@bouncingpixel/datatable-routes

datatable-routes

Route handlers for working with Datatables.NET. Currently only a Mongoose model route handler exists.

Working With

Requirements

• NodeJS 6 LTS
• A supported implementation for the desired database
  • Mongoose
  • Massive JS (Postgres)

Using datatable-routes

Datatable integration is provided through the utility: @bouncingpixel/datatables-routes. This utility exposes different implementations for different databases. For example, when using Mongoose, use the .mongoose controller.

Mongoose

The mongoose controller contains one factory method which generates a route handler for a specific model. Just pass a reference to the desired model and any additional options. Searching, pagination, sorting, and fetching only the necessary data is built in.

Example:

const DatatableHandler = require('@bouncingpixel/datatables-routes').mongoose;

const options = {
  extraCols: ['col1', 'col2'], // extra columns to select, could be true to select all columns
  baseQuery: {}, // the base query to always use, including for the total, "unfiltered" count
  allowExtraFilter: true, // true or false if the browser can add extra filters
  extraQuery: {} // additional filters to be added after the browser-filters. does overwrite browser-filters
};

router.get('/tabledata', DatatableHandler.makeHandler(UserModel, options));

Massive JS

The Massive controller contains one factory method which generates a route handler for a specific table. Just pass the name of the table or view along with any additional options. Searching, pagination, sorting, and fetching only the necessary data is built in.

const DatatableHandler = require('@bouncingpixel/datatables-routes').massive;

router.get('/tabledata', DatatableHandler.makeHandler('users', options));