chore(create-payload-app): init-next now create payload config and modifies tsconfig.json (#5242)

package.json

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
     "@types/testing-library__jest-dom": "5.14.8",
     "add-stream": "^1.0.0",
     "chalk": "^4.1.2",
+    "comment-json": "^4.2.3",
     "concat-stream": "^2.0.0",
     "conventional-changelog": "^5.1.0",
     "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits": "^7.0.2",

packages/create-payload-app/package.json

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "pnpm copyfiles && pnpm build:swc",
-    "copyfiles": "copyfiles -u 4 \"../next/src/app/(payload)/**\" \"dist/app\"",
+    "copyfiles": "copyfiles -u 2 \"../../app/(payload)/**\" \"dist\"",
     "build:swc": "swc ./src -d ./dist --config-file .swcrc",
     "clean": "rimraf {dist,*.tsbuildinfo}",
     "test": "jest",
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
     "arg": "^5.0.0",
     "chalk": "^4.1.0",
     "command-exists": "^1.2.9",
+    "comment-json": "^4.2.3",
     "degit": "^2.8.4",
+    "detect-package-manager": "^3.0.1",
     "execa": "^5.0.0",
     "figures": "^3.2.0",
     "fs-extra": "^9.0.1",

packages/create-payload-app/src/lib/init-next.ts

@@ -1,16 +1,88 @@
+import type { CompilerOptions } from 'typescript'
+
+import chalk from 'chalk'
+import * as CommentJson from 'comment-json'
+import { detect } from 'detect-package-manager'
+import execa from 'execa'
 import fs from 'fs'
+import fse from 'fs-extra'
 import globby from 'globby'
 import path from 'path'
 
 import type { CliArgs } from '../types'
 
 import { copyRecursiveSync } from '../utils/copy-recursive-sync'
-import { error, info, debug as origDebug, success } from '../utils/log'
+import { error, info, debug as origDebug, success, warning } from '../utils/log'
 
-export async function initNext(
+type InitNextArgs = Pick<CliArgs, '--debug'> & {
-  args: Pick<CliArgs, '--debug'> & { nextDir?: string; useDistFiles?: boolean },
+  projectDir?: string
-): Promise<{ success: boolean }> {
+  useDistFiles?: boolean
-  const { '--debug': debug, nextDir, useDistFiles } = args
+}
+type InitNextResult = { reason?: string; success: boolean; userAppDir?: string }
+
+export async function initNext(args: InitNextArgs): Promise<InitNextResult> {
+  args.projectDir = args.projectDir || process.cwd()
+  const { projectDir } = args
+  const templateResult = await applyPayloadTemplateFiles(args)
+  if (!templateResult.success) return templateResult
+
+  const { success: installSuccess } = await installDeps(projectDir)
+  if (!installSuccess) {
+    return { ...templateResult, reason: 'Failed to install dependencies', success: false }
+  }
+
+  // Create or find payload.config.ts
+  const createConfigResult = findOrCreatePayloadConfig(projectDir)
+  if (!createConfigResult.success) {
+    return { ...templateResult, ...createConfigResult }
+  }
+
+  // Add `@payload-config` to tsconfig.json `paths`
+  await addPayloadConfigToTsConfig(projectDir)
+
+  // Output directions for user to update next.config.js
+  const withPayloadMessage = `
+
+  ${chalk.bold(`Wrap your existing next.config.js with the withPayload function. Here is an example:`)}
+
+  const { withPayload } = require("@payloadcms/next");
+
+  const nextConfig = {
+    // Your Next.js config
+  };
+
+  module.exports = withPayload(nextConfig);
+
+`
+
+  console.log(withPayloadMessage)
+
+  return templateResult
+}
+
+async function addPayloadConfigToTsConfig(projectDir: string) {
+  const tsConfigPath = path.resolve(projectDir, 'tsconfig.json')
+  const userTsConfigContent = await fse.readFile(tsConfigPath, {
+    encoding: 'utf8',
+  })
+  const userTsConfig = CommentJson.parse(userTsConfigContent) as {
+    compilerOptions?: CompilerOptions
+  }
+  if (!userTsConfig.compilerOptions && !('extends' in userTsConfig)) {
+    userTsConfig.compilerOptions = {}
+  }
+
+  if (!userTsConfig.compilerOptions.paths?.['@payload-config']) {
+    userTsConfig.compilerOptions.paths = {
+      ...(userTsConfig.compilerOptions.paths || {}),
+      '@payload-config': ['./payload.config.ts'],
+    }
+    await fse.writeFile(tsConfigPath, CommentJson.stringify(userTsConfig, null, 2))
+  }
+}
+
+async function applyPayloadTemplateFiles(args: InitNextArgs): Promise<InitNextResult> {
+  const { '--debug': debug, projectDir, useDistFiles } = args
 
   info('Initializing Payload app in Next.js project', 1)
 
@@ -18,24 +90,18 @@ export async function initNext(
     if (debug) origDebug(message)
   }
 
-  let projectDir = process.cwd()
-  if (nextDir) {
-    projectDir = path.resolve(projectDir, nextDir)
-    if (debug) logDebug(`Overriding project directory to ${projectDir}`)
-  }
-
   if (!fs.existsSync(projectDir)) {
-    error(`Could not find specified project directory at ${projectDir}`)
+    return { reason: `Could not find specified project directory at ${projectDir}`, success: false }
-    return { success: false }
   }
 
+  // Next.js configs can be next.config.js, next.config.mjs, etc.
   const foundConfig = (await globby('next.config.*js', { cwd: projectDir }))?.[0]
   const nextConfigPath = path.resolve(projectDir, foundConfig)
   if (!fs.existsSync(nextConfigPath)) {
-    error(
+    return {
-      `No next.config.js found at ${nextConfigPath}. Ensure you are in a Next.js project directory.`,
+      reason: `No next.config.js found at ${nextConfigPath}. Ensure you are in a Next.js project directory.`,
-    )
+      success: false,
-    return { success: false }
+    }
   } else {
     if (debug) logDebug(`Found Next config at ${nextConfigPath}`)
   }
@@ -43,21 +109,27 @@ export async function initNext(
   const templateFilesPath =
     __dirname.endsWith('dist') || useDistFiles
       ? path.resolve(__dirname, '../..', 'dist/app')
-      : path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../next/src/app')
+      : path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../../app')
 
   if (debug) logDebug(`Using template files from: ${templateFilesPath}`)
 
   if (!fs.existsSync(templateFilesPath)) {
-    error(`Could not find template source files from ${templateFilesPath}`)
+    return {
-    return { success: false }
+      reason: `Could not find template source files from ${templateFilesPath}`,
+      success: false,
+    }
   } else {
     if (debug) logDebug('Found template source files')
   }
 
-  const userAppDir = path.resolve(projectDir, 'src/app')
+  // src/app or app
+  const userAppDirGlob = await globby(['**/app'], {
+    cwd: projectDir,
+    onlyDirectories: true,
+  })
+  const userAppDir = path.resolve(projectDir, userAppDirGlob?.[0])
   if (!fs.existsSync(userAppDir)) {
-    error(`Could not find user app directory at ${userAppDir}`)
+    return { reason: `Could not find user app directory inside ${projectDir}`, success: false }
-    return { success: false }
   } else {
     logDebug(`Found user app directory: ${userAppDir}`)
   }
@@ -65,5 +137,83 @@ export async function initNext(
   logDebug(`Copying template files from ${templateFilesPath} to ${userAppDir}`)
   copyRecursiveSync(templateFilesPath, userAppDir, debug)
   success('Successfully initialized.')
-  return { success: true }
+  return { success: true, userAppDir }
+}
+
+async function installDeps(projectDir: string) {
+  const packageManager = await detect({ cwd: projectDir })
+  if (!packageManager) {
+    throw new Error('Could not detect package manager')
+  }
+
+  info(`Installing dependencies with ${packageManager}`, 1)
+  const packagesToInstall = [
+    'payload',
+    '@payloadcms/db-mongodb',
+    '@payloadcms/next',
+    '@payloadcms/richtext-slate',
+    '@payloadcms/ui',
+  ].map((pkg) => `${pkg}@alpha`)
+
+  let exitCode = 0
+  switch (packageManager) {
+    case 'npm': {
+      ;({ exitCode } = await execa('npm', ['install', '--save', ...packagesToInstall], {
+        cwd: projectDir,
+      }))
+      break
+    }
+    case 'yarn':
+    case 'pnpm': {
+      ;({ exitCode } = await execa(packageManager, ['add', ...packagesToInstall], {
+        cwd: projectDir,
+      }))
+      break
+    }
+    case 'bun': {
+      warning('Bun support is untested.')
+      ;({ exitCode } = await execa('bun', ['add', ...packagesToInstall], { cwd: projectDir }))
+      break
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (exitCode !== 0) {
+    error(`Failed to install dependencies with ${packageManager}`)
+  } else {
+    success(`Successfully installed dependencies`)
+  }
+  return { success: exitCode === 0 }
+}
+function findOrCreatePayloadConfig(projectDir: string) {
+  const configPath = path.resolve(projectDir, 'payload.config.ts')
+  if (fs.existsSync(configPath)) {
+    return { message: 'Found existing payload.config.ts', success: true }
+  } else {
+    // Create default config
+    // TODO: Pull this from templates
+    const defaultConfig = `import path from "path";
+
+import { mongooseAdapter } from "@payloadcms/db-mongodb"; // database-adapter-import
+import { slateEditor } from "@payloadcms/richtext-slate"; // editor-import
+import { buildConfig } from "payload/config";
+
+export default buildConfig({
+  editor: slateEditor({}), // editor-config
+  collections: [],
+  secret: "asdfasdf",
+  typescript: {
+    outputFile: path.resolve(__dirname, "payload-types.ts"),
+  },
+  graphQL: {
+    schemaOutputFile: path.resolve(__dirname, "generated-schema.graphql"),
+  },
+  db: mongooseAdapter({
+    url: "mongodb://localhost:27017/next-payload-3",
+  }),
+});
+`
+
+    fse.writeFileSync(configPath, defaultConfig)
+    return { message: 'Created default payload.config.ts', success: true }
+  }
 }

packages/create-payload-app/src/main.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { parseTemplate } from './lib/parse-template'
 import { selectDb } from './lib/select-db'
 import { getValidTemplates, validateTemplate } from './lib/templates'
 import { writeEnvFile } from './lib/write-env-file'
-import { success } from './utils/log'
+import { error, success } from './utils/log'
 import { helpMessage, successMessage, welcomeMessage } from './utils/messages'
 
 export class Main {
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ export class Main {
 
       if (this.args['--init-next']) {
         const result = await initNext(this.args)
+        if (!result.success) {
+          error(result.reason || 'Failed to initialize Payload app in Next.js project')
+        } else {
+          success('Payload app successfully initialized in Next.js project')
+        }
         process.exit(result.success ? 0 : 1)
       }
 

pnpm-lock.yaml

@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ importers:
       chalk:
         specifier: ^4.1.2
         version: 4.1.2
+      comment-json:
+        specifier: ^4.2.3
+        version: 4.2.3
       concat-stream:
         specifier: ^2.0.0
         version: 2.0.0
@@ -278,9 +281,15 @@ importers:
       command-exists:
         specifier: ^1.2.9
         version: 1.2.9
+      comment-json:
+        specifier: ^4.2.3
+        version: 4.2.3
       degit:
         specifier: ^2.8.4
         version: 2.8.4
+      detect-package-manager:
+        specifier: ^3.0.1
+        version: 3.0.1
       execa:
         specifier: ^5.0.0
         version: 5.1.1
@@ -4305,7 +4314,7 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: ^14.15.0 || ^16.10.0 || >=18.0.0}
     dependencies:
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
-      '@types/node': 20.6.2
+      '@types/node': 16.18.85
       chalk: 4.1.2
       jest-message-util: 29.7.0
       jest-util: 29.7.0
@@ -4366,7 +4375,7 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       '@jest/fake-timers': 29.7.0
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
-      '@types/node': 20.6.2
+      '@types/node': 16.18.85
       jest-mock: 29.7.0
 
   /@jest/expect-utils@29.7.0:
@@ -4390,7 +4399,7 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
       '@sinonjs/fake-timers': 10.3.0
-      '@types/node': 20.6.2
+      '@types/node': 16.18.85
       jest-message-util: 29.7.0
       jest-mock: 29.7.0
       jest-util: 29.7.0
@@ -4421,7 +4430,7 @@ packages:
       '@jest/transform': 29.7.0
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
       '@jridgewell/trace-mapping': 0.3.23
-      '@types/node': 20.6.2
+      '@types/node': 16.18.85
       chalk: 4.1.2
       collect-v8-coverage: 1.0.2
       exit: 0.1.2
@@ -7491,6 +7500,9 @@ packages:
       is-string: 1.0.7
     dev: false
 
+  /array-timsort@1.0.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-/+3GRL7dDAGEfM6TseQk/U+mi18TU2Ms9I3UlLdUMhz2hbvGNTKdj9xniwXfUqgYhHxRx0+8UnKkvlNwVU+cWQ==}
+
   /array-union@2.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-HGyxoOTYUyCM6stUe6EJgnd4EoewAI7zMdfqO+kGjnlZmBDz/cR5pf8r/cR4Wq60sL/p0IkcjUEEPwS3GFrIyw==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
@@ -8290,6 +8302,16 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: ^12.20.0 || >=14}
     dev: false
 
+  /comment-json@4.2.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-SsxdiOf064DWoZLH799Ata6u7iV658A11PlWtZATDlXPpKGJnbJZ5Z24ybixAi+LUUqJ/GKowAejtC5GFUG7Tw==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 6'}
+    dependencies:
+      array-timsort: 1.0.3
+      core-util-is: 1.0.3
+      esprima: 4.0.1
+      has-own-prop: 2.0.0
+      repeat-string: 1.6.1
+
   /comment-parser@1.4.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-buhp5kePrmda3vhc5B9t7pUQXAb2Tnd0qgpkIhPhkHXxJpiPJ11H0ZEU0oBpJ2QztSbzG/ZxMj/CHsYJqRHmyg==}
     engines: {node: '>= 12.0.0'}
@@ -8559,7 +8581,6 @@ packages:
 
   /core-util-is@1.0.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ZQBvi1DcpJ4GDqanjucZ2Hj3wEO5pZDS89BWbkcrvdxksJorwUDDZamX9ldFkp9aw2lmBDLgkObEA4DWNJ9FYQ==}
-    dev: true
 
   /cosmiconfig@7.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-AdmX6xUzdNASswsFtmwSt7Vj8po9IuqXm0UXz7QKPuEUmPB4XyjGfaAr2PSuELMwkRMVH1EpIkX5bTZGRB3eCA==}
@@ -9177,6 +9198,13 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-TLz+x/vEXm/Y7P7wn1EJFNLxYpUD4TgMosxY6fAVJUnJMbupHBOncxyWUG9OpTaH9EBD7uFI5LfEgmMOc54DsA==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
 
+  /detect-package-manager@3.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-qoHDH6+lMcpJPAScE7+5CYj91W0mxZNXTwZPrCqi1KMk+x+AoQScQ2V1QyqTln1rHU5Haq5fikvOGHv+leKD8A==}
+    engines: {node: '>=12'}
+    dependencies:
+      execa: 5.1.1
+    dev: false
+
   /diff-sequences@27.5.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-k1gCAXAsNgLwEL+Y8Wvl+M6oEFj5bgazfZULpS5CneoPPXRaCCW7dm+q21Ky2VEE5X+VeRDBVg1Pcvvsr4TtNQ==}
     engines: {node: ^10.13.0 || ^12.13.0 || ^14.15.0 || >=15.0.0}
@@ -11166,6 +11194,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-EykJT/Q1KjTWctppgIAgfSO0tKVuZUjhgMr17kqTumMl6Afv3EISleU7qZUzoXDFTAHTDC4NOoG/ZxU3EvlMPQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
 
+  /has-own-prop@2.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Pq0h+hvsVm6dDEa8x82GnLSYHOzNDt7f0ddFa3FqcQlgzEiptPqL+XrOJNavjOzSYiYWIrgeVYYgGlLmnxwilQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=8'}
+
   /has-property-descriptors@1.0.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-55JNKuIW+vq4Ke1BjOTjM2YctQIvCT7GFzHwmfZPGo5wnrgkid0YQtnAleFSqumZm4az3n2BS+erby5ipJdgrg==}
     dependencies:
@@ -12313,7 +12345,7 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
       '@types/graceful-fs': 4.1.9
-      '@types/node': 20.6.2
+      '@types/node': 16.18.85
       anymatch: 3.1.3
       fb-watchman: 2.0.2
       graceful-fs: 4.2.11
@@ -12370,7 +12402,7 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: ^14.15.0 || ^16.10.0 || >=18.0.0}
     dependencies:
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
-      '@types/node': 20.6.2
+      '@types/node': 16.18.85
       jest-util: 29.7.0
 
   /jest-pnp-resolver@1.2.3(jest-resolve@29.7.0):
@@ -12420,7 +12452,7 @@ packages:
       '@jest/test-result': 29.7.0
       '@jest/transform': 29.7.0
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
-      '@types/node': 20.6.2
+      '@types/node': 16.18.85
       chalk: 4.1.2
       emittery: 0.13.1
       graceful-fs: 4.2.11
@@ -12450,7 +12482,7 @@ packages:
       '@jest/test-result': 29.7.0
       '@jest/transform': 29.7.0
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
-      '@types/node': 20.6.2
+      '@types/node': 16.18.85
       chalk: 4.1.2
       cjs-module-lexer: 1.2.3
       collect-v8-coverage: 1.0.2
@@ -12523,7 +12555,7 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       '@jest/test-result': 29.7.0
       '@jest/types': 29.6.3
-      '@types/node': 20.6.2
+      '@types/node': 16.18.85
       ansi-escapes: 4.3.2
       chalk: 4.1.2
       emittery: 0.13.1
@@ -15847,6 +15879,10 @@ packages:
       - typescript
     dev: true
 
+  /repeat-string@1.6.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-PV0dzCYDNfRi1jCDbJzpW7jNNDRuCOG/jI5ctQcGKt/clZD+YcPS3yIlWuTJMmESC8aevCFmWJy5wjAFgNqN6w==}
+    engines: {node: '>=0.10'}
+
   /require-directory@2.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-fGxEI7+wsG9xrvdjsrlmL22OMTTiHRwAMroiEeMgq8gzoLC/PQr7RsRDSTLUg/bZAZtF+TVIkHc6/4RIKrui+Q==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.10.0'}

test/create-payload-app/int.spec.ts

@@ -1,48 +1,85 @@
+import type { CompilerOptions } from 'typescript'
+
+import * as CommentJson from 'comment-json'
 import fs from 'fs'
 import path from 'path'
 import shelljs from 'shelljs'
+import { promisify } from 'util'
 
 import { initNext } from '../../packages/create-payload-app/src/lib/init-next'
+const readFile = promisify(fs.readFile)
+
+const nextCreateCommands: Partial<Record<'noSrcDir' | 'srcDir', string>> = {
+  srcDir:
+    'pnpm create next-app@latest . --typescript --eslint --no-tailwind --app --import-alias="@/*" --src-dir',
+  noSrcDir:
+    'pnpm create next-app@latest . --typescript --eslint --no-tailwind --app --import-alias="@/*" --no-src-dir',
+}
 
 describe('create-payload-app', () => {
-  describe('--init-next', () => {
-    const nextDir = path.resolve(__dirname, 'test-app')
-
   beforeAll(() => {
-      if (fs.existsSync(nextDir)) {
+    // Runs copyfiles copy app/(payload) -> dist/app/(payload)
-        fs.rmdirSync(nextDir, { recursive: true })
+    shelljs.exec('pnpm build:create-payload-app')
+  })
+
+  describe('Next.js app template files', () => {
+    it('should exist in dist', () => {
+      const distPath = path.resolve(
+        __dirname,
+        '../../packages/create-payload-app/dist/app/(payload)',
+      )
+      expect(fs.existsSync(distPath)).toBe(true)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe.each(Object.keys(nextCreateCommands))(`--init-next with %s`, (nextCmdKey) => {
+    const projectDir = path.resolve(__dirname, 'test-app')
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      if (fs.existsSync(projectDir)) {
+        fs.rmdirSync(projectDir, { recursive: true })
       }
 
       // Create dir for Next.js project
-      if (!fs.existsSync(nextDir)) {
+      if (!fs.existsSync(projectDir)) {
-        fs.mkdirSync(nextDir)
+        fs.mkdirSync(projectDir)
       }
 
       // Create a new Next.js project with default options
-      shelljs.exec(
+      shelljs.exec(nextCreateCommands[nextCmdKey], { cwd: projectDir })
-        'pnpm create next-app@latest . --typescript --eslint --no-tailwind --app --import-alias="@/*" --src-dir',
-        { cwd: nextDir },
-      )
     })
 
-    afterAll(() => {
+    afterEach(() => {
-      if (fs.existsSync(nextDir)) {
+      if (fs.existsSync(projectDir)) {
-        fs.rmdirSync(nextDir, { recursive: true })
+        fs.rmdirSync(projectDir, { recursive: true })
       }
     })
 
     it('should install payload app in Next.js project', async () => {
-      expect(fs.existsSync(nextDir)).toBe(true)
+      expect(fs.existsSync(projectDir)).toBe(true)
 
       const result = await initNext({
         '--debug': true,
-        nextDir,
+        projectDir,
-        useDistFiles: true, // create-payload-app must be built
+        useDistFiles: true, // create-payload-app/dist/app/(payload)
       })
 
       expect(result.success).toBe(true)
-      const payloadFilesPath = path.resolve(nextDir, 'src/app/(payload)')
+
+      const payloadFilesPath = path.resolve(result.userAppDir, '(payload)')
       expect(fs.existsSync(payloadFilesPath)).toBe(true)
+
+      const payloadConfig = path.resolve(projectDir, 'payload.config.ts')
+      expect(fs.existsSync(payloadConfig)).toBe(true)
+
+      const tsConfigPath = path.resolve(projectDir, 'tsconfig.json')
+      const userTsConfigContent = await readFile(tsConfigPath, { encoding: 'utf8' })
+      const userTsConfig = CommentJson.parse(userTsConfigContent) as {
+        compilerOptions?: CompilerOptions
+      }
+      expect(userTsConfig.compilerOptions.paths?.['@payload-config']).toEqual([
+        './payload.config.ts',
+      ])
     })
   })
 })