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tsx

import React, { CSSProperties } from 'react'
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'

import './index.css'

import {
  ColumnDef,
  Row,
  flexRender,
  getCoreRowModel,
  useReactTable,
} from '@tanstack/react-table'
import { makeData, Person } from './makeData'

// needed for table body level scope DnD setup
import {
  DndContext,
  KeyboardSensor,
  MouseSensor,
  TouchSensor,
  closestCenter,
  type DragEndEvent,
  type UniqueIdentifier,
  useSensor,
  useSensors,
} from '@dnd-kit/core'
import { restrictToVerticalAxis } from '@dnd-kit/modifiers'
import {
  arrayMove,
  SortableContext,
  verticalListSortingStrategy,
} from '@dnd-kit/sortable'

// needed for row & cell level scope DnD setup
import { useSortable } from '@dnd-kit/sortable'
import { CSS } from '@dnd-kit/utilities'

// Cell Component
const RowDragHandleCell = ({ rowId }: { rowId: string }) => {
  const { attributes, listeners } = useSortable({
    id: rowId,
  })
  return (
    // Alternatively, you could set these attributes on the rows themselves
    <button {...attributes} {...listeners}>
      🟰
    </button>
  )
}

// Row Component
const DraggableRow = ({ row }: { row: Row<Person> }) => {
  const { transform, transition, setNodeRef, isDragging } = useSortable({
    id: row.original.userId,
  })

  const style: CSSProperties = {
    transform: CSS.Transform.toString(transform), //let dnd-kit do its thing
    transition: transition,
    opacity: isDragging ? 0.8 : 1,
    zIndex: isDragging ? 1 : 0,
    position: 'relative',
  }
  return (
    // connect row ref to dnd-kit, apply important styles
    <tr ref={setNodeRef} style={style}>
      {row.getVisibleCells().map(cell => (
        <td key={cell.id} style={{ width: cell.column.getSize() }}>
          {flexRender(cell.column.columnDef.cell, cell.getContext())}
        </td>
      ))}
    </tr>
  )
}

// Table Component
function App() {
  const columns = React.useMemo<ColumnDef<Person>[]>(
    () => [\
      // Create a dedicated drag handle column. Alternatively, you could just set up dnd events on the rows themselves.\
      {\
        id: 'drag-handle',\
        header: 'Move',\
        cell: ({ row }) => <RowDragHandleCell rowId={row.id} />,\
        size: 60,\
      },\
      {\
        accessorKey: 'firstName',\
        cell: info => info.getValue(),\
      },\
      {\
        accessorFn: row => row.lastName,\
        id: 'lastName',\
        cell: info => info.getValue(),\
        header: () => <span>Last Name</span>,\
      },\
      {\
        accessorKey: 'age',\
        header: () => 'Age',\
      },\
      {\
        accessorKey: 'visits',\
        header: () => <span>Visits</span>,\
      },\
      {\
        accessorKey: 'status',\
        header: 'Status',\
      },\
      {\
        accessorKey: 'progress',\
        header: 'Profile Progress',\
      },\
    ],
    []
  )
  const [data, setData] = React.useState(() => makeData(20))

  const dataIds = React.useMemo<UniqueIdentifier[]>(
    () => data?.map(({ userId }) => userId),
    [data]
  )

  const rerender = () => setData(() => makeData(20))

  const table = useReactTable({
    data,
    columns,
    getCoreRowModel: getCoreRowModel(),
    getRowId: row => row.userId, //required because row indexes will change
    debugTable: true,
    debugHeaders: true,
    debugColumns: true,
  })

  // reorder rows after drag & drop
  function handleDragEnd(event: DragEndEvent) {
    const { active, over } = event
    if (active && over && active.id !== over.id) {
      setData(data => {
        const oldIndex = dataIds.indexOf(active.id)
        const newIndex = dataIds.indexOf(over.id)
        return arrayMove(data, oldIndex, newIndex) //this is just a splice util
      })
    }
  }

  const sensors = useSensors(
    useSensor(MouseSensor, {}),
    useSensor(TouchSensor, {}),
    useSensor(KeyboardSensor, {})
  )

  return (
    // NOTE: This provider creates div elements, so don't nest inside of <table> elements
    <DndContext
      collisionDetection={closestCenter}
      modifiers={[restrictToVerticalAxis]}
      onDragEnd={handleDragEnd}
      sensors={sensors}
    >
      <div className="p-2">
        <div className="h-4" />
        <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
          <button onClick={() => rerender()} className="border p-1">
            Regenerate
          </button>
        </div>
        <div className="h-4" />
        <table>
          <thead>
            {table.getHeaderGroups().map(headerGroup => (
              <tr key={headerGroup.id}>
                {headerGroup.headers.map(header => (
                  <th key={header.id} colSpan={header.colSpan}>
                    {header.isPlaceholder
                      ? null
                      : flexRender(
                          header.column.columnDef.header,
                          header.getContext()
                        )}
                  </th>
                ))}
              </tr>
            ))}
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <SortableContext
              items={dataIds}
              strategy={verticalListSortingStrategy}
            >
              {table.getRowModel().rows.map(row => (
                <DraggableRow key={row.id} row={row} />
              ))}
            </SortableContext>
          </tbody>
        </table>
        <pre>{JSON.stringify(data, null, 2)}</pre>
      </div>
    </DndContext>
  )
}

const rootElement = document.getElementById('root')
if (!rootElement) throw new Error('Failed to find the root element')

ReactDOM.createRoot(rootElement).render(
  <React.StrictMode>
    <App />
  </React.StrictMode>
)


import React, { CSSProperties } from 'react'
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'

import './index.css'

import {
  ColumnDef,
  Row,
  flexRender,
  getCoreRowModel,
  useReactTable,
} from '@tanstack/react-table'
import { makeData, Person } from './makeData'

// needed for table body level scope DnD setup
import {
  DndContext,
  KeyboardSensor,
  MouseSensor,
  TouchSensor,
  closestCenter,
  type DragEndEvent,
  type UniqueIdentifier,
  useSensor,
  useSensors,
} from '@dnd-kit/core'
import { restrictToVerticalAxis } from '@dnd-kit/modifiers'
import {
  arrayMove,
  SortableContext,
  verticalListSortingStrategy,
} from '@dnd-kit/sortable'

// needed for row & cell level scope DnD setup
import { useSortable } from '@dnd-kit/sortable'
import { CSS } from '@dnd-kit/utilities'

// Cell Component
const RowDragHandleCell = ({ rowId }: { rowId: string }) => {
  const { attributes, listeners } = useSortable({
    id: rowId,
  })
  return (
    // Alternatively, you could set these attributes on the rows themselves
    <button {...attributes} {...listeners}>
      🟰
    </button>
  )
}

// Row Component
const DraggableRow = ({ row }: { row: Row<Person> }) => {
  const { transform, transition, setNodeRef, isDragging } = useSortable({
    id: row.original.userId,
  })

  const style: CSSProperties = {
    transform: CSS.Transform.toString(transform), //let dnd-kit do its thing
    transition: transition,
    opacity: isDragging ? 0.8 : 1,
    zIndex: isDragging ? 1 : 0,
    position: 'relative',
  }
  return (
    // connect row ref to dnd-kit, apply important styles
    <tr ref={setNodeRef} style={style}>
      {row.getVisibleCells().map(cell => (
        <td key={cell.id} style={{ width: cell.column.getSize() }}>
          {flexRender(cell.column.columnDef.cell, cell.getContext())}
        </td>
      ))}
    </tr>
  )
}

// Table Component
function App() {
  const columns = React.useMemo<ColumnDef<Person>[]>(
    () => [\
      // Create a dedicated drag handle column. Alternatively, you could just set up dnd events on the rows themselves.\
      {\
        id: 'drag-handle',\
        header: 'Move',\
        cell: ({ row }) => <RowDragHandleCell rowId={row.id} />,\
        size: 60,\
      },\
      {\
        accessorKey: 'firstName',\
        cell: info => info.getValue(),\
      },\
      {\
        accessorFn: row => row.lastName,\
        id: 'lastName',\
        cell: info => info.getValue(),\
        header: () => <span>Last Name</span>,\
      },\
      {\
        accessorKey: 'age',\
        header: () => 'Age',\
      },\
      {\
        accessorKey: 'visits',\
        header: () => <span>Visits</span>,\
      },\
      {\
        accessorKey: 'status',\
        header: 'Status',\
      },\
      {\
        accessorKey: 'progress',\
        header: 'Profile Progress',\
      },\
    ],
    []
  )
  const [data, setData] = React.useState(() => makeData(20))

  const dataIds = React.useMemo<UniqueIdentifier[]>(
    () => data?.map(({ userId }) => userId),
    [data]
  )

  const rerender = () => setData(() => makeData(20))

  const table = useReactTable({
    data,
    columns,
    getCoreRowModel: getCoreRowModel(),
    getRowId: row => row.userId, //required because row indexes will change
    debugTable: true,
    debugHeaders: true,
    debugColumns: true,
  })

  // reorder rows after drag & drop
  function handleDragEnd(event: DragEndEvent) {
    const { active, over } = event
    if (active && over && active.id !== over.id) {
      setData(data => {
        const oldIndex = dataIds.indexOf(active.id)
        const newIndex = dataIds.indexOf(over.id)
        return arrayMove(data, oldIndex, newIndex) //this is just a splice util
      })
    }
  }

  const sensors = useSensors(
    useSensor(MouseSensor, {}),
    useSensor(TouchSensor, {}),
    useSensor(KeyboardSensor, {})
  )

  return (
    // NOTE: This provider creates div elements, so don't nest inside of <table> elements
    <DndContext
      collisionDetection={closestCenter}
      modifiers={[restrictToVerticalAxis]}
      onDragEnd={handleDragEnd}
      sensors={sensors}
    >
      <div className="p-2">
        <div className="h-4" />
        <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
          <button onClick={() => rerender()} className="border p-1">
            Regenerate
          </button>
        </div>
        <div className="h-4" />
        <table>
          <thead>
            {table.getHeaderGroups().map(headerGroup => (
              <tr key={headerGroup.id}>
                {headerGroup.headers.map(header => (
                  <th key={header.id} colSpan={header.colSpan}>
                    {header.isPlaceholder
                      ? null
                      : flexRender(
                          header.column.columnDef.header,
                          header.getContext()
                        )}
                  </th>
                ))}
              </tr>
            ))}
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <SortableContext
              items={dataIds}
              strategy={verticalListSortingStrategy}
            >
              {table.getRowModel().rows.map(row => (
                <DraggableRow key={row.id} row={row} />
              ))}
            </SortableContext>
          </tbody>
        </table>
        <pre>{JSON.stringify(data, null, 2)}</pre>
      </div>
    </DndContext>
  )
}

const rootElement = document.getElementById('root')
if (!rootElement) throw new Error('Failed to find the root element')

ReactDOM.createRoot(rootElement).render(
  <React.StrictMode>
    <App />
  </React.StrictMode>
)

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