slack-catalog-backend

@seatgeek/backstage-plugin-slack-catalog-backend

This plugin offers catalog integrations for ingesting data from the Slack API into the Software Catalog.

Installation

Install the @seatgeek/backstage-plugin-slack-catalog-backend package in your backend package:

# From your Backstage root directory
yarn add --cwd packages/backend @seatgeek/backstage-plugin-slack-catalog-backend

Add the following config to your app-config.yaml:

slackCatalog:
  token: ${SLACK_API_TOKEN_CATALOG}

More information about Slack scopes requirements.

Processors

SlackUserProcessor

Enriches existing User entities with information from Slack, notably the user's Slack ID and profile picture, based on the user's .profile.email.

Installation

Add the following to your packages/backend/index.ts:

backend.add(import('@seatgeek/backstage-plugin-slack-catalog-backend'));

Legacy backend system

Add the following to your packages/backend/catalog.ts:

import { SlackUserProcessor } from '@seatgeek/backstage-plugin-slack-catalog-backend';

export default async function createPlugin(
  env: PluginEnvironment,
): Promise<Router> {
  const builder = CatalogBuilder.create(env);
  builder.addProcessor(
    // Add the slack user processor
    SlackUserProcessor.fromConfig(env.config, env.logger),
  );
  const { processingEngine, router } = await builder.build();
  processingEngine.start();
  return router;
}