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* docs: frontend plugin golden path guide

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* add changeset

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* Apply suggestion from @aramissennyeydd

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* fix template

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* fix template test

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* print stderr on failure

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* try writing directly

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* maybe this?

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* address feedback

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* fix: avoid destructuring FetchApi and fix template issues

- Use fetchApi.fetch() instead of destructuring to preserve this binding
- Add discoveryApi and fetchApi to useAsync dependency array
- Use react-use/esm/useAsync to match repo conventions
- Replace waitFor + getAllByText with findByText in error test
- Update HTTP client doc to match template changes

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* fix: address docs review feedback

- Use stronger guidance tone in scaffolding guide intro
- Slim down file tree to show folder structure only
- Mention that plugin path depends on chosen plugin ID
- Link to installation docs for non-discovery case
- Quote page:todo YAML key to avoid parse errors
- Remove "new" from "new frontend system" in template README

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* fix: improve error handling in e2e plugin creation

- Narrow error to non-null object before using in operator
- Also write error.stdout since tools like Jest report to stdout
- Avoid variable shadowing with outer scope stdout/stderr

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* revert: keep destructured fetch from FetchApi

Destructuring fetch from FetchApi is fine — revert to original
pattern while keeping the dependency array and other fixes.

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* feat: use @backstage/ui components in frontend plugin template

Replace core-components layout and table with @backstage/ui equivalents:
- Use HeaderPage and Container instead of Page, Header, Content, ContentHeader
- Use BUI Table with useTable and CellText instead of core-components Table
- Add @backstage/ui to template package.json dependencies
- Update poking-around docs to reflect BUI component usage

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* fix: add example data when backend request fails

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* better logging setup

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* address feedback

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* better config driven example

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* debug logs

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* fix build failure related to unknown version

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* revert e2e run changes

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* Apply suggestions from code review

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* skip the discovery api for now

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* remove another ref

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* Apply suggestions from code review

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What is Backstage?

Backstage is an open source framework for building developer portals. Powered by a centralized software catalog, Backstage restores order to your microservices and infrastructure and enables your product teams to ship high-quality code quickly without compromising autonomy.

Backstage unifies all your infrastructure tooling, services, and documentation to create a streamlined development environment from end to end.

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Out of the box, Backstage includes:

  • Backstage Software Catalog for managing all your software such as microservices, libraries, data pipelines, websites, and ML models
  • Backstage Software Templates for quickly spinning up new projects and standardizing your tooling with your organizations best practices
  • Backstage TechDocs for making it easy to create, maintain, find, and use technical documentation, using a "docs like code" approach
  • Plus, a growing ecosystem of open source plugins that further expand Backstages customizability and functionality

Backstage was created by Spotify but is now hosted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) as an Incubation level project. For more information, see the announcement.

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For information about the detailed project roadmap including delivered milestones, see the Roadmap.

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To start using Backstage, see the Getting Started documentation.

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