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Type●Since v1.4Deprecated

BackendFactory

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BackendFactory: (runtime: BackendRuntime) => MaybePromise<AnyBackendProtocol>
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Example

Factory function type for creating backend instances.

Backends receive BackendRuntime which contains the current state and runtime information, extracted from the execution context.

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// Using in middleware
const middleware = createFilesystemMiddleware({
  backend: (runtime) => new StateBackend(runtime)
});