Feature Overview (aka. Goal Summary)

• Integrate the upstream Backstage new frontend system.
• The new frontend system should be able to load dynamic plugins that support it.
• The goal is to get the new frontend system into customer and engineering hands as soon as possible.
• Provides a non-invasive integration into the existing RHDH builds.
• Enables alignment of dynamic plugin functionality with upstream design.
• The abstraction layer to load plugins implemented in the old frontend system can be added at a later time.

Goals (aka. expected user outcomes)

• Validate compatibility of RHDH dynamic plugin mechanism with upstream architecture.
• Provide a migration path to new frontend system.

Requirements (aka. Acceptance Criteria):

• RHDH frontend application can be built on the upstream Backstage new frontend system.
  • app-next, the new frontend system should be available in RHDH builds.
  • Using app-next should be possible by setting a configuration flag or an environment variable.

Out of Scope (Optional)

• abstraction layer for plugins that use the old system.

Customer Considerations (Optional)

Documentation Considerations