tablesort.inc

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  1. 8.9.x core/includes/tablesort.inc

Functions to aid in the creation of sortable tables.

All tables created with a call to theme('table') have the option of having column headers that the user can click on to sort the table by that column.

File

includes/tablesort.inc

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<?php


/**
 * @file
 * Functions to aid in the creation of sortable tables.
 *
 * All tables created with a call to theme('table') have the option of having
 * column headers that the user can click on to sort the table by that column.
 */

/**
 * Query extender class for tablesort queries.
 */
class TableSort extends SelectQueryExtender {
    
    /**
     * The array of fields that can be sorted by.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    protected $header = array();
    public function __construct(SelectQueryInterface $query, DatabaseConnection $connection) {
        parent::__construct($query, $connection);
        // Add convenience tag to mark that this is an extended query. We have to
        // do this in the constructor to ensure that it is set before preExecute()
        // gets called.
        $this->addTag('tablesort');
    }
    
    /**
     * Order the query based on a header array.
     *
     * @see theme_table()
     * @param $header
     *   Table header array.
     * @return SelectQueryInterface
     *   The called object.
     */
    public function orderByHeader(array $header) {
        $this->header = $header;
        $ts = $this->init();
        if (!empty($ts['sql'])) {
            // Based on code from db_escape_table(), but this can also contain a dot.
            $field = preg_replace('/[^A-Za-z0-9_.]+/', '', $ts['sql']);
            // orderBy() will ensure that only ASC/DESC values are accepted, so we
            // don't need to sanitize that here.
            $this->orderBy($field, $ts['sort']);
        }
        return $this;
    }
    
    /**
     * Initializes the table sort context.
     */
    protected function init() {
        $ts = $this->order();
        $ts['sort'] = $this->getSort();
        $ts['query'] = $this->getQueryParameters();
        return $ts;
    }
    
    /**
     * Determine the current sort direction.
     *
     * @param $headers
     *   An array of column headers in the format described in theme_table().
     * @return
     *   The current sort direction ("asc" or "desc").
     */
    protected function getSort() {
        return tablesort_get_sort($this->header);
    }
    
    /**
     * Compose a URL query parameter array to append to table sorting requests.
     *
     * @return
     *   A URL query parameter array that consists of all components of the current
     *   page request except for those pertaining to table sorting.
     *
     * @see tablesort_get_query_parameters()
     */
    protected function getQueryParameters() {
        return tablesort_get_query_parameters();
    }
    
    /**
     * Determine the current sort criterion.
     *
     * @param $headers
     *   An array of column headers in the format described in theme_table().
     * @return
     *   An associative array describing the criterion, containing the keys:
     *   - "name": The localized title of the table column.
     *   - "sql": The name of the database field to sort on.
     */
    protected function order() {
        return tablesort_get_order($this->header);
    }

}

/**
 * Initialize the table sort context.
 */
function tablesort_init($header) {
    $ts = tablesort_get_order($header);
    $ts['sort'] = tablesort_get_sort($header);
    $ts['query'] = tablesort_get_query_parameters();
    return $ts;
}

/**
 * Formats a column header.
 *
 * If the cell in question is the column header for the current sort criterion,
 * it gets special formatting. All possible sort criteria become links.
 *
 * @param $cell
 *   The cell to format.
 * @param $header
 *   An array of column headers in the format described in theme_table().
 * @param $ts
 *   The current table sort context as returned from tablesort_init().
 *
 * @return
 *   A properly formatted cell, ready for _theme_table_cell().
 */
function tablesort_header($cell, $header, $ts) {
    // Special formatting for the currently sorted column header.
    if (is_array($cell) && isset($cell['field'])) {
        $title = t('sort by @s', array(
            '@s' => $cell['data'],
        ));
        if ($cell['data'] == $ts['name']) {
            $ts['sort'] = $ts['sort'] == 'asc' ? 'desc' : 'asc';
            $cell['class'][] = 'active';
            $image = theme('tablesort_indicator', array(
                'style' => $ts['sort'],
            ));
        }
        else {
            // If the user clicks a different header, we want to sort ascending initially.
            $ts['sort'] = 'asc';
            $image = '';
        }
        $cell['data'] = l($cell['data'] . $image, $_GET['q'], array(
            'attributes' => array(
                'title' => $title,
            ),
            'query' => array_merge($ts['query'], array(
                'sort' => $ts['sort'],
                'order' => $cell['data'],
            )),
            'html' => TRUE,
        ));
        unset($cell['field'], $cell['sort']);
    }
    return $cell;
}

/**
 * Formats a table cell.
 *
 * Adds a class attribute to all cells in the currently active column.
 *
 * @param $cell
 *   The cell to format.
 * @param $header
 *   An array of column headers in the format described in theme_table().
 * @param $ts
 *   The current table sort context as returned from tablesort_init().
 * @param $i
 *   The index of the cell's table column.
 *
 * @return
 *   A properly formatted cell, ready for _theme_table_cell().
 */
function tablesort_cell($cell, $header, $ts, $i) {
    if (isset($header[$i]['data']) && $header[$i]['data'] == $ts['name'] && !empty($header[$i]['field'])) {
        if (is_array($cell)) {
            $cell['class'][] = 'active';
        }
        else {
            $cell = array(
                'data' => $cell,
                'class' => array(
                    'active',
                ),
            );
        }
    }
    return $cell;
}

/**
 * Composes a URL query parameter array for table sorting links.
 *
 * @return
 *   A URL query parameter array that consists of all components of the current
 *   page request except for those pertaining to table sorting.
 */
function tablesort_get_query_parameters() {
    return drupal_get_query_parameters($_GET, array(
        'q',
        'sort',
        'order',
    ));
}

/**
 * Determines the current sort criterion.
 *
 * @param $headers
 *   An array of column headers in the format described in theme_table().
 *
 * @return
 *   An associative array describing the criterion, containing the keys:
 *   - "name": The localized title of the table column.
 *   - "sql": The name of the database field to sort on.
 */
function tablesort_get_order($headers) {
    $order = isset($_GET['order']) ? $_GET['order'] : '';
    foreach ($headers as $header) {
        if (is_array($header)) {
            if (isset($header['data']) && $order == $header['data']) {
                $default = $header;
                break;
            }
            if (empty($default) && isset($header['sort']) && ($header['sort'] == 'asc' || $header['sort'] == 'desc')) {
                $default = $header;
            }
        }
    }
    if (!isset($default)) {
        $default = reset($headers);
        if (!is_array($default)) {
            $default = array(
                'data' => $default,
            );
        }
    }
    $default += array(
        'data' => NULL,
        'field' => NULL,
    );
    return array(
        'name' => $default['data'],
        'sql' => $default['field'],
    );
}

/**
 * Determines the current sort direction.
 *
 * @param $headers
 *   An array of column headers in the format described in theme_table().
 *
 * @return
 *   The current sort direction ("asc" or "desc").
 */
function tablesort_get_sort($headers) {
    if (isset($_GET['sort'])) {
        return strtolower($_GET['sort']) == 'desc' ? 'desc' : 'asc';
    }
    else {
        // Find out which header is currently being sorted.
        $ts = tablesort_get_order($headers);
        foreach ($headers as $header) {
            if (is_array($header) && isset($header['data']) && $header['data'] == $ts['name'] && isset($header['sort'])) {
                return $header['sort'];
            }
        }
    }
    return 'asc';
}

Functions

Title Deprecated Summary
tablesort_cell Formats a table cell.
tablesort_get_order Determines the current sort criterion.
tablesort_get_query_parameters Composes a URL query parameter array for table sorting links.
tablesort_get_sort Determines the current sort direction.
tablesort_header Formats a column header.
tablesort_init Initialize the table sort context.

Classes

Title Deprecated Summary
TableSort Query extender class for tablesort queries.

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