/** * Node.js ESM custom loader — stubs .css imports as empty modules. * * Next.js 16 does route collection in raw Node ESM (not webpack/turbopack). * Payload CMS dependencies import .css files which Node can't handle. * This loader intercepts .css resolutions and returns an empty module. * * Usage: NODE_OPTIONS="--import ./apps/web/css-stub-loader.mjs" */ import { register } from "node:module"; register( "data:text/javascript," + encodeURIComponent(` export function resolve(specifier, context, nextResolve) { if (specifier.endsWith('.css')) { return { url: 'data:text/javascript,export default {};', shortCircuit: true }; } return nextResolve(specifier, context); } export function load(url, context, nextLoad) { if (url.endsWith('.css')) { return { format: 'module', source: 'export default {};', shortCircuit: true }; } return nextLoad(url, context); } `), import.meta.url, );