Three-rule resolution order in bindAll() (first match wins):
1. USE_DEV_SEED === 'true' → bindAllDevSeed (explicit override)
2. NODE_ENV === 'production' → bindAllProduction
3. otherwise → bindAllDevSeed (developer default)
Rationale: 'pnpm dev' should boot the app without requiring Payload to
be running locally — dev seed is the more useful default for non-
production environments. Production servers explicitly set
NODE_ENV=production and get the real binding. The USE_DEV_SEED override
remains the escape hatch (force seed in any NODE_ENV — e.g. staging
preview, design review).
bind-production.test.ts grows from 3 tests to 8 — covers the dispatcher
matrix:
- USE_DEV_SEED='true' wins even when NODE_ENV='production'
- NODE_ENV='production' (no override) → production
- NODE_ENV='development' → dev seed (default)
- NODE_ENV unset → dev seed (default)
- USE_DEV_SEED='false' treated as not-set (only the literal 'true' triggers)
- Pre-existing 'binds all five repos' test now also asserts bindProductionMedia
di-explainer.html conditions table + mode flag strings updated to match
the new three-rule logic.
ESLint flagged that USE_DEV_SEED was read in apps/web-next without being
declared in root turbo.json globalEnv — added it.
DI explainer's conditions table previously listed 'Production server
(NODE_ENV=production)' as a scenario, but bindAll() only checks
USE_DEV_SEED — NODE_ENV is not read anywhere in source. Fixed the table
and the prod-mode flag string to match what the code actually does.
apps/web-next/src/server/bind-production.ts now exports three functions:
- bindAllProduction() — production-only binders
- bindAllDevSeed() — dev-seed-only binders (NEW, calls all 5 features)
- bindAll() — dispatcher that branches on USE_DEV_SEED env var
All page/route callers (page.tsx, about/page.tsx, blog/[slug]/page.tsx,
api/trpc/[trpc]/route.ts) updated from bindAllProduction → bindAll so the
env flag actually has effect.
docs/architecture/di-explainer.html (NEW): standalone interactive page
explaining the di/ folder file-by-file, the loading sequence (8 stages),
the three binding kinds (.to / .toDynamicValue / .toConstantValue), an
interactive three-mode picker showing how the same blogContainer state
differs across default/dev-seed/production, a conditions table, and a
final card on how tests bypass DI entirely. Sister page to
data-flow-explainer.html.
Refactor log entry + canonical doc updates follow in subsequent commits.
