Fix critical hook initialization bug preventing workflow execution

- Remove problematic hooksInitialized flag that prevented proper hook registration in development mode
- Add comprehensive error logging with "AUTOMATION PLUGIN:" prefix for easier debugging
- Add try/catch blocks in hook execution to prevent silent failures
- Ensure hooks register properly on every PayloadCMS initialization

This fixes the issue where workflows would not execute even when properly configured.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

test-jsonpath-condition.js

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+// Isolated JSONPath condition testing
+import { JSONPath } from 'jsonpath-plus'
+
+function testJSONPathCondition() {
+  console.log('🧪 Testing JSONPath condition evaluation in isolation')
+
+  // Simulate the exact context structure from workflow execution
+  const testContext = {
+    steps: {},
+    trigger: {
+      type: 'collection',
+      collection: 'orders',
+      doc: {
+        id: '12345',
+        orderName: 'Test Order',
+        status: 'Paid',  // This is the updated status
+        customerEmail: 'test@example.com',
+        totalPrice: 2500
+      },
+      operation: 'update',
+      previousDoc: {
+        id: '12345',
+        orderName: 'Test Order', 
+        status: 'Unpaid',  // This was the previous status
+        customerEmail: 'test@example.com',
+        totalPrice: 2500
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  console.log('Test context:')
+  console.log('  - trigger.doc.status:', testContext.trigger.doc.status)
+  console.log('  - trigger.previousDoc.status:', testContext.trigger.previousDoc.status)
+
+  // Test different JSONPath expressions
+  const testCases = [
+    '$.trigger.doc.status',
+    '$.doc.status',  // This is what your condition uses but might be wrong!
+    '$.trigger.doc.status == "Paid"',
+    '$.trigger.doc.status == "Unpaid"'
+  ]
+
+  console.log('\n📋 Testing JSONPath expressions:')
+  
+  for (const expression of testCases) {
+    try {
+      const result = JSONPath({
+        json: testContext,
+        path: expression,
+        wrap: false
+      })
+      
+      console.log(`  ✅ ${expression} => ${JSON.stringify(result)} (${typeof result})`)
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.log(`  ❌ ${expression} => ERROR: ${error.message}`)
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Test comparison logic manually
+  console.log('\n🔍 Testing comparison logic:')
+  
+  const condition = '$.doc.status == "Paid"'  // Your original condition
+  const correctCondition = '$.trigger.doc.status == "Paid"'  // Likely correct path
+
+  console.log(`\nTesting: ${condition}`)
+  try {
+    const leftResult = JSONPath({
+      json: testContext,
+      path: '$.doc.status',
+      wrap: false
+    })
+    console.log(`  - Left side result: ${JSON.stringify(leftResult)}`)
+    console.log(`  - Is undefined/null? ${leftResult === undefined || leftResult === null}`)
+    console.log(`  - Comparison result: ${leftResult === 'Paid'}`)
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log(`  - Error: ${error.message}`)
+  }
+
+  console.log(`\nTesting: ${correctCondition}`)
+  try {
+    const leftResult = JSONPath({
+      json: testContext,
+      path: '$.trigger.doc.status',
+      wrap: false
+    })
+    console.log(`  - Left side result: ${JSON.stringify(leftResult)}`)
+    console.log(`  - Comparison result: ${leftResult === 'Paid'}`)
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log(`  - Error: ${error.message}`)
+  }
+
+  // Test regex parsing
+  console.log('\n📝 Testing regex parsing:')
+  const testConditions = [
+    '$.trigger.doc.status == "Paid"',
+    '$.doc.status == "Paid"',
+    '$.trigger.doc.status=="Paid"',  // No spaces
+    "$.trigger.doc.status == 'Paid'"  // Single quotes
+  ]
+
+  for (const cond of testConditions) {
+    const comparisonMatch = cond.match(/^(.+?)\s*(==|!=|>|<|>=|<=)\s*(.+)$/)
+    if (comparisonMatch) {
+      const [, leftExpr, operator, rightExpr] = comparisonMatch
+      console.log(`  ✅ ${cond}`)
+      console.log(`    - Left: "${leftExpr.trim()}"`)
+      console.log(`    - Operator: "${operator}"`)
+      console.log(`    - Right: "${rightExpr.trim()}"`)
+    } else {
+      console.log(`  ❌ ${cond} - No regex match`)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+testJSONPathCondition()