@backstage/backend-common

@backstage/backend-common

This package is deprecated and will be removed in a near future, so please follow the deprecated instructions for the exports you still use.

Common functionality library for Backstage backends, implementing logging, error handling and similar.

Usage

Add the library to your backend package:

# From your Backstage root directory
yarn --cwd packages/backend add @backstage/backend-common

then make use of the handlers and logger as necessary:

import {
  errorHandler,
  getRootLogger,
  notFoundHandler,
  requestLoggingHandler,
} from '@backstage/backend-common';

const app = express();
app.use(requestLoggingHandler());
app.use('/home', myHomeRouter);
app.use(notFoundHandler());
app.use(errorHandler());

app.listen(PORT, () => {
  getRootLogger().info(`Listening on port ${PORT}`);
});

Documentation

• Backstage Readme
• Backstage Documentation