introduce label column

README.md

@@ -98,22 +98,21 @@ somewhere in your CSS
 ### Provide a datasource by declaring public property ```$model``` **OR** public method ```builder()``` that returns an instance of ```Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder```
 > ```php artisan livewire:datatable users-table --model=user``` --> 'app/Http/Livewire/UsersTable.php' with ```public $model = User::class```
 
-
 ### Declare a public method ```columns``` that returns an array containing one or more ```Mediconesystems\LivewireDatatables\Column```
 
 
 ## Columns
 Columns can be built using any of the static methods below, and then their attributes assigned using fluent method chains.
 There are additional specific types of Column; ```NumberColumn```, ```DateColumn```, ```TimeColumn```, using the correct one for your datatype will enable type-specific formatting and filtering:
 
-
 | Class | Description |
 |---|---|
 |Column|Generic string-based column. Filter will be a text input|
 |NumberColumn| Number-based column. Filters will be a numeric range|
 |BooleanColumn| Values will be automatically formatted to a yes/no icon, filters will be yes/no|
 |DateColumn| Values will be automatically formatted to the default date format. Filters will be a date range|
 |TimeColumn| Values will be automatically formatted to the default time format. Filters will be a time range|
+|LabelColumn| Fixed header string ("label") with fixed content string in every row. No SQL is executed at all|
 ___
 
 ```php
@@ -150,7 +149,11 @@ class ComplexDemoTable extends LivewireDatatable
             DateColumn::name('dob')
                 ->label('DOB')
                 ->filterable()
-                ->hide()
+                ->hide(),
+
+            (new LabelColumn())
+                ->label('My custom heading')
+                ->content('This fixed string appears in every row')
         ];
     }
 }

resources/views/livewire/datatables/datatable.blade.php

@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@
                                         <input type="checkbox" wire:click="toggleSelectAll" @if(count($selected) === $this->results->total()) checked @endif class="form-checkbox mt-1 h-4 w-4 text-blue-600 transition duration-150 ease-in-out" />
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
+                            @elseif($column['type'] === 'label')
+                                <div class="table-cell overflow-hidden align-top">
+                                    {{ $column['label'] ?? '' }}
+                                </div>
                             @else
                                 <div class="table-cell overflow-hidden align-top">
                                     @isset($column['filterable'])
@@ -127,6 +131,8 @@
                                     @endif
                                 @elseif($column['type'] === 'checkbox')
                                     @include('datatables::checkbox', ['value' => $row->checkbox_attribute])
+                                @elseif($column['type'] === 'label')
+                                    @include('datatables::label')
                                 @else
                                     <div class="table-cell px-6 py-2 whitespace-no-wrap @if($column['align'] === 'right') text-right @elseif($column['align'] === 'center') text-center @else text-left @endif {{ $this->cellClasses($row, $column) }}">
                                         {!! $row->{$column['name']} !!}

resources/views/livewire/datatables/label.blade.php

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div class="table-cell px-6 py-2 whitespace-no-wrap @if($column['align'] === 'right') text-right @elseif($column['align'] === 'center') text-center @else text-left @endif {{ $this->cellClasses($row, $column) }}">
+    {!! $column['content'] ?? '' !!}
+</div>

src/Http/Livewire/LivewireDatatable.php

@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ public function getViewColumns()
             return collect($column)->only([
                 'hidden',
                 'label',
+                'content',
                 'align',
                 'type',
                 'filterable',
@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@ public function getSelectStatements($withAlias = false, $export = false)
     {
         return $this->processedColumns->columns
             ->reject(function ($column) use ($export) {
-                return $column->scope || ($export && $column->preventExport);
+                return $column->scope || $column->type === 'label' || ($export && $column->preventExport);
             })->map(function ($column) {
                 if ($column->select) {
                     return $column;

src/LabelColumn.php

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Mediconesystems\LivewireDatatables;
+
+/**
+ * Use this column to simply display a custom header ("label") and a fixed content ("content").
+ *
+ * @example (new LabelColumn())->label('foo')->content('bar'),
+ */
+class LabelColumn extends Column
+{
+    public $type = 'label';
+
+    public $content = '';
+
+    /**
+     * Which fixed string should always be displayed in every row of this column?
+     */
+    public function content($content)
+    {
+        $this->content = $content;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+}