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import { customElement } from 'lit/decorators.js'
import { html, LitElement } from 'lit'
import { repeat } from 'lit/directives/repeat.js'
import { state } from 'lit/decorators/state.js'
import {
ColumnDef,
flexRender,
getCoreRowModel,
getSortedRowModel,
SortingFn,
type SortingState,
TableController,
} from '@tanstack/lit-table'
import { makeData, Person } from './makeData'
const sortStatusFn: SortingFn<Person> = (rowA, rowB, _columnId) => {
const statusA = rowA.original.status
const statusB = rowB.original.status
const statusOrder = ['single', 'complicated', 'relationship']
return statusOrder.indexOf(statusA) - statusOrder.indexOf(statusB)
}
const columns: ColumnDef<Person>[] = [\
{\
accessorKey: 'firstName',\
cell: info => info.getValue(),\
//this column will sort in ascending order by default since it is a string column\
},\
{\
accessorFn: row => row.lastName,\
id: 'lastName',\
cell: info => info.getValue(),\
header: () => html`<span>Last Name</span>`,\
sortUndefined: 'last', //force undefined values to the end\
sortDescFirst: false, //first sort order will be ascending (nullable values can mess up auto detection of sort order)\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'age',\
header: () => 'Age',\
//this column will sort in descending order by default since it is a number column\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'visits',\
header: () => html`<span>Visits</span>`,\
sortUndefined: 'last', //force undefined values to the end\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'status',\
header: 'Status',\
sortingFn: sortStatusFn, //use our custom sorting function for this enum column\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'progress',\
header: 'Profile Progress',\
// enableSorting: false, //disable sorting for this column\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'rank',\
header: 'Rank',\
invertSorting: true, //invert the sorting order (golf score-like where smaller is better)\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'createdAt',\
header: 'Created At',\
// sortingFn: 'datetime' //make sure table knows this is a datetime column (usually can detect if no null values)\
},\
]
const data: Person[] = makeData(1000)
@customElement('lit-table-example')
class LitTableExample extends LitElement {
@state()
private _sorting: SortingState = []
private tableController = new TableController<Person>(this)
protected render() {
const table = this.tableController.table({
columns,
data,
state: {
sorting: this._sorting,
},
onSortingChange: updaterOrValue => {
if (typeof updaterOrValue === 'function') {
this._sorting = updaterOrValue(this._sorting)
} else {
this._sorting = updaterOrValue
}
},
getSortedRowModel: getSortedRowModel(),
getCoreRowModel: getCoreRowModel(),
})
return html`
<table>
<thead>
${repeat(
table.getHeaderGroups(),
headerGroup => headerGroup.id,
headerGroup => html`
<tr>
${headerGroup.headers.map(
header => html`
<th colspan="${header.colSpan}">
${header.isPlaceholder
? null
: html`<div
title=${header.column.getCanSort()
? header.column.getNextSortingOrder() === 'asc'
? 'Sort ascending'
: header.column.getNextSortingOrder() === 'desc'
? 'Sort descending'
: 'Clear sort'
: undefined}
@click="${header.column.getToggleSortingHandler()}"
style="cursor: ${header.column.getCanSort()
? 'pointer'
: 'not-allowed'}"
>
${flexRender(
header.column.columnDef.header,
header.getContext()
)}
${{ asc: ' 🔼', desc: ' 🔽' }[\
header.column.getIsSorted() as string\
] ?? null}
</div>`}
</th>
`
)}
</tr>
`
)}
</thead>
<tbody>
${table
.getRowModel()
.rows.slice(0, 10)
.map(
row => html`
<tr>
${row
.getVisibleCells()
.map(
cell => html`
<td>
${flexRender(
cell.column.columnDef.cell,
cell.getContext()
)}
</td>
`
)}
</tr>
`
)}
</tbody>
</table>
<pre>${JSON.stringify(this._sorting, null, 2)}</pre>
<style>
* {
font-family: sans-serif;
font-size: 14px;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
table {
border: 1px solid lightgray;
border-collapse: collapse;
}
tbody {
border-bottom: 1px solid lightgray;
}
th {
border-bottom: 1px solid lightgray;
border-right: 1px solid lightgray;
padding: 2px 4px;
}
tfoot {
color: gray;
}
tfoot th {
font-weight: normal;
}
</style>
`
}
}
import { customElement } from 'lit/decorators.js'
import { html, LitElement } from 'lit'
import { repeat } from 'lit/directives/repeat.js'
import { state } from 'lit/decorators/state.js'
import {
ColumnDef,
flexRender,
getCoreRowModel,
getSortedRowModel,
SortingFn,
type SortingState,
TableController,
} from '@tanstack/lit-table'
import { makeData, Person } from './makeData'
const sortStatusFn: SortingFn<Person> = (rowA, rowB, _columnId) => {
const statusA = rowA.original.status
const statusB = rowB.original.status
const statusOrder = ['single', 'complicated', 'relationship']
return statusOrder.indexOf(statusA) - statusOrder.indexOf(statusB)
}
const columns: ColumnDef<Person>[] = [\
{\
accessorKey: 'firstName',\
cell: info => info.getValue(),\
//this column will sort in ascending order by default since it is a string column\
},\
{\
accessorFn: row => row.lastName,\
id: 'lastName',\
cell: info => info.getValue(),\
header: () => html`<span>Last Name</span>`,\
sortUndefined: 'last', //force undefined values to the end\
sortDescFirst: false, //first sort order will be ascending (nullable values can mess up auto detection of sort order)\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'age',\
header: () => 'Age',\
//this column will sort in descending order by default since it is a number column\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'visits',\
header: () => html`<span>Visits</span>`,\
sortUndefined: 'last', //force undefined values to the end\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'status',\
header: 'Status',\
sortingFn: sortStatusFn, //use our custom sorting function for this enum column\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'progress',\
header: 'Profile Progress',\
// enableSorting: false, //disable sorting for this column\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'rank',\
header: 'Rank',\
invertSorting: true, //invert the sorting order (golf score-like where smaller is better)\
},\
{\
accessorKey: 'createdAt',\
header: 'Created At',\
// sortingFn: 'datetime' //make sure table knows this is a datetime column (usually can detect if no null values)\
},\
]
const data: Person[] = makeData(1000)
@customElement('lit-table-example')
class LitTableExample extends LitElement {
@state()
private _sorting: SortingState = []
private tableController = new TableController<Person>(this)
protected render() {
const table = this.tableController.table({
columns,
data,
state: {
sorting: this._sorting,
},
onSortingChange: updaterOrValue => {
if (typeof updaterOrValue === 'function') {
this._sorting = updaterOrValue(this._sorting)
} else {
this._sorting = updaterOrValue
}
},
getSortedRowModel: getSortedRowModel(),
getCoreRowModel: getCoreRowModel(),
})
return html`
<table>
<thead>
${repeat(
table.getHeaderGroups(),
headerGroup => headerGroup.id,
headerGroup => html`
<tr>
${headerGroup.headers.map(
header => html`
<th colspan="${header.colSpan}">
${header.isPlaceholder
? null
: html`<div
title=${header.column.getCanSort()
? header.column.getNextSortingOrder() === 'asc'
? 'Sort ascending'
: header.column.getNextSortingOrder() === 'desc'
? 'Sort descending'
: 'Clear sort'
: undefined}
@click="${header.column.getToggleSortingHandler()}"
style="cursor: ${header.column.getCanSort()
? 'pointer'
: 'not-allowed'}"
>
${flexRender(
header.column.columnDef.header,
header.getContext()
)}
${{ asc: ' 🔼', desc: ' 🔽' }[\
header.column.getIsSorted() as string\
] ?? null}
</div>`}
</th>
`
)}
</tr>
`
)}
</thead>
<tbody>
${table
.getRowModel()
.rows.slice(0, 10)
.map(
row => html`
<tr>
${row
.getVisibleCells()
.map(
cell => html`
<td>
${flexRender(
cell.column.columnDef.cell,
cell.getContext()
)}
</td>
`
)}
</tr>
`
)}
</tbody>
</table>
<pre>${JSON.stringify(this._sorting, null, 2)}</pre>
<style>
* {
font-family: sans-serif;
font-size: 14px;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
table {
border: 1px solid lightgray;
border-collapse: collapse;
}
tbody {
border-bottom: 1px solid lightgray;
}
th {
border-bottom: 1px solid lightgray;
border-right: 1px solid lightgray;
padding: 2px 4px;
}
tfoot {
color: gray;
}
tfoot th {
font-weight: normal;
}
</style>
`
}
}
