DOCSP-46984: Upcoming features (#19)

* DOCSP-46984: Upcoming features

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(cherry picked from commit 89d3145)

Author: norareidy

source/index.txt

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Django MongoDB Backend
     Connection Configuration </connect>
     Model Your Data </model-data>
     Interact with Data </interact-data>
-    Limitations </limitations>
+    Limitations & Upcoming Features </limitations-upcoming>
     Issues & Help </issues-and-help>
     Compatibility </compatibility>
     API Documentation <{+api+}>
@@ -56,10 +56,11 @@ Interact with Data
 Learn how to use {+django-odm+} to perform operations on MongoDB data
 in the :ref:`django-interact-data` section.
 
-Limitations
------------
+Limitations and Upcoming Features
+---------------------------------
 
 Learn about the features that {+django-odm+} does not support
+and features that we plan to support in upcoming releases
 in the :ref:`django-limitations` section.
 
 Compatibility

source/limitations.txt renamed to source/limitations-upcoming.txt

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 .. _django-limitations:
 
-============
-Limitations
-============
+=================================
+Limitations and Upcoming Features
+=================================
 
 .. contents:: On this page
    :local:
    :backlinks: none
-   :depth: 1
+   :depth: 2
    :class: singlecol
 
 .. facet::
@@ -21,14 +21,32 @@ Overview
 --------
 
 On this page, you can find a list of features that
-{+django-odm+} does not support. Because {+django-odm+} is in active
-development, some features listed on this page might be considered for future
-releases based on user demand. You can request support for a feature by leaving
-a suggestion on the `Drivers Feedback Forum
+{+django-odm+} does not support. You can also find features
+currently planned for the General Availability (GA) and post-GA
+releases. We will prioritize these upcoming features
+based on user demand, and you can request support
+for a feature by leaving a suggestion on the `Drivers Feedback Forum
 <https://feedback.mongodb.com/forums/924286-drivers?category_id=370732>`__.
 
+Feature Limitations
+-------------------
+
+In this section, you can learn about the following
+types of unsupported {+framework+} and MongoDB features:
+
+- :ref:`django-limitations-database`
+- :ref:`django-limitations-models`
+- :ref:`django-limitations-query`
+- :ref:`django-limitations-management`
+- :ref:`django-limitations-migration`
+- :ref:`django-limitations-async`
+- :ref:`django-limitations-data`
+- :ref:`django-limitations-performance`
+
+.. _django-limitations-database:
+
 Unsupported Database Variables
-------------------------------
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 The following database variables are not supported by {+django-odm+}:
 
@@ -37,16 +55,18 @@ The following database variables are not supported by {+django-odm+}:
 - ``CONN_HEALTH_CHECKS``
 - ``TIME_ZONE``
 
+.. _django-limitations-models:
+
 Model Limitations
------------------
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 The following limitations apply to models in {+django-odm+}:
 
 - {+django-odm+} enforces a one-to-one mapping between a Django model and a
   MongoDB collection. Because of this, multiple models cannot share the same collection.
 
 Indexes
-~~~~~~~
+```````
 
 {+django-odm+} does not support the following index functionalities:
 
@@ -59,8 +79,10 @@ To learn how to run unsupported database operations by operating directly on
 your ``MongoClient`` instance, see :ref:`django-client-operations`  in the
 Perform Raw Database Queries guide.
 
+.. _django-limitations-models-fields:
+
 Fields
-~~~~~~
+``````
 
 {+django-odm+} has the following limitations on the specified field types:
 
@@ -115,8 +137,10 @@ The following field types are unavailable in {+django-odm+}:
 - ``BigAutoField``
 - ``SmallAutoField``
 
+.. _django-limitations-query:
+
 Querying Limitations
---------------------
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 {+django-odm+} does not support the following ``QuerySet`` API methods:
 
@@ -130,14 +154,14 @@ Querying Limitations
 that span multiple collections.
 
 Geospatial Queries
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+``````````````````
 
 - {+django-odm+} does not support ``GeoDjango``.
 - {+django-odm+} does not have any Django lookup operators for MongoDB-specific
   geospatial queries.
 
 Aggregation Operators
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+`````````````````````
 
 {+django-odm+} does not contain any custom Django field lookups for the MongoDB
 aggregation framework. Instead, use the ``raw_aggregate()`` method. For more
@@ -147,7 +171,7 @@ the :ref:`django-raw-queries` guide.
 .. TODO: Link to aggregation
 
 Database Functions
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+``````````````````
 
 {+django-odm+} does not support the following database functions:
 
@@ -166,8 +190,10 @@ Database Functions
 The ``tzinfo`` parameter of the ``Trunc`` database functions doesn't work
 properly because MongoDB converts the result back to UTC.
 
+.. _django-limitations-management:
+
 Django Management Command Limitations
--------------------------------------
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 {+django-odm+} does not support the following Django management commands:
 
@@ -177,8 +203,10 @@ Django Management Command Limitations
 - ``sqlflush``
 - ``sqlsequencereset``
 
+.. _django-limitations-migration:
+
 Migration Limitations
----------------------
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 - {+django-odm+} does not support enforced schema validation. To learn how to
   enforce schema validation in your application, see the :manual:`Specify JSON
@@ -188,24 +216,147 @@ Migration Limitations
   <{+django-docs+}/topics/migrations/#transactions>`__.
 - {+django-odm+} does not support the ``migrate --fake-initial`` command.
 
-Asynchronous Support
---------------------
+.. _django-limitations-async:
+
+Asynchronous Limitations
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 {+django-odm+} has not been tested for support of the asynchronous functionality of
 the Django API.
 
+.. _django-limitations-data:
+
 Data Types
-----------
+~~~~~~~~~~
 
 {+django-odm+} does not have a custom ``Field`` class for the ``BSONRegExp``
 data type. Instead, use the ``CharField`` class.
 
+.. _django-limitations-performance:
+
 Performance
------------
+~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 The engineering team is prioritizing feature development for the Public Preview
 release of {+django-odm+}. Because of this, you might notice performance
 limitations with certain workloads. If you encounter any performance issues,
 please report them as shown in the :ref:`Issues & Help <django-issues-and-help>`
 guide. You can also share your feedback on the `Drivers Feedback Forum
 <https://feedback.mongodb.com/forums/924286-drivers?category_id=370732>`__.
+
+General Availability Release Features
+-------------------------------------
+
+In this section, you can learn about the following
+types of {+framework+} and MongoDB features that 
+GA and post-GA {+django-odm+} releases will likely introduce:
+
+- :ref:`django-upcoming-mongodb`
+- :ref:`django-upcoming-models`
+- :ref:`django-upcoming-management`
+- :ref:`django-upcoming-third-party`
+- :ref:`django-upcoming-variables`
+- :ref:`django-upcoming-async`
+
+.. _django-upcoming-mongodb:
+
+MongoDB Features
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+We plan to support the following MongoDB features in
+the GA release:
+
+- Programmatic management of Vector Search, Atlas Search,
+  and geospatial indexes by using the Django API
+- Vector Search, Atlas Search, and geospatial queries
+  by using the Django API
+- Queryable Encryption and Client-side Field Level Encryption
+- Database transactions
+- Storage of cached data in the database
+
+We plan to support the following MongoDB features in
+future post-GA releases:
+
+- GridFS for large file storage
+- Change streams for data monitoring
+- Schema validation
+
+.. tip::
+
+   To learn more about the MongoDB features mentioned in this section, see
+   the following resources:
+
+   - :atlas:`Atlas Vector Search </atlas-vector-search/vector-search-overview/>` in the Atlas documentation
+   - :atlas:`Atlas Search </atlas-search>` in the Atlas documentation
+   - :manual:`Geospatial Queries </geospatial-queries/>` in the {+mdb-server+}
+     manual
+   - :manual:`In-Use Encryption </core/security-in-use-encryption/>` in the {+mdb-server+}
+     manual
+   - :manual:`Transactions </core/transactions/>` in the {+mdb-server+}
+     manual
+   - :manual:`GridFS </core/gridfs/>` in the {+mdb-server+}
+     manual
+   - :manual:`Change Streams </changeStreams/>` in the {+mdb-server+}
+     manual
+
+.. _django-upcoming-models:
+
+Model Features
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+We plan to support the following model features in
+the GA release:
+
+- Arrays of embedded documents
+- Polymorphic embedded documents and arrays
+- Application of changes to the embedded model schema to
+  ``EmbeddedModelField`` values
+- Multiple models within a collection
+- Improved form representation in embedded models
+
+In future post-GA releases, we plan to support a custom ``Field``
+class for the ``BSONRegExp`` data type.
+
+.. _django-upcoming-management:
+
+Django Management Command Features
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+We plan to support the following Django commands in
+the GA release:
+
+- ``dumpdata``
+- ``loaddata``
+
+.. _django-upcoming-third-party:
+
+Third Party Features
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+We plan to support the following third-party features in
+the GA release:
+
+- `Django-filter <https://django-filter.readthedocs.io/en/stable/>`__
+- `Django Rest Framework <https://www.django-rest-framework.org/>`__
+- `Django-allauth <https://docs.allauth.org/en/latest/>`__
+- `Wagtail <https://wagtail.org/>`__
+- `Django Debug Toolbar <https://django-debug-toolbar.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>`__
+
+.. _django-upcoming-variables:
+
+Database Variable Support
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+We plan to support the following Django variables for configuring
+your database connection in future post-GA releases:
+
+- ``CONN_HEALTH_CHECKS``
+- ``TIME_ZONE``
+
+.. _django-upcoming-async:
+
+Asynchronous Support
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+We plan to offer asynchronous support for {+django-odm+} in
+future post-GA releases.