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# Platform Reflection Documentation
## Overview
Platform Reflection is a modern reflection system for Dart that provides runtime type introspection and manipulation capabilities across all platforms.
## Documentation Structure
### Core Documentation
- [README](../README.md) - Overview, installation, and basic usage
- [Quick Start Guide](quick_start.md) - Get started quickly with common use cases
- [Technical Specification](technical_specification.md) - Detailed implementation details
- [Mirrors Comparison](mirrors_comparison.md) - Feature comparison with dart:mirrors
- [Development Roadmap](roadmap.md) - Future plans and development direction
### API Documentation
- [API Reference](../README.md#api-reference) - Complete API documentation
- [Core Components](technical_specification.md#core-components) - Core system components
- [Implementation Details](technical_specification.md#implementation-details) - Implementation specifics
### Guides
1. Basic Usage
- [Installation](../README.md#installation)
- [Basic Reflection](quick_start.md#basic-usage)
- [Property Access](quick_start.md#2-property-access)
- [Method Invocation](quick_start.md#3-method-invocation)
2. Advanced Usage
- [Type Information](quick_start.md#5-type-information)
- [Error Handling](quick_start.md#6-error-handling)
- [Common Patterns](quick_start.md#common-patterns)
- [Best Practices](quick_start.md#best-practices)
3. Performance
- [Optimization Techniques](technical_specification.md#performance-optimizations)
- [Performance Tips](quick_start.md#performance-tips)
- [Memory Management](technical_specification.md#memory-management)
### Implementation Status
#### Current Features
✅ Basic reflection system
✅ Property access/mutation
✅ Method invocation
✅ Constructor handling
✅ Type introspection
✅ Basic metadata support
✅ Error handling
✅ Cross-platform support
#### Known Limitations
❌ No cross-isolate reflection
❌ Limited generic support
❌ No source location tracking
❌ No extension method support
❌ No mixin composition
❌ Limited metadata capabilities
❌ No dynamic proxy generation
❌ No attribute-based reflection
### Development
1. Contributing
- [Getting Started](roadmap.md#getting-started)
- [Priority Areas](roadmap.md#priority-areas)
- [Development Process](roadmap.md#development-process)
2. Future Plans
- [Short-term Goals](roadmap.md#short-term-goals-v020)
- [Medium-term Goals](roadmap.md#medium-term-goals-v030)
- [Long-term Goals](roadmap.md#long-term-goals-v100)
### Support
1. Help Resources
- [Common Issues](quick_start.md#common-issues)
- [Best Practices](quick_start.md#best-practices)
- [Performance Tips](quick_start.md#performance-tips)
2. Version Support
- [Support Matrix](roadmap.md#version-support-matrix)
- [Breaking Changes](roadmap.md#breaking-changes)
- [Migration Support](roadmap.md#migration-support)
## Quick Links
### For New Users
1. Start with the [README](../README.md)
2. Follow the [Quick Start Guide](quick_start.md)
3. Review [Common Issues](quick_start.md#common-issues)
4. Check [Best Practices](quick_start.md#best-practices)
### For Contributors
1. Review the [Technical Specification](technical_specification.md)
2. Check the [Development Roadmap](roadmap.md)
3. See [Priority Areas](roadmap.md#priority-areas)
4. Read [Contributing Guidelines](../CONTRIBUTING.md)
### For Framework Developers
1. Study the [Mirrors Comparison](mirrors_comparison.md)
2. Review [Implementation Details](technical_specification.md#implementation-details)
3. Check [Framework Integration](roadmap.md#framework-integration)
4. See [Enterprise Features](roadmap.md#enterprise-features)
## Document Updates
This documentation is continuously updated to reflect the latest changes and improvements in the Platform Reflection library. Check the [Development Roadmap](roadmap.md) for upcoming changes and new features.
Last Updated: 2024-01
Version: 0.1.0