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fix: infer table columns from documents for schema-less collections #63

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42 changes: 32 additions & 10 deletions apps/web-dashboard/src/components/CollectionTable.jsx
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Expand Up @@ -77,7 +77,31 @@ const DraggableColumnHeader = ({ header, children, style: propStyle, className }
export default function CollectionTable({ data, activeCollection, onDelete, onView, onEdit }) {
// 1. Column Definitions
const columns = useMemo(() => {
if (!activeCollection?.model) return [];
if (!activeCollection) return [];

const SYSTEM_FIELDS = ['_id', '__v', 'createdAt', 'updatedAt'];

const inferType = (value) => {
if (typeof value === 'boolean') return 'BOOLEAN';
if (typeof value === 'number') return 'NUMBER';
if (Array.isArray(value)) return 'ARRAY';
return 'STRING';
};
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const baseColumns = activeCollection.model?.length > 0
? activeCollection.model.map(field => ({
key: field.key,
type: field.type
}))
: data?.length > 0
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? Object.entries(data[0])
.filter(([key]) => !SYSTEM_FIELDS.includes(key))
.map(([key, value]) => ({
key,
type: inferType(value)
}))
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: [];
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return [
{
id: "rowNumber",
Expand All @@ -87,11 +111,10 @@ export default function CollectionTable({ data, activeCollection, onDelete, onVi
enableResizing: false,
enableHiding: false,
},
...activeCollection.model.map((field) => ({
id: field.key, // Explicit ID matches accessorKey usually
...baseColumns.map((field) => ({
id: field.key,
header: () => (
<div className="th-content">
{/* Drag Handle Indicator (Visual only, whole header is draggable) */}
<GripVertical size={12} className="drag-handle" style={{ marginRight: 6, opacity: 0.5 }} />
{field.key}
<span className="type-badge">{field.type}</span>
Expand All @@ -103,15 +126,15 @@ export default function CollectionTable({ data, activeCollection, onDelete, onVi
maxSize: 500,
cell: (info) => {
const value = info.getValue();
if (value === null || value === undefined) return <span className="text-muted">—</span>;
if (typeof value === "boolean") {
return (
<span className={`status-badge ${value ? "success" : "danger"}`}>
{String(value)}
</span>
);
}
// Object type — show preview
if (value !== null && typeof value === "object" && !Array.isArray(value)) {
if (typeof value === "object" && !Array.isArray(value)) {
const keys = Object.keys(value).filter(k => !k.startsWith('_'));
return (
<div className="cell-content" title={JSON.stringify(value, null, 2)}
Expand All @@ -120,7 +143,6 @@ export default function CollectionTable({ data, activeCollection, onDelete, onVi
</div>
);
}
// Array type — show count
if (Array.isArray(value)) {
return (
<div className="cell-content" title={JSON.stringify(value, null, 2)}
Expand All @@ -130,8 +152,8 @@ export default function CollectionTable({ data, activeCollection, onDelete, onVi
);
}
return (
<div className="cell-content" title={String(value ?? '')}>
{String(value ?? '')}
<div className="cell-content" title={String(value)}>
{String(value)}
</div>
);
},
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -183,7 +205,7 @@ export default function CollectionTable({ data, activeCollection, onDelete, onVi
),
},
];
}, [activeCollection, onDelete, onView, onEdit]);
}, [activeCollection, data, onDelete, onView, onEdit]);

// 2. Load Persisted State
const storageKey = `table-settings-${activeCollection?._id}`;
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54 changes: 28 additions & 26 deletions apps/web-dashboard/src/pages/Database.jsx
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Expand Up @@ -413,32 +413,34 @@ export default function Database() {
<div className="header-actions">
<span className="record-count">{data.length} Records</span>

<div className="view-toggle">
<button
className={`toggle-btn ${viewMode === "list" ? "active" : ""
}`}
onClick={() => setViewMode("list")}
title="List View"
>
<ListIcon size={16} />
</button>
<button
className={`toggle-btn ${viewMode === "table" ? "active" : ""
}`}
onClick={() => setViewMode("table")}
title="Table View (Advanced)"
>
<TableIcon size={16} />
</button>
<button
className={`toggle-btn ${viewMode === "json" ? "active" : ""
}`}
onClick={() => setViewMode("json")}
title="JSON View"
>
<Code size={16} />
</button>
</div>
{(activeCollection?.model?.length > 0 || data?.length > 0) && (
<div className="view-toggle">
<button
className={`toggle-btn ${viewMode === "list" ? "active" : ""
}`}
onClick={() => setViewMode("list")}
title="List View"
>
<ListIcon size={16} />
</button>
<button
className={`toggle-btn ${viewMode === "table" ? "active" : ""
}`}
onClick={() => setViewMode("table")}
title="Table View (Advanced)"
>
<TableIcon size={16} />
</button>
<button
className={`toggle-btn ${viewMode === "json" ? "active" : ""
}`}
onClick={() => setViewMode("json")}
title="JSON View"
>
<Code size={16} />
</button>
</div>
)}

<div style={{ position: 'relative' }}>
<button
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