chore: revert #1794 for now until permanent init architecture is established

docs/authentication/using-middleware.mdx

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ payload.init({
   secret: 'PAYLOAD_SECRET_KEY',
   mongoURL: 'mongodb://localhost/payload',
   express: app,
-  onInit: async () => {
+});
+
 const router = express.Router();
 
 router.use(payload.authenticate); // highlight-line
@@ -43,7 +44,5 @@ payload.init({
 app.listen(3000, async () => {
   payload.logger.info(`listening on ${3000}...`);
 });
-  },
-});
 
 ```

docs/getting-started/installation.mdx

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ app.listen(3000, async () => {
 });
 ```
 
-This server doesn't do anything just yet. But, after you have this in place, we can initialize Payload via its `init()` method, which accepts a small set of arguments to tell it how to operate. For a full list of `init` arguments, please consult the [main configuration](/docs/configuration/overview) docs.
+This server doesn't do anything just yet. But, after you have this in place, we can initialize Payload via its `init()` method, which accepts a small set of arguments to tell it how to operate. For a full list of `init` arguments, please consult the [main configuration](/docs/configuration/overview#init) docs.
 
 To initialize Payload, update your `server.js` file to reflect the following code:
 
@@ -80,12 +80,11 @@ payload.init({
   secret: 'SECRET_KEY',
   mongoURL: 'mongodb://localhost/payload',
   express: app,
-  onInit: () => {
+})
+
 app.listen(3000, async () => {
 	console.log('Express is now listening for incoming connections on port 3000.')
 });
-  }
-})
 
 ```
 

src/bin/generateGraphQLSchema.ts

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import Logger from '../utilities/logger';
 import loadConfig from '../config/load';
 import payload from '..';
 
-export async function generateGraphQLSchema(): Promise<void> {
+export function generateGraphQLSchema(): void {
   const logger = Logger();
   const config = loadConfig();
 
-  await payload.init({
+  payload.init({
     secret: '--unused--',
     mongoURL: false,
     local: true,

src/index.ts

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import { Result as ResetPasswordResult } from './auth/operations/resetPassword';
 import { Result as LoginResult } from './auth/operations/login';
 import { Options as FindGlobalOptions } from './globals/operations/local/findOne';
 import { Options as UpdateGlobalOptions } from './globals/operations/local/update';
-import { initPayload } from './init';
+import { initSync, initAsync } from './init';
 
 require('isomorphic-fetch');
 
@@ -121,8 +121,12 @@ export class Payload {
    * @description Initializes Payload
    * @param options
    */
-  async init(options: InitOptions): Promise<void> {
-    await initPayload(this, options);
+  init(options: InitOptions): void {
+    initSync(this, options);
+  }
+
+  async initAsync(options: InitOptions): Promise<void> {
+    await initAsync(this, options);
   }
 
   getAdminURL = (): string => `${this.config.serverURL}${this.config.routes.admin}`;

src/init.ts

@@ -33,15 +33,7 @@ import mountEndpoints from './express/mountEndpoints';
 import PreferencesModel from './preferences/model';
 import findConfig from './config/find';
 
-export const initPayload = async (payload: Payload, options: InitOptions): Promise<void> => {
-  payload.logger = Logger('payload', options.loggerOptions);
-  payload.mongoURL = options.mongoURL;
-
-  if (payload.mongoURL) {
-    mongoose.set('strictQuery', false);
-    payload.mongoMemoryServer = await connectMongoose(payload.mongoURL, options.mongoOptions, payload.logger);
-  }
-
+export const init = (payload: Payload, options: InitOptions): void => {
   payload.logger.info('Starting Payload...');
   if (!options.secret) {
     throw new Error(
@@ -153,7 +145,34 @@ export const initPayload = async (payload: Payload, options: InitOptions): Promi
   }
 
   serverInitTelemetry(payload);
+};
+
+export const initAsync = async (payload: Payload, options: InitOptions): Promise<void> => {
+  payload.logger = Logger('payload', options.loggerOptions);
+  payload.mongoURL = options.mongoURL;
+
+  if (payload.mongoURL) {
+    mongoose.set('strictQuery', false);
+    payload.mongoMemoryServer = await connectMongoose(payload.mongoURL, options.mongoOptions, payload.logger);
+  }
+
+  init(payload, options);
 
   if (typeof options.onInit === 'function') await options.onInit(payload);
   if (typeof payload.config.onInit === 'function') await payload.config.onInit(payload);
 };
+
+export const initSync = (payload: Payload, options: InitOptions): void => {
+  payload.logger = Logger('payload', options.loggerOptions);
+  payload.mongoURL = options.mongoURL;
+
+  if (payload.mongoURL) {
+    mongoose.set('strictQuery', false);
+    connectMongoose(payload.mongoURL, options.mongoOptions, payload.logger);
+  }
+
+  init(payload, options);
+
+  if (typeof options.onInit === 'function') options.onInit(payload);
+  if (typeof payload.config.onInit === 'function') payload.config.onInit(payload);
+};

test/devServer.ts

@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
 import payload from '../src';
 
 const expressApp = express();
+
 const init = async () => {
-  await payload.init({
+  await payload.initAsync({
     secret: uuid(),
     mongoURL: process.env.MONGO_URL || 'mongodb://localhost/payload',
     express: expressApp,

test/helpers/configHelpers.ts

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export async function initPayloadTest(options: Options): Promise<{ serverURL: st
     initOptions.express = express();
   }
 
-  await payload.init(initOptions);
+  await payload.initAsync(initOptions);
 
   if (initOptions.express) {
     initOptions.express.listen(port);