plugin-app: substitute path params in app/routes redirect targets

The app/routes redirect config now performs the same :param and *
substitution that the legacy Redirect component did before navigating.
Named params captured by the `from` pattern are replaced in the `to`
string, enabling redirects like /users/:userId → /profile/:userId and
/old-docs → /docs/* (with splat forwarding).

Adds tests for both named-param and splat substitution.

Signed-off-by: Patrik Oldsberg <rugvip@backstage.io>
Signed-off-by: Fredrik Adelöw <freben@spotify.com>
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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Fredrik Adelöw
2026-05-07 13:57:23 +02:00
parent 11de61064c
commit a3458208a5
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'@backstage/plugin-app': patch
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The `app/routes` redirect config now supports path parameter substitution in the `to` target. Named params (`:userId`) and splat params (`*`) captured by the `from` path are replaced in the `to` string before navigating, making it possible to express redirects like:
```yaml
app:
extensions:
- app/routes:
config:
redirects:
- from: /users/:userId
to: /profile/:userId
- from: /old-docs
to: /docs/*
```