checkbox invisible in bulk action

[GaneshMaduranathan]

@matt-riemer

Thanks for this beautiful plugin.

I added the bulk action implementation and when I see the table, the checkboxes are not visible.

It looks like the below css (in materialize.css) is making it invisble.

[type="checkbox"]:not(:checked), [type="checkbox"]:checked {
position: absolute;
left: -9999px;
visibility: hidden;
}

When I remove the position and visibility attributes, I can see the checkbox.

Am I missing anything?

Thanks!!!

[matt-riemer]

Hey @GaneshMaduranathan

Glad you're getting use out of the gem! :)

I agree that the CSS you posted would definitely hide the checkboxes. That CSS doesn't come from this gem tho!

Good luck!! hehe

[GaneshMaduranathan]

My bad.

Is there anyway I can do INLINE edit on each row and save?

Thanks!

[matt-riemer]

Hey again,

Nope, this effective_datatables gem doesn't have any kind of inline edit support.

The underlying javascript library does have this feature as a paid option:

https://editor.datatables.net/

Or you could write your own javascript to pop up a modal dialog, edit a row, then update the row and/or call refresh on the underlying datatable.

https://github.com/code-and-effect/effective_datatables/blob/master/app/assets/javascripts/effective_datatables/bulk_actions.js.coffee

could be a good place to start

[GaneshMaduranathan]

Hello,

I need one more quick help on showing the select options in table header in case of boolean fields.

Say, the column name in the table is "required" with true/false values. The way the column getting rendered in the table is with options "Required,Yes,No", How can I change that to "All,Yes,No" in setting up the datatable properties in the path "app/models/effective/datatables/file_name.rb"

Thanks Again !!!

[matt-riemer]

Try

table_column :is_archived, filter: { values: ['Yes', 'No, 'All'] }

and then you might need to override the search function as per

https://github.com/code-and-effect/effective_datatables#customize-filter-behaviour

[GaneshMaduranathan]

In this case, there will be four options in the select box. "IsArchived","Yes","No","All".

I don't want "IsArchived" instead I need it to be "All".

that means only three options in the select box. "All","Yes","No".

Ex: I have a boolean column named :is_global.

When Showing in select box, now it is,

• IsGlobal
• Yes
• No

But I need like,

• All
• Yes
• No

Overriding search functionality is not a problem !!!

[GaneshMaduranathan]

Hello,

Is there any update you have me on this?

[matt-riemer]

Are you just trying to change the filter bar collection?

table_column :is_global, filter: { collection: ['All', 'Yes', 'No'] }

Then you could do something like

def search_column(collection, table_column, search_term, sql_column)
  if table_column[:name] == 'is_global'
    collection.where('is_global ILIKE ?', "%#{search_term}%")
  else
    super
  end
end

[GaneshMaduranathan]

Actual:

filter: { collection: ['All', 'Yes', 'No'] } will give me something like this:

What I need:

Please check the screenshots I have attached. I need that "All" label to behave like "Global". The first option in the select box always has the "table column's name" (here the column label is "global"). Instead I want that to be "All".

[matt-riemer]

This is just calling the simple_form f.input :global, as: :select in the background. So any collection you would pass to simple_form will work here. Maybe what you want is:

table_column :is_global, filter: { collection: [['Global', 'All'], ['Yes', 'Yes'], ['No', 'No']] }

[GaneshMaduranathan]

` Global All Yes No `

I don't want the first option - <option value="">Global</option> .

I need like below:

` All Yes No `

[matt-riemer]

table_column :is_global, filter: { collection: [['All', 'Global'], ['Yes', 'Yes'], ['No', 'No']] }

[matt-riemer]

Hey again @GaneshMaduranathan

I have your fix here! Upgrade to effective_datatables 2.4.5

Then use

table_column :is_global, filter: { include_blank: false, collection: [['All', 'Global'], ['Yes', 'Yes'], ['No', 'No']] }

[matt-riemer]

I added the include_blank and placeholder support, so you can pass both values straight into simple_form

[mallikarjunayaddala]

Thanks @matt-riemer!

[GaneshMaduranathan]

There you are !!!!! Simply Awesome !!!!

Thanks a ton @matt-riemer :)