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| import { version as frontendDynamicFeatureLoader } from '../../../frontend-dynamic-feature-loader/package.json'; | ||
| import { version as frontendPluginApi } from '../../../frontend-plugin-api/package.json'; | ||
| import { version as backendDefaults } from '../../../backend-defaults/package.json'; | ||
| import { version as backendDynamicFeatureService } from '../../../backend-dynamic-feature-service/package.json'; |
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When PR backstage#30967 is merged (hopefully), you would need to add the new @backstage/module-federation-common package introduced by this PR.
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Module federation PR has been merged: backstage#30967.
So @backstage/module-federation-common should be added to this list now.
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| ```bash | ||
| cd /path/to/your-frontend-plugin | ||
| yarn build --role frontend-dynamic-container |
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When PR backstage#30967 is merged (hopefully), we would be able to change this to yarn build --module-federation
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| export default createApp({ | ||
| features: [ | ||
| catalogPlugin, |
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Didn't we conclude that we wanted to have:
- catalog,
- search,
- scaffolder,
- techdocs
- catalog-import ?
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| "@backstage/plugin-catalog": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-catalog'}}", | ||
| "@backstage/plugin-notifications": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-notifications'}}", | ||
| "@backstage/plugin-org": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-org'}}", | ||
| "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder'}}", | ||
| "@backstage/plugin-search": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-search'}}", | ||
| "@backstage/plugin-signals": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-signals'}}", | ||
| "@backstage/plugin-user-settings": "^{{ version '@backstage/plugin-user-settings'}}", |
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| To run the example frontend, first go to the project root and run | ||
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| You should only need to do this once. | ||
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| After that, go to the `packages/app` directory and run | ||
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| yarn start | ||
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| The frontend starts up on port 3000 per default. | ||
| For more information on setting up the new frontend system, see the [Backstage documentation](https://backstage.io/docs/frontend-system/). |
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This is not really true.
With Dynamic plugins, the frontend should be started from the backend, in order to also inject the additional config schemas of the dynamic plugins.
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Ah I guess I should just explicitly mention that dynamic plugins need the backend to be running to properly work as well.
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Hey, I just made a Pull Request!
This PR introduces a new create-app template (dynamic-plugins-next-app) that scaffolds a Backstage application pre-configured with dynamic plugins support using the new frontend system and module federation.
Having a default template with dynamic plugins already setup is the first step in helping expose this feature to more users and make it easier for the community to experiment and contribute to this area.
The
frontend-dynamic-feature-loaderandbackend-dynamic-feature-servicewill function as no-op features when loaded without any configurations so this would not be a breaking change if the user ends up not using these features.How to test:
✔️ Checklist
Signed-off-byline in the message. (more info)