build-optimization

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GROWI apps/app Turbopack configuration, module optimization, and build measurement tooling. Auto-invoked when working in apps/app.

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Build Optimization (apps/app)

Next.js Version & Bundler

Next.js 16 (^16.0.0) with Turbopack bundler (default)
Build: next build; Dev: Express server calls next({ dev }) which uses Turbopack by default
React stays at ^18.2.0 — Pages Router has full React 18 support in v16
Webpack has been fully removed (no webpack() hook, no --webpack flag)

Turbopack Configuration

Custom Loader Rules (`turbopack.rules`)

Rule	Pattern	Condition	Purpose
superjson-ssr-loader	`.page.ts`, `.page.tsx`	`{ not: 'browser' }` (server-only)	Auto-wraps `getServerSideProps` with SuperJSON serialization

Loaders are registered in next.config.ts under turbopack.rules
condition: { not: 'browser' } restricts the loader to server-side compilation only
as: '*.ts' / as: '*.tsx' tells Turbopack to continue processing the transformed output as TypeScript

Resolve Aliases (`turbopack.resolveAlias`)

4 server-only packages + fs are aliased to ./src/lib/empty-module.ts in browser context:

Package	Reason
`fs`	Node.js built-in, not available in browser
`mongoose`	MongoDB driver, server-only
`i18next-fs-backend`	File-system i18n loader, server-only
`core-js`	Server-side polyfills

Uses conditional { browser: './src/lib/empty-module.ts' } syntax so server-side resolution is unaffected
resolveAlias requires relative paths (e.g., ./src/lib/empty-module.ts), not absolute paths — absolute paths cause "server relative imports are not implemented yet" errors
If a new server-only package leaks into the client bundle, add it to resolveAlias with the same pattern

SuperJSON Serialization Architecture

The next-superjson SWC plugin was replaced by a custom loader:

Build time: superjson-ssr-loader.ts auto-wraps getServerSideProps in .page.{ts,tsx} files with withSuperJSONProps() via Turbopack rules
Runtime (server): withSuperJSONProps() in src/pages/utils/superjson-ssr.ts serializes props via superjson
Runtime (client): _app.page.tsx calls deserializeSuperJSONProps() for centralized deserialization
No per-page changes needed — new pages automatically get superjson serialization
Custom serializers registered in _app.page.tsx (ObjectId, PageRevisionWithMeta)

CSS Modules Turbopack Compatibility

`:global` Syntax

Turbopack only supports the function form :global(...). The block form :global { ... } is NOT supported:

// WRONG — Turbopack rejects this
.parent :global {
  .child { color: red; }
}

// CORRECT — function form
.parent {
  :global(.child) { color: red; }
}

Nested blocks must also use function form:

// WRONG
.parent :global {
  .child {
    .grandchild { }
  }
}

// CORRECT
.parent {
  :global(.child) {
    :global(.grandchild) { }
  }
}

Other Turbopack CSS Restrictions

Standalone :local / &:local: Not supported. Inside :global(...), properties are locally scoped by default — remove &:local wrappers
@extend with :global(): @extend .class fails when target is wrapped in :global(.class) — Sass doesn't match them as the same selector. Use shared selector groups (comma-separated selectors) instead
IE CSS hacks: *zoom:1, *display:inline, filter:alpha() cannot be parsed by Turbopack's CSS parser (lightningcss). Avoid CSS files containing these hacks

Vendor CSS Imports

Global CSS cannot be imported from files other than _app.page.tsx under Turbopack Pages Router. See the vendor-styles-components skill for the precompilation system that handles per-component vendor CSS.

Module Optimization Configuration

serverExternalPackages: ['handsontable'] — packages excluded from server-side bundling
optimizePackageImports — 11 @growi/* packages configured (expansion to third-party packages was tested and reverted — it increased dev module count)

Effective Module Reduction Techniques

Techniques that have proven effective for reducing module count, ordered by typical impact:

Technique	When to Use
`next/dynamic({ ssr: true })`	Heavy rendering pipelines (markdown, code highlighting) that can be deferred to async chunks while preserving SSR
`next/dynamic({ ssr: false })`	Client-only heavy components (e.g., Mermaid diagrams, interactive editors)
Subpath imports	Packages with large barrel exports (e.g., `date-fns/format` instead of `date-fns`)
Deep ESM imports	Packages that re-export multiple engines via barrel (e.g., `react-syntax-highlighter/dist/esm/prism-async-light`)
resolveAlias	Server-only packages leaking into client bundle via transitive imports
Lightweight replacements	Replace large libraries used for a single feature (e.g., `tinykeys` instead of `react-hotkeys`, regex instead of `validator`)

Techniques That Did NOT Work

Expanding optimizePackageImports to third-party packages — In dev mode, this resolves individual sub-module files instead of barrel, resulting in MORE module entries. Reverted.
Refactoring internal barrel exports — Internal barrels (states/, features/) are small and well-scoped; refactoring had no measurable impact.

i18n HMR

I18NextHMRPlugin was removed during the Turbopack migration. Translation file changes require a manual browser refresh. The performance gain from Turbopack (faster Fast Refresh overall) outweighs the loss of i18n-specific HMR. Monitor if i18next-hmr adds Turbopack support in the future.