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+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend': patch
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+Make refresh interval configurable for the `NextCatalogBuilder` using `.setRefreshIntervalSeconds()`.
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+Change `DefaultProcessingDatabase` constructor to accept an options object instead of individual arguments.