Array adapter

Use this adapter when your table is backed by a plain Ruby array (or array-like collection).

class UsersTable < RapidUI::Datatable::Base
  adapter :array
  # ... columns, etc.
end

Search#

The adapter implements filter_search(scope) by filtering the array in memory. Only columns marked searchable: true are considered; the adapter keeps records where any of those columns’ values (as strings) contain the search query, case-insensitive. If no columns are searchable or the query is blank, the scope is returned unchanged.

columns do |t|
  t.integer :id
  t.string :name, searchable: true
  t.string :email, searchable: true
end

Sorting#

The adapter implements filter_sorting(scope) by sorting the array in Ruby: it uses the current sort column and order from the table’s sorting extension, compares values with <=>, and treats nil as larger than any value so nils appear at the end in both ascending and descending order. No database or SQL is involved.

Pagination#

The adapter paginates plain Ruby arrays automatically, so pagination controls work with in-memory collections.