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+'@backstage/backend-common': patch
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+Adds `readUrl` method to the `UrlReader` interface that allows for complex response objects. This new method is currently optional to implement which allows for a soft migration to `readUrl` instead of `read` in the future.
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+The main use case for `readUrl` returning an object instead of solely a read buffer is to allow for additional metadata such as etag which will is a requirement for cacheable processing.
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+Implements `readUrl` in `GithubUrlReader`.