Nextjs: Use builder Webpack for framework plugins

[valentinpalkovic]

What I did

The Next.js Webpack framework constructed ProvidePlugin and DefinePlugin from its own webpack resolution. If the builder resolves another Webpack installation, those plugins create dependency objects that the builder's parser cannot read. The preview then fails with Cannot use 'in' operator to search for 'start' in undefined even though both installations satisfy Webpack 5.

Use the builder's selected Webpack instance for those framework plugins. The preset loads the Next.js config directly at startup, then gets the builder instance once for the real config and polyfill setup. Tests cover plugin provenance from the selected compiler.

Mantine is validation context: at 910ba2e06eaa29ac904bcd0c16e9d688ea98e927, exact Storybook 11.0.0-alpha.5 with root Webpack 5.102.1 and builder Webpack 5.111.1 failed with 17 parser errors. Replacing only @storybook/nextjs/dist with this branch's build removed them without changing either Webpack version. The original story's Node console import remains a separate browser fallback requirement. After applying that host fallback, dev and production builds served 3,512 stories and button--base rendered in Chromium. The fix commit is 5a4f810e2d0b7e94ddb3979fa55e94c3d197ae0c; review test cleanup is c8bfd9c55a4d5f35a26d9c488c84030bb2f4dfa5.

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1. In this Storybook checkout, run yarn nx compile nextjs, yarn nx check nextjs, and yarn test code/frameworks/nextjs/src/config/webpack.test.ts code/frameworks/nextjs/src/nodePolyfills/webpack.test.ts. Both test files should pass with four tests and no package type errors.
2. Check out mantinedev/mantine at 910ba2e06eaa29ac904bcd0c16e9d688ea98e927 with Node 24.21.0 and Corepack Yarn 4.18.0. Run corepack yarn install --immutable, corepack yarn build, then corepack yarn add -D -E storybook@11.0.0-alpha.5 @storybook/nextjs@11.0.0-alpha.5. Confirm root webpack remains 5.102.1 and @storybook/builder-webpack5/node_modules/webpack is 5.111.1. corepack yarn storybook should fail with the ProvidePlugin / parser stack before replacement.
3. Copy this branch's code/frameworks/nextjs/dist over that host's node_modules/@storybook/nextjs/dist, then run corepack yarn storybook again. The parser error should disappear; the original MultiSelect.story.tsx Node console import should be the only preview compilation error.
4. Add console-browserify@1.2.0 and set config.resolve.fallback.console in the host's .storybook/main.ts to fileURLToPath(import.meta.resolve('console-browserify')). Recopy this branch's dist after Yarn relinks dependencies. Run corepack yarn storybook and open http://localhost:2356/iframe.html?id=button--base&viewMode=story; the Button story should render. Run corepack yarn exec storybook build and serve storybook-static; the same story should render there. Keep the original root Webpack pin throughout.

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Walkthrough

The Next.js webpack configuration helpers now accept a webpack instance and use its plugin constructors. The preset obtains the instance from the builder executor and passes it to both helpers.

Changes

Next.js webpack configuration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Inject webpack into configuration helpers code/frameworks/nextjs/src/config/webpack.ts, code/frameworks/nextjs/src/config/webpack.test.ts, code/frameworks/nextjs/src/nodePolyfills/webpack.ts, code/frameworks/nextjs/src/nodePolyfills/webpack.test.ts	configureConfig and configureNodePolyfills require a webpack instance and use its plugin constructors. Tests check that supplied custom constructors are used. setupRuntimeConfig is now synchronous.
Pass webpack from the preset code/frameworks/nextjs/src/preset.ts	core calls resolveNextConfig. In webpackFinal, the preset obtains webpack from the builder executor and passes it to both configuration helpers.

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The change passes the builder’s Webpack instance through to the configuration helpers, and the updated test checks the supplied plugin constructor. No concrete merge-blocking risk remains.

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code/frameworks/nextjs/src/config/webpack.test.ts (1)

8-11: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use the required spy-mock setup for ../utils.ts.

Replace the factory mock with vi.mock('../utils.ts', { spy: true }). Set the required behaviors through vi.mocked() in beforeEach, and make resolveNextConfig return a Promise. Because isNext16orNewer is computed during module import, initialize its mock before importing configureConfig. As per coding guidelines: “Use vi.mock() with the spy: true option for all package and file mocks,” “Implement mock behaviors in beforeEach blocks,” and “Each mock implementation should return a Promise for async functions.” (vitest.dev)

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Replace the factory mock for ../utils.ts with the spy-enabled mock setup, and
configure its mocked behaviors through vi.mocked() in beforeEach. Ensure
resolveNextConfig returns a Promise, and initialize isNextVersionGte’s mock
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Review comments at @code/frameworks/nextjs/src/config/webpack.test.ts:
- Around line 8-11: Replace the factory mock for ../utils.ts with the
spy-enabled mock setup, and configure its mocked behaviors through vi.mocked()
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