Does anyone have a good flow to allow internal use...
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Does anyone have a good flow to allow internal users to self-service feature flags? For example, QA testers and Product Managers need to turn flags on and off for themselves so they can test different experiences. The browser plugin isn't sufficient because (as far as I know) it doesn't propagate to backends. It only overrides flags that are resolved in the browser. The best thing I've come up with is to invite them all with the Engineer role and limited environment access (pro feature), then have them each define a custom rule for their own user ID.
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Hi James, Regarding the DevTools browser plugin, we're actually working on a way to sync your devtools state with the backend. This should be ready in the near term. Its also common to use query strings to force feature flag values on the backend. This would be a manual implementation where you map
gb_${flagId}=${value}
variables (or whatever naming convention you prefer) to overrides and then set them on the backend via
gb.setForcedFeatures(map)
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Great suggestion! I await the standard solution eagerly and appreciate the temporary patch in the meantime 🙂