catalog-dataset

This package is part of the BC Data Catalogue Backstage integration.

👉 Please refer to the main project README at the root of this repository for installation and usage instructions.

This plugin is one part of a multi-package integration and is not intended to be used independently.

Purpose

The @bcgov/catalog-dataset package provides the frontend UI for rendering Dataset entities in Backstage.

It is intended to be used from the Backstage entity page, not as a standalone route.

How It Is Accessed

This plugin uses the Backstage entity context and is expected to be rendered through an entity page configuration such as:

<EntitySwitch.Case if={isKind('dataset')} children={<CatalogDatasetPage />} />

In normal usage, users access this page by opening a Dataset entity from the Backstage catalog.

A direct route such as /catalog-dataset does not provide entity context and will fail unless additional context wiring is added.

Local Development

This plugin can still be developed locally, but the standard Backstage usage is through a dataset entity in the catalog.

See the ./dev directory for local plugin development setup.

Notes

• This plugin depends on:
  • @bcgov/plugin-catalog-common-bc-data-catalogue
  • @bcgov/plugin-catalog-backend-module-bc-data-catalogue
• Always follow the main project README when adding this to a Backstage instance
• Do not document /catalog-dataset as the normal access path unless you intentionally add entity context for that route