Help needed ?

[danvy]

I see that @stephanstapel is highly solicited on this project.
How could we help ?

• Nuget packages are far behind. What's the process ?
• Issues assignations ?
• Pull requests review assignation ? There are 2 PR waiting since september

[stephanstapel]

Hi @danvy ,
thanks for offering support.

Indeed I have been thinking for some months on how to continue with the project. I know that lots of companies rely on using the component in their daily operations and I am aiming to provide sustainable development and support. So there will be a change in the next months.

Concerning the pull requests. If you want to step in and check if the implementation is valid according to the specification, it is always helpfiul. Especially this one left me with some doubt:
#805

It would also be fruitful to get into a discussion if the component should calculate things or not like here:
#800

There are many complaints, lots of opinions but what I'd rather need is analysis, pro and con arguments.

[danvy]

I started a conversation here #836

[danvy]

What about CI/CD ? The Nuget package are falling behind the source. I wonder how people are using the component 🤔
Do you need some help on this topic ?
I can share a typical workflow I use to build/test/package/publish to Nuget if needed.

[stephanstapel]

Advise would probably be great. Please note though: there won't be too many open source releases of this component any more.

[danvy]

I use a workflow template https://github.com/altoviz/qif/blob/main/.github/workflows/build.yaml and a workflow https://github.com/altoviz/qif/blob/main/.github/workflows/build-qif.yaml
Simple but do the job :)

Please note though: there won't be too many open source releases of this component any more

We need to talk about this

[danvy]

Could you elaborate on "Please note though: there won't be too many open source releases of this component any more" ?

[stephanstapel]

I understand that the library is used by hundreds of companies on a daily basis as a basis of their invoicing. After working on this library for 11 years, it is impossible for me to continue like this to properly support these companies.
In early 2026, I will start offering the library on a commercial basis. I will continue to work and support the library there and hope that this allows me to invest more time.