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v3.0.0-beta.79 (2024-08-14)

This release includes the biggest changes to 3.0 Beta since its initial release. This release does include some breaking changes, so follow along with the migration guide below for full details on each of the changes. Please reference this document as you migrate your own apps to this release.

So what's included in this release? By far the biggest change comes from this PR:

This PR made significant optimizations to the underlying codebase, making the Payload Config 100% Node-safe, compile up to 2x faster for some applications, and substantially more type-safe. This change also makes significant improvements to Custom Component types by coupling their props directly to the underlying Payload Config.

Migration Guide

To migrate from beta.78 to beta.79, you'll need to make a few changes to your Payload Config. Although this release is substantial, migration is relatively straightforward, with most of the changes only effecting the use of Custom Components.

The following changes are required of all projects:

  1. Add a blank "import map" to your project. Create a new file called importMap.js and add it to /app/(payload)/admin/importMap.js in your app with the following content: 

    export const importMap {}

    Payload will dynamically inject this file with imports at compile time. If you are using a custom admin route, change the path accordingly.

  2. Thread the "import map" file through your Root Layout, Root Page, and Not Found Pages:

    The Root Layout at /app/(payload)/layout.tsx: 

    // ...
import { importMap } from "../importMap.js"

//...

const Layout = ({ children }: Args) => (
  <RootLayout config={configPromise} importMap={importMap}>
    {children}
  </RootLayout>
)

export default Layout

    The Root Page at /app/(payload)/admin/[[...segments]]/page.tsx: 

    // ...
import { importMap } from "../../../importMap.js"

//...

const Page = ({ params, searchParams }: Args) =>
  RootPage({ config, importMap, params, searchParams })

export default Page

    The Not Found Page at /app/(payload)/admin/[[...segments]]/not-found.tsx: 

    // ...
import { importMap } from "../../../importMap.js"

//...

const NotFound = ({ params, searchParams }: Args) =>
  NotFoundPage({ config, importMap, params, searchParams })

export default NotFound

  3. If you are importing the Payload Config in a Node.js environment, there is no longer a need for a special loader to process it. Instead, you can simply import the Payload Config directly. To migrate, remove the importConfig and importWithoutClientFiles functions from your Node.js code:

    Old: 

    import { importConfig, importWithoutClientFiles } from "payload"
import { join } from "path"

const config = importConfig(join(__dirname, "payload.config.js"))
const configWithoutClientFiles = importWithoutClientFiles(
  join(__dirname, "payload.config.js")
)

    New: 

    import config from "./payload.config.js"

If you are not using Custom Components in your applications, then you are done! If you are using Custom Components, plese continue reading.

Custom Components

If you are using Custom Components in your application, please follow this next set steps. Not all of these changes will apply to every project. First review this list of changes, and it a change applies to yours, scroll down to that section for a detailed breakdown:

  1. Update component imports to component paths (required)
  2. Update useConfig hook usage (if applicable)
  3. Update useComponentMap hook usage (if applicable)
  4. Update Custom Field prop references (if applicable)
  5. Remove useFieldProps hook usage (if applicable)
  6. Update Custom Views and Tabs keys (if applicable)

Here's a full breakdown of each step:

  1. If you are using Custom Components in your Payload Config, the pattern for defining them has changed. You'll need to update your Custom Component definitions to use "component paths" instead of direct imports. To migrate, pass the path to the component's file:

    Old: 

    import { MyCustomComponent } from './MyCustomComponent.js'

// ...

{
  // ...
  admin: {
    components: {
      Label: MyCustomComponent
    },
  },
}

    New: 

    {
  // ...
  admin: {
    components: {
      // NOTE: this path is relative to your `baseDir`, NOT the importing file
      // The `#` character is used to specify the export name, if necessary
      Label: '/collections/Posts/MyServerComponent.js#MyExportName',
    },
  },
}

    Alternatively, you can also define the custom component as a "PayloadComponent" in the Payload Config. This allows you to pass in client-side vs server-side props explicitly, which get automatically sanitized from the client. 

    {
  // ...
  admin: {
    components: {
      Label: {
        path: '/collections/Posts/MyServerComponent.js#MyExportName',
        // exportName: 'MyComponent2' // optional if you wish to omit the export name from the path
        clientProps: {
          someClientProp: 'someValue'
        },
        serverProps: {
          someServerProp: () => 'someValue'
        }
      }
    },
  },
}

  2. If you are using the useConfig React hook anywhere in your Custom Components, its return value has changed in shape. The config is now a property within the context object, rather than the return value itself. To migrate, simply destructure the config property from the return value of useConfig:

    Old: 

    import { useConfig } from "@payloadcms/ui"
// ...
const config = useConfig()

    New: 

    import { useConfig } from "@payloadcms/ui"
// ...
const { config } = useConfig()

  3. If you were using the useComponentMap React hook anywhere in your Custom Components, it no longer exists. Instead, it has been merged into useConfig. To migrate, swap it out for the new hook:

    Old: 

    import { useComponentMap } from "@payloadcms/ui"
// ...
const { componentMap, getComponentMap } = useComponentMap()
const collectionComponentMap = getComponentMap({ collectionSlug: "pages" })

    New: 

    import { useConfig } from "@payloadcms/ui"
// ...
const { config, getEntityConfig } = useConfig()
const collectionClientConfig = getEntityConfig({ collectionSlug: "pages" })

  4. If you were using Custom Fields anywhere in your code, their props have changed in shape. Previously, field props were spread in at the top-level of the component. Now, they are nested under the field key, which is a client-safe version of that field's config. To migrate, simply change your prop references to be nested under field:

    Old: 

    import type { TextFieldProps } from "payload"

const MyCustomField: : React.FC<TextFieldProps> = ({ name }) => {
  return <div>{name}</div>
}

    New: 

    import type { TextFieldProps } from "payload"

const MyCustomField: : React.FC<TextFieldProps> = ({ field: { name } }) => {
  return <div>{name}</div>
}

    This example demonstrates a simple text field, but this same thing applies to all field types. The type naming convention is consistent across all field types, so you can easily find the type definitions for your respective field type.

  5. If you previously using the useFieldProps hook in your Custom Client Components, this is no longer needed. Now, client components are automatically detected and rendered client-side which direct props. To migrate your Custom Client Components, simply remove the useFieldProps hook from your and read directly from props:

    Old: 

    "use client"
import type { TextFieldProps } from "payload"
import { useFieldProps } from "@payloadcms/ui"

const MyCustomClientComponent: React.FC<TextFieldProps> = () => {
  const { path } = useFieldProps()
  return <div>{path}</div>
}

    New: 

    "use client"
import type { TextFieldProps } from "payload"

const MyCustomClientComponent: React.FC<TextFieldProps> = ({
  field: { _path },
}) => {
  return <div>{_path}</div>
}

  6. The shape of Custom Views and Custom Tabs has changed. Previously, you could define Custom Views and Tabs top-level in the config object OR as a configuration object. Now, you can only define them as a configuration object. For this reason, the keys have changed in casing to reflect the new shape (CapitalCase denotes a React component, camelCase denotes a regular object). To migrate, simply change the casing of of these keys within your Payload Config:

    Old: 

    {
  // ...
  admin: {
    views: {
      Edit: {
        Default: {
          Tab: MyCustomTab
        },
        API: MyCustomAPIView
      }
    }
  }
}

    New: 

    {
  // ...
  admin: {
    views: {
      edit: {
        default: {
          tab: {
            // ...
          }
        },
        api: {
          // ...
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

    This example demonstrates only a subset of the Custom Views that are available in the Payload Config. The same change applies to all Custom Views and Tabs, such as admin.views.account at the root-level, or admin.views.list on Collection Configs.

Other Updates

This release also includes other miscellaneous features, including:

  • richtext-lexical: move migration related features to /migrate subpath export in order to decrease module count when those are not used (#7660) (a192632)
  • filename compound index (#7651) (5fc9f76)

BUG FIXES

  • richtext-lexical: inline blocks and tables not functioning correctly if they are used in more than one editor on the same page (#7665) (fca4ee9)
  • live-preview: encode query string url (#7635) (9cb84c4)

BREAKING CHANGES

  • richtext-lexical: move migration related features to /migrate subpath export in order to decrease module count when those are not used (#7660) (a192632)

This lowers the module count by 31 modules

BREAKING: Migration-related lexical modules are now exported from
@payloadcms/richtext-lexical/migrate instead of
@payloadcms/richtext-lexical

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