fix(backend): server standalone backend plugins

packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/config.ts

@@ -182,7 +182,11 @@ export function createBackendConfig(
     },
     devtool: isDev ? 'cheap-module-eval-source-map' : 'source-map',
     context: paths.targetPath,
-    entry: ['webpack/hot/poll?100', paths.targetEntry],
+    entry: [
+      'webpack/hot/poll?100',
+      paths.targetEntry,
+      ...(paths.targetRunFile ? [paths.targetRunFile] : []),
+    ],
     resolve: {
       extensions: ['.ts', '.tsx', '.mjs', '.js', '.jsx'],
       mainFields: ['main:src', 'browser', 'module', 'main'],

packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/paths.ts

@@ -48,10 +48,15 @@ export function resolveBundlingPaths(options: BundlingPathsOptions) {
     }
   }
 
+  // Backend plugin dev run file
+  const targetRunFile = paths.resolveTarget('src/run.ts');
+  const runFileExists = fs.pathExistsSync(targetRunFile);
+
   return {
     targetHtml,
     targetPublic,
     targetPath: paths.resolveTarget('.'),
+    targetRunFile: runFileExists ? targetRunFile : undefined,
     targetDist: paths.resolveTarget('dist'),
     targetAssets: paths.resolveTarget('assets'),
     targetSrc: paths.resolveTarget('src'),

plugins/auth-backend/package.json

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "tsc-watch --onFirstSuccess \"cross-env NODE_ENV=development nodemon dist/run.js\"",
+    "start": "backstage-cli backend:dev",
     "build": "tsc",
     "lint": "backstage-cli lint",
     "test": "backstage-cli test",

plugins/catalog-backend/package.json

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "backstage-cli watch-deps --build -- tsc-watch --onFirstSuccess \\\"cross-env NODE_ENV=development nodemon -r esm dist/run.js\\\"",
+    "start": "backstage-cli backend:dev",
     "build": "tsc",
     "lint": "backstage-cli lint",
     "test": "backstage-cli test",

plugins/identity-backend/package.json

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "tsc-watch --onFirstSuccess \"cross-env NODE_ENV=development nodemon dist/run.js\"",
+    "start": "backstage-cli backend:dev",
     "build": "tsc",
     "lint": "backstage-cli lint",
     "test": "backstage-cli test",

plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc",
+    "start": "backstage-cli backend:dev",
     "lint": "backstage-cli lint",
     "test": "backstage-cli test",
     "prepack": "backstage-cli prepack",

plugins/sentry-backend/package.json

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "tsc-watch --onFirstSuccess \"cross-env NODE_ENV=development nodemon dist/run.js\"",
+    "start": "backstage-cli backend:dev",
     "build": "tsc",
     "lint": "backstage-cli lint",
     "test": "backstage-cli test",