Add order_by to the lengthawarepaginator

What would be a elegant way of adding what the order_by and order_direction to the frontend, so it can be rendered in the front properly.

Is there a way of adding that data to the length aware pagination meta.

$order_by = $request->input('order_by', 'created_at')
$order_direction = $request->input('order_direction', 'ASC');
return Inertia('Posts/Show', [
            'post' => fn () => PostResource::make($post),
            'comments' => fn () => CommentResource::collection(Comments::get()->or->latest()->latest('id')->paginate(15)),
        ]);

LaryAI

1 year ago

Level 58

To add order_by and order_direction to your pagination and pass it to the frontend, you can modify your query to include these parameters and then append them to the pagination metadata. Here's how you can achieve this:

Modify the Query: Use the orderBy method to apply the ordering based on the request inputs.
Append to Pagination Metadata: Use the appends method to include the order_by and order_direction in the pagination links.

Here's how you can implement it:

$order_by = $request->input('order_by', 'created_at');
$order_direction = $request->input('order_direction', 'ASC');

$comments = Comment::orderBy($order_by, $order_direction)->paginate(15);

// Append order_by and order_direction to the pagination links
$comments->appends([
    'order_by' => $order_by,
    'order_direction' => $order_direction,
]);

return Inertia('Posts/Show', [
    'post' => fn () => PostResource::make($post),
    'comments' => fn () => CommentResource::collection($comments),
]);

Explanation:

Ordering: The orderBy method is used to sort the comments based on the order_by and order_direction parameters from the request. If these parameters are not provided, it defaults to ordering by created_at in ascending order.
Appending Parameters: The appends method is used to ensure that the order_by and order_direction parameters are included in the pagination links. This way, when you navigate through the paginated results, the order settings are preserved.

This approach ensures that your pagination links maintain the current ordering settings, and these settings can be easily accessed on the frontend for rendering purposes.