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Restrict createDevApp options

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Limit createDevApp to features and bindRoutes so advanced createApp configuration stays out of the dev-app helper API.

Signed-off-by: Patrik Oldsberg <poldsberg@gmail.com>
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Patrik Oldsberg
2026-03-16 16:09:40 +01:00
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@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ import myPlugin from '../src';
createDevApp({ features: [myPlugin] });
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This will create and render a Backstage app with only your plugin installed. If you need to include additional features that your plugin depends on, pass them along in the `features` array. The options also accept all other `createApp` options from `@backstage/frontend-defaults`, such as `bindRoutes` and `advanced`.
This will create and render a Backstage app with only your plugin installed. If you need to include additional features that your plugin depends on, pass them along in the `features` array. You can also use `bindRoutes` to wire up any external routes that your plugin depends on.
The dev setup is started by running `yarn start` in the plugin directory, which uses the `backstage-cli package start` command. It sets up a local development server with hot reloading, just like a full app.