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[Templating & Views](/categories/templating) 4. / 5. laralabs/datatablejson AbandonedArchivedLibrary[Templating & Views](/categories/templating) laralabs/datatablejson ====================== Easily generate DataTable JSON from an eloquent collection and bind it to the view 1.0.2(8y ago)321[1 issues](https://github.com/Laralabs/datatablejson/issues)MIT LicensePHPPHP >=7.0 Since Aug 2Pushed 8y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/Laralabs/datatablejson)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/laralabs/datatablejson)[ RSS](/packages/laralabs-datatablejson/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2w ago READMEChangelogDependencies (3)Versions (4)Used By (0) DataTableJson for Laravel ========================= [](#datatablejson-for-laravel) This package aims to simplify the process of creating JSON data for DataTable components. Recently I started using a Vue DataTable component and found that I needed a simple way of formatting and passing the data into the view to keep everything tidy. Installation ------------ [](#installation) Install the package via composer ``` { "require": { "laralabs/datatablejson": "~1.0.1" } } ``` Once you have updated composer, add the Service Provider to your `providers` array within `config/app.php` ``` 'providers' => [ Laralabs\DataTableJson\DataTableJsonServiceProvider::class ]; ``` Now you can publish the config file to `config/datatablejson.php` ``` php artisan vendor:publish --tag=config ``` Edit the published configuration file to suit your application. > **It is recommended that you change the namespace from the default 'window'** Usage ----- [](#usage) Add the trait to the top of your Eloquent Model ``` use DataTableJsonTrait; ``` Add `public $columns = []` to your model, this defines the columns that will be used in the table. Here is an example of a populated `$columns` array: ``` public $columns = [ [ "label" => "ID", "field" => "id", "searchable" => true, "orderable" => true ], [ "label" => "First Name", "field" => "first_name", "searchable" => true, "orderable" => true ], [ "label" => "Actions", "field" => "actions", "searchable" => false, "orderable" => false, "html" => true, "content" => ' ' ] ]; ``` The `Actions` column in the example shows how you create columns that can include HTML snippets, pull in data from other fields by using `{field_name}` Once the columns have been defined you can then create a collection and apply the conversion function. ``` $users = Users::all(); $users->toDataTableJson(); ``` This will build up the data and prepend it to the view that you specified in the configuration file. Got a special case and need a different set of fields? You can pass a `$columns` array to this function which will override the columns specified in the model. ``` $columns = [ [ "....." => "...." ] ] $users = Users::all(); $users->toDataTableJson($columns); ``` > This package is designed to work well with [MicroDroid/vue-materialize-datatable](https://github.com/MicroDroid/vue-materialize-datatable) Credits ------- [](#credits) Thanks to Jeffrey Way over at Laracasts for his awesome [Laracasts/PHP-Vars-To-Js-Transformer](https://github.com/laracasts/PHP-Vars-To-Js-Transformer) package which allowed me to include the view binding functionality. Support ------- [](#support) Please raise an issue on Github if there is a problem. License ------- [](#license) This is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT). ### Health Score 25 — LowBetter than 35% of packages Maintenance13 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity10 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity60 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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