diff --git a/docs/backend-system/architecture/01-index.md b/docs/backend-system/architecture/01-index.md index e53d1e4719..0e780039b6 100644 --- a/docs/backend-system/architecture/01-index.md +++ b/docs/backend-system/architecture/01-index.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ sidebar_label: Overview description: The structure and architecture of the new Backend System and its component parts --- -> **DISCLAIMER: The new backend system is in alpha, and still under active development. While we have reviewed the interfaces carefully, they may still be iterated on before the stable release.** +> **NOTE: The new backend system is in alpha, and some plugins do not yet fully implement it.** ## Building Blocks diff --git a/docs/backend-system/architecture/02-backends.md b/docs/backend-system/architecture/02-backends.md index 5d8737bb56..4ba76a5af3 100644 --- a/docs/backend-system/architecture/02-backends.md +++ b/docs/backend-system/architecture/02-backends.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ sidebar_label: Backend description: Backend instances --- -> **DISCLAIMER: The new backend system is in alpha, and still under active development. While we have reviewed the interfaces carefully, they may still be iterated on before the stable release.** +> **NOTE: The new backend system is in alpha, and some plugins do not yet fully implement it.** ## The Backend Instance diff --git a/docs/backend-system/architecture/03-services.md b/docs/backend-system/architecture/03-services.md index ff6474152a..df610f45ab 100644 --- a/docs/backend-system/architecture/03-services.md +++ b/docs/backend-system/architecture/03-services.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ sidebar_label: Services description: Services for backend plugins --- -> **DISCLAIMER: The new backend system is in alpha, and still under active development. While we have reviewed the interfaces carefully, they may still be iterated on before the stable release.** +> **NOTE: The new backend system is in alpha, and some plugins do not yet fully implement it.** Backend services provide shared functionality available to all backend plugins and modules. They are made available through service references that embed a type that represents the service interface, similar to how [Utility APIs](../../api/utility-apis.md) work in the Backstage frontend system. To use a service in your plugin or module you request an implementation of that service using the service reference. diff --git a/docs/backend-system/architecture/04-plugins.md b/docs/backend-system/architecture/04-plugins.md index b42abe7ca4..e93a6a39b2 100644 --- a/docs/backend-system/architecture/04-plugins.md +++ b/docs/backend-system/architecture/04-plugins.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ sidebar_label: Plugins description: Backend plugins --- -> **DISCLAIMER: The new backend system is in alpha, and still under active development. While we have reviewed the interfaces carefully, they may still be iterated on before the stable release.** +> **NOTE: The new backend system is in alpha, and some plugins do not yet fully implement it.** Plugins provide the actual base features of a Backstage backend. Each plugin operates completely independently of all other plugins and they only communicate with each other through network calls. This means that there is a strong degree of isolation between plugins, and that each plugin can be considered a separate microservice. While a default Backstage project has all plugins installed within a single backend, it is also possible to split this setup into multiple backends, with each backend housing one or more plugins. diff --git a/docs/backend-system/architecture/05-extension-points.md b/docs/backend-system/architecture/05-extension-points.md index de63b49a15..d8d993b5bf 100644 --- a/docs/backend-system/architecture/05-extension-points.md +++ b/docs/backend-system/architecture/05-extension-points.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ sidebar_label: Extension Points description: Extension points of backend plugins --- -> **DISCLAIMER: The new backend system is in alpha, and still under active development. While we have reviewed the interfaces carefully, they may still be iterated on before the stable release.** +> **NOTE: The new backend system is in alpha, and some plugins do not yet fully implement it.** While plugins are able to use static configuration for lightweight forms of customization, you can quickly hit a limit where you need something more powerful to allow users to extend your plugin. For this purpose, the backend system provides a mechanism for plugins to provide extension points, which can be used to expose deeper customizations for your plugin. Extension points are used by modules, which are installed in the backend adjacent to plugins. Modules are covered more in-depth in the [next section](./06-modules.md). diff --git a/docs/backend-system/architecture/06-modules.md b/docs/backend-system/architecture/06-modules.md index ec0acef175..e916e4fdf6 100644 --- a/docs/backend-system/architecture/06-modules.md +++ b/docs/backend-system/architecture/06-modules.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ sidebar_label: Modules description: Modules for backend plugins --- -> **DISCLAIMER: The new backend system is in alpha, and still under active development. While we have reviewed the interfaces carefully, they may still be iterated on before the stable release.** +> **NOTE: The new backend system is in alpha, and some plugins do not yet fully implement it.** Backend modules are used to extend [plugins](./04-plugins.md) or sometimes other modules with additional features or change existing behavior. They must always be installed in the same backend instance as the plugin that they extend, and may only extend a single plugin. Modules interact with their target plugin using the [extension points](./05-extension-points.md) registered by the plugin, while also being able to depend on the [services](./03-services.md) of that plugin. diff --git a/docs/backend-system/architecture/07-naming-patterns.md b/docs/backend-system/architecture/07-naming-patterns.md index b541cc09ba..3e57fa6863 100644 --- a/docs/backend-system/architecture/07-naming-patterns.md +++ b/docs/backend-system/architecture/07-naming-patterns.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ sidebar_label: Naming Patterns description: Naming patterns in the backend system --- -> **DISCLAIMER: The new backend system is in alpha, and still under active development. While we have reviewed the interfaces carefully, they may still be iterated on before the stable release.** +> **NOTE: The new backend system is in alpha, and some plugins do not yet fully implement it.** These are the naming patterns to adhere to within the backend system. They help us keep exports consistent across packages and make it easier to understand the usage and intent of exports. diff --git a/docs/backend-system/building-backends/01-index.md b/docs/backend-system/building-backends/01-index.md index 7d222009b9..7d331b4ec3 100644 --- a/docs/backend-system/building-backends/01-index.md +++ b/docs/backend-system/building-backends/01-index.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ sidebar_label: Overview description: Building backends using the new backend system --- -> **DISCLAIMER: The new backend system is in alpha, and still under active development. While we have reviewed the interfaces carefully, they may still be iterated on before the stable release.** +> **NOTE: The new backend system is in alpha, and some plugins do not yet fully implement it.** > NOTE: If you have an existing backend that is not yet using the new backend > system, see [migrating](./08-migrating.md). diff --git a/docs/backend-system/building-backends/08-migrating.md b/docs/backend-system/building-backends/08-migrating.md index e4a37bb17d..1a380421c1 100644 --- a/docs/backend-system/building-backends/08-migrating.md +++ b/docs/backend-system/building-backends/08-migrating.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ sidebar_label: Migration Guide description: How to migrate existing backends to the new backend system --- -> **DISCLAIMER: The new backend system is in alpha, and still under active development. As such, it is not considered stable, and it is not recommended to migrate production backends to the new backend system until it has a stable release.** +> **NOTE: The new backend system is in alpha, and some plugins do not yet fully implement it.** ## Overview @@ -212,8 +212,7 @@ place it in the legacy plugin environment. ## Cleaning Up the Plugins Folder -For plugins that are private and your own, you can follow a [dedicated migration -guide](../building-plugins-and-modules/08-migrating.md) as you see fit, at a +For plugins that are private and your own, you can follow a [dedicated migration guide](../building-plugins-and-modules/08-migrating.md) as you see fit, at a later time. For third party backend plugins, in particular the larger core plugins that are diff --git a/docs/backend-system/building-plugins-and-modules/01-index.md b/docs/backend-system/building-plugins-and-modules/01-index.md index cb9157cd14..fed074b258 100644 --- a/docs/backend-system/building-plugins-and-modules/01-index.md +++ b/docs/backend-system/building-plugins-and-modules/01-index.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ sidebar_label: Overview description: Building backend plugins and modules using the new backend system --- -> **DISCLAIMER: The new backend system is in alpha, and still under active development. While we have reviewed the interfaces carefully, they may still be iterated on before the stable release.** +> **NOTE: The new backend system is in alpha, and some plugins do not yet fully implement it.** > NOTE: If you have an existing backend and/or backend plugins that are not yet > using the new backend system, see [migrating](./08-migrating.md). diff --git a/docs/backend-system/building-plugins-and-modules/02-testing.md b/docs/backend-system/building-plugins-and-modules/02-testing.md index 7d2b6e019d..d14f7de09c 100644 --- a/docs/backend-system/building-plugins-and-modules/02-testing.md +++ b/docs/backend-system/building-plugins-and-modules/02-testing.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ sidebar_label: Testing description: Learn how to test your backend plugins and modules --- -> **DISCLAIMER: The new backend system is in alpha, and still under active development. While we have reviewed the interfaces carefully, they may still be iterated on before the stable release.** +> **NOTE: The new backend system is in alpha, and some plugins do not yet fully implement it.** Utilities for testing backend plugins and modules are available in `@backstage/backend-test-utils`. This section describes those facilities. diff --git a/docs/backend-system/building-plugins-and-modules/08-migrating.md b/docs/backend-system/building-plugins-and-modules/08-migrating.md index 1b57ec5310..067ab02b4d 100644 --- a/docs/backend-system/building-plugins-and-modules/08-migrating.md +++ b/docs/backend-system/building-plugins-and-modules/08-migrating.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ sidebar_label: Migration Guide description: How to migrate existing backend plugins to the new backend system --- -> **DISCLAIMER: The new backend system is in alpha, and still under active development. While we have reviewed the interfaces carefully, they may still be iterated on before the stable release.** +> **NOTE: The new backend system is in alpha, and some plugins do not yet fully implement it.** Migrating an existing backend plugin to the new backend system is fairly straightforward. The process is similar across the majority of plugins which just return a `Router` that is then wired up in the `index.ts` file of your backend. The primary thing that we need to do is to make sure that the dependencies that are required by the plugin are available, and then registering the router with the HTTP router service. diff --git a/docs/backend-system/core-services/01-index.md b/docs/backend-system/core-services/01-index.md index baed9a2cdc..0163d45108 100644 --- a/docs/backend-system/core-services/01-index.md +++ b/docs/backend-system/core-services/01-index.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ sidebar_label: Overview description: Core backend service APIs --- -> **DISCLAIMER: The new backend system is in alpha, and still under active development. While we have reviewed the interfaces carefully, they may still be iterated on before the stable release.** +> **NOTE: The new backend system is in alpha, and some plugins do not yet fully implement it.** The default backend provides several [core services](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/packages/backend-plugin-api/src/services/definitions/coreServices.ts) out of the box which includes access to configuration, logging, URL Readers, databases and more. diff --git a/docs/backend-system/index.md b/docs/backend-system/index.md index 87eb008129..5dde66378a 100644 --- a/docs/backend-system/index.md +++ b/docs/backend-system/index.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ sidebar_label: Introduction description: The Backend System --- -> **DISCLAIMER: The new backend system is in alpha, and still under active development. While we have reviewed the interfaces carefully, they may still be iterated on before the stable release.** +> **NOTE: The new backend system is in alpha, and some plugins do not yet fully implement it.** ## Status diff --git a/docs/plugins/new-backend-system.md b/docs/plugins/new-backend-system.md index 0023584d0d..be27e9427d 100644 --- a/docs/plugins/new-backend-system.md +++ b/docs/plugins/new-backend-system.md @@ -1,14 +1,12 @@ --- id: new-backend-system title: New Backend System -description: Details of the upcoming backend system +description: Details of the new backend system --- -> **DISCLAIMER: The new backend system is in alpha, and still under active development. While we have reviewed the interfaces carefully, they may still be iterated on before the stable release.** - ## Status -The new backend system is in alpha, and only a small number of plugins have been migrated so far. It is possible to try it out, but it is not recommended to use this new system in production yet. +The new backend system is in alpha, and some plugins do not yet fully implement it. But do feel free to try it out! We would love to hear back about your impressions. You can find an example backend setup in [the backend-next package](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/tree/master/packages/backend-next).