feat(nuxt): register plugin hooks before executing plugins (#27449)

docs/2.guide/2.directory-structure/1.plugins.md

@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@ Watch a video from Alexander Lichter about the Object Syntax for Nuxt plugins.
 ::
 
 ::note
-If you are using the object-syntax, the properties may be statically analyzed in future to produce a more optimized build. So you should not define them at runtime. :br
+If you are using the object-syntax, the properties are statically analyzed to produce a more optimized build. So you should not define them at runtime. :br
 For example, setting `enforce: import.meta.server ? 'pre' : 'post'` would defeat any future optimization Nuxt is able to do for your plugins.
+Nuxt does statically pre-load any hook listeners when using object-syntax, allowing you to define hooks without needing to worry about order of plugin registration.
 ::
 
 ## Registration Order

packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts

@@ -387,11 +387,15 @@ export function createNuxtApp (options: CreateOptions) {
   return nuxtApp
 }
 
-/** @since 3.0.0 */
-export async function applyPlugin (nuxtApp: NuxtApp, plugin: Plugin & ObjectPlugin<any>) {
+/** @since 3.12.0 */
+export function registerPluginHooks (nuxtApp: NuxtApp, plugin: Plugin & ObjectPlugin<any>) {
   if (plugin.hooks) {
     nuxtApp.hooks.addHooks(plugin.hooks)
   }
+}
+
+/** @since 3.0.0 */
+export async function applyPlugin (nuxtApp: NuxtApp, plugin: Plugin & ObjectPlugin<any>) {
   if (typeof plugin === 'function') {
     const { provide } = await nuxtApp.runWithContext(() => plugin(nuxtApp)) || {}
     if (provide && typeof provide === 'object') {
@@ -438,6 +442,11 @@ export async function applyPlugins (nuxtApp: NuxtApp, plugins: Array<Plugin & Ob
     }
   }
 
+  for (const plugin of plugins) {
+    if (import.meta.server && nuxtApp.ssrContext?.islandContext && plugin.env?.islands === false) { continue }
+    registerPluginHooks(nuxtApp, plugin)
+  }
+
   for (const plugin of plugins) {
     if (import.meta.server && nuxtApp.ssrContext?.islandContext && plugin.env?.islands === false) { continue }
     await executePlugin(plugin)

test/nuxt/plugin.test.ts

@@ -283,3 +283,34 @@ describe('plugin dependsOn', () => {
     ])
   })
 })
+
+describe('plugin hooks', () => {
+  it('registers hooks before executing plugins', async () => {
+    const nuxtApp = useNuxtApp()
+
+    const sequence: string[] = []
+    const plugins = [
+      defineNuxtPlugin({
+        name: 'A',
+        setup (nuxt) {
+          sequence.push('start A')
+          nuxt.callHook('a:setup')
+        },
+      }),
+      defineNuxtPlugin({
+        name: 'B',
+        hooks: {
+          'a:setup': () => {
+            sequence.push('listen B')
+          },
+        },
+      }),
+    ]
+
+    await applyPlugins(nuxtApp, plugins)
+    expect(sequence).toMatchObject([
+      'start A',
+      'listen B',
+    ])
+  })
+})