fix(ui): stale paths on custom components within rows (#11973)

When server rendering custom components within form state, those
components receive a path that is correct at render time, but
potentially stale after manipulating array and blocks rows. This causes
the field to briefly render incorrect values while the form state
request is in flight.

The reason for this is that paths are passed as a prop statically into
those components. Then when we manipulate rows, form state is modified,
potentially changing field paths. The component's `path` prop, however,
hasn't changed. This means it temporarily points to the wrong field in
form state, rendering the data of another row until the server responds
with a freshly rendered component.

This is not an issue with default Payload fields as they are rendered on
the client and can be passed dynamic props.

This is only an issue within custom server components, including rich
text fields which are treated as custom components. Since they are
rendered on the server and passed to the client, props are inaccessible
after render.

The fix for this is to provide paths dynamically through context. This
way as we make changes to form state, there is a mechanism in which
server components can receive the updated path without waiting on its
props to update.

packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/FieldsToExport/index.tsx

@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ const baseClass = 'fields-to-export'
 
 export const FieldsToExport: SelectFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
   const { id } = useDocumentInfo()
-  const { path } = props
+  const { setValue, value } = useField<string[]>()
-  const { setValue, value } = useField<string[]>({ path })
   const { value: collectionSlug } = useField<string>({ path: 'collectionSlug' })
   const { getEntityConfig } = useConfig()
   const { collection } = useImportExport()

packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/SortBy/index.tsx

@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ const baseClass = 'sort-by-fields'
 
 export const SortBy: SelectFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
   const { id } = useDocumentInfo()
-  const { path } = props
+  const { setValue, value } = useField<string>()
-  const { setValue, value } = useField<string>({ path })
   const { value: collectionSlug } = useField<string>({ path: 'collectionSlug' })
   const { query } = useListQuery()
   const { getEntityConfig } = useConfig()
   const { collection } = useImportExport()
+
   const [displayedValue, setDisplayedValue] = useState<{
     id: string
     label: ReactNode

packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/WhereField/index.tsx

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export const WhereField: React.FC = () => {
   const { setValue: setSelectionToUseValue, value: selectionToUseValue } = useField({
     path: 'selectionToUse',
   })
+
   const { setValue } = useField({ path: 'where' })
   const { selectAll, selected } = useSelection()
   const { query } = useListQuery()

packages/plugin-multi-tenant/src/components/TenantField/index.client.tsx

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ type Props = {
 } & RelationshipFieldClientProps
 
 export const TenantField = (args: Props) => {
-  const { debug, path, unique } = args
+  const { debug, unique } = args
-  const { setValue, value } = useField<number | string>({ path })
+  const { setValue, value } = useField<number | string>()
   const { options, selectedTenantID, setPreventRefreshOnChange, setTenant } = useTenantSelection()
 
   const hasSetValueRef = React.useRef(false)

packages/plugin-seo/src/fields/MetaDescription/MetaDescriptionComponent.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use client'
 
-import type { FieldType, Options } from '@payloadcms/ui'
+import type { FieldType } from '@payloadcms/ui'
 import type { TextareaFieldClientProps } from 'payload'
 
 import {
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ export const MetaDescriptionComponent: React.FC<MetaDescriptionProps> = (props)
       required,
     },
     hasGenerateDescriptionFn,
-    path,
     readOnly,
   } = props
 
@@ -58,12 +57,14 @@ export const MetaDescriptionComponent: React.FC<MetaDescriptionProps> = (props)
   const maxLength = maxLengthFromProps || maxLengthDefault
   const minLength = minLengthFromProps || minLengthDefault
 
-  const { customComponents, errorMessage, setValue, showError, value }: FieldType<string> =
+  const {
-    useField({
+    customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Label } = {},
-      path,
+    errorMessage,
-    } as Options)
+    path,
-
+    setValue,
-  const { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Label } = customComponents ?? {}
+    showError,
+    value,
+  }: FieldType<string> = useField()
 
   const regenerateDescription = useCallback(async () => {
     if (!hasGenerateDescriptionFn) {

packages/plugin-seo/src/fields/MetaImage/MetaImageComponent.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use client'
 
-import type { FieldType, Options } from '@payloadcms/ui'
+import type { FieldType } from '@payloadcms/ui'
 import type { UploadFieldClientProps } from 'payload'
 
 import {
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ export const MetaImageComponent: React.FC<MetaImageProps> = (props) => {
   const {
     field: { label, localized, relationTo, required },
     hasGenerateImageFn,
-    path,
     readOnly,
-  } = props || {}
+  } = props
 
   const {
     config: {
@@ -42,10 +41,14 @@ export const MetaImageComponent: React.FC<MetaImageProps> = (props) => {
     getEntityConfig,
   } = useConfig()
 
-  const field: FieldType<string> = useField({ ...props, path } as Options)
+  const {
-  const { customComponents } = field
+    customComponents: { Error, Label } = {},
-
+    filterOptions,
-  const { Error, Label } = customComponents ?? {}
+    path,
+    setValue,
+    showError,
+    value,
+  }: FieldType<string> = useField()
 
   const { t } = useTranslation<PluginSEOTranslations, PluginSEOTranslationKeys>()
 
@@ -53,8 +56,6 @@ export const MetaImageComponent: React.FC<MetaImageProps> = (props) => {
   const { getData } = useForm()
   const docInfo = useDocumentInfo()
 
-  const { setValue, showError, value } = field
-
   const regenerateImage = useCallback(async () => {
     if (!hasGenerateImageFn) {
       return
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ export const MetaImageComponent: React.FC<MetaImageProps> = (props) => {
           api={api}
           collection={collection}
           Error={Error}
-          filterOptions={field.filterOptions}
+          filterOptions={filterOptions}
           onChange={(incomingImage) => {
             if (incomingImage !== null) {
               if (typeof incomingImage === 'object') {

packages/plugin-seo/src/fields/MetaTitle/MetaTitleComponent.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use client'
 
-import type { FieldType, Options } from '@payloadcms/ui'
+import type { FieldType } from '@payloadcms/ui'
 import type { TextFieldClientProps } from 'payload'
 
 import {
@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ export const MetaTitleComponent: React.FC<MetaTitleProps> = (props) => {
   const {
     field: { label, maxLength: maxLengthFromProps, minLength: minLengthFromProps, required },
     hasGenerateTitleFn,
-    path,
     readOnly,
-  } = props || {}
+  } = props
 
   const { t } = useTranslation<PluginSEOTranslations, PluginSEOTranslationKeys>()
 
@@ -46,8 +45,14 @@ export const MetaTitleComponent: React.FC<MetaTitleProps> = (props) => {
     },
   } = useConfig()
 
-  const field: FieldType<string> = useField({ path } as Options)
+  const {
-  const { customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Label } = {} } = field
+    customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Label } = {},
+    errorMessage,
+    path,
+    setValue,
+    showError,
+    value,
+  }: FieldType<string> = useField()
 
   const locale = useLocale()
   const { getData } = useForm()
@@ -56,8 +61,6 @@ export const MetaTitleComponent: React.FC<MetaTitleProps> = (props) => {
   const minLength = minLengthFromProps || minLengthDefault
   const maxLength = maxLengthFromProps || maxLengthDefault
 
-  const { errorMessage, setValue, showError, value } = field
-
   const regenerateTitle = useCallback(async () => {
     if (!hasGenerateTitleFn) {
       return

packages/richtext-lexical/src/field/Field.tsx

@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ const RichTextComponent: React.FC<
     editorConfig,
     field,
     field: {
-      name,
       admin: { className, description, readOnly: readOnlyFromAdmin } = {},
       label,
       localized,
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ const RichTextComponent: React.FC<
   } = props
 
   const readOnlyFromProps = readOnlyFromTopLevelProps || readOnlyFromAdmin
-  const path = pathFromProps ?? name
 
   const editDepth = useEditDepth()
 
@@ -70,11 +68,12 @@ const RichTextComponent: React.FC<
     customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Description, Error, Label } = {},
     disabled: disabledFromField,
     initialValue,
+    path,
     setValue,
     showError,
     value,
   } = useField<SerializedEditorState>({
-    path,
+    potentiallyStalePath: pathFromProps,
     validate: memoizedValidate,
   })
 

packages/richtext-slate/src/field/RichText.tsx

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import type { LoadedSlateFieldProps } from './types.js'
 import { defaultRichTextValue } from '../data/defaultValue.js'
 import { richTextValidate } from '../data/validation.js'
 import { listTypes } from './elements/listTypes.js'
-import './index.scss'
 import { hotkeys } from './hotkeys.js'
 import { toggleLeaf } from './leaves/toggle.js'
 import { withEnterBreakOut } from './plugins/withEnterBreakOut.js'
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ import { ElementButtonProvider } from './providers/ElementButtonProvider.js'
 import { ElementProvider } from './providers/ElementProvider.js'
 import { LeafButtonProvider } from './providers/LeafButtonProvider.js'
 import { LeafProvider } from './providers/LeafProvider.js'
+import './index.scss'
 
 const baseClass = 'rich-text'
 
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ const RichTextField: React.FC<LoadedSlateFieldProps> = (props) => {
     validate = richTextValidate,
   } = props
 
-  const path = pathFromProps ?? name
   const schemaPath = schemaPathFromProps ?? name
 
   const readOnlyFromProps = readOnlyFromTopLevelProps || readOnlyFromAdmin
@@ -97,11 +96,12 @@ const RichTextField: React.FC<LoadedSlateFieldProps> = (props) => {
     customComponents: { Description, Error, Label } = {},
     disabled: disabledFromField,
     initialValue,
+    path,
     setValue,
     showError,
     value,
   } = useField({
-    path,
+    potentiallyStalePath: pathFromProps,
     validate: memoizedValidate,
   })
 

packages/ui/src/elements/QueryPresets/fields/ColumnsField/index.tsx

@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ import './index.scss'
 
 export const QueryPresetsColumnField: JSONFieldClientComponent = ({
   field: { label, required },
-  path,
 }) => {
-  const { value } = useField({ path })
+  const { path, value } = useField()
 
   return (
     <div className="field-type query-preset-columns-field">

packages/ui/src/elements/QueryPresets/fields/WhereField/index.tsx

@@ -88,9 +88,8 @@ const transformWhereToNaturalLanguage = (
 
 export const QueryPresetsWhereField: JSONFieldClientComponent = ({
   field: { label, required },
-  path,
 }) => {
-  const { value } = useField({ path })
+  const { path, value } = useField()
   const { collectionSlug } = useListQuery()
   const { getEntityConfig } = useConfig()
 

packages/ui/src/fields/Array/index.tsx

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export const ArrayFieldComponent: ArrayFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
       required,
     },
     forceRender = false,
-    path,
+    path: pathFromProps,
     permissions,
     readOnly,
     schemaPath: schemaPathFromProps,
@@ -113,13 +113,14 @@ export const ArrayFieldComponent: ArrayFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
     customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Description, Error, Label } = {},
     disabled,
     errorPaths,
+    path,
     rows = [],
     showError,
     valid,
     value,
   } = useField<number>({
     hasRows: true,
-    path,
+    potentiallyStalePath: pathFromProps,
     validate: memoizedValidate,
   })
 

packages/ui/src/fields/Blocks/index.tsx

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const BlocksFieldComponent: BlocksFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
       minRows: minRowsProp,
       required,
     },
-    path,
+    path: pathFromProps,
     permissions,
     readOnly,
     schemaPath: schemaPathFromProps,
@@ -101,13 +101,14 @@ const BlocksFieldComponent: BlocksFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
     customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Description, Error, Label } = {},
     disabled,
     errorPaths,
+    path,
     rows = [],
     showError,
     valid,
     value,
   } = useField<number>({
     hasRows: true,
-    path,
+    potentiallyStalePath: pathFromProps,
     validate: memoizedValidate,
   })
 

packages/ui/src/fields/Checkbox/index.tsx

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const CheckboxFieldComponent: CheckboxFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
     } = {} as CheckboxFieldClientProps['field'],
     onChange: onChangeFromProps,
     partialChecked,
-    path,
+    path: pathFromProps,
     readOnly,
     validate,
   } = props
@@ -60,12 +60,13 @@ const CheckboxFieldComponent: CheckboxFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
   const {
     customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Description, Error, Label } = {},
     disabled,
+    path,
     setValue,
     showError,
     value,
   } = useField({
     disableFormData,
-    path,
+    potentiallyStalePath: pathFromProps,
     validate: memoizedValidate,
   })
 

packages/ui/src/fields/Code/index.tsx

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const CodeFieldComponent: CodeFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
       required,
     },
     onMount,
-    path,
+    path: pathFromProps,
     readOnly,
     validate,
   } = props
@@ -48,11 +48,12 @@ const CodeFieldComponent: CodeFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
   const {
     customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Description, Error, Label } = {},
     disabled,
+    path,
     setValue,
     showError,
     value,
   } = useField({
-    path,
+    potentiallyStalePath: pathFromProps,
     validate: memoizedValidate,
   })
 

packages/ui/src/fields/DateTime/index.tsx

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const DateTimeFieldComponent: DateFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
       required,
       timezone,
     },
-    path,
+    path: pathFromProps,
     readOnly,
     validate,
   } = props
@@ -59,11 +59,12 @@ const DateTimeFieldComponent: DateFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
   const {
     customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Description, Error, Label } = {},
     disabled,
+    path,
     setValue,
     showError,
     value,
   } = useField<string>({
-    path,
+    potentiallyStalePath: pathFromProps,
     validate: memoizedValidate,
   })
 

packages/ui/src/fields/Email/index.tsx

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import { withCondition } from '../../forms/withCondition/index.js'
 import { useTranslation } from '../../providers/Translation/index.js'
 import { FieldLabel } from '../FieldLabel/index.js'
 import { mergeFieldStyles } from '../mergeFieldStyles.js'
-import './index.scss'
 import { fieldBaseClass } from '../shared/index.js'
+import './index.scss'
 
 const EmailFieldComponent: EmailFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
   const {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const EmailFieldComponent: EmailFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
       localized,
       required,
     } = {} as EmailFieldClientProps['field'],
-    path,
+    path: pathFromProps,
     readOnly,
     validate,
   } = props
@@ -52,11 +52,12 @@ const EmailFieldComponent: EmailFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
   const {
     customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Description, Error, Label } = {},
     disabled,
+    path,
     setValue,
     showError,
     value,
   } = useField({
-    path,
+    potentiallyStalePath: pathFromProps,
     validate: memoizedValidate,
   })
 

packages/ui/src/fields/Hidden/index.tsx

@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@ import { useField } from '../../forms/useField/index.js'
 import { withCondition } from '../../forms/withCondition/index.js'
 
 /**
+ * Renders an input with `type="hidden"`.
  * This is mainly used to save a value on the form that is not visible to the user.
  * For example, this sets the `ìd` property of a block in the Blocks field.
  */
 const HiddenFieldComponent: React.FC<HiddenFieldProps> = (props) => {
-  const { disableModifyingForm = true, path, value: valueFromProps } = props
+  const { disableModifyingForm = true, path: pathFromProps, value: valueFromProps } = props
 
-  const { setValue, value } = useField({
+  const { path, setValue, value } = useField({
-    path,
+    potentiallyStalePath: pathFromProps,
   })
 
   useEffect(() => {

packages/ui/src/fields/JSON/index.tsx

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const JSONFieldComponent: JSONFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
       localized,
       required,
     },
-    path,
+    path: pathFromProps,
     readOnly,
     validate,
   } = props
@@ -50,11 +50,12 @@ const JSONFieldComponent: JSONFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
     customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Description, Error, Label } = {},
     disabled,
     initialValue,
+    path,
     setValue,
     showError,
     value,
   } = useField<string>({
-    path,
+    potentiallyStalePath: pathFromProps,
     validate: memoizedValidate,
   })
 

packages/ui/src/fields/Join/index.tsx

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ const JoinFieldComponent: JoinFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
       on,
       required,
     },
-    path,
+    path: pathFromProps,
   } = props
 
   const { id: docID, docConfig } = useDocumentInfo()
@@ -140,10 +140,11 @@ const JoinFieldComponent: JoinFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
 
   const {
     customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Description, Error, Label } = {},
+    path,
     showError,
     value,
   } = useField<PaginatedDocs>({
-    path,
+    potentiallyStalePath: pathFromProps,
   })
 
   const filterOptions: null | Where = useMemo(() => {

packages/ui/src/fields/Number/index.tsx

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const NumberFieldComponent: NumberFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
       required,
     },
     onChange: onChangeFromProps,
-    path,
+    path: pathFromProps,
     readOnly,
     validate,
   } = props
@@ -57,11 +57,12 @@ const NumberFieldComponent: NumberFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
   const {
     customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Description, Error, Label } = {},
     disabled,
+    path,
     setValue,
     showError,
     value,
   } = useField<number | number[]>({
-    path,
+    potentiallyStalePath: pathFromProps,
     validate: memoizedValidate,
   })
 

packages/ui/src/fields/Point/index.tsx

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const PointFieldComponent: PointFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
       localized,
       required,
     },
-    path,
+    path: pathFromProps,
     readOnly,
     validate,
   } = props
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@ export const PointFieldComponent: PointFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
   const {
     customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Description, Error, Label } = {},
     disabled,
+    path,
     setValue,
     showError,
     value = [null, null],
   } = useField<[number, number]>({
-    path,
+    potentiallyStalePath: pathFromProps,
     validate: memoizedValidate,
   })
 

packages/ui/src/fields/RadioGroup/index.tsx

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const RadioGroupFieldComponent: RadioFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
       required,
     } = {} as RadioFieldClientProps['field'],
     onChange: onChangeFromProps,
-    path,
+    path: pathFromProps,
     readOnly,
     validate,
     value: valueFromProps,
@@ -54,11 +54,12 @@ const RadioGroupFieldComponent: RadioFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
   const {
     customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Description, Error, Label } = {},
     disabled,
+    path,
     setValue,
     showError,
     value: valueFromContext,
   } = useField<string>({
-    path,
+    potentiallyStalePath: pathFromProps,
     validate: memoizedValidate,
   })
 

packages/ui/src/fields/Relationship/index.tsx

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const RelationshipFieldComponent: RelationshipFieldClientComponent = (props) =>
       relationTo,
       required,
     },
-    path,
+    path: pathFromProps,
     readOnly,
     validate,
   } = props
@@ -112,11 +112,12 @@ const RelationshipFieldComponent: RelationshipFieldClientComponent = (props) =>
     disabled,
     filterOptions,
     initialValue,
+    path,
     setValue,
     showError,
     value,
   } = useField<Value | Value[]>({
-    path,
+    potentiallyStalePath: pathFromProps,
     validate: memoizedValidate,
   })
 

packages/ui/src/fields/Select/index.tsx

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const SelectFieldComponent: SelectFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
       required,
     },
     onChange: onChangeFromProps,
-    path,
+    path: pathFromProps,
     readOnly,
     validate,
   } = props
@@ -65,11 +65,12 @@ const SelectFieldComponent: SelectFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
   const {
     customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Description, Error, Label } = {},
     disabled,
+    path,
     setValue,
     showError,
     value,
   } = useField({
-    path,
+    potentiallyStalePath: pathFromProps,
     validate: memoizedValidate,
   })
 

packages/ui/src/fields/Tabs/index.tsx

@@ -269,15 +269,13 @@ function TabContent({
   parentIndexPath,
   parentPath,
   parentSchemaPath,
-  path,
   permissions,
   readOnly,
 }: ActiveTabProps) {
   const { i18n } = useTranslation()
 
-  const { customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Description, Field } = {} } = useField({
+  const { customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Description, Field } = {}, path } =
-    path,
+    useField()
-  })
 
   if (Field) {
     return Field

packages/ui/src/fields/Text/index.tsx

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const TextFieldComponent: TextFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
       required,
     },
     inputRef,
-    path,
+    path: pathFromProps,
     readOnly,
     validate,
   } = props
@@ -55,11 +55,12 @@ const TextFieldComponent: TextFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
   const {
     customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Description, Error, Label } = {},
     disabled,
+    path,
     setValue,
     showError,
     value,
   } = useField({
-    path,
+    potentiallyStalePath: pathFromProps,
     validate: memoizedValidate,
   })
 

packages/ui/src/fields/Textarea/index.tsx

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const TextareaFieldComponent: TextareaFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
       minLength,
       required,
     },
-    path,
+    path: pathFromProps,
     readOnly,
     validate,
   } = props
@@ -61,11 +61,12 @@ const TextareaFieldComponent: TextareaFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
   const {
     customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Description, Error, Label } = {},
     disabled,
+    path,
     setValue,
     showError,
     value,
   } = useField<string>({
-    path,
+    potentiallyStalePath: pathFromProps,
     validate: memoizedValidate,
   })
 

packages/ui/src/fields/Upload/index.tsx

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export function UploadComponent(props: UploadFieldClientProps) {
       relationTo,
       required,
     },
-    path,
+    path: pathFromProps,
     readOnly,
     validate,
   } = props
@@ -50,11 +50,12 @@ export function UploadComponent(props: UploadFieldClientProps) {
     customComponents: { AfterInput, BeforeInput, Description, Error, Label } = {},
     disabled,
     filterOptions,
+    path,
     setValue,
     showError,
     value,
   } = useField<string | string[]>({
-    path,
+    potentiallyStalePath: pathFromProps,
     validate: memoizedValidate,
   })
 

packages/ui/src/forms/RenderFields/context.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import React from 'react'
+
+export const FieldPathContext = React.createContext<string>(undefined)
+
+export const useFieldPath = () => {
+  const context = React.useContext(FieldPathContext)
+
+  if (!context) {
+    // swallow the error, not all fields are wrapped in a FieldPathContext
+    return undefined
+  }
+
+  return context
+}

packages/ui/src/forms/RenderFields/index.tsx

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import type { RenderFieldsProps } from './types.js'
 
 import { RenderIfInViewport } from '../../elements/RenderIfInViewport/index.js'
 import { useOperation } from '../../providers/Operation/index.js'
-import { RenderField } from './RenderField.js'
+import { FieldPathContext } from './context.js'
 import './index.scss'
+import { RenderField } from './RenderField.js'
 
 const baseClass = 'render-fields'
 
@@ -90,18 +91,19 @@ export const RenderFields: React.FC<RenderFieldsProps> = (props) => {
           })
 
           return (
-            <RenderField
+            <FieldPathContext key={`${path}-${i}`} value={path}>
-              clientFieldConfig={field}
+              <RenderField
-              forceRender={forceRender}
+                clientFieldConfig={field}
-              indexPath={indexPath}
+                forceRender={forceRender}
-              key={`${path}-${i}`}
+                indexPath={indexPath}
-              parentPath={parentPath}
+                parentPath={parentPath}
-              parentSchemaPath={parentSchemaPath}
+                parentSchemaPath={parentSchemaPath}
-              path={path}
+                path={path}
-              permissions={fieldPermissions}
+                permissions={fieldPermissions}
-              readOnly={isReadOnly}
+                readOnly={isReadOnly}
-              schemaPath={schemaPath}
+                schemaPath={schemaPath}
-            />
+              />
+            </FieldPathContext>
           )
         })}
       </RenderIfInViewport>

packages/ui/src/forms/useField/index.tsx

@@ -23,14 +23,27 @@ import {
   useFormProcessing,
   useFormSubmitted,
 } from '../Form/context.js'
+import { useFieldPath } from '../RenderFields/context.js'
 
 /**
  * Get and set the value of a form field.
  *
  * @see https://payloadcms.com/docs/admin/react-hooks#usefield
  */
-export const useField = <TValue,>(options: Options): FieldType<TValue> => {
+export const useField = <TValue,>(options?: Options): FieldType<TValue> => {
-  const { disableFormData = false, hasRows, path, validate } = options
+  const {
+    disableFormData = false,
+    hasRows,
+    path: pathFromOptions,
+    potentiallyStalePath,
+    validate,
+  } = options || {}
+
+  const pathFromContext = useFieldPath()
+
+  // This is a workaround for stale props given to server rendered components.
+  // See the notes in the `potentiallyStalePath` type definition for more details.
+  const path = pathFromOptions || pathFromContext || potentiallyStalePath
 
   const submitted = useFormSubmitted()
   const processing = useFormProcessing()

packages/ui/src/forms/useField/types.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,27 @@ import type { FieldState, FilterOptionsResult, Row, Validate } from 'payload'
 export type Options = {
   disableFormData?: boolean
   hasRows?: boolean
-  path: string
+  /**
+   * If `path` is provided to this hook, it will be used outright. This is useful when calling this hook directly within a custom component.
+   * Otherwise, the field will attempt to get the path from the `FieldPathContext` via the `useFieldPath` hook.
+   * If still not found, the `potentiallyStalePath` arg will be used. See the note below about why this is important.
+   */
+  path?: string
+  /**
+   * Custom server components receive a static `path` prop at render-time, leading to temporarily stale paths when re-ordering rows in form state.
+   * This is because when manipulating rows, field paths change in form state, but the prop remains the same until the component is re-rendered on the server.
+   * This causes the component to temporarily point to the wrong field in form state until the server responds with a freshly rendered component.
+   * To prevent this, fields are wrapped with a `FieldPathContext` which is guaranteed to be up-to-date.
+   * The `path` prop that Payload's default fields receive, then, are sent into this hook as the `potentiallyStalePath` arg.
+   * This ensures that:
+   *   1. Custom components that use this hook directly will still respect the `path` prop as top priority.
+   *   2. Custom server components that blindly spread their props into default Payload fields still prefer the dynamic path from context.
+   *   3. Components that render default Payload fields directly do not require a `FieldPathProvider`, e.g. the email field in the account view.
+   */
+  potentiallyStalePath?: string
+  /**
+   * Client-side validation function fired when the form is submitted.
+   */
   validate?: Validate
 }
 
@@ -17,6 +37,7 @@ export type FieldType<T> = {
   formProcessing: boolean
   formSubmitted: boolean
   initialValue?: T
+  path: string
   readOnly?: boolean
   rows?: Row[]
   setValue: (val: unknown, disableModifyingForm?: boolean) => void

test/field-error-states/e2e.spec.ts

@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ describe('Field Error States', () => {
 
     // add third child array
     await page.locator('#parentArray-row-0 .collapsible__content .array-field__add-row').click()
+
+    // remove the row
     await page.locator('#parentArray-0-childArray-row-2 .array-actions__button').click()
+
     await page
       .locator('#parentArray-0-childArray-row-2 .array-actions__action.array-actions__remove')
       .click()
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ describe('Field Error States', () => {
       '#parentArray-row-0 > .collapsible > .collapsible__toggle-wrap .array-field__row-error-pill',
       { state: 'hidden', timeout: 500 },
     )
+
     expect(errorPill).toBeNull()
   })
 
@@ -77,13 +81,11 @@ describe('Field Error States', () => {
       await saveDocAndAssert(page, '#action-save-draft')
     })
 
-    // eslint-disable-next-line playwright/expect-expect
     test('should validate drafts when enabled', async () => {
       await page.goto(validateDraftsOn.create)
       await saveDocAndAssert(page, '#action-save-draft', 'error')
     })
 
-    // eslint-disable-next-line playwright/expect-expect
     test('should show validation errors when validate and autosave are enabled', async () => {
       await page.goto(validateDraftsOnAutosave.create)
       await page.locator('#field-title').fill('valid')

test/fields-relationship/PopulateFieldButton/index.tsx

@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import * as React from 'react'
 
 import { collection1Slug } from '../slugs.js'
 
-export const PrePopulateFieldUI: React.FC<{
+export const PopulateFieldButton: React.FC<{
   hasMany?: boolean
   hasMultipleRelations?: boolean
   path?: string
   targetFieldPath: string
-}> = ({ hasMany = true, hasMultipleRelations = false, path, targetFieldPath }) => {
+}> = ({ hasMany = true, hasMultipleRelations = false, targetFieldPath }) => {
   const { setValue } = useField({ path: targetFieldPath })
 
   const addDefaults = React.useCallback(() => {

test/fields-relationship/collections/UpdatedExternally/index.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const RelationshipUpdatedExternally: CollectionConfig = {
           admin: {
             components: {
               Field: {
-                path: '/PrePopulateFieldUI/index.js#PrePopulateFieldUI',
+                path: '/PopulateFieldButton/index.js#PopulateFieldButton',
                 clientProps: {
                   hasMany: false,
                   hasMultipleRelations: false,
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const RelationshipUpdatedExternally: CollectionConfig = {
           admin: {
             components: {
               Field: {
-                path: '/PrePopulateFieldUI/index.js#PrePopulateFieldUI',
+                path: '/PopulateFieldButton/index.js#PopulateFieldButton',
                 clientProps: {
                   hasMultipleRelations: false,
                   targetFieldPath: 'relationHasMany',
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export const RelationshipUpdatedExternally: CollectionConfig = {
           admin: {
             components: {
               Field: {
-                path: '/PrePopulateFieldUI/index.js#PrePopulateFieldUI',
+                path: '/PopulateFieldButton/index.js#PopulateFieldButton',
                 clientProps: {
                   hasMultipleRelations: true,
                   targetFieldPath: 'relationToManyHasMany',

test/form-state/collections/Posts/index.ts

@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ export const PostsCollection: CollectionConfig = {
             },
           },
         },
+        {
+          name: 'defaultTextField',
+          type: 'text',
+        },
       ],
     },
   ],

test/form-state/e2e.spec.ts

@@ -213,7 +213,37 @@ test.describe('Form State', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  test('new rows should contain default values', async () => {
+  test('should not render stale values for server components while form state is in flight', async () => {
+    await page.goto(postsUrl.create)
+
+    await page.locator('#field-array .array-field__add-row').click()
+    await page.locator('#field-array #array-row-0 #field-array__0__customTextField').fill('1')
+
+    await page.locator('#field-array .array-field__add-row').click()
+    await page.locator('#field-array #array-row-1 #field-array__1__customTextField').fill('2')
+
+    // block the next form state request from firing to ensure the field remains in stale state
+    await page.route(postsUrl.create, async (route) => {
+      if (route.request().method() === 'POST' && route.request().url() === postsUrl.create) {
+        await route.abort()
+      }
+
+      await route.continue()
+    })
+
+    // remove the first row
+    await page.locator('#field-array #array-row-0 .array-actions__button').click()
+
+    await page
+      .locator('#field-array #array-row-0 .array-actions__action.array-actions__remove')
+      .click()
+
+    await expect(
+      page.locator('#field-array #array-row-0 #field-array__0__customTextField'),
+    ).toHaveValue('2')
+  })
+
+  test('should queue onChange functions', async () => {
     await page.goto(postsUrl.create)
     await page.locator('#field-array .array-field__add-row').click()
     await expect(

test/form-state/payload-types.ts

@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ export interface Post {
   array?:
     | {
         customTextField?: string | null;
+        defaultTextField?: string | null;
         id?: string | null;
       }[]
     | null;
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ export interface PostsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
     | T
     | {
         customTextField?: T;
+        defaultTextField?: T;
         id?: T;
       };
   updatedAt?: T;

tsconfig.base.json

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       }
     ],
     "paths": {
-      "@payload-config": ["./test/_community/config.ts"],
+      "@payload-config": ["./test/form-state/config.ts"],
       "@payloadcms/admin-bar": ["./packages/admin-bar/src"],
       "@payloadcms/live-preview": ["./packages/live-preview/src"],
       "@payloadcms/live-preview-react": ["./packages/live-preview-react/src/index.ts"],