Merge pull request #7591 from ConnorDY/replace-backslash-n-with-newline

Replace `\n` with newline for GitHub App private key to allow storing private key as an environment variable

.changeset/flat-camels-scream.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/integration': patch
+---
+
+By replacing `\n` with a newline for GitHub Apps private keys, this allows users to store the private key as an environment variable and reference it in the YAML.

packages/integration/src/github/GithubCredentialsProvider.ts

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class GithubAppManager {
     this.baseUrl = baseUrl;
     this.baseAuthConfig = {
       appId: config.appId,
-      privateKey: config.privateKey,
+      privateKey: config.privateKey.replace(/\\n/gm, '\n'),
     };
     this.appClient = new Octokit({
       baseUrl,