perf(next): reduce initReq calls from 3 to 1 per page load

[AlessioGr]

This PR significantly improves performance when navigating through the admin panel by reducing the number of times initReq is called. Previously, initReq—which handles expensive tasks like initializing Payload and running access control—was called three times for a single page load (for the root layout, the root page, and the notFound page).

We initially tried to use React Cache to ensure initReq only ran once per request. However, because React Cache performs a shallow object reference check on function arguments, the configuration object we passed (configPromise) and the overrides object never maintained the same reference, causing the cache to miss.

What’s Changed

• New getInitReqContainer Helper
  We introduced a helper that provides a stable object reference throughout the entire request. This allows React to properly cache the output, ensuring initReq doesn’t get triggered multiple times by mistake.

• Splitting initReq into Two Functions
  The initReq logic was split into:

  • initPartialReq: Runs only once per request, handling tasks that do not depend on page-level data (e.g., calling .auth, which performs a DB request).
  • initReq: Runs twice (once for Layout+NotFound page and once for main page), handling tasks, most notably access control, that rely on page-level data such as locale or query parameters. The NotFound page will share the same req as the layout page, as it's not localized, and its access control wouldn't need to access page query / url / locale, just like the layout.

• Remove duplicative logic

  • Previously, a lot of logic was run in both initReq and the respective page / layout. This was completely unnecessary, as initReq was already running that logic. This PR returns the calculated variables from initReq, so they don't have to be duplicatively calculated again.

Performance Gains

• Previously:
  • .auth call ran 3 times
  • Access control ran 3 times
• Now:
  • .auth call runs 1 time
  • Access control runs 2 times

This change yields a noticeable performance improvement by cutting down on redundant work.