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.

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@xtr-dev/payload-workflows",
-  "version": "0.0.18",
+  "version": "0.0.20",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@xtr-dev/payload-workflows",
-      "version": "0.0.18",
+      "version": "0.0.20",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "jsonpath-plus": "^10.3.0",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@xtr-dev/payload-automation",
-  "version": "0.0.18",
+  "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

@@ -39,81 +39,7 @@ const applyCollectionsConfig = <T extends string>(pluginOptions: WorkflowsPlugin
   )
 }
 
-const applyHooksToCollections = <T extends string>(pluginOptions: WorkflowsPluginConfig<T>, config: Config) => {
+// Removed config-phase hook registration - user collections don't exist during config phase
-  const configLogger = getConfigLogger()
-  
-  if (!pluginOptions.collectionTriggers || Object.keys(pluginOptions.collectionTriggers).length === 0) {
-    configLogger.warn('No collection triggers configured - hooks will not be applied')
-    return
-  }
-
-  configLogger.info('Applying hooks to collections during config phase')
-
-  // Apply hooks to each configured collection
-  for (const [collectionSlug, triggerConfig] of Object.entries(pluginOptions.collectionTriggers)) {
-    if (!triggerConfig) {
-      continue
-    }
-
-    // Find the collection in the config
-    const collectionConfig = config.collections?.find(c => c.slug === collectionSlug)
-    if (!collectionConfig) {
-      configLogger.warn(`Collection '${collectionSlug}' not found in config - cannot apply hooks`)
-      continue
-    }
-
-    const crud: CollectionTriggerConfigCrud = triggerConfig === true ? {
-      create: true,
-      delete: true,
-      read: true,
-      update: true,
-    } : triggerConfig
-
-    // Initialize hooks if they don't exist
-    if (!collectionConfig.hooks) {
-      collectionConfig.hooks = {}
-    }
-
-    // Apply afterChange hook for create/update operations
-    if (crud.update || crud.create) {
-      if (!collectionConfig.hooks.afterChange) {
-        collectionConfig.hooks.afterChange = []
-      }
-
-      // Add our automation hook - this will be called when the executor is ready
-      collectionConfig.hooks.afterChange.push(async (change) => {
-        console.log('🚨 CONFIG-PHASE AUTOMATION HOOK CALLED! 🚨')
-        console.log('Collection:', change.collection.slug)
-        console.log('Operation:', change.operation)
-        console.log('Doc ID:', change.doc?.id)
-
-        // Get the executor from global registry (set during onInit)
-        const executor = getWorkflowExecutor()
-        if (!executor) {
-          console.log('❌ No executor available yet - workflow execution skipped')
-          return
-        }
-
-        console.log('✅ Executor found - executing workflows')
-        
-        try {
-          await executor.executeTriggeredWorkflows(
-            change.collection.slug,
-            change.operation as 'create' | 'update',
-            change.doc,
-            change.previousDoc,
-            change.req
-          )
-          console.log('🚨 executeTriggeredWorkflows completed successfully')
-        } catch (error) {
-          console.log('🚨 executeTriggeredWorkflows failed:', error)
-        }
-      })
-    }
-
-    configLogger.info(`Applied hooks to collection: ${collectionSlug}`)
-  }
-}
 
 
 export const workflowsPlugin =
@@ -126,8 +52,71 @@ export const workflowsPlugin =
 
       applyCollectionsConfig<TSlug>(pluginOptions, config)
       
-      // CRITICAL FIX: Apply hooks during config phase, not onInit
+      // CRITICAL: Modify existing collection configs BEFORE PayloadCMS processes them
-      applyHooksToCollections<TSlug>(pluginOptions, config)
+      // 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: []}
@@ -175,11 +164,11 @@ export const workflowsPlugin =
         console.log('🚨 EXECUTOR CREATED:', typeof executor)
         console.log('🚨 EXECUTOR METHODS:', Object.getOwnPropertyNames(Object.getPrototypeOf(executor)))
         
-        // Register executor globally for config-phase hooks
+        // Register executor globally
         setWorkflowExecutor(executor)
 
-        // Note: Collection hooks are now applied during config phase, not here
+        // Hooks are now registered during config phase - just log status
-        logger.info('Collection hooks applied during config phase - executor now available for them')
+        logger.info('Hooks were registered during config phase - executor now available')
         
         logger.info('Initializing global hooks...')
         initGlobalHooks(payload, logger, executor)