Adjusted useDataTable

src/components/table/DataTable.jsx

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import React from "react";
 import PropTypes from "prop-types";
 import classnames from "classnames";
 import { Table } from "reactstrap";
+// react-table doc: https://react-table-v7-docs.netlify.app/
 import { useTable, useMountedLayoutEffect } from "react-table";
 import { FaSort, FaSortUp, FaSortDown } from "react-icons/fa";
 
@@ -14,6 +15,9 @@ import {
 } from "./utils";
 import Paginator from "./Paginator";
 
+/**
+ * Suitable when data is already available client side. Thus, pagination/filtering/sorting can be performed client side too.
+ */
 function DataTable({
   config: userConfig,
   onSelectedRowChange,

src/components/table/queryParamsUtils.jsx

@@ -5,46 +5,51 @@ These funcitions helps to convert from obj to string and vice versa
 */
 
 /**
+ * This function is used to convert filters from obj to string
  * @argument {Array<Object>} filters
  * @return {Object}
  */
-const serializeFilterParams = (filters) => 
+const serializeFilterParams = (filters) =>
   filters.reduce(
-    // id and value connot be changed, are requested with this name in the lib
     (acc, { id, value, }) => ({ ...acc, [id]: value, }),
     {}
   );
 
 /**
+ * This function is used to convert filters from string to obj
  * @argument {Object} filters
  * @return {Array<Object>}
  */
 const deserializeFilterParams = (filters) =>
   Array.from(
-    Object.entries(filters).map(([filterName, filterValue]) => ({
-      id: filterName,
+    Object.entries(filters).map(([filterKey, filterValue]) => ({
+      id: filterKey,
       value: filterValue,
     }))
   );
 
 /**
+ * This function is used to convert ordering key from obj to string
  * @argument {Array<Object>} sortBy
  * @return {String}
  */
 const serializeSortByParams = (sortBy) =>
   sortBy
-    // id and desc connot be changed, are requested with this name in the lib
     .map(({ id, desc, }) => `${desc ? "-" : ""}${id.split("-")[0]}`)
     .join(",");
 
 /**
+ * This function is used to convert ordering key from string to obj
  * @argument {String} filters
  * @return {Array<Object>}
  */
-const deserializeSortByParams = (sortByStr) => ({
-  id: sortByStr.charAt(0) === "-" ? sortByStr.slice(1) : sortByStr,
-  desc: sortByStr.charAt(0) === "-",
-});
+const deserializeSortByParams = (sortByStr) =>
+  Array.from(
+    sortByStr.split(",").map((str) => ({
+      id: str.charAt(0) === "-" ? str.slice(1) : str,
+      desc: str.charAt(0) === "-",
+    }))
+  );
 
 export {
   serializeFilterParams,

src/components/table/useDataTable.jsx

@@ -6,32 +6,34 @@ import LoadingBoundary from "../containers/LoadingBoundary";
 import DataTable from "./DataTable";
 import useQueryParamsTable from "./useQueryParamsTable";
 
-const pageParams = {
+const defaultPageParams = {
   page_size: 10,
   page: 1,
 };
-const defaultModifier = (d) => d?.results || [];
+const defaultModifier = (responseData) => responseData?.results || [];
 
+/**
+ * Suitable for fetching data from a server. Thus, pagination/filtering/sorting in most cases should be handled by the server too.
+ * @param url URL to use to make the request.
+ * @param params Query parameters that will be added to the request, which can be overridden by table filters.
+ * @param toPassTableProps Table properties (ex. columns, config, initialState, SubComponent) that will be used for creating the table component.
+ * @param modifier Function that defines in which field of the response the data that will be used is located.
+ */
 function useDataTable(
-  { url, params: defaultParams, initialParams, },
+  { url, params: defaultParams, },
   toPassTableProps,
   modifier = defaultModifier
 ) {
-  /*
-  */
-  const columnNames = toPassTableProps.columns.map(column => column.accessor);
   // hook
-  const [params, tableInitialState, tableStateReducer] = useQueryParamsTable({
-    initialParams, columnNames,
-  });
+  const [params, tableInitialState, tableStateReducer] = useQueryParamsTable();
 
   // state
   const [initialLoading, setInitialLoading] = React.useState(true);
 
   // API
   const [{ data, loading, error, }, refetch] = useAxios({
     url,
-    params: { ...pageParams, ...defaultParams, ...params, },
+    params: { ...defaultPageParams, ...defaultParams, ...params, },
   });
 
   // side-effects
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ function useDataTable(
     ]
   );
 
-  return [data, tableNode, refetch, tableStateReducer, loading];
+  return [data, tableNode, refetch, tableStateReducer, loading, tableInitialState];
 }
 
 export default useDataTable;

src/components/table/useQueryParamsTable.jsx

@@ -9,25 +9,24 @@ import {
   deserializeSortByParams
 } from "./queryParamsUtils";
 
-function useQueryParamsTable({ initialParams, columnNames, }) {
+/**
+  This function automatically defines the params to be used in the request based on the filters set in the table and the URL search parameters.
+*/
+function useQueryParamsTable() {
   // react-router
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const location = useLocation();
 
-  // state
-  /*
-    initialParams is used for 
-    fallback values incase URL query params are empty
-  */
+  // Set the params based on url search params, if no parameter is set in the url it returns an empty dict
   const [params, setParams] = React.useState(() => {
     const urlParams = Object.fromEntries(
       new URLSearchParams(location.search)
     );
-    return Object.keys(urlParams).length ? urlParams : initialParams || {};
+    return Object.keys(urlParams).length ? urlParams : {};
   });
 
-  // memo
-  const initialState = React.useMemo(() => {
+  // The table state changes every time the url params are modified, therefore every time some filters are modified
+  const tableInitialState = React.useMemo(() => {
     const { ordering, page, ...filters } = params;
     return {
       pageIndex: page ? parseInt(page - 1, 10) : 0,
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ function useQueryParamsTable({ initialParams, columnNames, }) {
     };
   }, [params]);
 
-  // update query params to match table state
+  // Update query params to match table state and navigate to a page with the new params
   React.useEffect(() => {
     const search = `?${new URLSearchParams(params).toString()}`;
     if (search !== location.search)
@@ -45,21 +44,11 @@ function useQueryParamsTable({ initialParams, columnNames, }) {
 
   // callbacks
   const onTableFilterDebounced = useAsyncDebounce(
-    /* this function MUST updates ONLY the parameters used by the table: the columns.
-    It has to maintain all the params used in the page outside the table.
-    */
-    (filters) => 
-
-      setParams(({ ordering, ...others }) => ({  // we need to separate ordering, or this doesn't work 
-            // Maintain the parameter
-            ...Object.keys(others)
-              .filter(param => !!columnNames.includes(param.id)) // select only parameter external to the table
-              .reduce((savedParams, nextParam) => ({...savedParams, [nextParam[0]]: nextParam[1], }), {}), // concatenate them
-            // Add ordering parameter (if it's defined)
-            ...(ordering ? { ordering, } : {}), 
-            // add the filter parameters (the ones with columns names)
-            ...serializeFilterParams(filters.filter(filter => columnNames.includes(filter.id))),
-          })),
+    (filters) =>
+      setParams(({ ordering, }) => ({
+        ...(ordering ? { ordering, } : {}), // only include 'ordering' key if it defined
+        ...serializeFilterParams(filters), // only serialize 'filters' field
+      })),
     500
   ); // Debounce filter call for 500ms
 
@@ -68,9 +57,9 @@ function useQueryParamsTable({ initialParams, columnNames, }) {
       sortBy?.length
         ? setParams(({ ordering, ...others }) => ({
             ...others,
-            ordering: serializeSortByParams(sortBy),
+            ordering: serializeSortByParams(sortBy), // override only 'ordering' key
           }))
-        : setParams(({ ordering, ...others }) => others),
+        : setParams(({ ordering, ...others }) => others), // if sortBy has been reset remove the 'orgering' key
     500
   ); // Debounce sortBy call for 500ms
 
@@ -97,7 +86,7 @@ function useQueryParamsTable({ initialParams, columnNames, }) {
     [setParams, onTableFilterDebounced, onTableSortDebounced]
   );
 
-  return [params, initialState, tableStateReducer];
+  return [params, tableInitialState, tableStateReducer];
 }
 
 export default useQueryParamsTable;