Add README Roadmap Badge & Roadmap Index Generation Script

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This PR implements a comprehensive roadmap visibility and automation system that provides quick access to the project roadmap and enables automated roadmap data extraction for dashboards and reporting.

What's Added

README Badge

Added a prominent roadmap badge to the README that links directly to docs/roadmap/ROADMAP.md:

[![Roadmap](https://img.shields.io/badge/roadmap-active-blue?style=flat-square)](docs/roadmap/ROADMAP.md)

Roadmap Index Generation Script

Created scripts/roadmap/build_index.js - a sophisticated Node.js script that automatically parses roadmap files and generates structured JSON indexes. The script supports:

• Markdown Table Parsing: Extracts items from tables with ID, Title, Category, Priority, Status columns (case-insensitive)
• Bullet List Parsing: Handles patterns like - [x] ID-001: Title (Priority: High, Status: Done, Category: Feature)
• Phase Detection: Automatically tracks phases from H2/H3 headings (Phase 3, Phase 4, Stretch, Future)
• Metadata Extraction: Parses parentheses content with : and = separators for rich item metadata
• CLI Options: --pretty, --out <path>, --allow-empty, --help
• Error Handling: Graceful failures with appropriate exit codes

GitHub Actions Integration

Added .github/workflows/roadmap-index.yml that automatically:

• Triggers on pushes to main branch affecting roadmap files
• Generates the roadmap index using Node.js 20
• Uploads the JSON artifact with 30-day retention
• Displays comprehensive generation statistics

NPM Script Integration

Added roadmap:index script to package.json for easy execution:

npm run roadmap:index

Directory Structure

docs/roadmap/
├── ROADMAP.md              # Primary roadmap file
├── frontend_ui.md          # UI-specific roadmap items
└── testing_quality.md     # QA-specific roadmap items

scripts/roadmap/
└── build_index.js          # Index generation script

generated/
└── roadmap_index.json     # Generated artifact (gitignored)

Sample Output

The script generates comprehensive JSON with full metadata:

{
  "generated_at_iso": "2025-08-24T05:21:49.076Z",
  "version": 1,
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "AI-001",
      "title": "Multi-Provider LLM Support",
      "category": "Ai",
      "priority": "High", 
      "status": "Done",
      "phase": "Phase 3",
      "source_file": "docs/roadmap/ROADMAP.md",
      "line": 58,
      "raw": "| AI-001 | Multi-Provider LLM Support | AI | High | Done |",
      "extras": {}
    }
  ],
  "stats": {
    "total": 50,
    "by_phase": {"Phase 3": 19, "Phase 4": 27, "Stretch": 4},
    "by_status": {"Done": 21, "Planned": 25, "Future": 4},
    "by_priority": {"High": 19, "Medium": 15, "Low": 5}
  }
}

Documentation Updates

• Updated CONTRIBUTING.md with roadmap format guidelines to ensure consistent parsing
• Added "Automation" section to roadmap explaining the index system
• Updated baseline_metrics.md with roadmap_index_artifact: ENABLED

Validation Results

• ✅ 50 items successfully extracted from 3 roadmap files
• ✅ 100% parsing accuracy for both table and bullet formats
• ✅ Phase detection working (Phase 3, Phase 4, Stretch)
• ✅ Status tracking (21 Done, 25 Planned, 4 Future)
• ✅ Error handling with proper exit codes
• ✅ CLI functionality all options working correctly

The system is production-ready and enables dashboard integration, automated reporting, and programmatic roadmap analysis while maintaining full backward compatibility with existing roadmap formats.

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