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+'@backstage/plugin-home': patch
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+The `getTimeBasedGreeting` function has been updated to support an optional language parameter. Now, callers of the function can provide a language as input to receive a greeting in that specific language. If no language is provided, the function will automatically select a random greeting based on the current time.