marksalmon/laravel-datatables

How marksalmon/laravel-datatables works

Laravel DataTables adapts collection, query-builder, and Eloquent data sources to the jQuery DataTables server-side AJAX protocol. The main workflow accepts table parameters, selects an engine, filters/orders/pages data, processes rows, and returns a JSON response; the package also builds client-side table markup and supports print and file exports. The core wiring is supported by the README and sampled engines/services; some unsampled factory and response details are represented only at the subsystem level.

Main entry points: DataTable.php Table Service · Datatables.php Engine Factory · Builder.php HTML Builder · BaseEngine.php Engine Base

Components 23

Laravel Entry

Facade src/Facades/Datatables.php
Engine Factory src/Datatables.php
Table Service src/Services/DataTable.php
DataTables Request src/Request.php
Service Provider src/DatatablesServiceProvider.php

Data Query

Collection Engine src/Engines/CollectionEngine.php
Eloquent Engine src/Engines/EloquentEngine.php
Query Builder Engine src/Engines/QueryBuilderEngine.php
Engine Base src/Engines/BaseEngine.php

Response Processing

Data Processor src/Processors/DataProcessor.php
Row Processor src/Processors/RowProcessor.php
Data Transformer src/Transformers/DataTransformer.php

Table Presentation

HTML Builder src/Html/Builder.php
Column Definition src/Html/Column.php
Table Parameters src/Html/Parameters.php
Script Template src/resources/views/script.blade.php
Print Template src/resources/views/print.blade.php
Server Buttons src/resources/assets/buttons.server-side.js
Package Config src/config/config.php

Other components

Application
Data Source
DataTables Client
Export Providers

Connections 30

Application → Facade: invokes
Facade → Engine Factory: forwards calls
Engine Factory → Collection Engine: selects engine
Engine Factory → Eloquent Engine: selects engine
Engine Factory → Query Builder Engine: selects engine
Table Service → Engine Factory: creates tables
Table Service → DataTables Request: reads parameters
DataTables Client → DataTables Request: sends AJAX
DataTables Request → Engine Base: supplies options
Collection Engine → Engine Base: inherits behavior
Eloquent Engine → Query Builder Engine: wraps query
Query Builder Engine → Engine Base: inherits behavior
Collection Engine → Data Source: reads collection
Query Builder Engine → Data Source: queries records
Engine Base → Data Processor: processes results
Data Processor → Row Processor: builds row metadata
Engine Base → DataTables Client: returns JSON
Table Service → Data Transformer: maps export rows
Table Service → Export Providers: requests exports
Table Service → Print Template: renders preview
Table Service → HTML Builder: builds table
HTML Builder → Column Definition: defines columns
HTML Builder → Table Parameters: encodes options
HTML Builder → Script Template: renders script
DataTables Client → Server Buttons: uses buttons
HTML Builder → Package Config: reads defaults
Service Provider → Engine Factory: registers service
Service Provider → Script Template: loads views
Service Provider → Server Buttons: publishes asset
Export Providers → Table Service: provides export

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