Feat: Kusion Backstage Plugin

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Kusion Backstage Plugin

The Kusion Backstage Plugin integrates the powerful capabilities of Kusion with Backstage's developer portal platform, offering several key benefits:

1. Streamlined Management

   • Enables developers to create and manage Kusion resources (backends, workspaces, modules, and more) directly through the Backstage interface
   • Simplifies infrastructure provisioning workflows within your existing developer portal

2. Developer Self-Service

   • Provides templates and actions for common Kusion tasks
   • Empowers developers to manage infrastructure independently

3. Integration with Developer Workflows

   • Seamlessly connects Kusion management with other developer tools
   • Provides a unified interface for both application and infrastructure management
   • Enhances developer experience by reducing context switching

4. Visibility & Control

   • Offers clear visibility into Kusion resources
   • Enables comprehensive tracking and management of Kusion configurations

By integrating Kusion with Backstage, organizations can establish a more efficient, standardized, and developer-friendly approach to Kusion management while maintaining necessary controls and governance.

List of Plugins

1. Catalog Backend Module Kusion

   • This plugin extends the @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend, providing a KusionEntityProvider that ingests Kusion Resources (Backend, Workspace, Module, etc.) from the Kusion Server into the Backstage Catalog
   • Supports custom entity definitions for Kusion Resources (Backend, Workspace, Module, etc.) in the Catalog: Creating a Custom Entity Definition

2. Kusion Scaffolder Backend Module

   • Extends Backstage's Scaffolder functionality, enabling the use of Software Templates to create Kusion resources (Backend, Workspace, Module, etc.) from the Backstage UI
   • Supports Custom Actions for Kusion-specific operations
   • Feat: Backstage Scaffolder Backend Module for Kusion #8

3. Kusion Plugin

   • Displays Kusion information about entities in Backstage, including:
     • Kusion Stack details
     • Backend configurations
     • Workspace information
     • Organization and Project names
   • Provides Component Overview for each project managed by Kusion, including:
     • Kusion Stack information
     • Run change diffs
   • Offers System Overview for all Kusion Resources (Backend, Workspace, Module, etc.)

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