dynamic-pick-extension

Welcome to the dynamic-pick-extension plugin! This plugin is a Custom Field Extension that allow you to create <Select> components that fetches data dynamically from an endpoint. This can be used together with the form-data-backend plugin to write custom logic to fill the field.

Installation

cd packages/app/
yarn add @premise/plugin-dynamic-pick-extension

Configuration

Add the import to your packages/app/src/App.tsx on the frontend package of your backstage instance:

import { DynamicPickFieldExtension } from '@premise/plugin-dynamic-pick-extension';
import { ScaffolderFieldExtensions } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-react';

Then add the imported field extension as a child of ScaffolderFieldExtensions inside Route

<Route path="/create" element={<ScaffolderPage />}>
  <ScaffolderFieldExtensions>
    <DynamicPickFieldExtension />
  </ScaffolderFieldExtensions>
</Route>

You should now see the custom filed DynamicPickExtension clicking "Custom field explored" here http://localhost:3000/create/edit.

Usage

To use the extension on a Backstage Template Action just add the ui-field and ui-options fields to the parameter

Basic usage:

parameters:
    - category:
        title: Category
        type: string
        ui:field: DynamicPickExtension
        ui:options:
            # IMPORTANT: The endpoint needs to return a JSON array of strings.
            external_data: https://dummyjson.com/products/categories

Using the form-data-backend plugin:

parameters:
    - team:
        title: Github Team to add as admin of the repository
        type: string
        ui:field: DynamicPickExtension
        ui:options:
            # This is a provider added on the form-data-backend plugin
            form_data: github/teams

Options

`no_options_text``: string - Text to show when no options are available - Default: "No options"

parameters:
    - team:
        title: Github Team to add as admin of the repository
        type: string
        ui:field: DynamicPickExtension
        ui:options:
            # This is a provider added on the form-data-backend plugin
            form_data: github/teams
            no_options_text: "No teams available"