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package/README.md

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+# ep_data_tables — BETA
+
+Etherpad tables via line based & character based styles
+==========================================
+
+![Demo](https://i.imgur.com/AOdt59T.png)
+![Authorship Colors](https://i.imgur.com/j8dETn7.png)
+
+## Purpose
+
+The plugin is designed to support resilient and feature rich editing within data tables, while being transparent to other styles that might share the line. So, you can/should be able to insert any character based styles such as hyperlinks, font color/size/superscript/subscript, images (from ep_images_extended), etc into cells and they will display as usual. It also supports authorship coloring. Some block styles work but YMMV, ep_align is fully compatible.
+
+Additionally, some other features are supported like real time column resizing and interactions via the tables toolbar.
+
+It is based on ep_tables5 but takes the design in a different direction - ep_tables5 and preceding tables plugins stored the table JSON as text within the pad, this keeps the structure outside of the pad
+
+Does not currently support the timeslider. Actually, I have no idea how to make it support the timeslider. Doesn't support HTML export. Some copy/paste actions can affect the table structure (I am dealing with this in another plugin ep_docx_html_customizer right now, but that is also WIP). Note this plugin is based on/branching from ep_tables5, more attribution will be added soon.
+
+There are probably 1000's of unnecessary lines of code in the plugin, I am planning to clean it up soon, but I have not had time yet. The code was mainly generated by LLMs as I have been brute forcing the features I want for an etherpad based project. o3 summary below:
+
+## High-level data flow
+
+1. **EEJS injection (server, `static/js/index.js`)**  
+   On pad load the server injects a small toolbar button, inline CSS and a `<script>` tag that registers the client hooks.
+2. **UI bootstrap (client, `static/js/initialisation.js`)**  
+   `postAceInit` builds a context menu and a grid picker (like Google Docs) for selecting the initial table size.  
+   Menu actions call the two ACE helpers that the plugin exposes:  
+   • `ace_createTableViaAttributes(rows, cols)`  
+   • `ace_doDatatableOptions(action)` (row/column add-delete, etc.)
+3. **Table creation (`static/js/client_hooks.js`)**  
+   `ace_createTableViaAttributes` calculates a *table id*, creates the requested number of Etherpad lines and, for each line, applies an attribute of the form  
+   `tbljson::<base64(JSON)>`  
+   The JSON contains `{ tblId, row, cols, columnWidths, … }`.
+4. **Attribute ↔ class round-trip**  
+   `aceAttribsToClasses` converts the attribute into a DOM class (`tbljson-<base64>`) so the value survives copy-paste and import.  
+   On the way back in (export, import, or timeslider replay) the server hook `collectContentPre.js` decodes the class and restores the attribute.
+5. **DOM rendering inside the editor**  
+   `acePostWriteDomLineHTML` runs every time Etherpad flushes a line to the iframe.  
+   If it sees our attribute it replaces the plain `<span>` with:
+
+   ```html
+   <table class="dataTable" …><tr><td>…</td>…</tr></table>
+   ```
+   Resize handles are injected into the first row, navigation helpers capture **Tab/Arrow** keys, etc.
+6. **Live editing helpers**  
+   Navigation helpers (`navigateToNextCell`, `navigateToCellBelow`, …) translate cursor moves into *line + offset* updates so Etherpad OT remains sane.  
+   Structural changes (`addTableRowBelowWithText`, `deleteTableColumnWithText`, …) map UI actions to document operations by:  
+   • locating the affected lines via `getTableLineMetadata`  
+   • cloning / deleting lines  
+   • updating the JSON attribute.
+7. **Column resizing**  
+   `startColumnResize` overlays a transparent drag handle.  
+   On mouse-up the new percentage widths are written back into each row's JSON and pushed through `documentAttributeManager`.
+9. **Styling (`static/css`)**  
+   • `datatables-editor.css` draws borders, equalises row height, hides author-colour spans, and styles resize handles.  
+   • `caret.css` keeps the caret visible in otherwise empty cells.  
+   • `table-menu.css` skins the context menu.
+
+## File map
+
+| File / directory | Role |
+|------------------|------|
+| `ep.json` | Hook registration |
+| `static/js/index.js` | Server-side EEJS bridge |
+| `static/js/initialisation.js` | Toolbar + menu wiring |
+| `static/js/client_hooks.js` | **All editor logic** (attributes, rendering, nav, resize) |
+| `collectContentPre.js` | Server-side attribute reconstruction |
+| `static/js/datatables-renderer.js` | Export & timeslider renderer |
+| `static/css/` | Editor / UI styles |
+| `templates/*.ejs` | Snippets injected into Etherpad shells |
+
+## Current limitations (BETA)
+
+* Merged cells and table copy-paste are not handled yet.  
+* Heavy DOM rewrites mean very large tables may impact performance.  
+* Codebase is still verbose and log-heavy for debugging; expect refactors.
+

package/collectContentPre.js

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+'use strict';
+
+// Using console.log for server-side logging, similar to other Etherpad server-side files.
+const log = (...m) => console.log('[ep_data_tables:collectContentPre_SERVER]', ...m);
+
+// Base64 decoding function (copied from tableImport.js / client_hooks.js for server-side use)
+// Ensure it can handle the URL-safe variant if that's what tableImport.js produces.
+const dec = (s) => {
+    const str = s.replace(/-/g, '+').replace(/_/g, '/');
+    try {
+        // Assuming Buffer is available in the Node.js environment where this server hook runs
+        return Buffer.from(str, 'base64').toString('utf8');
+    } catch (e) {
+        log('ERROR decoding base64 string in server-side collectContentPre:', s, e);
+        return null;
+    }
+};
+
+exports.collectContentPre = (hookName, context) => {
+
+  const node = context.node;
+  const tname = node?.tagName?.toLowerCase(); // Keep for logging, but don't rely on it for main logic
+  const cls = context.cls;
+  const state = context.state;
+
+  // Detailed logging for every node encountered by this hook
+  let nodeRepresentation = '';
+  if (node) {
+    if (node.nodeType === 1 /* Node.ELEMENT_NODE */) {
+      nodeRepresentation = node.outerHTML ? node.outerHTML.substring(0, 300) : `ElementType: ${tname}`;
+    } else if (node.nodeType === 3 /* Node.TEXT_NODE */) {
+      nodeRepresentation = `TextNode: "${(node.nodeValue || '').substring(0, 100)}"`;
+    }
+  }
+  log(`PROCESSING Node: ${nodeRepresentation}, TagName: ${tname}, Classes: "${cls || ''}", Current state.attribString: "${state.attribString || ''}"`);
+
+  // MODIFIED CONDITION: Rely primarily on context.cls to find our target class,
+  // as context.node and context.tname seem unreliable for our spans.
+  if (!cls) { 
+    // log('No classes, returning.');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const classes = cls.split(' ');
+  let encodedJsonMetadata = null;
+  let isTblJsonSpan = false;
+
+  for (const c of classes) {
+    if (c.startsWith('tbljson-')) {
+      encodedJsonMetadata = c.substring(8);
+      isTblJsonSpan = true;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (isTblJsonSpan && encodedJsonMetadata) {
+    // Added a check for tname === 'span' here for sanity, though cls is primary trigger
+    log(`FOUND potential tbljson span based on class. Actual tname: ${tname}. Encoded: ${encodedJsonMetadata.substring(0, 20)}...`);
+    let decodedJsonString;
+    try {
+      decodedJsonString = dec(encodedJsonMetadata);
+      if (!decodedJsonString) {
+        throw new Error('Decoded JSON string is null or empty.');
+      }
+      log(`DECODED metadata: ${decodedJsonString.substring(0, 50)}...`);
+    } catch (e) {
+      log('ERROR decoding/validating metadata from class:', encodedJsonMetadata, e);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const attribToApply = `tbljson::${decodedJsonString}`;
+    log(`PREPARED attribToApply: "${attribToApply.substring(0, 70)}..."`);
+
+    log('BEFORE cc.doAttrib - state.attribs:', JSON.stringify(state.attribs));
+    log('BEFORE cc.doAttrib - state.attribString:', state.attribString);
+    try {
+      context.cc.doAttrib(state, attribToApply);
+      log('AFTER cc.doAttrib - state.attribs:', JSON.stringify(state.attribs)); 
+      log('AFTER cc.doAttrib - state.attribString:', state.attribString);
+      log('SUCCESSFULLY CALLED cc.doAttrib.');
+    } catch (e) {
+      log('ERROR calling cc.doAttrib:', e);
+    }
+  } else if (cls.includes('tbljson-')) {
+      log(`WARN: A class string "${cls}" includes 'tbljson-' but didn't parse as expected, or encodedJsonMetadata was null.`);
+  }
+}; 

package/ep.json

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+{
+	"parts": [
+	  {
+		"name": "tables",
+  		"hooks": {
+		  "eejsBlock_styles"           : "ep_data_tables/static/js/index:eejsBlock_styles",
+		  "eejsBlock_scripts"          : "ep_data_tables/static/js/index:eejsBlock_scripts",
+		  "eejsBlock_editbarMenuLeft"  : "ep_data_tables/static/js/index:eejsBlock_editbarMenuLeft",
+      "collectContentPre"          : "ep_data_tables/collectContentPre:collectContentPre" 
+		},
+  		"client_hooks": {
+		  "collectContentPre"      : "ep_data_tables/static/js/client_hooks:collectContentPre",
+		  "collectContentLineBreak": "ep_data_tables/static/js/collector_hooks:collectContentLineBreak",
+		  "collectContentLineText" : "ep_data_tables/static/js/collector_hooks:collectContentLineText",
+		  "aceKeyEvent"                 : "ep_data_tables/static/js/client_hooks:aceKeyEvent",
+		  "aceStartLineAndCharForPoint" : "ep_data_tables/static/js/client_hooks:aceStartLineAndCharForPoint",
+		  "aceEndLineAndCharForPoint"   : "ep_data_tables/static/js/client_hooks:aceEndLineAndCharForPoint",
+		  "aceAttribsToClasses"         : "ep_data_tables/static/js/client_hooks:aceAttribsToClasses",
+		  "acePostWriteDomLineHTML" : "ep_data_tables/static/js/client_hooks:acePostWriteDomLineHTML",
+		  "aceInitialized"              : "ep_data_tables/static/js/client_hooks:aceInitialized",
+		  "aceSetAuthorStyle"           : "ep_data_tables/static/js/client_hooks:aceSetAuthorStyle",
+		  "aceEditorCSS"                : "ep_data_tables/static/js/client_hooks:aceEditorCSS",
+  		  "postAceInit" : 	"ep_data_tables/static/js/initialisation:postAceInit"
+		}
+	  }
+	]
+  }
+  

package/locales/en.json

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+{ "ep_data_tables.menuCreateTable": "Insert Table"
+, "ep_data_tables.menuInsertRowBelow": "Insert Row Below"
+, "ep_data_tables.menuInsertRowAbove": "Insert Row Above"
+, "ep_data_tables.menuInsertColumnRight": "Insert Column Right"
+, "ep_data_tables.menuInsertColumnLeft": "Insert Column Left"
+, "ep_data_tables.menuDeleteRow": "Delete Row"
+, "ep_data_tables.menuDeleteColumn": "Delete Column"
+, "ep_data_tables.menuDeleteTable": "Delete Table"
+, "ep_data_tables.menuTableProperties": "Table Properties"
+, "ep_data_tables.menuCloseThisMenu": "Close Menu"
+, "ep_data_tables.propLeft": "Left"
+, "ep_data_tables.propRight": "Right"
+, "ep_data_tables.propCenter": "Center"
+, "ep_data_tables.propTop": "Top"
+, "ep_data_tables.propBottom": "Bottom"
+, "ep_data_tables.propChooseAColorFor": "Pick a Color for: "
+, "ep_data_tables.propTableBorderColor": "Table Border Color"
+, "ep_data_tables.propCellBackgroundColor": "Cell Background Color & Alignment"
+, "ep_data_tables.propEvenRowBackgroundColor": "Even Rows Background Color"
+, "ep_data_tables.propOddRowBackgroundColor": "Odd Rows Background Color"
+, "ep_data_tables.propSingleRowBackgroundColor": "Single Row Background Color"
+, "ep_data_tables.propSingleColumnBackgroundColor": "Single Column Background Color"
+, "ep_data_tables.propTableBorder": "Table border"
+, "ep_data_tables.propEvenOddRowBackgroundColor": "Even / Odd Row Background Color"
+, "ep_data_tables.propEven": "Even"
+, "ep_data_tables.propOdd": "Odd"
+, "ep_data_tables.propSingleRowColBackgroundColor": "Single Row / Col Background Color"
+, "ep_data_tables.propRowColAlignment": "Row / Column Alignment"
+, "ep_data_tables.propRow": "Row"
+, "ep_data_tables.propCol": "Column"
+, "ep_data_tables.propDimensions": "Dimensions"
+, "ep_data_tables.propTableWidth": "Table Width"
+, "ep_data_tables.propTableHeight": "Table Height"
+, "ep_data_tables.propColumnWidth": "Column Width"
+, "ep_data_tables.propMinRowHeight": "Min Row Height"
+, "ep_data_tables.propCellStyles": "Cell Styles"
+, "ep_data_tables.propFont": "Font"
+, "ep_data_tables.propFontSize": "Font Size"
+, "ep_data_tables.propBold": "Bold"
+, "ep_data_tables.propItalic": "Italic"
+, "ep_data_tables.propUnderline": "Underline"
+, "ep_data_tables.propBtnValidate": "Ok"
+, "ep_data_tables.propBtnRemove": "Remove"
+, "ep_data_tables.propBtnClose": "Close"
+}

package/package.json

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+{
+  "name": "ep_data_tables",
+  "version": "0.0.2",
+  "description": "BETA - etherpad tables plugin, compatible with other character/line based styling and other features",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "DCastelone",
+    "url": "https://github.com/dcastelone"
+  },
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "keywords": [
+    "etherpad",
+    "plugin",
+    "ep",
+    "tables",
+    "data",
+    "tables"
+  ],
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/dcastelone/ep_data_tables.git"
+  },
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/dcastelone/ep_data_tables/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/dcastelone/ep_data_tables/README.md",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "eslint": "^7.18.0",
+    "eslint-config-etherpad": "^1.0.24",
+    "eslint-plugin-eslint-comments": "^3.2.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-mocha": "^8.0.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-node": "^11.1.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-prefer-arrow": "^1.2.3",
+    "eslint-plugin-promise": "^4.2.1",
+    "eslint-plugin-you-dont-need-lodash-underscore": "^6.10.0"
+  },
+  "eslintConfig": {
+    "root": true,
+    "extends": "etherpad/plugin"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">= 10.13.0"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "lint": "eslint .",
+    "lint:fix": "eslint --fix ."
+  }
+}

package/static/css/caret.css

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+/*
+ * This class creates an invisible, zero-width inline box with a height.
+ * This satisfies Blink/Chrome's requirement for a renderable "caret anchor"
+ * inside an otherwise empty editable element, ensuring the caret is
+ * always visible.
+ */
+.ep-tables5-caret-anchor {
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: 0;
+  height: 1em;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  user-select: none;
+} 

package/static/css/datatables-editor.css

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+/*
+ * CSS rules specifically for styling tables within the Etherpad editor iframe.
+ */
+
+/* Prevent default background highlight on the TD itself if an author class is present */
+.dataTable td[class*="author-"] { 
+    background-color: transparent !important; 
+    border: 1px solid transparent; /* Maintain border for consistency if needed */
+}
+
+/* Ensure the author span (added by acePostWriteDomLineHTML) displays correctly */
+.dataTable td span[data-author-span="true"] { 
+    display: inline; 
+    text-decoration: none !important; /* Remove potential underlines */
+    /* Text color should ideally be inherited or applied dynamically if Etherpad supports it, 
+       otherwise, it might need to be handled explicitly in acePostWriteDomLineHTML if this CSS isn't sufficient.
+       The aceSetAuthorStyle hook returning true aims to stop the default background color, 
+       allowing text color styling (potentially handled by core etherpad based on author class) to take precedence. */
+} 
+
+/* NEW STYLES FOR ATTRIBUTE-BASED TABLES */
+
+/* Applied directly to the rendered table */
+.dataTable {
+  width: 100%; /* Ensure table takes full width */
+  border-collapse: collapse; /* Collapse borders */
+  table-layout: fixed; /* Ensure equal column widths unless specified */
+  /* margin-bottom: 1px; */ /* REMOVED - Likely caused gaps between rows */
+  border: 1px solid black; /* Apply border to the table itself */
+  border-top: none; /* REMOVE top border to prevent double lines between rows */
+}
+
+/* Restore top border ONLY for the first table row in a block */
+.dataTable.dataTable-first-row {
+  border-top: 1px solid black;
+}
+
+/* Style the table rows */
+.dataTable tr {
+  height: 36px; /* Set fixed row height */
+  min-height: 36px; /* Ensure minimum row height */
+}
+
+.dataTable td {
+  /* border: 1px solid black !important; */ /* REMOVED - Moved to .dataTable */
+  /* min-height: 36px; */ /* REMOVED - Moved to .dataTable tr */
+  vertical-align: top; /* Align content to top */
+  word-wrap: break-word; /* Wrap long words */
+  /* Padding will be kept inline via JS for now */
+  /* Add internal cell borders if desired (looks better with collapsed borders) */
+  border-left: 1px solid black;
+  border-right: 1px solid black;
+}
+
+/* Remove outer border from first/last cells if table border is set */
+.dataTable td:first-child {
+  border-left: none;
+}
+.dataTable td:last-child {
+  border-right: none;
+}
+
+/* Style the line DIV as a table row */
+/* Commenting out previous attempt as block/inline-block above is simpler for now
+.ep-table-row {
+  display: table-row !important; 
+  width: 100%; 
+}
+*/
+
+/* Style the cell wrapper spans as table cells */
+/* Commenting out previous attempt
+.ep-table-cell {
+  display: table-cell !important; 
+  padding: 2px 4px; 
+  border: 1px solid #ccc; 
+  vertical-align: inherit; 
+  height: auto; 
+}
+*/
+
+/* Ensure delimiters themselves are not visible */
+.table-cell-delimiter {
+  display: none !important;
+}
+
+.ep-table-row-line > .list-bullet,
+.list-table-row     > .list-bullet {
+  display: none !important;
+} 
+
+/* Hide the injected delimiter span */
+.ep-data_tables-delim {
+  font-size:0;
+  line-height:0;
+  color:transparent;
+  pointer-events:none;
+  user-select:none;
+  caret-color:transparent;
+} 
+
+/* NEW: Column resize handle styles */
+.ep-data_tables-resize-handle {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  right: -2px;
+  width: 4px;
+  height: 100%;
+  cursor: col-resize;
+  background: transparent;
+  z-index: 10;
+  opacity: 0;
+  transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+
+
+/* Show resize handles on hover */
+.dataTable tr:first-child td:hover .ep-data_tables-resize-handle,
+.dataTable tr:first-child .ep-data_tables-resize-handle:hover {
+  opacity: 0.3;
+  background: #007cff;
+}
+
+/* Visual feedback during resize */
+.dataTable.ep-data_tables-resizing {
+  user-select: none;
+  -webkit-user-select: none;
+  -moz-user-select: none;
+  -ms-user-select: none;
+  pointer-events: none; /* Prevent other interactions during resize */
+}
+
+.dataTable.ep-data_tables-resizing td {
+  transition: none !important;
+  pointer-events: none; /* Prevent cell interactions during resize */
+}
+
+.dataTable.ep-data_tables-resizing .ep-data_tables-resize-handle {
+  opacity: 0.7 !important;
+  background: #007cff !important;
+  pointer-events: auto; /* Keep resize handle interactive */
+}
+
+/* Improve resize handle visibility on first row */
+.dataTable.dataTable-first-row tr:first-child td {
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+/* Ensure resize handles don't interfere with text selection */
+.ep-data_tables-resize-handle:hover {
+  background: #007cff !important;
+  opacity: 0.5 !important;
+}
+
+/* Add a visual indicator during resize */
+.dataTable.ep-data_tables-resizing::after {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+  background: rgba(0, 124, 255, 0.05);
+  pointer-events: none;
+  z-index: 5;
+}