backstage-plugin-quote-page

A Backstage plugin that displays random inspirational quotes using the Quotable API.

Features

• Display random quotes with authors
• Refresh to get new quotes
• Beautiful Material-UI design
• Fast and lightweight

Installation

1. Install the plugin in your Backstage app:

yarn add backstage-plugin-quote-page

2. Add the plugin to your app's App.tsx:

import { QuotePagePage } from 'backstage-plugin-quote-page';

// In your routes:
<Route path="/quote-page" element={<QuotePagePage />} />

3. (Optional) Add a sidebar item in Root.tsx:

import FormatQuoteIcon from '@material-ui/icons/FormatQuote';

// In your sidebar:
<SidebarItem icon={FormatQuoteIcon} to="quote-page" text="Random Quotes" />

Development

To run the plugin in isolation for development:

yarn install
yarn start

API

This plugin uses the Quotable API to fetch random quotes.