EntityProvider
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An entity provider is able to provide entities to the catalog. See https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-catalog/life-of-an-entity for more details.
Signature:
export interface EntityProvider
Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| connect(connection) | Called upon initialization by the catalog engine. |
| getProviderName() | The name of the provider, which must be unique for all providers that are active in a catalog, and stable over time since emitted entities are related to the provider by this name. |