[next] make lazyDiscovery the default in withWorkflow#1805
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Flips the default for `workflows.lazyDiscovery` from `false` to `true`
so new projects get deferred workflow discovery automatically on Next.js
versions that support deferred entries (>= 16.2.0-canary.48). Older
versions continue to fall back to eager discovery.
Users can still opt back into eager discovery explicitly by passing
`workflows: { lazyDiscovery: false }`.
Also:
- Remove the now-redundant `lazyDiscovery: true` from the Next.js
workbench apps.
- Reword the fallback warning for clarity when lazy is the default.
- Update the local-build e2e assertion to match the new warning text.
- Update the withWorkflow docs with the new default.
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Pull request overview
Makes deferred workflow discovery (“lazyDiscovery”) the default behavior for withWorkflow on the next branch, updates examples/docs accordingly, and adjusts workbench/e2e expectations to match the new default and warning text.
Changes:
- Flip
withWorkflow’s defaultworkflows.lazyDiscoverybehavior to enabled unless explicitly set tofalse. - Remove redundant
lazyDiscovery: trueoverrides from Next.js workbench apps and update tests to validate the new default. - Reword the Next.js version fallback warning and update docs and e2e assertions to match.
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| File | Description |
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| workbench/nextjs-webpack/next.config.ts | Removes explicit lazyDiscovery: true now that it’s the default. |
| workbench/nextjs-turbopack/next.config.ts | Removes explicit lazyDiscovery: true and keeps config minimal. |
| packages/next/src/index.ts | Implements default-on lazyDiscovery behavior (opt-out with false). |
| packages/next/src/index.test.ts | Adds unit tests asserting default/explicit true/explicit false env-var behavior. |
| packages/next/src/builder.ts | Updates the fallback warning message when Next.js is too old for deferred mode. |
| packages/core/e2e/local-build.test.ts | Updates e2e warning assertion to match the new warning text. |
| docs/content/docs/api-reference/workflow-next/with-workflow.mdx | Updates docs to reflect default true and how to force eager discovery. |
| .changeset/lazy-discovery-default.md | Adds changeset documenting the default change and opt-out. |
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| expect(process.env.WORKFLOW_NEXT_LAZY_DISCOVERY).toBe('1'); | ||
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| it('disables lazyDiscovery when explicitly set to false', async () => { | |
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Summary
workflows.lazyDiscoveryinwithWorkflowfromfalsetotrueso new projects automatically get deferred workflow discovery on Next.js >= 16.2.0-canary.48workflows: { lazyDiscovery: false }on supported Next.js versionslazyDiscovery: truefrom thenextjs-turbopackandnextjs-webpackworkbench appswithWorkflowdocs to reflect the new defaultCompanion PR
The companion change for
stable(which keeps the current default but removes the workbench override so stable e2e tests still exercise eager mode) is in #1804.