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Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy Thomas

Reputation: 6694

Rails 4: Server side processing for datatable

I have a large data table and I am trying to use DataTables to organize the data. I want to use their server side processing for pagination, search, etc but I'm not sure how. Their docs show:

$('#example').dataTable( {
  "serverSide": true,
  "ajax": "file.php" // or "ajax": "data.json"
});

but I am not sure what to pass as the file for my table? How to I pass my entire table? I'll happily give more information if my question is unclear.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2696

Answers (1)

James Bowden
James Bowden

Reputation: 191

When using server-side processing, DataTables sends a request to the path specified by that "ajax" property. For example, if you had a Book model, with a corresponding BooksController that responds properly to json requests, you'd have something like this assuming regular Rails resources routes:

$('#example').dataTable( {
  "serverSide": true,
  "ajax": "/books.json"
});

This would result in DataTables sending an Ajax request to your server, with search parameters as described here: http://datatables.net/manual/server-side

The "Configuration" section in the link above also has more information about setting the Ajax URL and settings.

Upvotes: 1

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