Extension:DataTables

Adds the DataTables extension for jQuery to MediaWiki using the ResourceLoader. This extension is a thin wrapper around the jQuery library written by Allan Jardine; it is meant to provide the DataTables library for developers and is not intended to be a feature for wiki-users to use.

Usage
To use this library in your custom MediaWiki extension, define  as a dependency when registering your ResourceLoader module. That's it! MediaWiki will take care of the rest. You can go ahead and use the library right away. Like so:

You can then have your JavaScript call datatables using the typical call:

Please see the excellent documentation of DataTables at http://datatables.net/. There are many examples and this code is quite flexible.

Download
You can install this extension by cloning the Github repository or by downloading a ZIP file from Github and installing it manually. (See below.) Once you have the code in place, add the following to :

git
From the command-line, clone the github repository into your  directory, like so:

zip
If you don't have  installed on your computer, please follow the following directions:


 * 1) Browse to https://github.com/bluecurio/mediawiki-extension-datatables
 * 2) Find the button that says "Download ZIP" and click it
 * 3) Download the ZIP file and put it on your computer in your Mediawiki's   directory
 * 4) Unzip it
 * 5) Rename the folder to

More documentation
The https://datatables.net/ website is a wonderful resource for learning to use the jQuery library. I highly recommend having a look at the examples and reading through the configuration settings.

MediaWiki 1.39.x LTS Test Plan
The items listed here are general issues related to MediaWiki 1.39.x LTS. They are not addressing any issues that are specific to this extension.


 * Extension considered active for MediaWiki 1.39.x LTS