Cinder Usage Rules

Cinder is a data table component for Phoenix LiveView with Ash Framework integration.

Basic Usage

heex

<Cinder.Table.table resource={MyApp.User} actor={@current_user}>
  <:col :let={user} field="name" filter sort>{user.name}</:col>
  <:col :let={user} field="email" filter>{user.email}</:col>
  <:col :let={user} field="created_at" sort>{user.created_at}</:col>
</Cinder.Table.table>

Data Sources

heex

<!-- Resource -->
<Cinder.Table.table resource={MyApp.User} actor={@current_user}>

<!-- Pre-configured query -->
<Cinder.Table.table query={MyApp.User |> Ash.Query.filter(active: true)} actor={@current_user}>

<!-- Custom read action -->
<Cinder.Table.table query={Ash.Query.for_read(MyApp.User, :active_users)} actor={@current_user}>

Field Notation

•Direct fields: field="name"
•Relationships: field="department.name"
•Embedded resources: field="settings__country" (double underscore)

Column Configuration

Data Columns

•field - required for data columns
•filter - enables filtering (auto-detects type)
•sort - enables sorting
•search - includes field in table search
•label="Custom" - override column header

Filter Configuration

heex

<!-- Auto-detected -->
<:col field="status" filter>Status</:col>

<!-- Specify type -->
<:col field="status" filter={:select}>Status</:col>

<!-- Unified syntax with options -->
<:col field="status" filter={[type: :select, prompt: "All Statuses", options: @statuses]}>Status</:col>
<:col field="price" filter={[type: :number_range, min: 0, max: 1000]}>Price</:col>
<:col field="tags" filter={[type: :multi_select, match_mode: :any, prompt: "Select tags"]}>Tags</:col>
<:col field="active" filter={[type: :boolean, labels: %{true: "Active", false: "Inactive"}]}>Status</:col>

<!-- Custom filter function -->
<:col field="name" filter={[type: :text, fn: &custom_name_filter/2]}>Name</:col>

Sorting Configuration

heex

<!-- Basic sorting -->
<:col field="name" sort>Name</:col>

<!-- Custom sort cycles -->
<:col field="priority" sort={[cycle: [nil, :desc_nils_first, :asc_nils_last]]}>Priority</:col>

Action Columns

heex

<:col :let={user} label="Actions">
  <.link patch={~p"/users/#{user.id}/edit"}>Edit</.link>
  <button phx-click="delete" phx-value-id={user.id}>Delete</button>
</:col>

Filter-Only Slots

Filter on fields without displaying them as columns:

heex

<Cinder.Table.table resource={MyApp.User} actor={@current_user}>
  <:col :let={user} field="name" filter sort>{user.name}</:col>
  <!-- Filter-only fields -->
  <:filter field="department.name" type="select" options={@departments} />
  <:filter field="active" type="boolean" />
  <:filter field="created_at" type="date_range" />
</Cinder.Table.table>

Table Configuration

Required

•resource={Resource} or query={query} - data source
•actor={@current_user} - required for Ash authorization

Key Options

•theme="modern" - built-in themes: default, modern, retro, futuristic, dark, daisy_ui, flowbite, compact, pastel
•page_size={25} - fixed page size
•page_size={[default: 25, options: [10, 25, 50, 100]]} - configurable with dropdown
•url_state={@url_state} - enable URL synchronization
•row_click={fn item -> JS.navigate(~p"/path/#{item.id}") end} - row interactivity
•query_opts={[timeout: 30_000, authorize?: false]} - Ash query options
•scope={scope} - Ash authorization scope
•tenant={tenant} - multi-tenancy support

Search Configuration

heex

<!-- Auto-enabled when columns have search attribute -->
<:col :let={user} field="name" search filter>{user.name}</:col>

<!-- Custom search configuration -->
<Cinder.Table.table search={[label: "Search users", placeholder: "Enter name or email"]}>

<!-- Explicitly disable search -->
<Cinder.Table.table search={false}>

Display Options

•empty_message="No records found" - custom empty state
•loading_message="Loading..." - custom loading state
•show_filters={true} - show/hide filter UI
•filters_label="🔍 Filters" - customize filter section label

Built-in Filter Types

Auto-detected from Ash resource attributes:

•
Text (:text) - string/atom fields → contains/starts_with/ends_with
- •Options: operator, case_sensitive, placeholder
•
Select (:select) - enum attributes → dropdown
- •Options: options, prompt
•
Boolean (:boolean) - boolean fields → true/false radio buttons
- •Options: labels map with true/false keys
•
Date Range (:date_range) - date/datetime fields → date pickers
- •Options: include_time, format
•
Number Range (:number_range) - numeric fields → min/max inputs
- •Options: min, max, step
•
Multi-Select (:multi_select) - array fields → tag-based selection
- •Options: options, prompt, match_mode (:any/:all)
•
Multi-Checkboxes (:multi_checkboxes) - array fields → checkbox interface
- •Options: options, match_mode (:any/:all)
•
Checkbox (:checkbox) - single checkbox for "show only X"
- •Options: value, label

URL State Management

Enable bookmarkable, shareable table states:

elixir

defmodule MyAppWeb.UsersLive do
  use MyAppWeb, :live_view
  use Cinder.Table.UrlSync

  def handle_params(params, uri, socket) do
    socket = Cinder.Table.UrlSync.handle_params(params, uri, socket)
    {:noreply, socket}
  end

  def render(assigns) do
    ~H"""
    <Cinder.Table.table resource={MyApp.User} actor={@current_user} url_state={@url_state}>
      <:col :let={user} field="name" filter sort>{user.name}</:col>
    </Cinder.Table.table>
    """
  end
end

Custom Filters

1. Configuration

elixir

# config/config.exs
config :cinder, :filters, [
  slider: MyApp.Filters.Slider,
  color_picker: MyApp.Filters.ColorPicker
]

2. Application Setup

elixir

# application.ex
def start(_type, _args) do
  Cinder.setup()  # Registers configured filters
  # ... rest of startup
end

3. Filter Module

elixir

defmodule MyApp.Filters.Slider do
  @behaviour Cinder.Filter
  use Phoenix.Component

  @impl true
  def render(column, current_value, theme, assigns) do
    # Return HEEx template
  end

  @impl true
  def process(raw_value, column) do
    # Transform form input to filter value struct
    %{type: :slider, value: raw_value, operator: :between}
  end

  @impl true
  def validate(filter_value), do: true

  @impl true
  def default_options, do: [min: 0, max: 100, step: 1]

  @impl true
  def empty?(value), do: is_nil(value)

  @impl true
  def build_query(query, field, filter_value) do
    # Build Ash query filter
  end
end

4. Usage

heex

<:col field="price" filter={[type: :slider, min: 0, max: 1000, step: 10]}>Price</:col>

Table Refresh

Refresh table data while preserving state:

elixir

import Cinder.Table.Refresh

def handle_event("delete", %{"id" => id}, socket) do
  # ... delete logic ...
  {:noreply, refresh_table(socket, "table-id")}
end

# Refresh multiple tables
{:noreply, refresh_tables(socket, ["table1", "table2"])}

Theming

Global Configuration

elixir

# config/config.exs
config :cinder, default_theme: "modern"

Per-Table Themes

heex

<Cinder.Table.table theme="dark" resource={MyApp.User}>

Available Themes

•"default" - minimal styling
•"modern" - clean, contemporary design
•"dark" - dark mode styling
•"retro" - vintage appearance
•"futuristic" - sci-fi inspired
•"daisy_ui" - DaisyUI component styles
•"flowbite" - Flowbite design system
•"compact" - dense layout
•"pastel" - soft color palette

Testing

Use render_async for data-dependent assertions:

elixir

{:ok, view, html} = live(conn, ~p"/users")
assert html =~ "Loading..."
assert render_async(view) =~ "John Doe"