Resolve alias webpack helper for Payload CMS

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ERROR in ./node_modules/next/dist/compiled/micromatch/index.js 22:3471-3486
Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'util' in '\node_modules\next\dist\compiled\micromatch'

BREAKING CHANGE: webpack < 5 used to include polyfills for node.js core modules by default.
This is no longer the case. Verify if you need this module and configure a polyfill for it.

If you want to include a polyfill, you need to:
        - add a fallback 'resolve.fallback: { "util": require.resolve("util/") }'
        - install 'util'
If you don't want to include a polyfill, you can use an empty module like this:
        resolve.fallback: { "util": false }

Features

• Easy way to fix the webpack error
• Built-in list of common server-only modules

Installation

npm install payload-plugin-resolve-alias
# or
yarn add payload-plugin-resolve-alias

Usage

// payload.config.ts
import { resolveAlias, serverOnlyModules } from 'payload-plugin-resolve-alias'

export default buildConfig({
  plugins: [
    resolveAlias(serverOnlyModules, ['nodemailer']),

    // Alternative syntax
    resolveAlias(
      // Object
      { nodemailer: false, passport: false },
      // Arra
      ['nodemailer', 'passport'],
      // String
      'nodemailer',
      'passport',
      // Falsy arguments are ignored
      process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' && ['production-only']
    ),
  ],
})

Community-driven list of server-only modules

serverOnlyModules is an array of modules that you probably don't want in the browser:

• express
• express-session
• nodemailer
• passport
• util

Changelog

Please see CHANGELOG for more information what has changed recently.

Contributing

Contributions and feedback are very welcome.

To get it running:

1. Clone the project.
2. npm install
3. npm run build

Credits

• Thomas Ghysels
• All Contributors

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.