fix(topology): remove check for catalog entity permission (#1800)

Author: PatAKnight

plugins/topology/package.json

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "^1.4.5",
     "@backstage/core-components": "^0.14.6",
     "@backstage/core-plugin-api": "^1.9.2",
-    "@backstage/plugin-catalog-common": "^1.0.23",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-react": "^1.11.3",
     "@backstage/plugin-kubernetes": "^0.11.9",
     "@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-common": "^0.7.5",

plugins/topology/src/components/Topology/TopologyViewWorkloadComponent.tsx

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import TopologyToolbar from './TopologyToolbar';
 
 import './TopologyToolbar.css';
 
-import { catalogEntityReadPermission } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-common/alpha';
 import { usePermission } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-react';
 
 import { topologyViewPermission } from '@janus-idp/backstage-plugin-topology-common';
@@ -58,11 +57,6 @@ const TopologyViewWorkloadComponent = ({
     permission: topologyViewPermission,
   });
 
-  const catalogEntityPermissionResult = usePermission({
-    permission: catalogEntityReadPermission,
-    resourceRef: catalogEntityReadPermission.resourceType,
-  });
-
   const allErrors: ClusterErrors = [
     ...(responseError ? [{ message: responseError }] : []),
     ...(selectedClusterErrors ?? []),
@@ -117,6 +111,21 @@ const TopologyViewWorkloadComponent = ({
 
   const isDataModelEmpty = loaded && dataModel?.nodes?.length === 0;
 
+  const getTopologyState = () => {
+    if (isDataModelEmpty) {
+      return <TopologyEmptyState />;
+    }
+    if (!topologyViewPermissionResult.allowed) {
+      return (
+        <TopologyEmptyState
+          title="Permission required"
+          description="To view Topology, contact your administrator to give you the topology.view.read permission"
+        />
+      );
+    }
+    return <VisualizationSurface state={{ selectedIds: [selectedId] }} />;
+  };
+
   return (
     <>
       {allErrors && allErrors.length > 0 && (
@@ -140,18 +149,7 @@ const TopologyViewWorkloadComponent = ({
             sideBarOpen={sideBarOpen}
             minSideBarSize="400px"
           >
-            {isDataModelEmpty ||
-            !(
-              topologyViewPermissionResult.allowed &&
-              catalogEntityPermissionResult.allowed
-            ) ? (
-              <TopologyEmptyState
-                title="Permission required"
-                description="To view Topology, contact your administrator to give you the topology.view.read and catalog.entity.read permissions"
-              />
-            ) : (
-              <VisualizationSurface state={{ selectedIds: [selectedId] }} />
-            )}
+            {getTopologyState()}
           </TopologyView>
         )}
       </InfoCard>