feat: remove scalprum frontend support

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,21 @@ All notable changes to `@red-hat-developer-hub/cli` are documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## 2.1.0 - 2026-09-14
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Frontend plugin export:** Frontend plugins now use Backstage standard module federation exclusively. The generated remote assets are written to `dist/`, including `dist/remoteEntry.js`.
+- Removed the frontend export options `--scalprum-config`, `--generate-scalprum-assets`, `--no-generate-scalprum-assets`, `--generate-module-federation-assets`, and `--no-generate-module-federation-assets`. Frontend module-federation assets are now always generated during `plugin export`.
+- Removed the legacy Scalprum frontend bundler and the `plugin build` and `plugin start` commands.
+- Frontend dynamic packages no longer contain `dist-scalprum/`, `plugin-manifest.json`, or a `scalprum` package manifest field.
+
+### Migration
+
+- Remove the deleted frontend export options from scripts and CI jobs.
+- Update integrations that read `dist-scalprum/plugin-manifest.json` to use the standard module-federation output under `dist/` and NFS metadata in `backstage.features`.
+- Remove `dist-scalprum` and related glob entries from frontend plugin `files` fields and clean any checked-in legacy output before exporting with rhdh-cli 2.1.0.
+
 ## 2.0.8 - 2026-09-15
 
 ### Fixed

README.md

@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ This new CLI aims to offer more flexibility and ease of use compared to the prev
 > | `npx @janus-idp/cli package package-dynamic-plugins` | `npx @red-hat-developer-hub/cli plugin package` |
 <!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
 
+## Migrating to 2.1.0
+
+Version 2.1.0 is a breaking release for frontend plugin export. Scalprum support has been removed and frontend exports now use Backstage standard module federation and NFS metadata only.
+
+Update frontend plugin scripts and CI jobs as follows:
+
+- Remove `--scalprum-config`, `--generate-scalprum-assets`, `--no-generate-scalprum-assets`, `--generate-module-federation-assets`, and `--no-generate-module-federation-assets` from `rhdh-cli plugin export` invocations. Standard module-federation assets are now generated automatically.
+- Replace consumers of `dist-scalprum/plugin-manifest.json` with the generated assets under `dist/`, including `dist/remoteEntry.js`, and use `backstage.features` for NFS feature metadata.
+- Remove `dist-scalprum` and related glob entries from frontend plugin `files` fields. Delete any checked-in or stale `dist-scalprum` output before exporting.
+- The legacy `plugin build` and `plugin start` commands are no longer available.
+
 ## `plugin package` requirements
 
 The `plugin package` command stages each `dist-dynamic` plugin with `npm pack` and `tar` (via a short bash script). The following must be available on your `PATH`:

e2e-tests/community-plugins-build-package.test.ts

@@ -110,13 +110,9 @@ describe('export and package backstage-community plugin', () => {
         // eslint-disable-next-line jest/no-conditional-expect
         expect(
           fs.existsSync(
-            path.join(
-              getFullPluginPath(),
-              'dist-dynamic/dist-scalprum/plugin-manifest.json',
-            ),
+            path.join(getFullPluginPath(), 'dist-dynamic/dist/remoteEntry.js'),
           ),
         ).toEqual(true);
-
         const distDynamicPkg = JSON.parse(
           fs.readFileSync(
             path.join(getFullPluginPath(), 'dist-dynamic/package.json'),

e2e-tests/rhdh-plugins-build-package.test.ts

@@ -110,13 +110,9 @@ describe('export and package rhdh-plugins scorecard workspace plugin', () => {
         // eslint-disable-next-line jest/no-conditional-expect
         expect(
           fs.existsSync(
-            path.join(
-              getFullPluginPath(),
-              'dist-dynamic/dist-scalprum/plugin-manifest.json',
-            ),
+            path.join(getFullPluginPath(), 'dist-dynamic/dist/remoteEntry.js'),
           ),
         ).toEqual(true);
-
         const distDynamicPkg = JSON.parse(
           fs.readFileSync(
             path.join(getFullPluginPath(), 'dist-dynamic/package.json'),

package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@red-hat-developer-hub/cli",
   "description": "CLI for developing Backstage plugins and apps",
-  "version": "2.0.8",
+  "version": "2.1.0",
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
@@ -51,51 +51,27 @@
     "@backstage/release-manifests": "~0.0.13",
     "@backstage/types": "~1.2.2",
     "@manypkg/get-packages": "^1.1.3",
-    "@openshift/dynamic-plugin-sdk-webpack": "^3.0.0",
-    "@pmmmwh/react-refresh-webpack-plugin": "^0.6.0",
-    "@svgr/webpack": "^6.5.1",
     "@yarnpkg/lockfile": "^1.1.0",
     "@yarnpkg/parsers": "^3.0.0-rc.4",
-    "bfj": "^9.0.2",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
-    "chokidar": "^3.3.1",
     "codeowners": "^5.1.1",
     "commander": "^9.1.0",
-    "css-loader": "^6.5.1",
-    "esbuild": "^0.28.1",
-    "esbuild-loader": "^4.0.0",
     "eslint": "8.57.1",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.0.0",
-    "eslint-webpack-plugin": "^4.2.0",
-    "fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin": "^9.0.0",
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
     "gitconfiglocal": "2.1.0",
     "handlebars": "^4.7.7",
-    "html-webpack-plugin": "~5.6.3",
     "is-native-module": "^1.1.3",
-    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
-    "mini-css-extract-plugin": "^2.4.2",
-    "node-stdlib-browser": "^1.3.1",
     "npm-packlist": "^5.0.0",
     "ora": "^5.3.0",
-    "postcss": "^8.2.13",
-    "react-dev-utils": "^12.0.0-next.60",
-    "react-refresh": "^0.18.0",
     "recursive-readdir": "^2.2.2",
     "semver": "^7.5.4",
-    "style-loader": "^3.3.1",
-    "swc-loader": "^0.2.3",
     "typescript": "5.4.5",
     "typescript-json-schema": "^0.64.0",
-    "webpack": "~5.105.0",
-    "webpack-dev-server": "^5.0.0",
-    "yaml": "^2.5.1",
-    "yml-loader": "^2.1.0",
-    "yn": "^4.0.0"
+    "yaml": "^2.5.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli-module-test-jest": "0.1.3",
-    "@backstage/core-plugin-api": "~1.12.7",
     "@backstage/eslint-plugin": "~0.3.1",
     "@backstage/repo-tools": "~0.17.3",
     "@jest/globals": "^30.0.0-beta.3",

src/commands/export-dynamic-plugin/command.ts

@@ -49,18 +49,10 @@ export async function command(opts: OptionValues): Promise<void> {
     ];
   } else if (role === 'frontend-plugin' || role === 'frontend-plugin-module') {
     targetPath = await frontend(roleInfo, opts);
-    configSchemaPaths = [];
-    if (fs.existsSync(path.join(targetPath, 'dist-scalprum'))) {
-      configSchemaPaths.push(
-        path.join(targetPath, 'dist-scalprum/configSchema.json'),
-      );
-    }
-    if (fs.existsSync(path.join(targetPath, 'dist'))) {
-      configSchemaPaths.push(path.join(targetPath, 'dist/.config-schema.json'));
-    }
+    configSchemaPaths = [path.join(targetPath, 'dist/.config-schema.json')];
   } else {
     throw new Error(
-      'Only packages with the "backend-plugin", "backend-plugin-module" or "frontend-plugin" roles can be exported as dynamic backend plugins',
+      'Only packages with the "backend-plugin", "backend-plugin-module", "frontend-plugin" or "frontend-plugin-module" roles can be exported as dynamic plugins',
     );
   }