Table Columns Skill

Column Interface Quick Reference

export interface IColumn<T extends object> {
  title: string;               // Header display
  field: keyof T;              // Model field name
  displayField?: keyof T;      // Use if display differs from field
  queryField: string | IField; // For sorting/filtering
  csvHeaderName?: string;      // CSV export header override
  render?: ColumnComponent<T>; // Custom render function
  noSort?: boolean;            // Disable sorting
  class?: string;              // Column className
  headerClass?: string;        // Header className
  total?: boolean;             // Show total at bottom
  totalFormat?: TotalFormat;   // Format for total
  hidden?: boolean;            // Hide by default
  format?: TextFormat;         // "dollars" | "percent" | "number" | "decimal" | "boolean"
  noExport?: boolean;          // Exclude from CSV
}

Standard Read-Only Column

For data that shouldn't be edited inline (UUIDs, dates, joined data):

{
  title: "First Name",
  field: "first_name",
  queryField: "first_name",
  format: "text" // or "number", "dollars", "percent", "decimal", "boolean"
}

Inline Edit: Text Fields

import { InlineEditCellText, InlineEditCellTextColumn } from "@/ui/common/components/table/cell/inline-edit/InlineEditCellText";

{
  title: "Description",
  field: "description",
  queryField: "description",
  type: "text", // or "number"
  render: (options: ColumnComponentOptions<AssetModel>) => {
    return (
      <InlineEditCellText
        record={options.record}
        column={options.column as InlineEditCellTextColumn<AssetModel>}
        index={options.index}
      />
    );
  },
} as InlineEditCellTextColumn<AssetModel>

Inline Edit: Checkbox (Boolean Fields)

import { InlineEditCellCheckbox, InlineEditCellCheckboxColumn } from "@/ui/common/components/table/cell/inline-edit/InlineEditCellCheckbox";

{
  title: "Is Required",
  field: "is_required",
  queryField: "is_required",
  render: (options: ColumnComponentOptions<AssetModel>) => {
    return (
      <InlineEditCellCheckbox
        record={options.record}
        column={options.column as InlineEditCellCheckboxColumn<AssetModel>}
        index={options.index}
      />
    );
  },
} as InlineEditCellCheckboxColumn<AssetModel>

Inline Edit: Select (Constants)

import { InlineEditCellSelect, InlineEditCellSelectColumn } from "@/ui/common/components/table/cell/inline-edit/InlineEditCellSelect";

{
  title: "Status",
  field: "status",
  queryField: "status",
  options: constants.asset.status,
  render: (options: ColumnComponentOptions<AssetModel>) => {
    return (
      <InlineEditCellSelect
        record={options.record}
        column={options.column as InlineEditCellSelectColumn<AssetModel>}
        index={options.index}
      />
    );
  },
} as InlineEditCellSelectColumn<AssetModel>

Inline Edit: Model Select (Relationships)

import { InlineEditCellModelSelect, InlineEditCellModelSelectColumn } from "@/ui/common/components/table/cell/inline-edit/InlineEditCellModelSelect";

{
  title: "Organization",
  field: "organization_id",
  displayField: "organization_name",
  queryField: "organization_id",
  modelName: "organization",
  modelSearchField: "q",
  modelDisplayField: "label",
  modelSearchFilters: { disabled: "0" },
  render: (options: ColumnComponentOptions<AssetModel>) => {
    return (
      <InlineEditCellModelSelect
        record={options.record}
        column={options.column as InlineEditCellModelSelectColumn<AssetModel>}
        index={options.index}
      />
    );
  },
} as InlineEditCellModelSelectColumn<AssetModel>

Pre-Built Cell Components

Available Inline Edit Components

• InlineEditCellText - Text/number fields
• InlineEditCellCheckbox - Boolean yes/no
• InlineEditCellSelect - Single select from constants
• InlineEditCellMultiSelect - Multi-select from constants
• InlineEditCellModelSelect - Single model relationship (small lists)
• InlineEditCellModelSearchSelect - Single model relationship (large lists)
• InlineEditCellModelMultiSelect - Multi model relationship (small lists)
• InlineEditCellModelSearchMultiSelect - Multi model relationship (large lists)

Badge Cell Example

import { BadgeCell } from "@/ui/common/components/table/cell/BadgeCell";

{
  title: "Status",
  field: "status",
  queryField: "status",
  render: (options: ColumnComponentOptions<AssetModel>) => {
    return (
      <BadgeCell
        value={options.record.statusStr}
        color={options.record.statusConst.color}
      />
    );
  },
}

Before Implementation

IMPORTANT: Before writing column code, list out ALL columns with descriptions of render types to get feedback.

Example planning format:

Columns to implement:
1. Name - InlineEditCellText (text field)
2. Description - InlineEditCellText (text field)
3. Status - BadgeCell (status with color)
4. Organization - Standard display (joined data, read-only)
5. Is Active - InlineEditCellCheckbox (boolean)
6. Created At - Standard display with date format

Key Rules

1. Use queryField for the actual database field name
2. Use displayField when showing joined data but querying on ID
3. Add format for automatic formatting (dollars, percent, number, decimal, boolean)
4. Use appropriate inline edit component based on data type and list size
5. Always type-cast column as InlineEditCell*Column<Model> for inline editors
6. Keep render functions focused - extract complex logic to services