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    • index.css file iconindex.css

    • main.tsx file iconmain.tsx

    • makeData.ts file iconmakeData.ts

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tsx

import React from 'react'
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'

//
import './index.css'

//
import {
  Column,
  Table,
  ColumnDef,
  useReactTable,
  getCoreRowModel,
  getFilteredRowModel,
  getPaginationRowModel,
  flexRender,
  RowData,
} from '@tanstack/react-table'
import { makeData, Person } from './makeData'

declare module '@tanstack/react-table' {
  interface TableMeta<TData extends RowData> {
    updateData: (rowIndex: number, columnId: string, value: unknown) => void
  }
}

// Give our default column cell renderer editing superpowers!
const defaultColumn: Partial<ColumnDef<Person>> = {
  cell: ({ getValue, row: { index }, column: { id }, table }) => {
    const initialValue = getValue()
    // We need to keep and update the state of the cell normally
    const [value, setValue] = React.useState(initialValue)

    // When the input is blurred, we'll call our table meta's updateData function
    const onBlur = () => {
      table.options.meta?.updateData(index, id, value)
    }

    // If the initialValue is changed external, sync it up with our state
    React.useEffect(() => {
      setValue(initialValue)
    }, [initialValue])

    return (
      <input
        value={value as string}
        onChange={e => setValue(e.target.value)}
        onBlur={onBlur}
      />
    )
  },
}

function useSkipper() {
  const shouldSkipRef = React.useRef(true)
  const shouldSkip = shouldSkipRef.current

  // Wrap a function with this to skip a pagination reset temporarily
  const skip = React.useCallback(() => {
    shouldSkipRef.current = false
  }, [])

  React.useEffect(() => {
    shouldSkipRef.current = true
  })

  return [shouldSkip, skip] as const
}

function App() {
  const rerender = React.useReducer(() => ({}), {})[1]

  const columns = React.useMemo<ColumnDef<Person>[]>(
    () => [\
      {\
        header: 'Name',\
        footer: props => props.column.id,\
        columns: [\
          {\
            accessorKey: 'firstName',\
            footer: props => props.column.id,\
          },\
          {\
            accessorFn: row => row.lastName,\
            id: 'lastName',\
            header: () => <span>Last Name</span>,\
            footer: props => props.column.id,\
          },\
        ],\
      },\
      {\
        header: 'Info',\
        footer: props => props.column.id,\
        columns: [\
          {\
            accessorKey: 'age',\
            header: () => 'Age',\
            footer: props => props.column.id,\
          },\
          {\
            header: 'More Info',\
            columns: [\
              {\
                accessorKey: 'visits',\
                header: () => <span>Visits</span>,\
                footer: props => props.column.id,\
              },\
              {\
                accessorKey: 'status',\
                header: 'Status',\
                footer: props => props.column.id,\
              },\
              {\
                accessorKey: 'progress',\
                header: 'Profile Progress',\
                footer: props => props.column.id,\
              },\
            ],\
          },\
        ],\
      },\
    ],
    []
  )

  const [data, setData] = React.useState(() => makeData(1000))
  const refreshData = () => setData(() => makeData(1000))

  const [autoResetPageIndex, skipAutoResetPageIndex] = useSkipper()

  const table = useReactTable({
    data,
    columns,
    defaultColumn,
    getCoreRowModel: getCoreRowModel(),
    getFilteredRowModel: getFilteredRowModel(),
    getPaginationRowModel: getPaginationRowModel(),
    autoResetPageIndex,
    // Provide our updateData function to our table meta
    meta: {
      updateData: (rowIndex, columnId, value) => {
        // Skip page index reset until after next rerender
        skipAutoResetPageIndex()
        setData(old =>
          old.map((row, index) => {
            if (index === rowIndex) {
              return {
                ...old[rowIndex]!,
                [columnId]: value,
              }
            }
            return row
          })
        )
      },
    },
    debugTable: true,
  })

  return (
    <div className="p-2">
      <div className="h-2" />
      <table>
        <thead>
          {table.getHeaderGroups().map(headerGroup => (
            <tr key={headerGroup.id}>
              {headerGroup.headers.map(header => {
                return (
                  <th key={header.id} colSpan={header.colSpan}>
                    {header.isPlaceholder ? null : (
                      <div>
                        {flexRender(
                          header.column.columnDef.header,
                          header.getContext()
                        )}
                        {header.column.getCanFilter() ? (
                          <div>
                            <Filter column={header.column} table={table} />
                          </div>
                        ) : null}
                      </div>
                    )}
                  </th>
                )
              })}
            </tr>
          ))}
        </thead>
        <tbody>
          {table.getRowModel().rows.map(row => {
            return (
              <tr key={row.id}>
                {row.getVisibleCells().map(cell => {
                  return (
                    <td key={cell.id}>
                      {flexRender(
                        cell.column.columnDef.cell,
                        cell.getContext()
                      )}
                    </td>
                  )
                })}
              </tr>
            )
          })}
        </tbody>
      </table>
      <div className="h-2" />
      <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
        <button
          className="border rounded p-1"
          onClick={() => table.setPageIndex(0)}
          disabled={!table.getCanPreviousPage()}
        >
          {'<<'}
        </button>
        <button
          className="border rounded p-1"
          onClick={() => table.previousPage()}
          disabled={!table.getCanPreviousPage()}
        >
          {'<'}
        </button>
        <button
          className="border rounded p-1"
          onClick={() => table.nextPage()}
          disabled={!table.getCanNextPage()}
        >
          {'>'}
        </button>
        <button
          className="border rounded p-1"
          onClick={() => table.setPageIndex(table.getPageCount() - 1)}
          disabled={!table.getCanNextPage()}
        >
          {'>>'}
        </button>
        <span className="flex items-center gap-1">
          <div>Page</div>
          <strong>
            {table.getState().pagination.pageIndex + 1} of{' '}
            {table.getPageCount()}
          </strong>
        </span>
        <span className="flex items-center gap-1">
          | Go to page:
          <input
            type="number"
            min="1"
            max={table.getPageCount()}
            defaultValue={table.getState().pagination.pageIndex + 1}
            onChange={e => {
              const page = e.target.value ? Number(e.target.value) - 1 : 0
              table.setPageIndex(page)
            }}
            className="border p-1 rounded w-16"
          />
        </span>
        <select
          value={table.getState().pagination.pageSize}
          onChange={e => {
            table.setPageSize(Number(e.target.value))
          }}
        >
          {[10, 20, 30, 40, 50].map(pageSize => (
            <option key={pageSize} value={pageSize}>
              Show {pageSize}
            </option>
          ))}
        </select>
      </div>
      <div>{table.getRowModel().rows.length} Rows</div>
      <div>
        <button onClick={() => rerender()}>Force Rerender</button>
      </div>
      <div>
        <button onClick={() => refreshData()}>Refresh Data</button>
      </div>
    </div>
  )
}
function Filter({
  column,
  table,
}: {
  column: Column<any, any>
  table: Table<any>
}) {
  const firstValue = table
    .getPreFilteredRowModel()
    .flatRows[0]?.getValue(column.id)

  const columnFilterValue = column.getFilterValue()

  return typeof firstValue === 'number' ? (
    <div className="flex space-x-2">
      <input
        type="number"
        value={(columnFilterValue as [number, number])?.[0] ?? ''}
        onChange={e =>
          column.setFilterValue((old: [number, number]) => [\
            e.target.value,\
            old?.[1],\
          ])
        }
        placeholder={`Min`}
        className="w-24 border shadow rounded"
      />
      <input
        type="number"
        value={(columnFilterValue as [number, number])?.[1] ?? ''}
        onChange={e =>
          column.setFilterValue((old: [number, number]) => [\
            old?.[0],\
            e.target.value,\
          ])
        }
        placeholder={`Max`}
        className="w-24 border shadow rounded"
      />
    </div>
  ) : (
    <input
      type="text"
      value={(columnFilterValue ?? '') as string}
      onChange={e => column.setFilterValue(e.target.value)}
      placeholder={`Search...`}
      className="w-36 border shadow rounded"
    />
  )
}

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 from 'react'
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'

//
import './index.css'

//
import {
  Column,
  Table,
  ColumnDef,
  useReactTable,
  getCoreRowModel,
  getFilteredRowModel,
  getPaginationRowModel,
  flexRender,
  RowData,
} from '@tanstack/react-table'
import { makeData, Person } from './makeData'

declare module '@tanstack/react-table' {
  interface TableMeta<TData extends RowData> {
    updateData: (rowIndex: number, columnId: string, value: unknown) => void
  }
}

// Give our default column cell renderer editing superpowers!
const defaultColumn: Partial<ColumnDef<Person>> = {
  cell: ({ getValue, row: { index }, column: { id }, table }) => {
    const initialValue = getValue()
    // We need to keep and update the state of the cell normally
    const [value, setValue] = React.useState(initialValue)

    // When the input is blurred, we'll call our table meta's updateData function
    const onBlur = () => {
      table.options.meta?.updateData(index, id, value)
    }

    // If the initialValue is changed external, sync it up with our state
    React.useEffect(() => {
      setValue(initialValue)
    }, [initialValue])

    return (
      <input
        value={value as string}
        onChange={e => setValue(e.target.value)}
        onBlur={onBlur}
      />
    )
  },
}

function useSkipper() {
  const shouldSkipRef = React.useRef(true)
  const shouldSkip = shouldSkipRef.current

  // Wrap a function with this to skip a pagination reset temporarily
  const skip = React.useCallback(() => {
    shouldSkipRef.current = false
  }, [])

  React.useEffect(() => {
    shouldSkipRef.current = true
  })

  return [shouldSkip, skip] as const
}

function App() {
  const rerender = React.useReducer(() => ({}), {})[1]

  const columns = React.useMemo<ColumnDef<Person>[]>(
    () => [\
      {\
        header: 'Name',\
        footer: props => props.column.id,\
        columns: [\
          {\
            accessorKey: 'firstName',\
            footer: props => props.column.id,\
          },\
          {\
            accessorFn: row => row.lastName,\
            id: 'lastName',\
            header: () => <span>Last Name</span>,\
            footer: props => props.column.id,\
          },\
        ],\
      },\
      {\
        header: 'Info',\
        footer: props => props.column.id,\
        columns: [\
          {\
            accessorKey: 'age',\
            header: () => 'Age',\
            footer: props => props.column.id,\
          },\
          {\
            header: 'More Info',\
            columns: [\
              {\
                accessorKey: 'visits',\
                header: () => <span>Visits</span>,\
                footer: props => props.column.id,\
              },\
              {\
                accessorKey: 'status',\
                header: 'Status',\
                footer: props => props.column.id,\
              },\
              {\
                accessorKey: 'progress',\
                header: 'Profile Progress',\
                footer: props => props.column.id,\
              },\
            ],\
          },\
        ],\
      },\
    ],
    []
  )

  const [data, setData] = React.useState(() => makeData(1000))
  const refreshData = () => setData(() => makeData(1000))

  const [autoResetPageIndex, skipAutoResetPageIndex] = useSkipper()

  const table = useReactTable({
    data,
    columns,
    defaultColumn,
    getCoreRowModel: getCoreRowModel(),
    getFilteredRowModel: getFilteredRowModel(),
    getPaginationRowModel: getPaginationRowModel(),
    autoResetPageIndex,
    // Provide our updateData function to our table meta
    meta: {
      updateData: (rowIndex, columnId, value) => {
        // Skip page index reset until after next rerender
        skipAutoResetPageIndex()
        setData(old =>
          old.map((row, index) => {
            if (index === rowIndex) {
              return {
                ...old[rowIndex]!,
                [columnId]: value,
              }
            }
            return row
          })
        )
      },
    },
    debugTable: true,
  })

  return (
    <div className="p-2">
      <div className="h-2" />
      <table>
        <thead>
          {table.getHeaderGroups().map(headerGroup => (
            <tr key={headerGroup.id}>
              {headerGroup.headers.map(header => {
                return (
                  <th key={header.id} colSpan={header.colSpan}>
                    {header.isPlaceholder ? null : (
                      <div>
                        {flexRender(
                          header.column.columnDef.header,
                          header.getContext()
                        )}
                        {header.column.getCanFilter() ? (
                          <div>
                            <Filter column={header.column} table={table} />
                          </div>
                        ) : null}
                      </div>
                    )}
                  </th>
                )
              })}
            </tr>
          ))}
        </thead>
        <tbody>
          {table.getRowModel().rows.map(row => {
            return (
              <tr key={row.id}>
                {row.getVisibleCells().map(cell => {
                  return (
                    <td key={cell.id}>
                      {flexRender(
                        cell.column.columnDef.cell,
                        cell.getContext()
                      )}
                    </td>
                  )
                })}
              </tr>
            )
          })}
        </tbody>
      </table>
      <div className="h-2" />
      <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
        <button
          className="border rounded p-1"
          onClick={() => table.setPageIndex(0)}
          disabled={!table.getCanPreviousPage()}
        >
          {'<<'}
        </button>
        <button
          className="border rounded p-1"
          onClick={() => table.previousPage()}
          disabled={!table.getCanPreviousPage()}
        >
          {'<'}
        </button>
        <button
          className="border rounded p-1"
          onClick={() => table.nextPage()}
          disabled={!table.getCanNextPage()}
        >
          {'>'}
        </button>
        <button
          className="border rounded p-1"
          onClick={() => table.setPageIndex(table.getPageCount() - 1)}
          disabled={!table.getCanNextPage()}
        >
          {'>>'}
        </button>
        <span className="flex items-center gap-1">
          <div>Page</div>
          <strong>
            {table.getState().pagination.pageIndex + 1} of{' '}
            {table.getPageCount()}
          </strong>
        </span>
        <span className="flex items-center gap-1">
          | Go to page:
          <input
            type="number"
            min="1"
            max={table.getPageCount()}
            defaultValue={table.getState().pagination.pageIndex + 1}
            onChange={e => {
              const page = e.target.value ? Number(e.target.value) - 1 : 0
              table.setPageIndex(page)
            }}
            className="border p-1 rounded w-16"
          />
        </span>
        <select
          value={table.getState().pagination.pageSize}
          onChange={e => {
            table.setPageSize(Number(e.target.value))
          }}
        >
          {[10, 20, 30, 40, 50].map(pageSize => (
            <option key={pageSize} value={pageSize}>
              Show {pageSize}
            </option>
          ))}
        </select>
      </div>
      <div>{table.getRowModel().rows.length} Rows</div>
      <div>
        <button onClick={() => rerender()}>Force Rerender</button>
      </div>
      <div>
        <button onClick={() => refreshData()}>Refresh Data</button>
      </div>
    </div>
  )
}
function Filter({
  column,
  table,
}: {
  column: Column<any, any>
  table: Table<any>
}) {
  const firstValue = table
    .getPreFilteredRowModel()
    .flatRows[0]?.getValue(column.id)

  const columnFilterValue = column.getFilterValue()

  return typeof firstValue === 'number' ? (
    <div className="flex space-x-2">
      <input
        type="number"
        value={(columnFilterValue as [number, number])?.[0] ?? ''}
        onChange={e =>
          column.setFilterValue((old: [number, number]) => [\
            e.target.value,\
            old?.[1],\
          ])
        }
        placeholder={`Min`}
        className="w-24 border shadow rounded"
      />
      <input
        type="number"
        value={(columnFilterValue as [number, number])?.[1] ?? ''}
        onChange={e =>
          column.setFilterValue((old: [number, number]) => [\
            old?.[0],\
            e.target.value,\
          ])
        }
        placeholder={`Max`}
        className="w-24 border shadow rounded"
      />
    </div>
  ) : (
    <input
      type="text"
      value={(columnFilterValue ?? '') as string}
      onChange={e => column.setFilterValue(e.target.value)}
      placeholder={`Search...`}
      className="w-36 border shadow rounded"
    />
  )
}

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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