@innovixx/payload-next-cache-revalidate-plugin

Payload Next Cache Revalidate Plugin

A plugin for https://github.com/payloadcms/payload that calls Next.js revalidation endpoints to clear the server-side cache, ensuring that users receive the most up-to-date content.

Core Features:

• Revalidate cache for specified collections
• Supports dynamic URL generation for revalidation endpoints

Installation

pnpm add @innovixx/payload-next-cache-revalidate-plugin
# OR
npm i @innovixx/payload-next-cache-revalidate-plugin

Basic Usage

import { payloadNextCacheRevalidatePlugin } from '@innovixx/payload-next-cache-revalidate-plugin';

const payloadConfig = {
	...
  plugins: [
    payloadNextCacheRevalidatePlugin({
      collections: [
        'page',
      ],
      generateUrl: async ({ doc, collectionConfig, req }) => {
        switch (collectionConfig.slug) {
          default:
          case 'page': {
            return `${process.env.CLIENT_URL}/revalidate?path=/${doc.slug}`;
          }
        }
      },
    }),
  ],
	...
};

Development

To actively develop or debug this plugin, you can either work directly within the demo directory of this repo or link your own project.

Internal Demo

This repo includes a fully working, self-seeding instance of Payload that installs the plugin directly from the source code. This is the easiest way to get started. To spin up this demo, follow these steps:

• First, clone the repo
• cd YOUR_PLUGIN_REPO && pnpm && pnpm watch
• cd YOUR_PLUGIN_REPO/demo && pnpm && pnpm cleanDev
• Now open http://localhost:3000/admin in your browser
• Enter username [e-mail] and password Pa$$w0rd!

That's it! Changes made in ./src will be reflected in your demo.