chore(app): remove some static plugins

.yarn/patches/@backstage-backend-dynamic-feature-service-npm-0.8.0-92b2319b05.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+diff --git a/dist/manager/plugin-manager.cjs.js b/dist/manager/plugin-manager.cjs.js
+index 30e7e7fd4533086cf726478386b9515fb01cd754..61aaac52098bf90c05f34b3580c27b3a6d034d95 100644
+--- a/dist/manager/plugin-manager.cjs.js
++++ b/dist/manager/plugin-manager.cjs.js
+@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
+ var types = require('./types.cjs.js');
+ var pluginScanner = require('../scanner/plugin-scanner.cjs.js');
+ var CommonJSModuleLoader = require('../loader/CommonJSModuleLoader.cjs.js');
++var path = require('node:path');
+ var url = require('node:url');
+ var backendPluginApi = require('@backstage/backend-plugin-api');
+ var cliNode = require('@backstage/cli-node');
+ var cliCommon = require('@backstage/cli-common');
+ var fs = require('node:fs');
+
++function _interopDefaultCompat(e) { return e && typeof e === 'object' && 'default' in e ? e : { default: e }; }
++
+ function _interopNamespaceCompat(e) {
+   if (e && typeof e === 'object' && 'default' in e) return e;
+   var n = Object.create(null);
+@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ function _interopNamespaceCompat(e) {
+   return Object.freeze(n);
+ }
+
++var path__default = /*#__PURE__*/_interopDefaultCompat(path);
+ var url__namespace = /*#__PURE__*/_interopNamespaceCompat(url);
+ var fs__namespace = /*#__PURE__*/_interopNamespaceCompat(fs);
+
+@@ -116,52 +120,53 @@ class DynamicPluginManager {
+     return loadedPlugins;
+   }
+   async loadBackendPlugin(plugin) {
+-    const usedPluginManifest = plugin.alphaManifest?.main ?? plugin.manifest.main;
+-    const usedPluginLocation = plugin.alphaManifest?.main ? `${plugin.location}/alpha` : plugin.location;
+-    const packagePath = url__namespace.fileURLToPath(
+-      `${usedPluginLocation}/${usedPluginManifest}`
+-    );
+     const dynamicPlugin = {
+       name: plugin.manifest.name,
+       version: plugin.manifest.version,
+       platform: "node",
+       role: plugin.manifest.backstage.role
+     };
+-    try {
+-      const pluginModule = await this.moduleLoader.load(packagePath);
+-      if (isBackendFeature(pluginModule.default)) {
+-        dynamicPlugin.installer = {
+-          kind: "new",
+-          install: () => pluginModule.default
+-        };
+-      } else if (isBackendFeatureFactory(pluginModule.default)) {
+-        dynamicPlugin.installer = {
+-          kind: "new",
+-          install: pluginModule.default
+-        };
+-      } else if (types.isBackendDynamicPluginInstaller(pluginModule.dynamicPluginInstaller)) {
+-        dynamicPlugin.installer = pluginModule.dynamicPluginInstaller;
+-      }
+-      if (dynamicPlugin.installer) {
+-        this.logger.info(
+-          `loaded dynamic backend plugin '${plugin.manifest.name}' from '${usedPluginLocation}'`
+-        );
+-      } else {
+-        dynamicPlugin.failure = `the module should either export a 'BackendFeature' or 'BackendFeatureFactory' as default export, or export a 'const dynamicPluginInstaller: BackendDynamicPluginInstaller' field as dynamic loading entrypoint.`;
+-        this.logger.error(
+-          `dynamic backend plugin '${plugin.manifest.name}' could not be loaded from '${usedPluginLocation}': ${dynamicPlugin.failure}`
++    let loadResult;
++    if (plugin.alphaManifest?.main) {
++      loadResult = await tryLoadBackendPluginEntry(
++        this.moduleLoader,
++        new URL("alpha", `${plugin.location}/`),
++        plugin.alphaManifest.main
++      );
++      if (loadResult.kind === "no-entrypoint") {
++        loadResult = await tryLoadBackendPluginEntry(
++          this.moduleLoader,
++          plugin.location,
++          plugin.manifest.main
+         );
+       }
++    } else {
++      loadResult = await tryLoadBackendPluginEntry(
++        this.moduleLoader,
++        plugin.location,
++        plugin.manifest.main
++      );
++    }
++    if (loadResult.kind === "success") {
++      dynamicPlugin.installer = loadResult.installer;
++      this.logger.info(
++        `loaded dynamic backend plugin '${plugin.manifest.name}' from '${loadResult.location}'`
++      );
+       return dynamicPlugin;
+-    } catch (error) {
+-      const typedError = typeof error === "object" && "message" in error && "name" in error ? error : new Error(error);
+-      dynamicPlugin.failure = `${typedError.name}: ${typedError.message}`;
++    }
++    if (loadResult.kind === "error") {
++      dynamicPlugin.failure = `${loadResult.error.name}: ${loadResult.error.message}`;
+       this.logger.error(
+-        `an error occurred while loading dynamic backend plugin '${plugin.manifest.name}' from '${usedPluginLocation}'`,
+-        typedError
++        `an error occurred while loading dynamic backend plugin '${plugin.manifest.name}' from '${loadResult.location}'`,
++        loadResult.error
+       );
+       return dynamicPlugin;
+     }
++    dynamicPlugin.failure = `the module should either export a 'BackendFeature' or 'BackendFeatureFactory' as default export, or export a 'const dynamicPluginInstaller: BackendDynamicPluginInstaller' field as dynamic loading entrypoint.`;
++    this.logger.error(
++      `dynamic backend plugin '${plugin.manifest.name}' could not be loaded from '${loadResult.location}': ${dynamicPlugin.failure}`
++    );
++    return dynamicPlugin;
+   }
+   backendPlugins(options) {
+     return this.plugins(options).filter(
+@@ -245,6 +250,38 @@ const dynamicPluginsFeatureDiscoveryLoader = backendPluginApi.createBackendFeatu
+     return features;
+   }
+ });
++async function tryLoadBackendPluginEntry(moduleLoader, location, manifest) {
++  try {
++    const packagePath = path__default.default.resolve(url__namespace.fileURLToPath(location), manifest);
++    const pluginModule = await moduleLoader.load(packagePath);
++    const installer = resolveInstallerFromModule(pluginModule);
++    if (installer) {
++      return { kind: "success", location, installer };
++    }
++    return { kind: "no-entrypoint", location };
++  } catch (error) {
++    const typedError = typeof error === "object" && error !== null && "message" in error && "name" in error ? error : new Error(error);
++    return { kind: "error", location, error: typedError };
++  }
++}
++function resolveInstallerFromModule(pluginModule) {
++  if (isBackendFeature(pluginModule.default)) {
++    return {
++      kind: "new",
++      install: () => pluginModule.default
++    };
++  }
++  if (isBackendFeatureFactory(pluginModule.default)) {
++    return {
++      kind: "new",
++      install: pluginModule.default
++    };
++  }
++  if (types.isBackendDynamicPluginInstaller(pluginModule.dynamicPluginInstaller)) {
++    return pluginModule.dynamicPluginInstaller;
++  }
++  return void 0;
++}
+ function isBackendFeature(value) {
+   return !!value && (typeof value === "object" || typeof value === "function") && value.$$type === "@backstage/BackendFeature";
+ }

packages/app-next/package.json

@@ -50,21 +50,7 @@
     "@backstage/frontend-plugin-api": "0.15.1",
     "@backstage/integration-react": "1.2.16",
     "@backstage/plugin-app": "0.4.2",
-    "@backstage/plugin-app-visualizer": "0.2.1",
-    "@backstage/plugin-auth-react": "0.1.25",
-    "@backstage/plugin-catalog": "2.0.1",
-    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "1.1.8",
-    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-graph": "0.6.0",
-    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-import": "0.13.11",
-    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-react": "2.1.1",
-    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entities": "0.2.30",
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-react": "0.4.41",
-    "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder": "1.36.1",
-    "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-react": "1.20.0",
-    "@backstage/plugin-search": "1.7.0",
-    "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "1.2.22",
-    "@backstage/plugin-search-react": "1.11.0",
-    "@backstage/plugin-user-settings": "0.9.1",
     "@backstage/theme": "0.7.2",
     "@backstage/ui": "0.13.2",
     "@material-ui/core": "4.12.4",

packages/app-next/src/App.tsx

@@ -1,18 +1,8 @@
 import { createApp } from '@backstage/frontend-defaults';
-import appVisualizerPlugin from '@backstage/plugin-app-visualizer';
-import catalogPlugin from '@backstage/plugin-catalog/alpha';
-import scaffolderPlugin from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder/alpha';
-import searchPlugin from '@backstage/plugin-search/alpha';
-import userSettingsPlugin from '@backstage/plugin-user-settings/alpha';
 import { dynamicFrontendFeaturesLoader } from '@backstage/frontend-dynamic-feature-loader';
 
 const app = createApp({
   features: [
-    appVisualizerPlugin, 
-    catalogPlugin, 
-    scaffolderPlugin, 
-    searchPlugin, 
-    userSettingsPlugin,
     dynamicFrontendFeaturesLoader()
   ],
 });

packages/backend/package.json

@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage-community/plugin-rbac-backend": "7.12.5",
     "@backstage-community/plugin-rbac-node": "1.20.1",
-    "@backstage-community/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-annotator": "2.16.1",
     "@backstage/backend-app-api": "1.6.0",
     "@backstage/backend-defaults": "0.16.0",
-    "@backstage/backend-dynamic-feature-service": "0.8.0",
+    "@backstage/backend-dynamic-feature-service": "patch:@backstage/backend-dynamic-feature-service@npm%3A0.8.0#~/.yarn/patches/@backstage-backend-dynamic-feature-service-npm-0.8.0-92b2319b05.patch",
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "1.8.0",
     "@backstage/catalog-client": "1.14.0",
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "1.7.7",
@@ -51,19 +50,10 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-okta-provider": "0.2.13",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-onelogin-provider": "0.3.13",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-node": "0.6.14",
-    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend": "3.5.0",
-    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-logs": "0.1.20",
-    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-openapi": "0.2.20",
-    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-scaffolder-entity-model": "0.2.18",
     "@backstage/plugin-events-backend": "0.6.0",
     "@backstage/plugin-events-node": "0.4.20",
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-backend": "0.7.10",
     "@backstage/plugin-proxy-backend": "0.6.11",
-    "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend": "3.3.0",
-    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend": "2.1.0",
-    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog": "0.3.13",
-    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-pg": "0.5.53",
-    "@backstage/plugin-user-settings-backend": "0.4.1",
     "@internal/plugin-dynamic-plugins-info-backend": "*",
     "@internal/plugin-licensed-users-info-backend": "*",
     "@internal/plugin-scalprum-backend": "*",

packages/backend/src/index.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import {
   pluginIDProviderService,
   rbacDynamicPluginsProvider,
 } from './modules';
-import { userSettingsBackend } from './modules/userSettings';
 
 // Create a logger to cover logging static initialization tasks
 const staticLogger = WinstonLogger.create({
@@ -115,39 +114,13 @@ if (
 backend.add(healthCheckPlugin);
 
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-app-backend'));
-backend.add(
-  import('@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-scaffolder-entity-model'),
-);
-
-// See https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-catalog/configuration#subscribing-to-catalog-errors
-backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-logs'));
-
-backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend'));
-
-// TODO: Probably we should now provide this as a dynamic plugin
-backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-openapi'));
-
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-proxy-backend'));
 
-// TODO: Check in the Scaffolder new backend plugin why the identity is not passed and the default is built instead.
-backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend'));
-
-// search engine
-// See https://backstage.io/docs/features/search/search-engines
-backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-pg'));
-
-// search collators
-backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-search-backend'));
-backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog'));
-
 // TODO: We should test it more deeply. The structure is not exactly the same as the old backend implementation
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-events-backend'));
 
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-permission-backend'));
 backend.add(import('@backstage-community/plugin-rbac-backend'));
-backend.add(
-  import('@backstage-community/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-annotator'),
-);
 backend.add(pluginIDProviderService);
 backend.add(rbacDynamicPluginsProvider);
 
@@ -166,6 +139,4 @@ backend.add(
 );
 backend.add(import('@internal/plugin-licensed-users-info-backend'));
 
-backend.add(userSettingsBackend);
-
 backend.start();

packages/backend/src/modules/userSettings.ts

@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@
         `Invalid config value for 'userSettings.persistence': "${persistence}". Must be either "database" or "browser".`,
       );
     }
+    /*
+    TODO - this whole file needs to be moved to the user-settings-backend dynamic plugin
     if (persistence === 'database') {
       return [import('@backstage/plugin-user-settings-backend')];
     }
+      */
     // Opt-out: browser -> no backend feature
     return [];
   },

plugins/dynamic-plugins-info-backend/package.json

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-defaults": "0.16.0",
-    "@backstage/backend-dynamic-feature-service": "0.8.0",
+    "@backstage/backend-dynamic-feature-service": "patch:@backstage/backend-dynamic-feature-service@npm%3A0.8.0#~/.yarn/patches/@backstage-backend-dynamic-feature-service-npm-0.8.0-92b2319b05.patch",
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "1.8.0",
     "@backstage/config": "1.3.6",
     "express": "4.22.2",

plugins/scalprum-backend/package.json

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-defaults": "0.16.0",
-    "@backstage/backend-dynamic-feature-service": "0.8.0",
+    "@backstage/backend-dynamic-feature-service": "patch:@backstage/backend-dynamic-feature-service@npm%3A0.8.0#~/.yarn/patches/@backstage-backend-dynamic-feature-service-npm-0.8.0-92b2319b05.patch",
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "1.8.0",
     "@backstage/config": "1.3.6",
     "express": "4.22.2",