release sections to MILESTONES - Update test count to 2,318 and coverage to 88.67%
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MILESTONES.md

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| Metric | Value | Notes |
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| **Tests Passing** | 1,964 | Solid foundation |
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| **Source Files** | 70+ | Core + 6 formats |
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| **Formats Complete** | 6 of 22 | MP3, FLAC, OGG Vorbis, Opus, WAV, AIFF (all read+write) |
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| **Format Coverage** | ~27% | Significant work remaining |
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| **Core Infrastructure** | ✅ 100% | Tag, BinaryData, IFileSystem, Picture |
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| **Tests Passing** | 2,318 | Solid foundation |
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| **Source Files** | 100+ | Core + 7 formats |
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| **Formats Complete** | 7 of 22 | MP3, FLAC, OGG Vorbis, Ogg Opus, WAV, AIFF, MP4/M4A (all read+write) |
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| **Format Coverage** | ~32% | Significant work remaining |
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| **Core Infrastructure** | ✅ 100% | Tag, BinaryData, IFileSystem, Picture, MediaFile factory |
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| Original Priority | Revised Priority | Format | Rationale |
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| P0-1 WAV | **✅ COMPLETE** | WAV | Full read/write with RIFF INFO + ID3v2 + bext (BWF) |
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| P0-3 MP4/M4A | **P0-1 MP4/M4A** | ⬆️ Moved UP | Apple ecosystem is massive; 25% of lossless libraries |
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| P0-3 MP4/M4A | **✅ COMPLETE** | MP4/M4A | Full read/write with iTunes atoms + AAC/ALAC |
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| P0-7 VBR Headers | **✅ COMPLETE** | VBR | Xing/VBRI header parsing for accurate MP3 duration |
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| P0-6 APE Tag | **P0-3 APE Tag** | Same | Blocks WavPack/Musepack/Monkey's Audio |
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| P0-5 Opus | **✅ COMPLETE** | Opus | Full read/write with OpusHead + OpusTags |
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| P0-5 Opus | **✅ COMPLETE** | Opus | Full read/write with OpusHead + OpusTags + R128 gain |
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| P0-2 AIFF | **✅ COMPLETE** | AIFF | Full read/write with FORM container + COMM + ID3 |
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| P0-4 DSF | **P0-5 DSF** | ⬇️ Demoted | DSD is vocal minority, not market size |
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| P1 Musepack | **SKIP** | ❌ Remove | Dead format (last release 2009) |
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## Milestone Map
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### Milestone 1: Technical Debt & Infrastructure
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**Duration:** 1 week | **Status:** Mostly Complete
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**Duration:** 1 week | **Status:** Complete
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| Extract `SyncsafeInteger.cs` static class | 1h | 🔶 In Id3v2Tag (adequate for now) |
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| Create `ExtendedFloat.cs` (80-bit IEEE 754) | 4h | ✅ Complete |
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| Fix DSD duration overflow (use double) | 1h | ❌ Not started (DSF not yet implemented) |
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| Format detection factory | 4h | ❌ Not started |
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| Format detection factory | 4h | ✅ Complete (MediaFile.Open) |
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| Complete IDisposable pattern | 4h | ❌ Not started |
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- All utility classes extracted and tested
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- No integer overflow on DSD files
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- Format detection working for existing formats
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- All utility classes extracted and tested
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- No integer overflow on DSD files (DSF not yet implemented)
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- Format detection working for all formats (MediaFile factory)
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### Milestone 3: MP4/M4A (Critical Path)
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**Duration:** 1.5-2 weeks | **Status:** Not Started | **Complexity:** 10/10
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**Duration:** 1.5-2 weeks | **Status:** ✅ Complete | **Complexity:** 10/10
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Highest business value (Apple ecosystem):
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| Atom tree navigation | 3d | moov/udta/meta/ilst path |
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| Standard atoms (©nam, ©ART, ©alb, etc.) | 2d | Text atoms |
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| trkn/disk parsing | 1d | Track/disc number pairs |
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| covr atom (cover art) | 1d | JPEG/PNG images |
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| Freeform atoms (----/mean/name/data) | 2d | Custom fields |
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| Audio properties from stsd/mvhd | 1d | Duration, sample rate |
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| Round-trip tests | 2d | iTunes compatibility |
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| Atom tree navigation | 3d | ✅ moov/udta/meta/ilst path |
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| Standard atoms (©nam, ©ART, ©alb, etc.) | 2d | ✅ Text atoms |
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| trkn/disk parsing | 1d | ✅ Track/disc number pairs |
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| covr atom (cover art) | 1d | ✅ JPEG/PNG images |
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| Freeform atoms (----/mean/name/data) | 2d | ✅ Custom fields, MusicBrainz, ReplayGain |
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| Audio properties from stsd/mvhd | 1d | ✅ Duration, sample rate, bitrate, channels |
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| AAC esds parsing | 1d | ✅ Complete |
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| ALAC magic cookie | 1d | ✅ Complete |
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| Atomic file write | 1d | ✅ Complete with mdat relocation |
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| MediaFile factory integration | 0.5d | ✅ Complete |
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| Round-trip tests | 2d | ✅ iTunes compatibility verified |
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- Write operations don't break iTunes compatibility
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- ✅ iTunes-tagged files read correctly
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- ✅ Write operations don't break iTunes compatibility
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- ✅ ALAC and AAC variants both work
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- ✅ MediaFile.Open auto-detects MP4/M4A format
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### 🎯 v0.3.0 - ✅ RELEASED 2025-12-30
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- Ogg Opus full support (read/write)
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- OpusHead parsing per RFC 7845
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- R128 gain tags (output gain, album gain, track gain)
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- Multi-stream support (mapping families 0, 1, 255)
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- Stream/coupled count validation
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- Security validation (max packet size, parameter checks)
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- 2,078 total tests
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- **MP4/M4A full support** (read/write)
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- ISO 14496-12 box parsing (ftyp, moov, mdat, etc.)
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- iTunes-style metadata atoms (ilst)
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- AAC audio properties via esds parsing
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- ALAC audio properties via magic cookie
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- Album art (covr atom) with JPEG/PNG detection
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- MusicBrainz IDs and ReplayGain via freeform atoms
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- Atomic file writing with mdat relocation
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- **MediaFile factory** with format auto-detection
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- 2,318 total tests (88.67% code coverage)
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| Opus R128 gain handling | 0.5d | ✅ Complete (OutputGain, R128TrackGain, R128AlbumGain) |
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| Multi-stream support | 0.5d | ✅ Complete (mapping families 0, 1, 255) |
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README.md

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