🔌 SuperJSON Plugin for Next.js (SWC)
/pages (Pages Directory)
export default function Page({ date }) { return <div>Today is {date.toDateString()}</div>; } // You can also use getInitialProps, getStaticProps export const getServerSideProps = () => { return { props: { date: new Date(), }, }; };
- Allows pre-rendering functions to return props including Non-JSON Values(Date, Map, Set..)
/app (App Directory)
// Use "data-superjson" attribute to pass non-serializable props to client components // No needs to change the propsType of Client Component (It's type-safe!) export default function ServerComponent() { const date = new Date(); return <ClientComponent date={date} data-superjson />; }
- Provides
data-superjsonattribute for Server Component > Client Component Serialization.
Usage
Install packages first:
npm install superjson next-superjson-plugin
# or Yarn
yarn add superjson next-superjson-pluginAdd the plugin into next.config.js
// next.config.js module.exports = { experimental: { swcPlugins: [["next-superjson-plugin", {}]], }, };
Options
You can use the excluded option to exclude specific properties from serialization.
['next-superjson-plugin', { excluded: ["someProp"] }],
How it works
sequenceDiagram
participant Next.js
participant SWC Plugin
participant SuperJSON
Next.js->>SWC Plugin: Request Transform
SWC Plugin->>SWC Plugin: Transform Pages/Components <br> To Use SuperJSON
SWC Plugin->>Next.js: Take Modules
Next.js-->SuperJSON: Connected
Next.js->>SuperJSON: Serialize Props <br> (Date, BigInt, Set, Map..)
Note over SWC Plugin: getInitialProps <br> getServerSideProps <br> getStaticProps <br> Server Components
SuperJSON->>Next.js: Deserialize Props
Note over SWC Plugin: Pages <br> Client Components
Bug Report
⚠️ Keep in mind: SWC Plugin is still an experimental feature for Next.js
Plugin always ensures compatibility with Next.js Canary version only.
Special Thanks
- kdy1 (Main creator of swc project)