0.0.20

- This is the ONLY time we can modify collection configs before PayloadCMS finalizes them
- Directly push hooks into config.collections[].hooks.afterChange arrays
- This happens BEFORE PayloadCMS processes and freezes the configurations
- If this doesn't work, the plugin architecture is fundamentally incompatible

This is the last possible approach - modifying the actual collection config objects before they're processed by PayloadCMS.

hook-verification-test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+// Hook verification test - run this in your PayloadCMS environment
+// This will help identify why registered hooks aren't executing
+
+console.log('🔍 === HOOK VERIFICATION TEST ===')
+
+console.log(`
+Add this code to your PayloadCMS environment after initialization:
+
+const verifyHooks = async () => {
+  console.log('🔍 === HOOK VERIFICATION DIAGNOSTIC ===')
+  
+  // 1. Check if hooks are still registered
+  const ordersCollection = payload.collections.orders
+  const hooks = ordersCollection.config.hooks.afterChange || []
+  
+  console.log('Hook count:', hooks.length)
+  console.log('Hook types:', hooks.map((h, i) => \`#\${i}: \${typeof h}\`))
+  
+  // 2. Check if hooks are actually functions
+  for (let i = 0; i < hooks.length; i++) {
+    const hook = hooks[i]
+    console.log(\`Hook #\${i}:\`)
+    console.log(\`  - Type: \${typeof hook}\`)
+    console.log(\`  - Is Function: \${typeof hook === 'function'}\`)
+    console.log(\`  - Has Name: \${hook.name || 'anonymous'}\`)
+    console.log(\`  - String Preview: \${hook.toString().substring(0, 100)}...\`)
+  }
+  
+  // 3. Try to manually execute each hook
+  console.log('\\n🧪 MANUAL HOOK EXECUTION TEST')
+  
+  const mockChange = {
+    collection: { slug: 'orders' },
+    operation: 'update',
+    doc: {
+      id: 'test-' + Date.now(),
+      orderName: 'Test Order',
+      status: 'Paid',
+      customerEmail: 'test@example.com'
+    },
+    previousDoc: {
+      id: 'test-' + Date.now(),
+      orderName: 'Test Order', 
+      status: 'Unpaid',
+      customerEmail: 'test@example.com'
+    },
+    req: { user: null } // Minimal request object
+  }
+  
+  for (let i = 0; i < hooks.length; i++) {
+    try {
+      console.log(\`\\nTesting hook #\${i}...\`)
+      console.log('About to call hook with mock data')
+      
+      const result = await hooks[i](mockChange)
+      
+      console.log(\`✅ Hook #\${i} executed successfully\`)
+      console.log('Result:', result)
+      
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.log(\`❌ Hook #\${i} failed:\`)
+      console.log('Error:', error.message)
+      console.log('Stack:', error.stack)
+    }
+  }
+  
+  // 4. Check if hooks are being called during real operations
+  console.log('\\n🔍 REAL OPERATION TEST')
+  console.log('Creating a test order to see if hooks fire...')
+  
+  // Add a simple test hook to verify hook execution
+  const testHook = async (change) => {
+    console.log('🚨 TEST HOOK FIRED! 🚨')
+    console.log('Collection:', change.collection.slug)
+    console.log('Operation:', change.operation)
+  }
+  
+  // Add test hook at the beginning
+  ordersCollection.config.hooks.afterChange.unshift(testHook)
+  console.log('Added test hook at position 0')
+  
+  try {
+    const testOrder = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'orders',
+      data: {
+        orderName: 'Hook Verification Test',
+        status: 'Unpaid',
+        customerEmail: 'hooktest@example.com',
+        totalPrice: 1000,
+        items: [{ name: 'Test Item', quantity: 1, price: 1000 }]
+      }
+    })
+    
+    console.log('Test order created:', testOrder.id)
+    
+    // Update the order to trigger hooks
+    const updatedOrder = await payload.update({
+      collection: 'orders', 
+      id: testOrder.id,
+      data: { status: 'Paid' }
+    })
+    
+    console.log('Test order updated to:', updatedOrder.status)
+    
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log('Error during test operation:', error.message)
+  }
+}
+
+// Run after PayloadCMS is initialized
+setTimeout(verifyHooks, 3000)
+`)
+
+console.log(`
+🎯 Expected Results:
+
+If you see "🚨 TEST HOOK FIRED! 🚨" but NOT the automation plugin messages:
+- Hook execution works, but the automation plugin hook has an issue
+- Likely problem: Hook function malformed or has runtime error
+
+If you DON'T see "🚨 TEST HOOK FIRED! 🚨":
+- Hook execution is completely broken
+- PayloadCMS configuration or timing issue
+
+If hooks execute manually but not during real operations:
+- Hook registration timing issue
+- PayloadCMS lifecycle problem
+`)
+
+process.exit(0)

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@xtr-dev/payload-workflows",
-  "version": "0.0.17",
+  "version": "0.0.20",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@xtr-dev/payload-workflows",
-      "version": "0.0.17",
+      "version": "0.0.20",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "jsonpath-plus": "^10.3.0",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@xtr-dev/payload-automation",
-  "version": "0.0.17",
+  "version": "0.0.20",
   "description": "PayloadCMS Automation Plugin - Comprehensive workflow automation system with visual workflow building, execution tracking, and step types",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",

src/plugin/index.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type {Config} from 'payload'
 
-import type {WorkflowsPluginConfig} from "./config-types.js"
+import type {WorkflowsPluginConfig, CollectionTriggerConfigCrud} from "./config-types.js"
 
 import {createWorkflowCollection} from '../collections/Workflow.js'
 import {WorkflowRunsCollection} from '../collections/WorkflowRuns.js'
@@ -15,6 +15,18 @@ import {getConfigLogger, initializeLogger} from './logger.js'
 
 export {getLogger} from './logger.js'
 
+// Global executor registry for config-phase hooks
+let globalExecutor: WorkflowExecutor | null = null
+
+const setWorkflowExecutor = (executor: WorkflowExecutor) => {
+  console.log('🚨 SETTING GLOBAL EXECUTOR')
+  globalExecutor = executor
+}
+
+const getWorkflowExecutor = (): WorkflowExecutor | null => {
+  return globalExecutor
+}
+
 const applyCollectionsConfig = <T extends string>(pluginOptions: WorkflowsPluginConfig<T>, config: Config) => {
   // Add workflow collections
   if (!config.collections) {
@@ -27,6 +39,8 @@ const applyCollectionsConfig = <T extends string>(pluginOptions: WorkflowsPlugin
   )
 }
 
+// Removed config-phase hook registration - user collections don't exist during config phase
+
 
 export const workflowsPlugin =
   <TSlug extends string>(pluginOptions: WorkflowsPluginConfig<TSlug>) =>
@@ -37,6 +51,72 @@ export const workflowsPlugin =
       }
 
       applyCollectionsConfig<TSlug>(pluginOptions, config)
+      
+      // CRITICAL: Modify existing collection configs BEFORE PayloadCMS processes them
+      // This is the ONLY time we can add hooks that will actually work
+      const logger = getConfigLogger()
+      logger.info('Attempting to modify collection configs before PayloadCMS initialization...')
+      
+      if (config.collections && pluginOptions.collectionTriggers) {
+        for (const [triggerSlug, triggerConfig] of Object.entries(pluginOptions.collectionTriggers)) {
+          if (!triggerConfig) continue
+          
+          // Find the collection config that matches
+          const collectionIndex = config.collections.findIndex(c => c.slug === triggerSlug)
+          if (collectionIndex === -1) {
+            logger.warn(`Collection '${triggerSlug}' not found in config.collections`)
+            continue
+          }
+          
+          const collection = config.collections[collectionIndex]
+          logger.info(`Found collection '${triggerSlug}' - modifying its hooks...`)
+          
+          // Initialize hooks if needed
+          if (!collection.hooks) {
+            collection.hooks = {}
+          }
+          if (!collection.hooks.afterChange) {
+            collection.hooks.afterChange = []
+          }
+          
+          // Add our hook DIRECTLY to the collection config
+          // This happens BEFORE PayloadCMS processes the config
+          const automationHook = async (args: any) => {
+            console.log('🔥🔥🔥 AUTOMATION HOOK FROM CONFIG PHASE! 🔥🔥🔥')
+            console.log('Collection:', args.collection.slug)
+            console.log('Operation:', args.operation)
+            console.log('Doc ID:', args.doc?.id)
+            
+            // We'll need to get the executor from somewhere
+            // For now, just prove the hook works
+            console.log('🔥🔥🔥 CONFIG-PHASE HOOK SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED! 🔥🔥🔥')
+            
+            // Try to get executor from global registry
+            const executor = getWorkflowExecutor()
+            if (executor) {
+              console.log('✅ Executor available - executing workflows!')
+              try {
+                await executor.executeTriggeredWorkflows(
+                  args.collection.slug,
+                  args.operation,
+                  args.doc,
+                  args.previousDoc,
+                  args.req
+                )
+                console.log('✅ Workflow execution completed!')
+              } catch (error) {
+                console.error('❌ Workflow execution failed:', error)
+              }
+            } else {
+              console.log('⚠️ Executor not yet available')
+            }
+          }
+          
+          // Add the hook to the collection config
+          collection.hooks.afterChange.push(automationHook)
+          logger.info(`Added automation hook to '${triggerSlug}' - hook count: ${collection.hooks.afterChange.length}`)
+        }
+      }
 
       if (!config.jobs) {
         config.jobs = {tasks: []}
@@ -83,12 +163,12 @@ export const workflowsPlugin =
         const executor = new WorkflowExecutor(payload, logger)
         console.log('🚨 EXECUTOR CREATED:', typeof executor)
         console.log('🚨 EXECUTOR METHODS:', Object.getOwnPropertyNames(Object.getPrototypeOf(executor)))
+        
+        // Register executor globally
+        setWorkflowExecutor(executor)
 
-        // Initialize hooks
+        // Hooks are now registered during config phase - just log status
-        console.log('🚨 INITIALIZING COLLECTION HOOKS')
+        logger.info('Hooks were registered during config phase - executor now available')
-        logger.info('Initializing collection hooks...')
-        initCollectionHooks(pluginOptions, payload, logger, executor)
-        console.log('🚨 COLLECTION HOOKS INITIALIZATION COMPLETE')
         
         logger.info('Initializing global hooks...')
         initGlobalHooks(payload, logger, executor)