Implement live preview

package.json

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
     "@payloadcms/plugin-nested-docs": "3.0.0-beta.35",
     "@payloadcms/richtext-lexical": "3.0.0-beta.40",
     "@payloadcms/ui": "3.0.0-beta.40",
+    "@payloadcms/live-preview": "3.0.0-beta.35",
+    "@payloadcms/live-preview-react": "3.0.0-beta.35",
     "babel-plugin-react-compiler": "^0.0.0-experimental-592953e-20240517",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
     "deepmerge": "^4.3.1",

payload.config.ts

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import Authors from '@payload/collections/Authors'
 import Posts from '@payload/collections/Posts'
 import Users from '@payload/collections/Users'
 import Pages from '@payload/collections/Pages'
+import { COLLECTION_SLUG_PAGE, COLLECTION_SLUG_POST } from '@/app/(payload)/collections/config'
 
 const filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
 const dirname = path.dirname(filename)
@@ -40,6 +41,12 @@ export default buildConfig({
       password: 'test',
       prefillOnly: true,
     },
+    livePreview: {
+      url: ({ data, locale }) =>
+        //TODO: Rewrite to collection_slug/preview/
+        `${process.env.BASE_URL}/preview${data.path}${locale ? `?locale=${locale.code}` : ''}`,
+      collections: [COLLECTION_SLUG_PAGE],
+    },
   },
   editor: lexicalEditor(),
   secret: process.env.PAYLOAD_SECRET || '',

pnpm-lock.yaml

@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ importers:
       '@payloadcms/db-mongodb':
         specifier: 3.0.0-beta.40
         version: 3.0.0-beta.40(@aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc@3.588.0)(payload@3.0.0-beta.40(@swc/core@1.5.24(@swc/helpers@0.5.11))(@swc/types@0.1.7)(graphql@16.8.1)(typescript@5.4.5))
+      '@payloadcms/live-preview':
+        specifier: 3.0.0-beta.35
+        version: 3.0.0-beta.35
+      '@payloadcms/live-preview-react':
+        specifier: 3.0.0-beta.35
+        version: 3.0.0-beta.35(react-dom@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522(react@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522))(react@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522)
       '@payloadcms/next':
         specifier: 3.0.0-beta.40
         version: 3.0.0-beta.40(graphql@16.8.1)(monaco-editor@0.49.0)(next@15.0.0-rc.0(babel-plugin-react-compiler@0.0.0-experimental-938cd9a-20240601)(react-dom@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522(react@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522))(react@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522)(sass@1.77.4))(payload@3.0.0-beta.40(@swc/core@1.5.24(@swc/helpers@0.5.11))(@swc/types@0.1.7)(graphql@16.8.1)(typescript@5.4.5))(react-dom@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522(react@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522))(react@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522)(types-react@19.0.0-beta.2)(typescript@5.4.5)
@@ -712,6 +718,15 @@ packages:
       graphql: ^16.8.1
       payload: 3.0.0-beta.40
 
+  '@payloadcms/live-preview-react@3.0.0-beta.35':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-OAkuNILhSpFnHuUOThZ2c1D3DzHA3liUpgxG5VnbnMJzYThR7XE7R3jkeCEs+7V3bpy+oKyNxEZAc/jqufMhzA==}
+    peerDependencies:
+      react: ^18.2.0 || ^19.0.0
+      react-dom: ^18.2.0 || ^19.0.0
+
+  '@payloadcms/live-preview@3.0.0-beta.35':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-t0JdtfYYc4xU8F/3dj0iwaSoPhc/n2XXe6qsEKYtuKqFRNs00aX2fm1FSrQ8HG1onWnu7g+1VnEjsJeajnT7hw==}
+
   '@payloadcms/next@3.0.0-beta.40':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-B/6uXGyrp0L8J6afSZ2hgB8pWe69O7PTdEDT0MG6gUAIg+EVxn54kFqA8YsR5l68Fa8q5xOPrliBfd58OAOYng==}
     engines: {node: '>=18.20.2'}
@@ -4476,6 +4491,14 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - typescript
 
+  '@payloadcms/live-preview-react@3.0.0-beta.35(react-dom@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522(react@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522))(react@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522)':
+    dependencies:
+      '@payloadcms/live-preview': 3.0.0-beta.35
+      react: 19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522
+      react-dom: 19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522(react@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522)
+
+  '@payloadcms/live-preview@3.0.0-beta.35': {}
+
   '@payloadcms/next@3.0.0-beta.40(graphql@16.8.1)(monaco-editor@0.49.0)(next@15.0.0-rc.0(babel-plugin-react-compiler@0.0.0-experimental-938cd9a-20240601)(react-dom@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522(react@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522))(react@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522)(sass@1.77.4))(payload@3.0.0-beta.40(@swc/core@1.5.24(@swc/helpers@0.5.11))(@swc/types@0.1.7)(graphql@16.8.1)(typescript@5.4.5))(react-dom@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522(react@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522))(react@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522)(types-react@19.0.0-beta.2)(typescript@5.4.5)':
     dependencies:
       '@dnd-kit/core': 6.0.8(react-dom@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522(react@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522))(react@19.0.0-rc-f994737d14-20240522)

src/app/(app)/preview/[[...path]]/page.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import PreviewBlocks from '@/components/PreviewBlocks'
+import { getCurrentUser } from '@/lib/payload'
+import { COLLECTION_SLUG_PAGE } from '@payload/collections/config'
+import { getDocument } from '@/utils/getDocument'
+import { unstable_noStore as noStore } from 'next/cache'
+import { notFound } from 'next/navigation'
+
+const PreviewCatchAllPage = async ({ params }: { params: { path: string[] } }) => {
+  noStore()
+  const [user, page] = await Promise.all([
+    getCurrentUser(),
+    getDocument({
+      collection: COLLECTION_SLUG_PAGE,
+      path: params.path,
+      depth: 3,
+      cache: false,
+    }),
+  ])
+  if (!user || !page) notFound()
+  return <PreviewBlocks initialData={page} locale="" url={process.env.BASE_URL || ''} />
+}
+
+export default PreviewCatchAllPage

src/app/(payload)/fields/slug.ts

@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ const slugField: Slug = (fieldToUse = 'title', overrides = {}) => {
       index: true,
       required: false, // Need to be false so that we can use beforeValidate hook to set slug.
       admin: {
-        position: 'sidebar'
+        position: 'sidebar',
       },
       hooks: {
-        beforeValidate: [formatSlug(fieldToUse)]
+        beforeValidate: [formatSlug(fieldToUse)],
-      }
+      },
     },
-    overrides
+    overrides,
   )
 }
 

src/components/PreviewBlocks.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+'use client'
+
+import Blocks from '@/components/Blocks'
+import type { Page } from 'types/payload-types'
+import { useLivePreview } from '@payloadcms/live-preview-react'
+
+export default function PreviewBlocks({
+  initialData,
+  locale,
+  url,
+}: {
+  initialData?: Page | null
+  locale: string
+  url: string
+}) {
+  const { data } = useLivePreview({
+    serverURL: url,
+    depth: 3,
+    initialData: initialData,
+  })
+
+  return <Blocks blocks={data?.blocks || []} locale={locale} />
+}