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Fixes #19410

The TanStack Start admin route's loader built a custom view's search with Object.fromEntries(new URLSearchParams(searchStr)). Since location.searchStr is qs-serialized, arrays arrive as indexed keys (operation[0]=update&operation[1]=delete), and fromEntries also keeps only the last value of a genuinely repeated key. A custom admin view on TanStack Start therefore received {"operation[0]":"update","operation[1]":"delete"} where the Next.js adapter passes {"operation":["update","delete"]}.

searchToRecord now groups both repeated plain keys and indexed key[n] keys into arrays, while bracket keys like filter[op] stay flat strings, matching the Next.js adapter's searchParams shape case by case from the issue's table.

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Refactor searchToRecord function to group query parameters into arrays for consistent structure.
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searchToRecord removes trailing numeric indexes from query keys and groups values under the resulting key. A key with one value remains a string; a key with multiple values becomes an array. Nested bracket keys remain unchanged.

Changes: Search parameter handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Normalize query parameters
packages/tanstack-start/src/adapters/views/index.tsx
searchToRecord removes trailing numeric indexes from keys and groups values under the normalized key. It returns a string for one value and an array for multiple values. Nested bracket keys remain unchanged.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: alessiogr, jacobsfletch

Merge Risk: Low · up to d36b2

Repeated query values now arrive as arrays in custom admin views on TanStack Start. Views that read the literal operation[] key, as on Next.js, can still miss the filter. This is a narrow parity gap with a workaround, so it is mergeable with owner awareness.

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Failed Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Linked Issues check Warning Issue #19410 requires TanStack Start custom views to receive the same searchParams shape as Next.js. The whole-PR diff (merge base to head) changes only searchToRecord in packages/tanstack-start/src/a… Make the operation[] row match the issue table, or obtain explicit confirmation from the issue owner that the key operation is acceptable for this row. If matching is required, preserve the original bracket form before qs re-serialization. …
Passed Passed checks: 4 passed

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Title check Passed The title names the main change: repeated search params are grouped into arrays in the TanStack Start custom admin view adapter. It matches the raw summary, which says searchToRecord groups repeated q…
Description check Passed The description states the problem and the fix. It links issue #19410 and explains that the loader used Object.fromEntries with URLSearchParams, which lost array values. It states that searchToRecord …
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The whole-PR diff changes one file, packages/tanstack-start/src/adapters/views/index.tsx, and only the searchToRecord body and its comment (+21/-2). The change serves the search-record shape described…
Docstring Coverage Passed No eligible functions found in the changed files. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat…
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The title names the main change: repeated search params are grouped into arrays in the TanStack Start custom admin view adapter. It matches the raw summary, which says searchToRecord groups repeated query keys and indexed keys into arrays. The title is specific and follows the conventional commit style. The scope tag and area are accurate.

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The description states the problem and the fix. It links issue #19410 and explains that the loader used Object.fromEntries with URLSearchParams, which lost array values. It states that searchToRecord now groups repeated plain keys and indexed key[n] keys into arrays and keeps bracket keys flat. This matches the raw summary and the linked issue objectives.

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The whole-PR diff changes one file, packages/tanstack-start/src/adapters/views/index.tsx, and only the searchToRecord body and its comment (+21/-2). The change serves the search-record shape described in issue #19410. No other files, refactors, or exported declarations changed. The incremental diff from the previous reviewed head could not be read because the changed blobs are missing from the checkout. The whole-PR diff was sufficient for this verdict.

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Issue #19410 requires TanStack Start custom views to receive the same searchParams shape as Next.js. The whole-PR diff (merge base to head) changes only searchToRecord in packages/tanstack-start/src/adapters/views/index.tsx. It now groups repeated plain keys and strips a trailing numeric index (regex /^([^[]]+)[\d+]$/), so the following rows of the issue table are met: (1) operation=update&operation=delete yields operation: ["update","delete"]; (2) operation=delete yields operation: "delete"; (3) filter[op]=update&filter[user]=x stays flat, because nested bracket keys do not match the regex. The row operation[]=update&operation[]=delete is not met. Next.js yields the key operation[] with an array value. The TanStack loader receives searchStr after qs re-serialization (operation[0]=...&operation[1]=...), so the bracket form [] is no longer present. The new code emits the key operation, not operation[]. A view that reads searchParams["operation[]"] on Next.js therefore gets undefined on TanStack Start. The PR description says the change matches the issue table case by case, which does not hold for this row. No automated test covers the table rows. Single-element indexed arrays (for example operation[0]=delete) also produce a string, which the issue does not specify.

Resolution

Make the operation[] row match the issue table, or obtain explicit confirmation from the issue owner that the key operation is acceptable for this row. If matching is required, preserve the original bracket form before qs re-serialization. This may require changing how payloadStringifySearch or the location search is produced, not only searchToRecord. Update the PR description so it does not claim a case-by-case match for this row. Add a unit test for searchToRecord that covers each issue table row, including single-element indexed arrays.

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- Line 25: Update the baseKey normalization so numeric bracket indices are
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filter[op][0] retain their indices. Preserve the original flat keys for nested
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Review comments at @packages/tanstack-start/src/adapters/views/index.tsx:
- Line 26: Update the key normalization in the custom view adapter so
serialization preserves the original operation[] query key instead of converting
it to operation. Keep the original key available to the view for parity with
Next.js search parameters, while preserving existing handling for other keys.

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const search: Record<string, string | string[]> = {}

for (const [key, value] of new URLSearchParams(searchStr)) {
const baseKey = /^([^\[\]]+)\[\d+\]$/.exec(key)?.[1] ?? key

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Supported by static analysis

Script executed:

rg -n "searchParams" packages/next/src --glob '!*.test.*' | head -40
sed -n '1,60p' packages/tanstack-start/src/adapters/views/index.tsx
sed -n '30,60p' packages/tanstack-start/src/utilities/routerSearch.ts

Repository: payloadcms/payload

Length of output: 3884


Script executed:

printf '%s\n' '--- Next adapter ---'
nl -ba packages/next/src/adapters/views.tsx
printf '%s\n' '--- TanStack search and tests ---'
rg -n -F -e 'searchToRecord' -e 'operation[]' -e 'operation[0]' -e '19410' -- packages/tanstack-start packages/next test || test "$?" -eq 1
printf '%s\n' '--- Next view call bindings ---'
rg -n -F -e 'RootPage' -e 'renderAdmin' -e 'searchParams' -- packages/next/src/views packages/next/src/adapters/views.tsx || test "$?" -eq 1

Repository: payloadcms/payload

Length of output: 2704


Web query:

github payloadcms payload issue 19410 operation[] searchParams Next Tanstack

Result:

Sources consulted:
- [v4] TanStack Start: custom admin views get repeated query keys as flat `key[0]`, `key[1]` strings (Next gives an array) · Issue #19410 · payloadcms/payload · GitHub — GitHub issue 19410 in payloadcms/payload (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- Troubleshooting | Documentation | Payload — https://payloadcms.com/docs/troubleshooting/troubleshooting
- Issues · payloadcms/payload · GitHub — https://tvwatch.su/payloadcms/payload/issues
- TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'segments') error still instantly crashes the admin page rendering. · Issue #12116 · payloadcms/payload — GitHub issue 12116 in payloadcms/payload (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- Releases · payloadcms/payload · GitHub — https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/releases
- …and 13 more

Script executed:

printf '%s\n' '--- Root and custom view bindings ---'
rg -n -F -e 'export const renderRoot' -e 'function renderRoot' -e 'searchParams' -- packages/ui/src/views/Root
printf '%s\n' '--- TanStack view adapter ---'
nl -ba packages/tanstack-start/src/adapters/views/index.tsx
printf '%s\n' '--- Router search utility ---'
nl -ba packages/tanstack-start/src/utilities/routerSearch.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- Root page entrypoints ---'
rg -n -F -e 'RootPage(' -e '<RootPage' -- templates packages/next test || test "$?" -eq 1

Repository: payloadcms/payload

Length of output: 12987


Script executed:

printf '%s\n' '--- renderRoot query and custom view ---'
nl -ba packages/ui/src/views/Root/index.tsx | sed -n '65,112p;135,153p;205,225p;280,305p;330,395p'
printf '%s\n' '--- Next application page ---'
nl -ba 'templates/blank/src/app/(payload)/admin/[[...segments]]/page.tsx'
printf '%s\n' '--- TanStack load binding ---'
rg -n -F -e 'loadAdminPage' -e 'searchParams: Promise.resolve' -- packages/tanstack-start/src

Repository: payloadcms/payload

Length of output: 8353


Web query:

TanStack router parseLocation searchStr stringifySearch parseSearch location searchStr router-core source

Result:

Sources consulted:
- router/packages/router-core/src/router.ts at main · TanStack/router · GitHub — https://github.com/TanStack/router/blob/main/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
- router/packages/router-core/src/location.ts at main · TanStack/router · GitHub — https://github.com/TanStack/router/blob/main/packages/router-core/src/location.ts
- router/packages/router-core/src/searchParams.ts at main · TanStack/router · GitHub — https://github.com/TanStack/router/blob/main/packages/router-core/src/searchParams.ts
- UNPKG — https://app.unpkg.com/%40tanstack/router-core%401.140.1/files/dist/esm/router.js.map
- …and 26 more

Script executed:

printf '%s\n' '--- TanStack server handoff ---'
nl -ba packages/tanstack-start/src/adapters/views/server.tsx | sed -n '65,160p'
printf '%s\n' '--- Locked dependency versions ---'
rg -n -m 8 -e '@tanstack/router-core@1\.17' -e 'next@16\.' -e 'qs-esm@' -- pnpm-lock.yaml
printf '%s\n' '--- Applicable router implementation ---'
curl -fsSL --max-time 12 'https://unpkg.com/@tanstack/router-core@1.170.44/src/router.ts' | rg -n -C 8 -e 'const parsedSearch = ' -e 'searchStr = this.options.stringifySearch' || echo 'Applicable router source unavailable'
printf '%s\n' '--- Next search parameter conversion ---'
curl -fsSL --max-time 12 'https://unpkg.com/next@16.4.4/dist/shared/lib/router/utils/querystring.js' | sed -n '1,90p' || echo 'Next source unavailable'

Repository: payloadcms/payload

Length of output: 11772


Web query:

Next.js page searchParams repeated keys array ?a=1&a=2 next 16 page props

Result:

Sources consulted:
- File-system conventions: page.js | Next.js — https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/file-conventions/page
- File Conventions: page.js | Next.js — https://nextjs.org/docs/14/app/api-reference/file-conventions/page
- Tanstack Query prefetching with Nextjs cache components, dynamic searchParams, and separate hydration boundaries · vercel next.js · Discussion #95933 · GitHub — GitHub discussion 95933 in vercel/next.js (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- Why isn't the `searchParams` prop on Page components a `URLSearchParams` instance? · vercel next.js · Discussion #52013 · GitHub — GitHub discussion 52013 in vercel/next.js (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- SearchParams not functioning correctly in Next.js 15 examples/with-supabase · Issue #71603 · vercel/next.js · GitHub — GitHub issue 71603 in vercel/next.js (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- …and 7 more

Script executed:

printf '%s\n' '--- Router lock entries ---'
rg -n -F -e "'@tanstack/router-core@" -e "'@tanstack/react-router@1.170" -e 'qs-esm@' -- pnpm-lock.yaml
printf '%s\n' '--- Router configuration usages ---'
rg -n -F -e 'payloadParseSearch' -e 'payloadStringifySearch' -- packages/tanstack-start templates test | sed -n '1,100p'

Repository: payloadcms/payload

Length of output: 2930


Script executed:

printf '%s\n' '--- Router core dependency binding ---'
sed -n '21490,21515p' pnpm-lock.yaml
printf '%s\n' '--- TanStack qs dependency ---'
rg -n -C 2 -F 'qs-esm' packages/tanstack-start/package.json pnpm-lock.yaml | sed -n '1,50p'
printf '%s\n' '--- Locked router parse location ---'
curl -fsSL --max-time 15 'https://unpkg.com/@tanstack/router-core@1.171.37/src/router.ts' | rg -n -C 10 -e 'parsedSearch = ' -e 'searchStr = this.options.stringifySearch' || echo 'Locked router source unavailable'
printf '%s\n' '--- qs-esm array documentation ---'
curl -fsSL --max-time 15 'https://unpkg.com/qs-esm@8.0.1/README.md' | rg -n -C 3 -F -e 'a[]=b' -e 'a%5B0%5D' -e 'arrayFormat' || echo 'qs-esm documentation unavailable'

Repository: payloadcms/payload

Length of output: 9527


Script executed:

printf '%s\n' '--- Locked qs-esm documentation ---'
curl -fsSL --max-time 15 'https://unpkg.com/qs-esm@7.0.3/README.md' | rg -n -C 3 -F -e 'a[]=b' -e "defaults to" -e "a[0]=b&a[1]=c" || echo 'Locked qs-esm documentation unavailable'
printf '%s\n' '--- Template router binding ---'
nl -ba templates/blank-tanstack/src/router.tsx | sed -n '1,27p'
printf '%s\n' '--- Root view rendering call ---'
nl -ba packages/ui/src/views/Root/index.tsx | sed -n '310,360p'

Repository: payloadcms/payload

Length of output: 4550


Script executed:

python3 - <<'PY'
import urllib.request
base='https://unpkg.com/next@16.4.2/dist/'
paths=['server/base-server.js','server/next-server.js','server/lib/router-server.js','server/lib/router-utils/resolve-routes.js','server/app-render/app-render.js','server/route-modules/app-page/module.js','server/web/adapter.js']
for path in paths:
    try:
        with urllib.request.urlopen(base+path, timeout=12) as response:
            lines=response.read().decode().splitlines()
        matches=[i for i,line in enumerate(lines) if 'searchParamsToUrlQuery' in line]
        for i in matches:
            print('\n'+base+path+':'+str(i+1))
            for j in range(max(0,i-3), min(len(lines),i+4)):
                print(f'{j+1:5} {lines[j]}')
    except Exception as exc:
        print(f'{base+path}: unavailable: {exc}')
PY

Repository: payloadcms/payload

Length of output: 156


Script executed:

rg -n -F -e 'searchParams' -e 'qs.parse' -- packages/ui/src/views/List

Repository: payloadcms/payload

Length of output: 1254


Preserve the operation[] key for cross-adapter parity.

For ?operation[]=update&operation[]=delete, TanStack passes searchParams.operation to the custom view. Next.js passes searchParams["operation[]"], so a view that reads that key can miss the filter on TanStack. Preserve the original query key before serialization.

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Review comment at @packages/tanstack-start/src/adapters/views/index.tsx at line
26:
Update the key normalization in the custom view adapter so serialization
preserves the original operation[] query key instead of converting it to
operation. Keep the original key available to the view for parity with Next.js
search parameters, while preserving existing handling for other keys.

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