chore: removes schemaOutputFile prop in alpha

docs/graphql/graphql-schema.mdx

@@ -16,19 +16,6 @@ Run the following command in a Payload project to generate your project's GraphQ
 payload generate:graphQLSchema
 ```
 
-You can run this command whenever you need to regenerate your GraphQL schema and output it to a file, and then you can use the schema for writing your own GraphQL elsewhere in other projects.
-
-### Custom output file path
-
-```js
-{
-  // the remainder of your config
-	graphQL: {
-		schemaOutputFile: path.resolve(__dirname, './graphql/schema.graphql'),
-	},
-}
-```
-
 ### Custom Field Schemas
 
 For `array`, `block`, `group` and named `tab` fields, you can generate top level reusable interfaces. The following group field config:

docs/graphql/overview.mdx

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ At the top of your Payload config you can define all the options to manage Graph
 | `maxComplexity`                 | A number used to set the maximum allowed complexity allowed by requests [More](/docs/graphql/overview#query-complexity-limits)                                |
 | `disablePlaygroundInProduction` | A boolean that if false will enable the GraphQL playground, defaults to true. [More](/docs/graphql/overview#graphql-playground)                               |
 | `disable`                       | A boolean that if true will disable the GraphQL entirely, defaults to false.                                                                                  |
-| `schemaOutputFile`              | A string for the file path used by the generate schema command. Defaults to `graphql.schema` next to `payload.config.ts` [More](/docs/graphql/graphql-schema) |
 
 ## Collections
 

packages/payload/src/config/defaults.ts

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ export const defaults: Omit<Config, 'db' | 'editor' | 'secret'> = {
   graphQL: {
     disablePlaygroundInProduction: true,
     maxComplexity: 1000,
-    schemaOutputFile: `${typeof process?.cwd === 'function' ? process.cwd() : ''}/schema.graphql`,
   },
   hooks: {},
   localization: false,

packages/payload/src/config/schema.ts

@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ export default joi.object({
     maxComplexity: joi.number(),
     mutations: joi.function(),
     queries: joi.function(),
-    schemaOutputFile: joi.string(),
   }),
   hooks: joi.object().keys({
     afterError: joi.func(),

packages/payload/src/config/types.ts

@@ -597,7 +597,6 @@ export type Config = {
      * @see https://payloadcms.com/docs/graphql/extending
      */
     queries?: GraphQLExtension
-    schemaOutputFile?: string
   }
   /**
    * Tap into Payload-wide hooks.

test/_community/config.ts

@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
     MenuGlobal,
     // ...add more globals here
   ],
-  graphQL: {
-    schemaOutputFile: './test/_community/schema.graphql',
-  },
-
   onInit: async (payload) => {
     await payload.create({
       collection: 'users',

test/collections-graphql/config.ts

@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
         },
       }
     },
-    schemaOutputFile: path.resolve(dirname, 'schema.graphql'),
   },
   onInit: async (payload) => {
     await payload.create({

test/field-error-states/config.ts

@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ import Uploads from './collections/Upload/index.js'
 
 export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
   collections: [ErrorFieldsCollection, Uploads],
-  graphQL: {
-    schemaOutputFile: './test/field-error-states/schema.graphql',
-  },
-
   onInit: async (payload) => {
     await payload.create({
       collection: 'users',

test/graphql-schema-gen/config.ts

@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ const filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
 const dirname = path.dirname(filename)
 
 export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
-  graphQL: {
-    schemaOutputFile: path.resolve(dirname, 'schema.graphql'),
-  },
   typescript: {
     outputFile: path.resolve(dirname, 'schema.ts'),
   },