Smart Table

Smart Table is a simple table component for React.

Installation

npm install @polaritybit/smart-table

Usage

The SmartTable component renders a table of items, using user-specified columns to show values.

Define columns

Defining columns is as simple as defining an array of objects. Each object represents a column on the table, and have the following properties:

• key: The key of the column. It can be a property of an object within the items array, or any other value of your choice;
• title: The title of the column;
• getValue: a function that receives the item for the row that is being rendered and returns what to render within the column. If getValue is not specified, the value of the key property will be used, if present;
• getSortProperty: A sort predicate that tells the component how to sort the column. The column will be sortable only if this value is present. Read more about sorting in the sorting section below;
• width: The fixed width of the column. If not specified, the column will be auto-sized;
• headerClassName: A class name to be applied to the column header;
• cellClassName: A class name to be applied to the column cells;
• renderHeader: A function that receives the column object and returns what to render within the column header. If not specified, the title property will be used;
• value: A value to be used as the column value, if you want to show static values within the column; if it's not specified and getValue is not specified either, the value of the key property will be used, if present;

const items = [
	{ id: 1, name: 'Billy', age: 21, foods: ['Chicken', 'Tuna', 'Tomatoes'] },
	{ id: 2, name: 'John', age: 32, foods: ['Beef', 'Pork', 'Potatoes'] },
	{ id: 3, name: 'Mary', age: 25, foods: ['Fish', 'Rice'] },
]

const columns = [
	{ key: 'id', title: 'ID' },
	{ key: 'name', title: 'Name', getValue: (item) => <strong>{item.name}</strong> },
	{ key: 'age', title: 'Age', getSortProperty: 'age' },
	{ key: 'foods', title: 'Favorite Foods', getValue: (item) => item.foods.join(', ') },
]

Render the table

<SmartTable items={items} columns={columns} getItemKey={(item) => item.id} />

When rendering a table, you need to specify the items that you want to render, the columns for the table and a getItemKey function that tells the Smart Table how to get the key of each item. The getItemKey function receives the item as a parameter and should return a unique value for each item.

The full list of props is:

• items: The items to be rendered;
• columns: The columns to be used;
• getItemKey: A function that receives an item and returns a unique value for it;
• tableClassName: A class name to be applied to the table;
• rowClassName: A class name to be applied to the table rows;
• commonCellClassName: A class name to be applied to all cells (excluding header cells);
• headerRowClassName: A class name to be applied to the table header row;
• onRowClick: A function that receives the item and is called when a row is clicked;
• parseDatasetValue: When clicking on a row, it's item is found by using a data-attribute on the row itself; if this value was originally a number, it needs to be cast back to a number, and this function allows you how the key value should be parsed when reading it from a data-attribute (which is always a string);
• sortProperties: An object containing the current property and direction for the table sort order, if you want to control it from outside the component;
• defaultSortProperties: An object containing the default property and direction for the initial table sort order, if you want the table sort order to be uncontrolled;
• config: An object containing configuration options for the table. Read more about it in the configuration section below;
• paginationOptions: An object containing pagination options for the table. Read more about it in the pagination section below;
• serverSideSorting: If specified and set to true, tells the Smart Table that both sorting and pagination will happen on the server;
• onSortChange: A function that receives an object with the property and direction of the new sort order and is called when the user changes the sort order;
• onPageChange: A function that receives the new page and is called when the user changes the page;

A more advanced example:

function MyTable() {
	// ...

	function handleRowClick(item) {
		console.log(item)
	}

	return (
		<SmartTable
			items={items}
			columns={columns}
			getItemKey={(item) => item.id}
			onRowClick={handleRowClick}
			parseDatasetValue={(id) => +id}
			defaultSortProperties={{ property: 'age', direction: SortDirection.Descending }}
		/>
	)
}

Sorting

Unless sorting happens on the server, the Smart Table will sort the items by using the getSortProperty property of a column. This property can be a string, an array of strings or a function.

• If it's a string, it will be used as the property name of the item to be sorted;
• If it's an array of strings, it will be used as a path to the property of the item to be sorted (in case of nested objects);
• If it's a function, it will receive the item and return the value to be used for sorting (either a property or a computed value);

Avoid defining predicate functions inline when defining columns, as it will cause unexpected behavior. Define these functions outside of the component, or cache them with other means.

const SortPredicates = {
	id: (item) => item.id,
	age: (item) => item.age,
	foods: (item) => item.foods?.length ?? 0,
}

function MyTable() {
	// ...

	const columns = [
		{ key: 'id', title: 'ID', getSortProperty: SortPredicates.id },
		{ key: 'name', title: 'Name', getValue: (item) => <strong>{item.name}</strong> },
		{ key: 'age', title: 'Age', getSortProperty: SortPredicates.age },
		{
			key: 'foods',
			title: 'Favorite Foods',
			getValue: (item) => item.foods.join(', '),
			getSortProperty: SortPredicates.foods,
		},
	]

	// ...
}

Pagination

Unless pagination happens on the server, the Smart Table will paginate the items automatically. The pagination options can be specified by using the paginationOptions prop, which is an object with the following properties:

• pageSize: The number of items per page, always required;
• activePage: The current page, if you want to control it from outside the component;
• totalItems: The total number of items, only required when paginating on the server to show the correct number of pages;

Configuration

By default, the Smart Table uses default HTML table elements. If you are using a UI framework you might want to customize which component is used to render the table and all of its inner components. This can be done by using the config prop, which is an object with the following properties:

• components: Allows to specificy which components are to be used within the table:
  • TableContainer: The component to be used as the table container;
  • Table: The component to be used as the table;
  • TableHead: The component to be used as the table head;
  • TableBody: The component to be used as the table body;
  • TableRow: The component to be used as the table row;
  • TableCell: The component to be used as the table cell;
  • Paginator: The component to be used as the paginator;
  • PaginatorItem: The component to be used as the paginator item;
• table: Allows to specify additional options for the table:
  • glyphs: Specifies which glyphs are to be used for the sort arrows;
    • Ascending: The glyph to be used for the ascending sort arrow;
    • Descending: The glyph to be used for the descending sort arrow;
• pagination: Allows to specify additional options for pagination:
  • showPaginatorAboveTable: If set to true, the paginator will be rendered above the table;
  • showPaginatorBelowTable: If set to true, the paginator will be rendered below the table (defaults to true);
  • maxPagesToShow: the maximum number of pages to show in the paginator (defaults to 5);
  • activePageItemClassName: A class name to be applied to the active page item;
  • useCustomPagination: If set to true allows you to completely override the pagination logic and implement your own pagination components;
  • paginatorClassName: A class name to be applied to the paginator container;
  • paginatorItemClassName: A class name to be applied to the paginator items;
  • glyphs: Specifies which glyphs are to be used for the paginator arrows;
    • FirstPage: The glyph to be used for the first page arrow;
    • PreviousPage: The glyph to be used for the previous page arrow;
    • NextPage: The glyph to be used for the next page arrow;
    • LastPage: The glyph to be used for the last page arrow;
    • Ellipsis: The glyph to be used for the ellipsis;

The complete defaults for the config object are these:

export const DefaultSmartTableConfig = {
	components: {
		TableContainer: 'div',
		Table: 'table',
		TableHead: 'thead',
		TableBody: 'tbody',
		TableHeader: 'th',
		TableRow: 'tr',
		TableCell: 'td',
		Paginator: DefaultPaginator,
		PaginatorItem: DefaultPaginatorItem,
	},
	table: {
		sortGlyphs: {
			Ascending: () => <span>&#8593;</span>,
			Descending: () => <span>&#8595;</span>,
		},
	},
	pagination: {
		showPaginatorAboveTable: false,
		showPaginatorBelowTable: true,
		maxPagesToShow: 5,
		activePageItemClassName: 'active-page-item',
		useCustomPagination: false,
		paginatorClassName: 'paginator',
		paginatorItemClassName: 'paginator-item',
		glyphs: {
			FirstPage: () => <span>&laquo;</span>,
			PreviousPage: () => <span>&lsaquo;</span>,
			NextPage: () => <span>&rsaquo;</span>,
			LastPage: () => <span>&raquo;</span>,
			Ellipsis: () => <span>...</span>,
		},
	},
}

Configuration can be applied either on a table-by-table basis by passing the config prop, or with with the SmartTableConfigProvider, which receives the same config object and makes it available to all tables within its scope.

import { SmartTableConfigProvider } from '@polaritybit/smart-table'

const config = {
	// ...
}

function App() {
	// prettier-ignore
	return (
        <SmartTableConfigProvider config={config}>
            {/* ... */}
        </SmartTableConfigProvider>
    )
}

License

MIT