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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+const path = require('path');
+
+// Figure out whether we're running inside the backstage repo or as an installed dependency
+const isLocal = require('fs').existsSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../src'));
+
+if (!isLocal) {
+  require('..');
+} else {
+  require('ts-node').register({
+    transpileOnly: true,
+    compilerOptions: {
+      module: 'CommonJS',
+    },
+  });
+
+  require('../src');
+}