The StateRestore extension for DataTables builds on the stateSave option within DataTable's core. This allows users to save multiple different states and reload them at any time, not just at initialisation.
The StateRestore extension is available on the DataTables CDN and in the download builder. See the documentation for full details.
You can also install it from NPM
If you prefer to use a package manager such as NPM or Bower, distribution repositories are available with software built from this repository under the name `datatables.net-staterestore. Styling packages for Bootstrap, Foundation and other styling libraries are also available by adding a suffix to the package name.
Please see the DataTables NPM installation page for further information. The DataTables installation manual also has details on how to use package managers with DataTables.
StateRestore is initialised by adding the createState and savedStates buttons into the DataTables buttons option. Further options can be specified using these button's config property - see the documentation for details. For example:
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#example').DataTable({
dom: 'Blfrtip',
buttons:['createState', 'savedStates']
});
});If you fancy getting involved with the development of StateRestore and help make it better, please refer to its GitHub repo