coder / coder/backstage-plugins

Update Coder plugin to work in isolated dev mode

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Description

One of the big points that Backstages stresses in their docs is that plugins should be able to be spun up in isolation. You shouldn't need to bring in a whole Backstage deployment to test component changes.

The Coder plugin is a frontend plugin that relies on a proxied endpoint to the main Coder API. It can be spun up in isolation, but because it's missing a backend proxy, the component will never populate with data.

[As mentioned here](https://github.com/coder/backstage-plugins/pull/2#pullrequestreview-1883966805), API factories might do the trick, but they're not as well-documented, and they still require testing. Depending on how much needs to change, we might need to revamp our plugin's API calls, too.

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Research direction

Start with the Coder frontend plugin's API calls and compare its isolated-dev setup with the missing backend proxy. Evaluate the API-factory approach referenced in pull request #2 and test the plugin in isolation; done means the component populates with data without a full Backstage deployment.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
api, backend, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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