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From: Patrik Oldsberg <poldsberg@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 16:18:05 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] backend-test-utils: fix handling of root scoped services
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Co-authored-by: Fredrik Adelöw <freben@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Johan Haals <johan.haals@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Patrik Oldsberg <poldsberg@gmail.com>
---
 .changeset/curvy-lemons-change.md                    |  5 +++++
 .../src/next/wiring/TestBackend.ts                   | 12 ++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/curvy-lemons-change.md

diff --git a/.changeset/curvy-lemons-change.md b/.changeset/curvy-lemons-change.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29e31a7b60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/curvy-lemons-change.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-test-utils': patch
+---
+
+Fixed handling of root scoped services in `startTestBackend`.
diff --git a/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/wiring/TestBackend.ts b/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/wiring/TestBackend.ts
index f93b34cdd8..677ba930cc 100644
--- a/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/wiring/TestBackend.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-test-utils/src/next/wiring/TestBackend.ts
@@ -63,10 +63,18 @@ export async function startTestBackend<
     if (Array.isArray(serviceDef)) {
       // if type is ExtensionPoint?
       // do something differently?
+      const [ref, impl] = serviceDef;
+      if (ref.scope === 'plugin') {
+        return createServiceFactory({
+          service: ref,
+          deps: {},
+          factory: async () => async () => impl,
+        });
+      }
       return createServiceFactory({
-        service: serviceDef[0],
+        service: ref,
         deps: {},
-        factory: async () => async () => serviceDef[1],
+        factory: async () => impl,
       });
     }
     return serviceDef as ServiceFactory;