---
name: Feature request
about: Suggest an idea for rust-sort
title: '[FEATURE] '
labels: ['enhancement', 'triage']
assignees: ''
---
## 🚀 Feature Summary
A clear and concise description of the feature you'd like to see added.
## 💡 Motivation
**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
A clear description of what the problem is. Ex. I'm always frustrated when [...]
**Use case:**
Describe the specific use case where this feature would be helpful.
## 📋 Detailed Description
**Describe the solution you'd like:**
A clear and concise description of what you want to happen.
**Command-line interface:**
How should users interact with this feature?
```bash
# Example of proposed CLI usage
sort --new-feature [options] input.txt
```
**Expected behavior:**
What should the feature do? How should it work?
## 🔄 Alternatives Considered
**Describe alternatives you've considered:**
A clear description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered.
**Existing workarounds:**
Are there any current ways to achieve similar functionality?
## 🎯 GNU sort Compatibility
**Does GNU sort have this feature?**
- [ ] Yes, this matches GNU sort behavior
- [ ] No, this is a rust-sort specific enhancement
- [ ] Partially - GNU sort has similar but different functionality
**If yes, GNU sort reference:**
```bash
# How does GNU sort implement this?
sort [gnu-flags] input.txt
```
**Compatibility considerations:**
How should this feature interact with existing GNU sort flags and behavior?
## 📊 Performance Considerations
**Performance impact:**
- [ ] No performance impact expected
- [ ] Should improve performance
- [ ] May have performance trade-offs
- [ ] Performance impact unknown
**Memory usage:**
How might this feature affect memory usage?
**Scalability:**
How should this feature behave with very large datasets?
## 🛠️ Implementation Notes
**Technical approach (if you have ideas):**
Any thoughts on how this could be implemented?
**Areas of codebase affected:**
Which modules/files might need to be modified?
**Dependencies:**
Would this require new dependencies or external libraries?
## 🧪 Testing Strategy
**How should this feature be tested?**
- [ ] Unit tests
- [ ] Integration tests
- [ ] Performance benchmarks
- [ ] Compatibility tests with GNU sort
**Test cases to consider:**
- Edge cases
- Large datasets
- Integration with other flags
- Error conditions
## 📚 Additional Context
**Related issues:**
Link any related issues or discussions.
**References:**
- Academic papers
- Other implementations
- Documentation links
**Examples from other tools:**
How do other sorting tools handle this?
## 🎨 User Experience
**Documentation needed:**
- [ ] README updates
- [ ] Man page updates
- [ ] Help text updates
- [ ] Examples
**Backward compatibility:**
Should this change any existing behavior?
## 📈 Priority
**How important is this feature to you?**
- [ ] Critical - blocks important use cases
- [ ] High - would significantly improve workflow
- [ ] Medium - would be nice to have
- [ ] Low - minor convenience
**Timeline:**
When would you need this feature?
## 🙋 Implementation Interest
**Would you be interested in implementing this feature?**
- [ ] Yes, I'd like to implement this
- [ ] Yes, with guidance
- [ ] No, but I can help with testing
- [ ] No, but I can help with documentation
- [ ] No
---
**Checklist before submitting:**
- [ ] I've searched existing issues to make sure this isn't a duplicate
- [ ] I've considered how this fits with rust-sort's goals
- [ ] I've thought about GNU sort compatibility
- [ ] I've provided clear use cases and examples
- [ ] I've considered the performance implications