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106 lines
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- value: 'Vetting third-party open-source software'
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- value: '2024-06-13T00:00:00+00:00'
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<p>Open-source software, such as Drupal modules and themes, PHP libraries and Tailwind CSS plugins, is great.</p>
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<p>Instead of writing everything from scratch, if someone else has written what you need, you can use it.</p>
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<p>In the Drupal ecosystem, there's a saying - "There's a module for that!".</p>
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<p>But, assuming you find a project that adds the functionality you need, you should review and vet it before adding it to your application.</p>
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<p>Adding too many modules and libraries can cause performance issues, add a maintenance overhead, introduce upstream bugs and add potential security vulnerabilities.</p>
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<p>As well as reading the code, here are some questions I ask and things I look for when deciding to add a project or not:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Does it do what I need?</li>
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<li>Does it add too much functionality? Is there a more minimal version that does what I need without the extra overhead?</li>
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<li>Does it have a stable release? If there's only a development or alpha release (which are unstable and can break at any time), I wouldn't add it.</li>
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<li>Is it extendable? Can I configure or extend it if I need to add more or alter it's default functionality?</li>
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<li>How many other websites are using it? Websites like Drupal.org and Packagist will show usage statistics.</li>
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<li>How many open issues are there?</li>
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<li>When was the most recent commit and release?</li>
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<li>Does it have automated tests? If so, are they passing?</li>
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<li>Does it have a README.md file or other documentation?</li>
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<li>Who are the maintainers?</li>
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<li>Are they responsive to issues and accepting of outside contributions? If I find a bug, can I fix and contribute it?</li>
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<li>Does the project have a published roadmap?</li>
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</ul>
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<p>Finally:</p>
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<p>Do I really need it?</p>
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<p>Open-source software, such as Drupal modules and themes, PHP libraries and Tailwind CSS plugins, is great.</p>
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<p>Instead of writing everything from scratch, if someone else has written what you need, you can use it.</p>
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<p>In the Drupal ecosystem, there's a saying - "There's a module for that!".</p>
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|
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<p>But, assuming you find a project that adds the functionality you need, you should review and vet it before adding it to your application.</p>
|
|
|
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<p>Adding too many modules and libraries can cause performance issues, add a maintenance overhead, introduce upstream bugs and add potential security vulnerabilities.</p>
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<p>As well as reading the code, here are some questions I ask and things I look for when deciding to add a project or not:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Does it do what I need?</li>
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<li>Does it add too much functionality? Is there a more minimal version that does what I need without the extra overhead?</li>
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<li>Does it have a stable release? If there's only a development or alpha release (which are unstable and can break at any time), I wouldn't add it.</li>
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<li>Is it extendable? Can I configure or extend it if I need to add more or alter it's default functionality?</li>
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<li>How many other websites are using it? Websites like Drupal.org and Packagist will show usage statistics.</li>
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<li>How many open issues are there?</li>
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<li>When was the most recent commit and release?</li>
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<li>Does it have automated tests? If so, are they passing?</li>
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<li>Does it have a README.md file or other documentation?</li>
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<li>Who are the maintainers?</li>
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<li>Are they responsive to issues and accepting of outside contributions? If I find a bug, can I fix and contribute it?</li>
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<li>Does the project have a published roadmap?</li>
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</ul>
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<p>Finally:</p>
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<p>Do I really need it?</p>
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