fix: use a different id for the legacy catalog client ref

Signed-off-by: Camila Belo <camilaibs@gmail.com>

packages/cli/templates/backend-plugin/src/plugin.ts.hbs

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {
   createBackendPlugin,
 } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { createRouter } from './router';
-import { catalogServiceRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node/alpha';
+import { catalogServiceRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
 import { createTodoListService } from './services/TodoListService';
 
 /**
@@ -17,15 +17,13 @@ export const {{pluginVar}} = createBackendPlugin({
     env.registerInit({
       deps: {
         logger: coreServices.logger,
-        auth: coreServices.auth,
         httpAuth: coreServices.httpAuth,
         httpRouter: coreServices.httpRouter,
         catalog: catalogServiceRef,
       },
-      async init({ logger, auth, httpAuth, httpRouter, catalog }) {
+      async init({ logger, httpAuth, httpRouter, catalog }) {
         const todoListService = await createTodoListService({
           logger,
-          auth,
           catalog,
         });
 

packages/cli/templates/backend-plugin/src/services/TodoListService/createTodoListService.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { AuthService, LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { NotFoundError } from '@backstage/errors';
-import { catalogServiceRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node/alpha';
+import { catalogServiceRef } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-node';
 import crypto from 'node:crypto';
 import { TodoItem, TodoListService } from './types';
 
@@ -10,11 +10,9 @@ import { TodoItem, TodoListService } from './types';
 // documentation for more information on how to do this:
 // https://backstage.io/docs/backend-system/core-services/database
 export async function createTodoListService({
-  auth,
   logger,
   catalog,
 }: {
-  auth: AuthService;
   logger: LoggerService;
   catalog: typeof catalogServiceRef.T;
 }): Promise<TodoListService> {
@@ -40,13 +38,7 @@ export async function createTodoListService({
         // If you want to make a request using the plugin backend's own identity,
         // you can access it via the `auth.getOwnServiceCredentials()` method.
         // Beware that this bypasses any user permission checks.
-        const { token } = await auth.getPluginRequestToken({
-          onBehalfOf: options.credentials,
-          targetPluginId: 'catalog',
-        });
-        const entity = await catalog.getEntityByRef(input.entityRef, {
-          token,
-        });
+        const entity = await catalog.getEntityByRef(input.entityRef, options);
         if (!entity) {
           throw new NotFoundError(
             `No entity found for ref '${input.entityRef}'`,