In the last three months of 2022, I built out the Schema.org Blueprints module. As of last week, there are finally two reported installs after hundreds of hours of work and thought. I am unsure if anyone’s using the module or even understands its use case and goals.
The Schema.org Blueprints module has 49 stars, 5 open issues with 33 tickets, and 113 passing tests. The project page is descriptive, with links to documentation. Every sub-module, of which there are many, has an up-to-date README.md file. There are half a dozen screencasts and presentations, with a few other people posting videos and discussions on YouTube. On the Talking Drupal podcast we discussed the module's history, use cases, and its future. My organization is only beginning to plan for a gradual migration to a decoupled Drupal instance using the Schema.org Blueprints module. Lastly, I submitted a session proposal to discuss the module at DrupalCon Pittsburgh.
After all my effort, this project could sit idle on Drupal.org with the nightly automated tests running until an API change or a new version of Drupal core suddenly breaks the tests.
Did I do something wrong, or did I waste my time?
Prior to writing this blog post and everything I mentioned above, I thought a need existed, however, the lack of activity I’m seeing means I need to ask these hard questions. I’m hoping to be able to provide answers, document the module’s status and understand better what has been completed, and ask what is needed to move forward.
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