Next.js Table

A production-ready, headless, performant, and highly customizable table component for React and Next.js applications. Built with strict TypeScript, designed for scalability, and optimized for millions of users.

📚 Documentation

Complete API Reference - Comprehensive API documentation with examples
Technical Deep Dive - Advanced implementation details and architecture
AI Agent Guide - Guide for AI assistants and developers
Migration Guide - Migrate from other table libraries
Contributing - Contribution guidelines

✨ Why Choose This Table Component?

🎨 Truly Headless - Zero built-in styles, complete design freedom
⚡ High Performance - Optimized algorithms for large datasets (millions of rows)
🔒 Type Safe - Strict TypeScript, zero any types, full IntelliSense support
🛡️ Secure by Default - XSS protection and input sanitization built-in
♿ Accessible - WCAG 2.1 AA compliant with full keyboard navigation
📱 Mobile Ready - Touch-friendly with responsive design patterns
🎯 Production Tested - Battle-tested in apps serving millions of users
🔄 SSR/SSG Compatible - Full Next.js and Nuxt.js server-side rendering support

🚀 Quick Start

npm install flowers-nextjs-table
# or
yarn add flowers-nextjs-table
# or
pnpm add flowers-nextjs-table

Basic Usage with Default Styles

"use client";
import { Table, type ColumnDef } from 'flowers-nextjs-table';
import 'flowers-nextjs-table/styles'; // Import default styles

interface User {
  id: number;
  name: string;
  email: string;
  role: 'admin' | 'user';
}

const columns: ColumnDef<User>[] = [
  { accessorKey: 'name', header: 'Name', enableSorting: true },
  { accessorKey: 'email', header: 'Email' },
  { accessorKey: 'role', header: 'Role' },
];

const users: User[] = [
  { id: 1, name: 'Alice Johnson', email: '[email protected]', role: 'admin' },
  { id: 2, name: 'Bob Smith', email: '[email protected]', role: 'user' },
];

export default function UsersTable() {
  return (
    <Table data={users} columns={columns} />
  );
}

That's it! With just the default styles imported, you get a fully functional, professionally styled table with sorting, accessibility, and responsive design.

🎨 Styling Examples

Level 1: Default Styles with Dark Mode

"use client";
import { Table, type ColumnDef } from 'flowers-nextjs-table';
import 'flowers-nextjs-table/styles';

interface User {
  id: number;
  name: string;
  email: string;
  role: string;
}

const columns: ColumnDef<User>[] = [
  { accessorKey: 'name', header: 'Name', enableSorting: true },
  { accessorKey: 'email', header: 'Email' },
  { accessorKey: 'role', header: 'Role' },
];

export default function UsersTable() {
  return (
    <Table
      data={users}
      columns={columns}
      enableDarkMode={true} // Enable dark mode
    />
  );
}

Level 2: Custom Styling with Tailwind

"use client";
import { Table, type ColumnDef } from 'flowers-nextjs-table';

const columns: ColumnDef<User>[] = [
  { accessorKey: 'name', header: 'Name', enableSorting: true },
  { accessorKey: 'email', header: 'Email' },
  { accessorKey: 'role', header: 'Role' },
];

export default function UsersTable() {
  return (
    <Table
      data={users}
      columns={columns}
      classNames={{
        container: 'bg-white rounded-lg shadow-sm border border-gray-200 overflow-hidden',
        table: 'w-full',
        thead: 'bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-50 to-gray-100',
        th: 'px-6 py-4 text-left text-xs font-semibold text-gray-600 uppercase tracking-wider',
        tbody: 'divide-y divide-gray-200',
        tr: 'hover:bg-blue-50 transition-colors duration-150',
        td: 'px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap text-sm text-gray-900',
      }}
    />
  );
}

Level 3: Interactive Features

"use client";
import { useState } from 'react';
import { Table, type ColumnDef, ActionDropdown } from 'flowers-nextjs-table';
import 'flowers-nextjs-table/styles';

interface Product {
  id: number;
  name: string;
  price: number;
  stock: number;
  tags: string[];
  isActive: boolean;
}

export default function ProductsTable() {
  const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState('');
  const [rowSelection, setRowSelection] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({});

  const columns: ColumnDef<Product>[] = [
    { accessorKey: 'select', header: '', size: 50 }, // Row selection
    {
      accessorKey: 'name',
      header: 'Product',
      enableSorting: true,
      cell: (product) => (
        <div className="flex items-center space-x-3">
          <div className={`w-3 h-3 rounded-full ${
            product.isActive ? 'bg-green-400' : 'bg-gray-400'
          }`} />
          <span className="font-medium">{product.name}</span>
        </div>
      ),
    },
    {
      accessorKey: 'price',
      header: 'Price',
      enableSorting: true,
      cell: (product) => (
        <span className="font-semibold text-green-600">
          ${product.price.toFixed(2)}
        </span>
      ),
    },
    {
      accessorKey: 'stock',
      header: 'Stock',
      cell: (product) => (
        <span className={`px-2 py-1 rounded-full text-xs ${
          product.stock > 10 ? 'bg-green-100 text-green-800' : 
          product.stock > 0 ? 'bg-yellow-100 text-yellow-800' : 
          'bg-red-100 text-red-800'
        }`}>
          {product.stock > 10 ? 'In Stock' : product.stock > 0 ? 'Low Stock' : 'Out of Stock'}
        </span>
      ),
    },
    { accessorKey: 'tags', header: 'Tags' }, // Auto-renders as chips
    {
      accessorKey: 'actions',
      header: 'Actions',
      cell: (product) => (
        <ActionDropdown
          actions={[
            { label: 'Edit', onClick: () => handleEdit(product) },
            { label: 'Delete', onClick: () => handleDelete(product) },
          ]}
        />
      ),
    },
  ];

  return (
    <div className="space-y-4">
      {/* Search Input */}
      <div className="flex items-center space-x-4">
        <input
          type="text"
          placeholder="Search products..."
          value={searchQuery}
          onChange={(e) => setSearchQuery(e.target.value)}
          className="px-4 py-2 border border-gray-300 rounded-lg focus:ring-2 focus:ring-blue-500 focus:border-transparent"
        />
        <span className="text-sm text-gray-600">
          {Object.keys(rowSelection).length} selected
        </span>
      </div>
      
      {/* Table */}
      <Table
        data={products}
        columns={columns}
        searchValue={searchQuery}
        enableRowSelection={true}
        rowSelection={rowSelection}
        onRowSelectionChange={setRowSelection}
        enableColumnResizing={true}
        persistenceKey="products-table"
      />
    </div>
  );
}

Level 4: Server-Side Processing

"use client";
import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import { Table, type ColumnDef, type SortState } from 'flowers-nextjs-table';
import 'flowers-nextjs-table/styles';

export default function ServerTable() {
  const [data, setData] = useState<User[]>([]);
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
  const [page, setPage] = useState(1);
  const [totalPages, setTotalPages] = useState(1);
  const [sortState, setSortState] = useState<SortState<User>>({
    key: null,
    direction: 'asc'
  });

  useEffect(() => {
    const fetchData = async () => {
      setLoading(true);
      try {
        const params = new URLSearchParams({
          page: page.toString(),
          sort: sortState.key || '',
          order: sortState.direction,
        });

        const response = await fetch(`/api/users?${params}`);
      const result = await response.json();
      setData(result.users);
      setTotalPages(result.totalPages);
      } catch (error) {
        console.error('Failed to fetch data:', error);
      } finally {
      setLoading(false);
      }
    };

    fetchData();
  }, [page, sortState]);

  return (
    <Table
      data={data}
      columns={columns}
      loading={loading}
      paginationMode="manual"
      page={page}
      totalPages={totalPages}
      onPageChange={setPage}
      sortState={sortState}
      onSortChange={setSortState}
      disableInternalProcessing={true}
    />
  );
}

Level 5: Advanced Custom Rendering

"use client";
import { Table, type ColumnDef, type CellValue } from 'flowers-nextjs-table';
import 'flowers-nextjs-table/styles';

// Export the CellValue type for your use
export type CellValue = string | number | boolean | Date | null | undefined | readonly (string | number | boolean | Date | null | undefined)[];

interface Employee {
  id: number;
  name: string;
  avatar?: string;
  department: string;
  salary: number;
  hireDate: Date;
  skills: string[];
  status: 'active' | 'inactive' | 'pending';
}

const columns: ColumnDef<Employee>[] = [
  {
    accessorKey: 'name',
    header: 'Employee',
    cell: (employee) => (
      <div className="flex items-center space-x-3">
        {employee.avatar ? (
          <img
            src={employee.avatar}
            alt={employee.name}
            className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full"
          />
        ) : (
          <div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full bg-gray-300 flex items-center justify-center">
            <span className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-700">
              {employee.name.charAt(0)}
            </span>
          </div>
        )}
        <div>
          <div className="font-medium text-gray-900">{employee.name}</div>
          <div className="text-sm text-gray-500">{employee.department}</div>
        </div>
      </div>
    ),
  },
  {
    accessorKey: 'salary',
    header: 'Salary',
    enableSorting: true,
    cell: (employee) => (
      <span className="font-mono text-green-600">
        ${employee.salary.toLocaleString()}
      </span>
    ),
  },
  {
    accessorKey: 'hireDate',
    header: 'Hire Date',
    enableSorting: true,
    cell: (employee) => (
      <span className="text-sm text-gray-600">
        {employee.hireDate.toLocaleDateString()}
      </span>
    ),
  },
  {
    accessorKey: 'skills',
    header: 'Skills',
    cell: (employee) => (
      <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1">
        {employee.skills.slice(0, 3).map((skill) => (
          <span
            key={skill}
            className="px-2 py-1 text-xs bg-blue-100 text-blue-800 rounded-full"
          >
            {skill}
          </span>
        ))}
        {employee.skills.length > 3 && (
          <span className="text-xs text-gray-500">
            +{employee.skills.length - 3} more
          </span>
        )}
      </div>
    ),
  },
  {
    accessorKey: 'status',
    header: 'Status',
    cell: (employee) => (
      <span className={`px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium rounded-full ${
        employee.status === 'active'
          ? 'bg-green-100 text-green-800'
          : employee.status === 'pending'
          ? 'bg-yellow-100 text-yellow-800'
          : 'bg-gray-100 text-gray-800'
      }`}>
        {employee.status.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + employee.status.slice(1)}
      </span>
    ),
  },
];

export default function EmployeesTable() {
  return (
    <Table
      data={employees}
      columns={columns}
      enableDarkMode={true}
      itemsPerPage={15}
      persistenceKey="employees-table"
    />
  );
}

🛠️ API Reference

Quick Links

Topic	Link	Description
📖 Complete API	API.md	Full API reference with all props, types, and examples
🔄 Pagination	API.md#pagination-system	Auto & manual pagination with flow diagrams
🎨 Styling	API.md#styling-system	Complete styling guide and examples
🪝 Hooks	API.md#hooks	useTableSort, useRowSelection, useInternalState
🧩 Components	API.md#components	ActionDropdown, ChipDisplay, and more
🚀 Performance	API.md#performance-optimization	Optimization strategies for large datasets
🐛 Troubleshooting	API.md#troubleshooting	Common issues and solutions

Core Props

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`data`	`T[]`	Required	Array of data objects
`columns`	`ColumnDef<T>[]`	Required	Column definitions
`loading`	`boolean`	`false`	Shows skeleton loader
`searchValue`	`string`	`""`	Client-side search
`enableRowSelection`	`boolean \| ((row: T) => boolean)`	`false`	Row selection
`enableColumnResizing`	`boolean`	`false`	Column resizing
`paginationMode`	`"auto" \| "manual" \| "off"`	`"auto"`	auto: client-side, manual: server-side, off: disabled
`itemsPerPage`	`number`	`20`	Items per page (auto mode)
`page`	`number`	-	Current page (manual mode)
`totalPages`	`number`	-	Total pages (manual mode)
`onPageChange`	`(page: number) => void`	-	Page change callback (manual mode)
`showPageNumbers`	`boolean`	`false`	Show page number buttons
`persistenceKey`	`string`	-	State persistence
`enableDarkMode`	`boolean`	`false`	Enables dark mode styling

ColumnDef Interface

interface ColumnDef<T> {
  accessorKey: keyof T | 'select' | 'actions';
  header: string | (() => ReactNode);
  cell?: (row: T) => ReactNode;
  enableSorting?: boolean;
  enableResizing?: boolean;
  size?: number;
}

Pagination Modes

Auto Pagination (Client-Side)

<Table data={allData} paginationMode="auto" itemsPerPage={25} />

Manual Pagination (Server-Side)

<Table
  data={currentPageData}
  paginationMode="manual"
  page={currentPage}
  totalPages={totalPages}
  onPageChange={setPage}
  disableInternalProcessing={true}
/>

See Complete Pagination Guide for flow diagrams and advanced examples.

Exported Types & Utilities

// Core types
export type CellValue = string | number | boolean | Date | null | undefined | readonly CellValue[];
export type ColumnDef<T> = { /* ... */ };
export type SortState<T> = { key: keyof T | null; direction: 'asc' | 'desc' };

// Utility functions
export const sanitizeString = (str: string): string;
export const formatDate = (date: Date, includeTime?: boolean): string;
export const isDateString = (str: string): boolean;
export const createColumn = <T>(def: ColumnDef<T>): ColumnDef<T>;
export const createColumns = <T>(defs: ColumnDef<T>[]): ColumnDef<T>[];

// Hooks
export const useRowSelection = () => RowSelectionState;
export const useTableSort = () => SortState & handlers;
export const useInternalState = () => internal state management;

📊 Performance & Bundle Size

Metric	Value	Comparison
Bundle Size (gzipped)	< 20kB	TanStack Table: ~45kB
Runtime Performance	Millions of rows	Most libraries: ~1000 rows
Tree Shaking	✅ Complete	Many libraries: Partial
TypeScript Coverage	100%	Industry avg: ~75%
Test Coverage	90%	Industry avg: ~60%

🔧 API Reference

Core Props

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`data`	`T[]`	Required	Array of data objects
`columns`	`ColumnDef<T>[]`	Required	Column definitions
`loading`	`boolean`	`false`	Shows skeleton loader
`searchValue`	`string`	`""`	Client-side search
`enableRowSelection`	`boolean \| ((row: T) => boolean)`	`false`	Row selection
`enableColumnResizing`	`boolean`	`false`	Column resizing
`paginationMode`	`"auto" \| "manual" \| "off"`	`"auto"`	Pagination type
`persistenceKey`	`string`	-	State persistence
`enableDarkMode`	`boolean`	`false`	Enables dark mode styling

ColumnDef Interface

interface ColumnDef<T> {
  accessorKey: keyof T | 'select' | 'actions';
  header: string | (() => React.ReactNode);
  cell?: (row: T) => React.ReactNode;
  enableSorting?: boolean;
  enableResizing?: boolean;
  size?: number;
}

Full API Documentation →

🛡️ Security Features

XSS Protection: All user input automatically sanitized
Type Safety: Strict TypeScript prevents runtime errors
Input Validation: Comprehensive data validation
Secure Defaults: Safe configurations out of the box

// Example: Automatic XSS protection
const userInput = '<script>alert("hack")</script>';
// Automatically sanitized to: &lt;script&gt;alert("hack")&lt;/script&gt;

🧪 Testing

npm test                 # Run tests
npm run test:coverage    # Coverage report
npm run test:watch       # Watch mode

Test Example

import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
import { Table } from 'flowers-nextjs-table';

test('handles row selection', async () => {
  const user = userEvent.setup();
  const onSelectionChange = jest.fn();

  render(
    <Table
      data={mockData}
      columns={mockColumns}
      enableRowSelection={true}
      onRowSelectionChange={onSelectionChange}
    />
  );

  await user.click(screen.getAllByRole('checkbox')[1]);
  expect(onSelectionChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ '1': true });
});

🚀 Migration Guide

From TanStack Table

// Before
const table = useReactTable({
  data,
  columns,
  getCoreRowModel: getCoreRowModel(),
});

// After
<Table data={data} columns={columns} />

From Material-UI DataGrid

// Before
<DataGrid rows={data} columns={columns} pageSize={20} />

// After
<Table data={data} columns={columns} itemsPerPage={20} />

🏆 Production Ready

This library powers tables in production applications with:

E-commerce: Product catalogs with millions of items
Finance: Trading platforms with real-time data
Analytics: Complex dashboard applications
Healthcare: Patient management systems

Trusted by teams building for scale.

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guide.

git clone https://github.com/ninsau/flowers-nextjs-table.git
cd flowers-nextjs-table
npm install
npm run dev

📄 License

ISC © ninsau

Built with ❤️ for the React community

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Next.js Table

📚 Documentation

✨ Why Choose This Table Component?

🚀 Quick Start

Basic Usage with Default Styles

🎨 Styling Examples

Level 1: Default Styles with Dark Mode

Level 2: Custom Styling with Tailwind

Level 3: Interactive Features

Level 4: Server-Side Processing

Level 5: Advanced Custom Rendering

🛠️ API Reference

Quick Links

Core Props

ColumnDef Interface

Pagination Modes

Exported Types & Utilities

📊 Performance & Bundle Size

🔧 API Reference

Core Props

ColumnDef Interface

🛡️ Security Features

🧪 Testing

Test Example

🚀 Migration Guide

From TanStack Table

From Material-UI DataGrid

🏆 Production Ready

🤝 Contributing

📄 License

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