CONSOLE-5065: Add ConsoleRemotePlugin option baseDir to support multi-plugin builds

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Analysis / Root cause

In ConsoleRemotePlugin we're currently assuming that baseDir (base directory for resolving relative paths when processing plugin assets) is always process.cwd().

This doesn't work with multi-plugin repos such as https://github.com/red-hat-storage/odf-console

Solution description

Add ConsoleRemotePlugin option baseDir to support multi-plugin builds.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added support for configuring a base directory when building multiple console plugins.
  • Relative assets, modules, styles, package metadata, and extension validation now resolve from the configured directory, improving build reliability for multi-plugin projects.
  • Uses the current working directory by default when no base directory is specified.

• Documentation

  • Documented the new base-directory configuration option in the SDK webpack release notes.

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Walkthrough

ConsoleRemotePlugin now accepts an absolute baseDir option that defaults to process.cwd(). The plugin uses this directory for metadata, module, stylesheet, extension, and validation resolution. The changelog documents the option.

Changes

ConsoleRemotePlugin base directory support

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Base directory contract and initialization frontend/packages/console-dynamic-plugin-sdk/src/webpack/ConsoleRemotePlugin.ts	Defines the public baseDir option, validates its absolute path, loads package metadata from it, stores it in adapted options, and parses default extensions relative to it.
Runtime resolution and release documentation frontend/packages/console-dynamic-plugin-sdk/src/webpack/ConsoleRemotePlugin.ts, frontend/packages/console-dynamic-plugin-sdk/CHANGELOG-webpack.md	Uses baseDir for dynamic module lookup, PatternFly stylesheet discovery, and extension validation. Documents the option for version 4.23.0-prerelease.6 with its pull request reference.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to e95a7

This localized change adds an optional base directory for multi-plugin builds; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks and review.

Suggested reviewers: rhamilto, spadgett

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 14 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Description check	⚠️ Warning	The description includes analysis and solution details but omits test setup, test cases, browser conformance, screenshots, additional information, and reviewer details.	Complete the required template sections, especially test setup, test cases, browser conformance, and reviewer or assignee information.

✅ Passed checks (14 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the Jira issue and the main change: adding the baseDir option for multi-plugin builds.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Stable And Deterministic Test Names	✅ Passed	The PR changes only a changelog and ConsoleRemotePlugin.ts; the parent-to-head diff adds no Ginkgo test files or It/Describe/Context/When titles.
Test Structure And Quality	✅ Passed	The PR changes only a changelog and TypeScript plugin implementation; it adds or modifies no Ginkgo test code, so these test-quality requirements do not apply.
Microshift Test Compatibility	✅ Passed	The pull request changes only a changelog and TypeScript webpack plugin; it adds no Ginkgo e2e tests or MicroShift-incompatible API references.
Single Node Openshift (Sno) Test Compatibility	✅ Passed	The commit changes only TypeScript and changelog files; it adds no Ginkgo e2e tests or other tests covered by this SNO compatibility check.
Topology-Aware Scheduling Compatibility	✅ Passed	The diff changes only ConsoleRemotePlugin TypeScript and its changelog; it adds no deployment manifests, operators, controllers, replicas, affinity, topology, selectors, or disruption budgets.
Ote Binary Stdout Contract	✅ Passed	The pull request changes only TypeScript and Markdown; no OTE binary, Go process entry point, suite setup, or stdout write changed.
Ipv6 And Disconnected Network Test Compatibility	✅ Passed	The HEAD diff changes only a TypeScript plugin and changelog; it adds no Go or test files, and searches found no Ginkgo tests, IPv4 assumptions, or external connectivity code.
No-Weak-Crypto	✅ Passed	The PR adds only baseDir path and package/extension resolution logic; the diff contains no weak cryptography, custom crypto, or secret/token comparisons.
Container-Privileges	✅ Passed	The PR changes only a changelog and TypeScript file; no container/Kubernetes manifest or privilege-related setting was added or changed.
No-Sensitive-Data-In-Logs	✅ Passed	The PR diff adds no logging calls or sensitive fields to logs; the only ConsoleRemotePlugin logger.warn is unchanged and logs a generated public path.

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@vojtechszocs: This pull request references CONSOLE-5065 which is a valid jira issue.

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Analysis / Root cause

In ConsoleRemotePlugin we're currently assuming that baseDir (base directory for resolving relative paths when processing plugin assets) is always process.cwd().

This doesn't work with multi-plugin repos such as https://github.com/red-hat-storage/odf-console

Solution description

Add ConsoleRemotePlugin option baseDir to support multi-plugin builds.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

• Added support for configuring a base directory when building multiple console plugins.

• Relative assets, modules, styles, and extension validation now resolve from the configured directory, improving build reliability for multi-plugin projects.

• Documentation

• Documented the new base-directory configuration option in the SDK webpack release notes.

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Inline comments:
In `@frontend/packages/console-dynamic-plugin-sdk/CHANGELOG-webpack.md`:
- Line 15: Replace the [`#TODO`] placeholder in the ConsoleRemotePlugin baseDir
changelog entry with the actual tracking issue or pull request number before
publishing.

In
`@frontend/packages/console-dynamic-plugin-sdk/src/webpack/ConsoleRemotePlugin.ts`:
- Around line 369-379: Update ConsoleRemotePlugin so package metadata is
initialized in its constructor after resolving baseDir, using readPkg.sync with
path.resolve(baseDir) and normalize disabled; ensure pluginMetadata and other
metadata-dependent behavior use this selected package. Add a regression test
covering two separate plugin directories and verifying each instance loads its
own package metadata.

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