uses config path approach similar to NextJS

src/auth/auth.spec.js

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const { email, password } = require('../tests/credentials');
  * @jest-environment node
  */
 
-const config = require('../../demo/payload.public.config');
+const config = require('../../demo/payload.config');
 
 const url = config.serverURL;
 

src/collections/requestHandlers/collections.spec.js

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 require('isomorphic-fetch');
 const faker = require('faker');
-const config = require('../../../demo/payload.public.config');
+const config = require('../../../demo/payload.config');
 const { email, password } = require('../../tests/credentials');
 
 const url = config.serverURL;

src/tests/globalSetup.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require('isomorphic-fetch');
 const server = require('../../demo/server');
-const config = require('../../demo/payload.public.config');
+const config = require('../../demo/payload.config');
 const { email, password } = require('./credentials');
 
 const url = config.serverURL;

src/utilities/getConfig.js

@@ -1,17 +1,41 @@
+const path = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
 /* eslint-disable import/no-dynamic-require */
 /* eslint-disable global-require */
 
-const getConfig = (options) => {
-  if (!options.config || !options.config.public || !options.config.private) {
-    throw new Error('Error: missing config paths. Please specify where to find your configuration files while initializing Payload.');
+const getConfig = (options = {}) => {
+  if (!options.secret) {
+    throw new Error('Error: missing secret key. A secret key is needed to secure Payload.');
   }
 
-  const publicConfig = require(options.config.public);
-  const privateConfig = require(options.config.private);
+  if (!options.mongoURL) {
+    throw new Error('Error: missing MongoDB connection URL.');
+  }
+
+  let configPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../payload.config.js');
+
+  if (!fs.existsSync(configPath)) {
+    if (typeof options.config !== 'string') {
+      throw new Error('Error: cannot find Payload config. Please create a configuration file located at the root of your project called "payload.config.js".');
+    }
+
+    if (fs.existsSync(options.config)) {
+      configPath = options.config;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const publicConfig = require(configPath);
 
   return {
     ...publicConfig,
-    ...privateConfig,
+    secret: options.secret,
+    mongoURL: options.mongoURL,
+    email: options.email,
+    paths: {
+      ...publicConfig.paths,
+      config: configPath,
+    },
   };
 };
 

src/webpack/getWebpackDevConfig.js

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ module.exports = (config) => {
     resolve: {
       modules: ['node_modules', path.resolve(__dirname, '../../node_modules')],
       alias: {
-        'payload/unsanitizedConfig': config.paths.publicConfig,
+        'payload/unsanitizedConfig': config.paths.config,
         'payload/config': path.resolve(__dirname, '../client/config.js'),
       },
     },