MongoDB Action for Payload CMS UI Access

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Does anyone know what db action is used in mongodb when accessing collection items in the payload CMS user interface? I thought of “find” - and that’s the right thing to do when you call up the API, but not for the user interface

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Hey @tidal coral

Not too sure I follow here - can you walk me through exactly what you're looking for? The Admin UI definitely takes advantage of the find operation, and it's db agnostic

[tidal coral]

Sure. Thanks for your time.

According to here: #1366738555975635035 message I try to create a “virtual” collection.

I am currently modifying the Mongoose adapter so that when something from the "virtual" collection is needed, I have my own logic.

For my little MVP, this works for a specific item with "findOne", "find" also works when opening the collection api. But the UI still doesn't show the actual items or try to get the data with "find".

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I see...

Hmm, I don't think you can just swap the collection out for a "virtual" one like that simply. The list view renders out a table on the server using things like a collection config and other data. I personally think it might actually be easier to use a custom list view

[tidal coral]

You would say: A custom list view where I could use the payload api which fetches the correct data from the external api? Like I do currently but with a custom list view?

[fleet widget]

Correct

For reference, this is how the list view is rendered currently with traditional collections: https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/blob/main/packages/next/src/views/List/index.tsx#L43

It's more work than just replacing a singular data source to try to hook into the existing way I think

[tidal coral]

But why doesn't the standard list view retrieve its data with "find"? How is the data fetched? At first look, it also uses the payload api

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It does, but it doesn't just do a singular find and then display - it renders a table on the server and uses other properties like collection config to construct it