Backstage.io Library Check Plugin

This plugin helps you explore project dependency libraries by offering insights and visualizing current, latest, and upcoming versions for your entire organization.

Initial support:

Descriptor Files	Language	Package Registry	Status
package.json	JavaScript, TS	npm	✅
requirements.txt	Python	PyPI	✅
*.csproj	C#	Nuget	✅
composer.json	PHP	Packagist	✅
pom.xml, build.gradle	Java	Maven	👩🏻‍💻
go.mod	Go	pkg.go.dev	❌
CMakeLists.txt, conanfile.txt	C++	Conan	❌
pubspec.yaml	Dart	pub.dev	❌
Cargo.toml	Rust	Crates.io	❌
package.swift	Swift	Swift Package Index	❌
mix.exs	Elixir	Hex.pm	❌
package.yaml	Haskell	Hackage	❌
Gemfile	Ruby	RubyGems	❌

If you have any suggestions for files/languages, please feel welcome to file an issue. 🙂

Key Features

1. List of Entity Libraries:

   • Interface to easily list the entity libraries in use.

2. Summary Overview:

   • Presents a summary of library usage, emphasizing the expected next version (when provided by registry)

3. Automated Registry Verification:

   • Streamlines the verification process against relevant registries.

4. Smooth Integration:

   • Integrates seamlessly with the Backstage.io platform, enhancing overall project management and development environment.

5. Code Occurrences:

   • Search for occurrences of the library in project files (initial support only for GitHub Code Search) ⚠️

Setup

Find installation instructions in our documentation.

Examples

Entity libraries list:

License

This library is under the MIT license.

Issues

Please feel free to report any issues via github issues page.

Future work

Please see the next features planned here.