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ipal-kit/src/modules/seo/autoFillMeta.ts
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import type { CollectionBeforeChangeHook } from 'payload'
/**
* Maps document fields to SEO meta fields for auto-fill.
* Defaults match the Payload website template (title → meta.title).
*/
export type AutoFillMapping = {
/** Document field used to fill meta.description when empty. */
description?: string
/** Document field used to fill meta.title when empty. Default: 'title'. */
title?: string
}
/**
* Reads a possibly-localized field value into a plain string.
* With localized fields at this hook stage the value is the active-locale
* string, so we just coerce defensively.
*/
function readString(value: unknown): string | undefined {
if (typeof value === 'string' && value.trim()) {return value.trim()}
return undefined
}
/**
* Builds a beforeChange hook that fills empty SEO meta fields from document
* content. Only fills when the meta field is blank — never overwrites what an
* editor typed. This runs server-side on every create/update, so editors get
* sensible meta without clicking "auto-generate".
*
* The plugin doesn't know the client's collection shape, so the field mapping
* is configurable; defaults follow the website template.
*/
export function buildAutoFillMetaHook(mapping: AutoFillMapping = {}): CollectionBeforeChangeHook {
const titleField = mapping.title ?? 'title'
const descriptionField = mapping.description
return ({ data }) => {
if (!data) {return data}
// plugin-seo stores meta as a group under `meta`
const meta = (data.meta as Record<string, unknown> | undefined) ?? {}
// Fill meta.title from the document title when empty
if (!readString(meta.title)) {
const sourceTitle = readString(data[titleField])
if (sourceTitle) {meta.title = sourceTitle}
}
// Fill meta.description from a configured field when empty
if (descriptionField && !readString(meta.description)) {
const sourceDescription = readString(data[descriptionField])
if (sourceDescription) {meta.description = sourceDescription}
}
data.meta = meta
return data
}
}