Coder plugin: Auth header bearer token isn't being forwarded to Backstage backend APIs - Githubissues

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Official Coder plugins for the Backstage platform

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Coder plugin: Auth header bearer token isn't being forwarded to Backstage backend APIs #116

Closed Parkreiner closed 6 months ago

Parkreiner commented 6 months ago

This issue comes from a user at a prospective company.

Issue

When the Coder plugin tries to make API requests, the special Backstage bearer token (provided through IdentityApi) isn't included in the requests
Brandon confirmed that several other plugins that he's using (mostly third-party plugins and custom Deloitte plugins) do not have this issue

Likely cause

This seems to be an issue on our end with how we're using IdentityApi – the API isn't hooked up to the plugin 100% correctly, and the token is getting lost in the process

Other notes

Luckily, Backstage has a guide with examples in their GitHub (might want to open an issue about getting this added to their documentation website, too)

Parkreiner commented 6 months ago

I wish I had the API factory refactor done before this issue came up (it will make working with the IdentityApi in a lot easier), but for right now, I'll make a quick patch for the current architecture to act as a stopgap. Then I'll make sure that the API refactor includes these changes, too