Create new app in temp dir

packages/cli/bin/backstage-cli

@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ const path = require('path');
 
 // Figure out whether we're running inside the backstage repo or as an installed dependency
 const isLocal = require('fs').existsSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../src'));
-if (!isLocal) {
+
+// This is used for e2e-tests where we create a new app in a tmp folder
+const isTemp = path.resolve(__dirname).includes(require('os').tmpdir());
+
+if (!isLocal || isTemp || process.env.E2E) {
   // src-relative imports are a pain to get to work with plain tsc compilation, as the
   // transpiled code will maintain the imports as they are in the source. Which means an
   // import for `helpers/paths` will start like that in the output, which won't work in NodeJS.

packages/cli/src/commands/build-cache/index.ts

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export async function withCache(
   buildFunc: () => Promise<void>,
 ): Promise<void> {
   const key = await Cache.readInputKey(options.inputs);
-  if (!key) {
+  if (!key || process.env.E2E) {
     print('input directory is dirty, skipping cache');
     await fs.remove(options.output);
     await buildFunc();

packages/cli/src/commands/plugin/rollup.config.ts

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export default {
     json(),
     typescript({
       include: `${paths.resolveTarget('src')}/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}`,
+      clean: true,
     }),
   ],
 } as RollupWatchOptions;

packages/cli/templates/default-app/package.json.hbs

@@ -25,5 +25,8 @@
     "@backstage/cli": "^{{version}}",
     "lerna": "^3.20.2",
     "prettier": "^1.19.1"
+  },
+  "resolutions": {
+    "@backstage/cli": "file:/home/runner/work/backstage/backstage/packages/cli"
   }
 }

packages/cli/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.9.1",
     "@material-ui/icons": "^4.9.1",
+    "@material-ui/lab": "4.0.0-alpha.45",
     "@backstage/cli": "^{{version}}",
     "@backstage/core": "^{{version}}",
     "@backstage/theme": "^{{version}}",
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@
     "plugin-welcome": "0.0.0",
     "react": "^16.12.0",
     "react-dom": "^16.12.0",
-    "react-router-dom": "^5.1.2"
+    "react-router-dom": "^5.1.2",
+    "react-use": "^13.24.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "start": "backstage-cli app:serve",