Himanshu Mishra
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When a new Backstage app is setup, the techdocs backend file contains all the preparers (dir, github, gitlab, etc.) and same for generators. While this providers added customizibility, it comes with a cost of complexity in setting up the app backend. New preparers' updates would need users to update their app's techdocs backend file. Scaffolder backend has already moved to this proposed pattern.
Plugins
Backstage is a single-page application composed of a set of plugins.
Our goal for the plugin ecosystem is that the definition of a plugin is flexible enough to allow you to expose pretty much any kind of infrastructure or software development tool as a plugin in Backstage. By following strong design guidelines we ensure the overall user experience stays consistent between plugins.
Creating a plugin
To create a plugin, follow the steps outlined here.
Suggesting a plugin
If you start developing a plugin that you aim to release as open source, we suggest that you create a new Issue. This helps the community know what plugins are in development.
You can also use this process if you have an idea for a good plugin but you hope that someone else will pick up the work.