Table using Schema-like Syntax

[crynobone]

A proposal

    <?php

    Squi\Table::create('a-table-name', function ($table) {
        $table->with(User::paginate(30));

        // indicate table has a pagination. default is false
        $table->paginate = true;

        $table->attr('id', 'give-a-table-id');
        $table->attr = array('class' => 'table table-bordered');

        $table->column('id'); // Header as Id, and value from $row->id;

        // Add another column
        $table->column(function ($column, $row)
        {
            $column->name  = 'Name';
            $column->value = $row->name;
            $column->attr  = array('style' => 'width:100%');
        });
    });

    // echo table
    echo Squi\Table::render('a-table-name');

[kbanman]

Very cool.

Why named though? I would expect the table to be constructed in a controller, so I would rather just store it in a variable.

Also, what part would the class play in pagination?

[crynobone]

1. We can simplify it to without it, a name would allow it to be modified, but we can also ignore it :)
2. Since User::paginate(30); is requested inside Squi\Table closure, it would be better if Squi\Table can also handle pagination rendering (this would avoid having to have multiple call to User::paginate(30). There are other option that we can look into.