### What?
Extracted `hasText` helper method in `richTextValidateHOC`
### Why?
The new exported `hasText` helper method can now also be used during
front-end serialization - for example, to check whether a caption
element should be rendered when text is optional and therefore possibly
empty (which would allow us to prevent rendering an empty caption
element).
Fixes#8811
Before this PR, even if you did not include text formatting features
(such as BoldFeature, ItalicFeature, etc), it was possible to apply that
formatting by (a) pasting content from the clipboard and (b) using
keyboard shortcuts.
This PR fixes that by requiring the formatting features to be registered
so that they can be inserted in the editor.
If you had a lot of fields and collections, createClientConfig would be
extremely slow, as it was copying a lot of memory. In my test config
with a lot of fields and collections, it took 4 seconds(!!).
And not only that, it also ran between every single page navigation.
This PR significantly speeds up the createClientConfig function. In my
test config, its execution speed went from 4 seconds to 50 ms.
Additionally, createClientConfig is now properly cached in both dev &
prod. It no longer runs between every single page navigation. Even if
you trigger a full page reload, createClientConfig will be cached and
not run again. Despite that, HMR remains fully-functional.
This will make payload feel noticeably faster for large configs -
especially if it contains a lot of richtext fields, as it was previously
deep-copying the relatively large richText editor configs over and over
again.
## Before - 40 sec navigation speed
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/fe6b707a-459b-44c6-982a-b277f6cbb73f
## After - 1 sec navigation speed
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/384fba63-dc32-4396-b3c2-0353fcac6639
## Todo
- [x] Implement ClientSchemaMap and cache it, to remove
createClientField call in our form state endpoint
- [x] Enable schemaMap caching for dev
- [x] Cache lexical clientField generation, or add it to the parent
clientConfig
## Lexical changes
Red: old / removed
Green: new

### Speed up version queries
This PR comes with performance optimizations for fetching versions
before a document is loaded. Not only does it use the new select API to
limit the fields it queries, it also completely skips a database query
if the current document is published.
### Speed up lexical init
Removes a bunch of unnecessary deep copying of lexical objects which
caused higher memory usage and slower load times. Additionally, the
lexical default config sanitization now happens less often.
Now, custom Lexical block & inline block components are re-rendered if
the fields drawer is saved. This ensures that RSCs receive the updated
values, without having to resort to a client component that utilizes the
`useForm` hook.
Additionally, this PRs fixes the lexical selection jumping around after
opening a Block or InlineBlock drawer and clicking inside of it.
Fixes https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/9378
We’ve found out that @lexical/markdown imports cannot be reliably
dynamically imported by Node.js for an unknown reason. Frequently,
Node.js simply exits before the dynamic import is done.
We’re suspecting the reason for this to be its dependency on
@lexical/code that installs prism.
This will not only (hopefully) fix the import issue, but also reduce the
bundle size & compilation speed of richtext-lexical.
The biggest difference comes from calling `RenderServerComponent` as a
function, instead of rendering it by using `<RenderServerComponent`.
This gets rid of wasteful blocks of codes sent to the client that look
like this:

HTML size comparison:
## Admin test suite
| View | Before | After |
|------|---------|--------|
| Dashboard | 331 kB | 83 kB |
| collections/custom-views-one Edit | 285 kB | 76.6 kB |
## Fields test suite
| View | Before | After |
|------|---------|--------|
| collections/lexical Edit | 189 kB | 94.4 kB |
| collections/lexical List | 152 kB | 62.9 kB |
## Community test suite
| View | Before | After |
|------|---------|--------|
| Dashboard | 78.9 kB | 43.1 kB |
Optimizes initial page responses by removing unnecessary inline field
styles that were being sent through the HTML response. The Client Config
contains a large number of duplicates of the string:
`"style\":{\"flex\":\"1 1 auto\"}`, one for every single field within
the entirely of the config. This leads to hundreds or potentially
thousands of instances of this same string, depending on the number of
fields within the config itself. This is regardless of custom field
widths being defined. Instead, we can do this entirely client-side,
preventing this string from ever being transmitted over the network in
the first place.
## Breaking Changes
This only effects those who are importing Payload's field components
into your own Custom Components or front-end application. The `width`
prop no longer exists. It has been consolidated into the existing
`style` prop. To migrate, simply move this prop as follows:
```diff
import { TextInput } from '@payloadcms/ui
export const MyCustomComponent = () => {
return (
<TextInput
- width="60%"
style={{
+ width: "60%,
}}
/>
)
}
```
Supports bi-directional import/export between MDX <=> Lexical. JSX will
be mapped to lexical blocks back and forth.
This will allow editing our mdx docs in payload while keeping mdx as the
source of truth
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The field RSC now provides an initial state for all lexical blocks. This
completely obliterates any flashes and lexical block loading states when
loading or saving a document.
Previously, when a document is loaded or saved, every lexical block was
sending a network request in order to fetch their form state. Now, this
is batched and handled in the lexical server component. All lexical
block form states are sent to the client together with the parent
lexical field, and are thus available immediately.
We also do the same with block collapsed preferences. Thus, there are no
loading states or layout shifts/flashes of blocks anymore.
Additionally, when saving a document while your cursor is inside a
lexical field, the cursor position is preserved. Previously, a document
save would kick your cursor out of the lexical field.
## Look at how nice this is:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/21d736d4-8f80-4df0-a782-7509edd993da
**BREAKING:**
This removes the `feature.hooks.load` and `feature.hooks.save`
interfaces from custom lexical features, as they weren't used internally
and added unnecessary, additional overhead.
If you have custom features that use those, you can migrate to using
normal payload hooks that run on the server instead of the client.
With this PR, you can now customize the way that `blocks` and
`inlineBlocks` are rendered within Lexical's `BlocksFeature` by passing
your own React components.
This is super helpful when you need to create "previews" or more
accurate UI for your Lexical blocks.
For example, let's say you have a `gallery` block where your admins
select a bunch of images. By default, Lexical would just render a
collapsible with your block's fields in it. But now you can customize
the `admin.components.Block` property on your `block` config by passing
it a custom React component for us to render instead.
So using that, with this `gallery` example, you could make a dynamic
gallery React component that shows the images to your editors - and then
render our built-in `BlockEditButton` to allow your editors to manage
your gallery in a drawer.
Here is an example where the BlockEditButton is added to the default
Block Collapsible/Header:

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Protects the `/api/access` endpoint behind authentication and sanitizes
the result, making it more secure and significantly smaller. To do this:
1. The `permission` keyword is completely omitted from the result
2. Only _truthy_ access results are returned
3. All nested permissions are consolidated when possible
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Co-authored-by: Dan Ribbens <dan.ribbens@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Jacob Fletcher <jacobsfletch@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: James <james@trbl.design>
### What?
Changes the order of the `DefaultCellComponentProps` generic type,
allowing us to infer the type of cellData when a ClientField type is
passed as the first generic argument. You can override the cellData type
by passing the second generic.
Previously:
```ts
type DefaultCellComponentProps<TCellData = any, TField extends ClientField = ClientField>
```
New:
```ts
type DefaultCellComponentProps<TField extends ClientField = ClientField, TCellData = undefined>
```
### Why?
Changing the ClientField type to be the first argument allows us to
infer the cellData value type based on the type of field.
I could have kept the same signature but the usage would look like:
```ts
// Not very DX friendly
const MyCellComponent<DefaultCellComponentProps<,ClientField>> = () => null
```
### How?
The changes made
[here](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/compare/chore/beta/simplify-DefaultCellComponentProps?expand=1#diff-24f3c92e546c2be3fed0bab305236bba83001309a7239c20a3e3dbd6f5f71dc6R29-R73)
allow this. You can override the type by passing in the second argument
to the generic.
### What?
Ensures `path` is required and only present on the fields that expect it
(all fields except row).
Deprecates `useFieldComponents` and `FieldComponentsProvider` and
instead extends the RenderField component to account for all field
types. This also improves type safety within `RenderField`.
### Why?
`path` being optional just adds DX overhead and annoyance.
### How?
Added `FieldPaths` type which is added to iterable field types. Placed
`path` back onto the ClientFieldBase type.
### What?
Removes abort controllers that were shared globally inside the server
actions provider.
### Why?
Constructing them in this way will cause different fetches using the
same function to cancel one another accidentally.
These are currently causing issues when two components call server
functions, even different functions, because the global ref inside was
being overwritten and aborting the previous one.
### How?
Standardizes how we construct and destroy abort controllers. This PR is focused around creating them to pass into the exposed serverAction provider functions. There are other places where this pattern can be applied.
This fixes a peer dependency error in our monorepo, as
eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y finally supports eslint v9.
Additionally, this officially adds TypeScript 5.6 support for
typescript-eslint.
Now we show not only the collection being linked to, but also the
document title:

Previously this example was just displayed as: `Linked to Users`
- I've added a loading state in case the request is slow (verified with
fake slow connection).
- I have verified that if the `useAsTitle` is not defined, it correctly
fallbacks to the id
Please let me know if the same needs to be done with Slate.
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I'm needing https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/6693
I'm going to keep the dependency bump and feature updates in separate
PRs unless they're breaking changes.*
**BREAKING:**
This upgrades our lexical dependencies from 0.18.0 to 0.20.0. If you
have lexical dependencies installed in your project, you will have to
upgrade those.
Additionally, the lexical team may introduce breaking changes in this
upgrade. If you use lexical APIs directly, please consult their
changelog for more information:
https://github.com/facebook/lexical/releases
Currently, Payload renders all custom components on initial compile of
the admin panel. This is problematic for two key reasons:
1. Custom components do not receive contextual data, i.e. fields do not
receive their field data, edit views do not receive their document data,
etc.
2. Components are unnecessarily rendered before they are used
This was initially required to support React Server Components within
the Payload Admin Panel for two key reasons:
1. Fields can be dynamically rendered within arrays, blocks, etc.
2. Documents can be recursively rendered within a "drawer" UI, i.e.
relationship fields
3. Payload supports server/client component composition
In order to achieve this, components need to be rendered on the server
and passed as "slots" to the client. Currently, the pattern for this is
to render custom server components in the "client config". Then when a
view or field is needed to be rendered, we first check the client config
for a "pre-rendered" component, otherwise render our client-side
fallback component.
But for the reasons listed above, this pattern doesn't exactly make
custom server components very useful within the Payload Admin Panel,
which is where this PR comes in. Now, instead of pre-rendering all
components on initial compile, we're able to render custom components
_on demand_, only as they are needed.
To achieve this, we've established [this
pattern](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/pull/8481) of React
Server Functions in the Payload Admin Panel. With Server Functions, we
can iterate the Payload Config and return JSX through React's
`text/x-component` content-type. This means we're able to pass
contextual props to custom components, such as data for fields and
views.
## Breaking Changes
1. Add the following to your root layout file, typically located at
`(app)/(payload)/layout.tsx`:
```diff
/* THIS FILE WAS GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY BY PAYLOAD. */
/* DO NOT MODIFY IT BECAUSE IT COULD BE REWRITTEN AT ANY TIME. */
+ import type { ServerFunctionClient } from 'payload'
import config from '@payload-config'
import { RootLayout } from '@payloadcms/next/layouts'
import { handleServerFunctions } from '@payloadcms/next/utilities'
import React from 'react'
import { importMap } from './admin/importMap.js'
import './custom.scss'
type Args = {
children: React.ReactNode
}
+ const serverFunctions: ServerFunctionClient = async function (args) {
+ 'use server'
+ return handleServerFunctions({
+ ...args,
+ config,
+ importMap,
+ })
+ }
const Layout = ({ children }: Args) => (
<RootLayout
config={config}
importMap={importMap}
+ serverFunctions={serverFunctions}
>
{children}
</RootLayout>
)
export default Layout
```
2. If you were previously posting to the `/api/form-state` endpoint, it
no longer exists. Instead, you'll need to invoke the `form-state` Server
Function, which can be done through the _new_ `getFormState` utility:
```diff
- import { getFormState } from '@payloadcms/ui'
- const { state } = await getFormState({
- apiRoute: '',
- body: {
- // ...
- },
- serverURL: ''
- })
+ const { getFormState } = useServerFunctions()
+
+ const { state } = await getFormState({
+ // ...
+ })
```
## Breaking Changes
```diff
- useFieldProps()
- useCellProps()
```
More details coming soon.
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Co-authored-by: Alessio Gravili <alessio@gravili.de>
Co-authored-by: Jarrod Flesch <jarrodmflesch@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: James <james@trbl.design>
### What?
Adds `populate` property to Local API and REST API operations that can
be used to specify `select` for a specific collection when it's
populated
```ts
const result = await payload.findByID({
populate: {
// type safe if you have generated types
posts: {
text: true,
},
},
collection: 'pages',
depth: 1,
id: aboutPage.id,
})
result.relatedPost // only has text and id properties
```
```ts
fetch('https://localhost:3000/api/pages?populate[posts][text]=true') // highlight-line
.then((res) => res.json())
.then((data) => console.log(data))
```
It also overrides
[`defaultPopulate`](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/pull/8934)
Ensures `defaultPopulate` doesn't affect GraphQL.
### How?
Implements the property for all operations that have the `depth`
argument.
Adds a jobs queue to Payload.
- [x] Docs, w/ examples for Vercel Cron, additional services
- [x] Type the `job` using GeneratedTypes in `JobRunnerArgs`
(@AlessioGr)
- [x] Write the `runJobs` function
- [x] Allow for some type of `payload.runTask`
- [x] Open up a new bin script for running jobs
- [x] Determine strategy for runner endpoint to either await jobs
successfully or return early and stay open until job work completes
(serverless ramifications here)
- [x] Allow for job runner to accept how many jobs to run in one
invocation
- [x] Make a Payload local API method for creating a new job easily
(payload.createJob) or similar which is strongly typed (@AlessioGr)
- [x] Make `payload.runJobs` or similar (@AlessioGr)
- [x] Write tests for retrying up to max retries for a given step
- [x] Write tests for dynamic import of a runner
The shape of the config should permit the definition of steps separate
from the job workflows themselves.
```js
const config = {
// Not sure if we need this property anymore
queues: {
},
// A job is an instance of a workflow, stored in DB
// and triggered by something at some point
jobs: {
// Be able to override the jobs collection
collectionOverrides: () => {},
// Workflows are groups of tasks that handle
// the flow from task to task.
// When defined on the config, they are considered as predefined workflows
// BUT - in the future, we'll allow for UI-based workflow definition as well.
workflows: [
{
slug: 'job-name',
// Temporary name for this
// should be able to pass function
// or path to it for Node to dynamically import
controlFlowInJS: '/my-runner.js',
// Temporary name as well
// should be able to eventually define workflows
// in UI (meaning they need to be serialized in JSON)
// Should not be able to define both control flows
controlFlowInJSON: [
{
task: 'myTask',
next: {
// etc
}
}
],
// Workflows take input
// which are a group of fields
input: [
{
name: 'post',
type: 'relationship',
relationTo: 'posts',
maxDepth: 0,
required: true,
},
{
name: 'message',
type: 'text',
required: true,
},
],
},
],
// Tasks are defined separately as isolated functions
// that can be retried on fail
tasks: [
{
slug: 'myTask',
retries: 2,
// Each task takes input
// Used to auto-type the task func args
input: [
{
name: 'post',
type: 'relationship',
relationTo: 'posts',
maxDepth: 0,
required: true,
},
{
name: 'message',
type: 'text',
required: true,
},
],
// Each task takes output
// Used to auto-type the function signature
output: [
{
name: 'success',
type: 'checkbox',
}
],
onSuccess: () => {},
onFail: () => {},
run: myRunner,
},
]
}
}
```
### `payload.createJob`
This function should allow for the creation of jobs based on either a
workflow (group of tasks) or an individual task.
To create a job using a workflow:
```js
const job = await payload.createJob({
// Accept the `name` of a workflow so we can match to either a
// code-based workflow OR a workflow defined in the DB
// Should auto-type the input
workflowName: 'myWorkflow',
input: {
// typed to the args of the workflow by name
}
})
```
To create a job using a task:
```js
const job = await payload.createJob({
// Accept the `name` of a task
task: 'myTask',
input: {
// typed to the args of the task by name
}
})
```
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Co-authored-by: Dan Ribbens <dan.ribbens@gmail.com>
### What?
Adds `defaultPopulate` property to collection config that allows to
specify which fields to select when the collection is populated from
another document.
```ts
import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload'
// The TSlug generic can be passed to have type safety for `defaultPopulate`.
// If avoided, the `defaultPopulate` type resolves to `SelectType`.
export const Pages: CollectionConfig<'pages'> = {
slug: 'pages',
// I need only slug, NOT the WHOLE CONTENT!
defaultPopulate: {
slug: true,
},
fields: [
{
name: 'slug',
type: 'text',
required: true,
},
],
}
```
### Why?
This is essential for example in case of links. You don't need the whole
document, which can contain large data but only the `slug`.
### How?
Implements `defaultPopulate` when populating relationships, including
inside of lexical / slate rich text fields.
Corrects package import paths for live preview test.
- This would cause a import glitch when trying to run the live-preview
test due to incorrect file paths.
Previously, when opening e.g. a link drawer, clicking within the drawer,
and then closing it, the cursor / selection of the lexical editor will
reset to the beginning of the editor.
Now, we have dedicated logic to storing, preserving and restoring the
lexical selection when working with drawers.
This will work with all drawers. Links, uploads, relationships etc.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ab3858b1-0f52-4ee5-813f-02b848355998
## Description
The goal is to reduce CLS on collapsed/expanded state of Lexical blocks.
That state is stored as "preferences" and is different for each user.
As Payload has been working so far, if the state of a Lexical block was
"collapsed", it was rendered expanded, and when the correct state was
obtained from the server, it was collapsed producing a CLS with a poor
UX.
My original idea was to get the correct state on the first render.
Talking to @AlessioGr and @jmikrut, we saw that this can be a bit
difficult or challenging, since the feature on the server does not have
access to the Payload object, nor to the user who is making the request.
I was instructed to mimic the behavior of blocks not in Lexial
(`\ui\src\fields\Collapsible\index.tsx`). There the blocks are rendered
after the collapse/expand state is obtained in a useEffect.
In the following video, the case where the first block is collapsed is
shown, rendering everything with a "fast 4G" connection throttle.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/078e37c7-6540-4183-a266-bd751cc9d78e
Yes, it's a slight improvement over current behavior. But it could be
much better. There are request waterfalls several levels deep, and
plenty of CLS still.
Unless there is some very big tradeoff that I'm not aware of, I think
it's worth exposing the Payload object and the user to the server in
order to get the correct state on the first render.
And if that's not possible and the request has to be made on the client,
I think initializing the state as collapsed and then expanding it is
better than not showing it at all.
Another observation that is evident from the video, is that there are
several sources or causes of CLS besides the expanded/collapsed state of
the blocks.
- [x] I have read and understand the
[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
document in this repository.
## Type of change
- [x] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
## Checklist:
- [x] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my
feature works
- [x] Existing test suite passes locally with my changes
- [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
All payload css is now encapsulated inside CSS layers under `@layer
payload-default`
Any custom css will now have the highest possible specificity.
We have also provided a new layer `@layer payload` if you want to use
layers and ensure that your styles are applied after payload.
To override existing styles in a way that the existing rules of
specificity would be respected you can use the default layer like so
```css
@layer payload-default {
// my styles within the payload specificity
}
```
This PR
- Introduces multiline markdown transformers / mdx support
- Introduce `shouldMergeAdjacentLines` option in
`$convertFromMarkdownString`. If true, merges adjacent lines as per
commonmark spec. This would allow to close:
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/8049
- Many new features and bug fixes!
- Ports over changes from the lexical playground. Most notably:
- add support for enabling table row stripping
- make table resizing & table cell selection more reliable
**BREAKING**: This upgrades lexical from 0.17.0 to 0.18.0. If you have
any lexical packages installed in your project, please update them
accordingly. Additionally, if you depend on the lexical APIs, please
consult their changelog, as lexical may introduce breaking changes:
https://github.com/facebook/lexical/releases/tag/v0.18.0
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