From 4ef0dcfd0ab5826ec0dbd632e509fb26a8268eb2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Peterson <ericpeterson@spotify.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2024 16:37:32 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Also add the entity presentation API in app-next apps

Signed-off-by: Eric Peterson <ericpeterson@spotify.com>
---
 .changeset/catalog-next-presentation-tho.md |  5 +++++
 plugins/catalog/src/alpha/apis.tsx          | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/catalog-next-presentation-tho.md

diff --git a/.changeset/catalog-next-presentation-tho.md b/.changeset/catalog-next-presentation-tho.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0694240b21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/catalog-next-presentation-tho.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog': patch
+---
+
+Fixed a bug that prevented the default `entityPresentationApi` from being set in apps using the new frontend system.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/apis.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/apis.tsx
index ae8dcf9a9a..92880ba728 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/apis.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/apis.tsx
@@ -24,9 +24,13 @@ import { CatalogClient } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
 import { createApiExtension } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import {
   catalogApiRef,
+  entityPresentationApiRef,
   starredEntitiesApiRef,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
-import { DefaultStarredEntitiesApi } from '../apis';
+import {
+  DefaultEntityPresentationApi,
+  DefaultStarredEntitiesApi,
+} from '../apis';
 
 export const catalogApi = createApiExtension({
   factory: createApiFactory({
@@ -48,4 +52,13 @@ export const catalogStarredEntitiesApi = createApiExtension({
   }),
 });
 
-export default [catalogApi, catalogStarredEntitiesApi];
+export const entityPresentationApi = createApiExtension({
+  factory: createApiFactory({
+    api: entityPresentationApiRef,
+    deps: { catalogApiImp: catalogApiRef },
+    factory: ({ catalogApiImp }) =>
+      DefaultEntityPresentationApi.create({ catalogApi: catalogApiImp }),
+  }),
+});
+
+export default [catalogApi, catalogStarredEntitiesApi, entityPresentationApi];