Replace PluginDatabaseClientFactory with PluginDatabaseManager

packages/backend-common/src/database/SingleConnection.ts

@@ -17,16 +17,28 @@
 import Knex from 'knex';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { createDatabaseClient, ensureDatabaseExists } from './connection';
-import { PluginDatabaseClientFactory } from './types';
+import { PluginDatabaseManager } from './types';
 
 /**
- * Implements a Database Manager which will automatically create new databases for plugins when requested. All
- * requested databases are created with the credentials provided.
+ * Implements a Database Manager which will automatically create new databases
+ * for plugins when requested. All requested databases are created with the
+ * credentials provided.
  */
-export class SingleConnectionManager {
+export class SingleConnectionDatabaseManager {
   private readonly config: Config;
 
-  constructor(config: Config) {
+  /**
+   * Creates a new SingleConnectionDatabaseManager instance by reading from the `backend`
+   * config section, specifically the `.database` key for discovering the management
+   * database configuration.
+   */
+  static fromConfig(config: Config): SingleConnectionDatabaseManager {
+    return new SingleConnectionDatabaseManager(
+      config.getConfig('backend.database'),
+    );
+  }
+
+  private constructor(config: Config) {
     this.config = config;
   }
 
@@ -39,17 +51,21 @@ export class SingleConnectionManager {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Generates a PluginDatabaseClientFactory for consumption by plugins.
+   * Generates a PluginDatabaseManager for consumption by plugins.
    */
-  getDatabaseClientFactory(pluginId: string): PluginDatabaseClientFactory {
-    return (database?: string): Promise<Knex> => {
-      return this.getDatabase(pluginId, database);
+  forPlugin(pluginId: string): PluginDatabaseManager {
+    const _this = this;
+
+    return {
+      getClient(database?: string): Promise<Knex> {
+        return _this.getDatabase(pluginId, database);
+      },
     };
   }
 
   private async getDatabase(pluginId: string, suffix?: string): Promise<Knex> {
     const config = this.getDatabaseConfig();
-    const overrides = SingleConnectionManager.getDatabaseOverrides(
+    const overrides = SingleConnectionDatabaseManager.getDatabaseOverrides(
       pluginId,
       suffix,
     );

packages/backend-common/src/database/types.ts

@@ -17,11 +17,17 @@
 import knex from 'knex';
 
 /**
- * The PluginDatabaseClientFactory is used to provide a mechanism for backend plugins to obtain database connections
- * for itself.
- *
- * The purpose of this factory is to allow plugins to get isolated data stores so that plugins are discouraged from
- * database integration. Plugins can omit the `database` parameter to get the default plugin database, or
- * provide an identifier that will be used to identify a separate database from the default.
+ * The PluginDatabaseManager manages access to databases that Plugins get.
  */
-export type PluginDatabaseClientFactory = (database?: string) => Promise<knex>;
+export interface PluginDatabaseManager {
+  /**
+   * getClient provides backend plugins database connections for itself.
+   *
+   * The purpose of this method is to allow plugins to get isolated data
+   * stores so that plugins are discouraged from database integration. Plugins
+   * can omit the `database` parameter to get the default plugin database, or
+   * provide an identifier that will be used to identify a separate database
+   * from the default.
+   */
+  getClient(database?: string): Promise<knex>;
+}

packages/backend/src/index.ts

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import {
   getRootLogger,
   useHotMemoize,
   notFoundHandler,
-  SingleConnectionManager,
+  SingleConnectionDatabaseManager,
   SingleHostDiscovery,
   UrlReaders,
 } from '@backstage/backend-common';
@@ -54,14 +54,12 @@ function makeCreateEnv(config: ConfigReader) {
 
   root.info(`Created UrlReader ${reader}`);
 
-  const databaseManager = new SingleConnectionManager(
-    config.getConfig('backend.database'),
-  );
+  const databaseManager = SingleConnectionDatabaseManager.fromConfig(config);
 
   return (plugin: string): PluginEnvironment => {
     const logger = root.child({ type: 'plugin', plugin });
-    const databaseFactory = databaseManager.getDatabaseClientFactory(plugin);
-    return { logger, databaseClientFactory: databaseFactory, config, reader, discovery };
+    const database = databaseManager.forPlugin(plugin);
+    return { logger, database, config, reader, discovery };
   };
 }
 

packages/backend/src/plugins/auth.ts

@@ -19,14 +19,9 @@ import { PluginEnvironment } from '../types';
 
 export default async function createPlugin({
   logger,
-  databaseClientFactory,
+  database,
   config,
   discovery,
 }: PluginEnvironment) {
-  return await createRouter({
-    logger,
-    config,
-    database: databaseClientFactory,
-    discovery,
-  });
+  return await createRouter({ logger, config, database, discovery });
 }

packages/backend/src/plugins/catalog.ts

@@ -30,14 +30,13 @@ export default async function createPlugin({
   logger,
   config,
   reader,
-  databaseClientFactory,
+  database,
 }: PluginEnvironment) {
   const locationReader = new LocationReaders({ logger, reader, config });
 
-  const db = await DatabaseManager.createDatabase(
-    await databaseClientFactory(),
-    { logger },
-  );
+  const db = await DatabaseManager.createDatabase(await database.getClient(), {
+    logger,
+  });
   const entitiesCatalog = new DatabaseEntitiesCatalog(db);
   const locationsCatalog = new DatabaseLocationsCatalog(db);
   const higherOrderOperation = new HigherOrderOperations(

packages/backend/src/types.ts

@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import {
-  PluginDatabaseClientFactory,
+  PluginDatabaseManager,
   PluginEndpointDiscovery,
-  UrlReader
+  UrlReader,
 } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 
 export type PluginEnvironment = {
   logger: Logger;
-  databaseClientFactory: PluginDatabaseClientFactory;
+  database: PluginDatabaseManager;
   config: Config;
   reader: UrlReader;
   discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;

packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   getRootLogger,
   useHotMemoize,
   notFoundHandler,
-  SingleConnectionManager,
+  SingleConnectionDatabaseManager,
   SingleHostDiscovery,
   UrlReaders,
 } from '@backstage/backend-common';
@@ -32,20 +32,12 @@ function makeCreateEnv(config: ConfigReader) {
 
   root.info(`Created UrlReader ${reader}`);
 
-  const databaseManager = new SingleConnectionManager(
-    config.getConfig('backend.database')
-  );
+  const databaseManager = SingleConnectionDatabaseManager.fromConfig(config);
 
   return (plugin: string): PluginEnvironment => {
     const logger = root.child({ type: 'plugin', plugin });
-    const databaseFactory = databaseManager.getDatabaseClientFactory(plugin);
-    return {
-      logger,
-      databaseClientFactory: databaseFactory,
-      config,
-      reader,
-      discovery
-    };
+    const database = databaseManager.forPlugin(plugin);
+    return { logger, database, config, reader, discovery };
   };
 }
 

packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/auth.ts

@@ -3,14 +3,9 @@ import { PluginEnvironment } from '../types';
 
 export default async function createPlugin({
   logger,
-  databaseClientFactory,
+  database,
   config,
   discovery,
 }: PluginEnvironment) {
-  return await createRouter({
-    logger,
-    config,
-    database: databaseClientFactory,
-    discovery
-  });
+  return await createRouter({ logger, config, database, discovery });
 }

packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/catalog.ts

@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@ export default async function createPlugin({
   logger,
   config,
   reader,
-  databaseClientFactory,
+  database,
 }: PluginEnvironment) {
   const locationReader = new LocationReaders({ logger, reader, config });
 
-  const db = await DatabaseManager.createDatabase(
-    await databaseClientFactory(),
+  const db = await DatabaseManager.createDatabase(await database.getClient(),
     { logger },
   );
   const entitiesCatalog = new DatabaseEntitiesCatalog(db);

packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/types.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import {
-  PluginDatabaseClientFactory,
+  PluginDatabaseManager,
   PluginEndpointDiscovery,
-  UrlReader
+  UrlReader,
 } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 
 export type PluginEnvironment = {
   logger: Logger;
-  databaseClientFactory: PluginDatabaseClientFactory;
+  database: PluginDatabaseManager;
   config: Config;
   reader: UrlReader
   discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;