# tinkerpop/blueprints

A Property Graph Model Interface (no longer active - see Apache TinkerPop)

Repository: https://github.com/tinkerpop/blueprints
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/blueprints
Homepage: http://tinkerpop.apache.org
Language: Java
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2021-08-17T13:31:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6050, "days_push": 1842, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license, no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1359, forks 270 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:29.796456+00:00)

## What it is
Blueprints was a Java Property Graph Model Interface providing a generic API for graph databases and graph analytic systems. It is no longer actively developed and has been superseded by Apache TinkerPop.

## Use cases
- query property graph data from Java
- write graph database-agnostic application code
- traverse vertices and edges with a common API
- integrate multiple graph backends behind one interface
- learn the predecessor of the TinkerPop Gremlin API

## When to choose
- maintaining legacy Java code already built on Blueprints
- studying the historical design that led to Apache TinkerPop

## When to avoid
- starting any new graph project - use Apache TinkerPop instead
- needing Gremlin traversal language or modern graph features
- requiring active maintenance, security fixes, or community support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: database, search-engine, data-science
- domain: databases, graph-processing, developer-tools
- platform: jvm, cross-platform
- tags: property-graph, graph-database, gremlin, deprecated, graph-computing, oltp, olap

## Member repositories
- tinkerpop/blueprints (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:29.796456+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:41:43.952021+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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  - site_page: https://tinkerpop.apache.org/docs/current (fetched 2026-08-29T11:59:44.136821+00:00, sha 727e7f153856)
  - site_page: https://tinkerpop.apache.org/docs/current/reference (fetched 2026-08-29T11:59:44.139362+00:00, sha 380a5082fc7a)
  - site_page: https://tinkerpop.apache.org/docs/current/dev/provider (fetched 2026-08-29T11:59:44.145272+00:00, sha 05cf87512f40)
  - site_page: https://tinkerpop.apache.org/docs/current/dev/developer (fetched 2026-08-29T11:59:44.151563+00:00, sha 53945d2f0417)
  - site_page: https://tinkerpop.apache.org/docs/current/upgrade (fetched 2026-08-29T11:59:44.158000+00:00, sha 8d497f4d8f8e)
  - site_page: https://tinkerpop.apache.org/javadocs/current/core (fetched 2026-08-29T11:59:44.164923+00:00, sha 345251be3a87)
  - site_page: https://tinkerpop.apache.org/javadocs/current/full (fetched 2026-08-29T11:59:44.166707+00:00, sha a0e41e22269d)
  - site_page: https://tinkerpop.apache.org/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T11:59:44.168365+00:00, sha 971bd7dcf520)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.