handsontable 13.1.0 → 14.0.0-next-d97b156-20231027

package/utils/parseTable.mjs

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import "core-js/modules/es.array.push.js";
+import "core-js/modules/es.string.replace-all.js";
 import { isEmpty } from "./../helpers/mixed.mjs";
+import { isObject } from "./../helpers/object.mjs";
+import { rangeEach } from "../helpers/number.mjs";
 const ESCAPED_HTML_CHARS = {
   ' ': '\x20',
   '&': '&',
@@ -18,102 +21,539 @@ function isHTMLTable(element) {
   return (element && element.nodeName || '') === 'TABLE';
 }
 
+/**
+ * Parses empty values to an empty string or leave them untouched otherwise.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @param {string} cellValue Parsed cell value.
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+function parseEmptyValues(cellValue) {
+  if (isEmpty(cellValue)) {
+    return '';
+  }
+  return cellValue;
+}
+
 /**
  * Converts Handsontable into HTMLTableElement.
  *
- * @param {Core} instance The Handsontable instance.
+ * @param {Core} hotInstance The Handsontable instance.
  * @returns {string} OuterHTML of the HTMLTableElement.
  */
-export function instanceToHTML(instance) {
-  const hasColumnHeaders = instance.hasColHeaders();
-  const hasRowHeaders = instance.hasRowHeaders();
-  const coords = [hasColumnHeaders ? -1 : 0, hasRowHeaders ? -1 : 0, instance.countRows() - 1, instance.countCols() - 1];
-  const data = instance.getData(...coords);
-  const countRows = data.length;
-  const countCols = countRows > 0 ? data[0].length : 0;
-  const TABLE = ['<table>', '</table>'];
-  const THEAD = hasColumnHeaders ? ['<thead>', '</thead>'] : [];
-  const TBODY = ['<tbody>', '</tbody>'];
-  const rowModifier = hasRowHeaders ? 1 : 0;
-  const columnModifier = hasColumnHeaders ? 1 : 0;
-  for (let row = 0; row < countRows; row += 1) {
-    const isColumnHeadersRow = hasColumnHeaders && row === 0;
-    const CELLS = [];
-    for (let column = 0; column < countCols; column += 1) {
-      const isRowHeadersColumn = !isColumnHeadersRow && hasRowHeaders && column === 0;
-      let cell = '';
-      if (isColumnHeadersRow) {
-        cell = `<th>${instance.getColHeader(column - rowModifier)}</th>`;
-      } else if (isRowHeadersColumn) {
-        cell = `<th>${instance.getRowHeader(row - columnModifier)}</th>`;
-      } else {
-        const cellData = data[row][column];
+export function instanceToHTML(hotInstance) {
+  const startColumn = hotInstance.hasRowHeaders() ? -1 : 0;
+  const startRow = hotInstance.hasColHeaders() ? -1 : 0;
+  const rows = Array.from({
+    length: hotInstance.countRows() + Math.abs(startRow)
+  }, (_, i) => i + startRow);
+  const columns = Array.from({
+    length: hotInstance.countCols() + Math.abs(startColumn)
+  }, (_, i) => i + startColumn);
+  return getHTMLByCoords(hotInstance, {
+    rows,
+    columns
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Converts Handsontable's coordinates into HTMLTableElement.
+ *
+ * @param {Core} hotInstance The Handsontable instance.
+ * @param {object} config Configuration for building HTMLTableElement.
+ * @param {Array<number>} config.rows List of row indexes which should be taken into account when creating the table.
+ * @param {Array<number>} config.columns List of column indexes which should be taken into account when creating the table.
+ * @returns {string} OuterHTML of the HTMLTableElement.
+ */
+export function getHTMLByCoords(hotInstance, config) {
+  return ['<table>', ...getHeadersHTMLByCoords(hotInstance, config), ...getBodyHTMLByCoords(hotInstance, config), '</table>'].join('');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Converts Handsontable's coordinates into list of cell values.
+ *
+ * @param {Core} hotInstance The Handsontable instance.
+ * @param {object} config Configuration for building the cell value list.
+ * @param {Array<number>} config.rows List of row indexes which should be taken into account when creating the
+ * cell value list.
+ * @param {Array<number>} config.columns List of column indexes which should be taken into account when creating the
+ * cell value list.
+ * @returns {Array<Array<string>>} List of displayed cell values.
+ */
+export function getDataByCoords(hotInstance, config) {
+  return [...getHeadersDataByCoords(hotInstance, config), ...getBodyDataByCoords(hotInstance, config)];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Converts config into HTMLTableElement.
+ *
+ * @param {object} config Configuration for building HTMLTableElement.
+ * @param {Array<number>} [config.excludedRows] List of row indexes which should be excluded when creating the table.
+ * @param {Array<number>} [config.excludedColumns] List of column indexes which should be excluded when creating the table.
+ * @param {Array<Array<string>>} [config.data] List of cell data.
+ * @param {Array<object>} [config.mergeCells] List of merged cells.
+ * @param {Array<Array<string|object>>} [config.nestedHeaders] List of headers and corresponding information about some
+ * nested elements.
+ * @param {Array<string>} [config.colHeaders] List of first level header values.
+ * @returns {string} OuterHTML of the HTMLTableElement.
+ */
+export function getHTMLFromConfig(config) {
+  return ['<table>', ...getHeadersHTMLByConfig(config), ...getBodyHTMLByConfig(config), '</table>'].join('');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get list of filtered nested headers.
+ *
+ * @param {Array<Array<string|object>>} nestedHeaders List of nested headers which will be filtered.
+ * @param {Array<number>} excludedHeaders List of headers which should be excluded when creating the HTMLTableElement.tHead.
+ * @param {Array<number>} excludedColumns List of column indexes which should be excluded when creating the HTMLTableElement.tHead.
+ * @returns {*}
+ */
+function getFilteredNestedHeaders(nestedHeaders, excludedHeaders, excludedColumns) {
+  return nestedHeaders.reduce((listOfHeaders, headerValues, rowIndex) => {
+    if (excludedHeaders.includes(rowIndex - nestedHeaders.length)) {
+      return listOfHeaders;
+    }
+    const filteredNestedHeader = headerValues.filter((columnData, columnIndex) => excludedColumns.includes(columnIndex) === false);
+    if (filteredNestedHeader.length > 0) {
+      return listOfHeaders.concat([filteredNestedHeader]);
+    }
+    return listOfHeaders;
+  }, []);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get HTML for nested headers.
+ *
+ * @param {Array<Array<string|object>>} nestedHeaders List of nested headers which will be filtered.
+ * @param {Array<number>} excludedHeaders List of headers which should be excluded when creating the HTMLTableElement.tHead.
+ * @param {Array<number>} excludedColumns List of column indexes which should be excluded when creating the HTMLTableElement.tHead.
+ * @returns {Array<string>}
+ */
+function getNestedHeadersHTML(nestedHeaders, excludedHeaders, excludedColumns) {
+  const headersHTML = [];
+  getFilteredNestedHeaders(nestedHeaders, excludedHeaders, excludedColumns).forEach(listOfHeaders => {
+    const rowHTML = ['<tr>'];
+    for (let i = 0; i < listOfHeaders.length; i += 1) {
+      const header = listOfHeaders[i];
+      let headerValue = header;
+      let colspanAttribute = '';
+      if (isObject(header)) {
+        const {
+          colspan,
+          label
+        } = header;
+        headerValue = label;
+        colspanAttribute = ` colspan=${colspan}`;
+      }
+      rowHTML.push(`<th${colspanAttribute}>${encodeHTMLEntities(parseEmptyValues(headerValue))}</th>`);
+    }
+    rowHTML.push('</tr>');
+    headersHTML.push(...rowHTML);
+  });
+  return headersHTML;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get HTML for first level header.
+ *
+ * @param {Array<string>} columnHeaders List of header values which will be filtered.
+ * @param {Array<number>} excludedHeaders List of headers which should be excluded when creating the HTMLTableElement.tHead.
+ * @param {Array<number>} excludedColumns List of column indexes which should be excluded when creating the HTMLTableElement.tHead.
+ * @returns {*[]}
+ */
+function getSimpleHeadersHTML(columnHeaders, excludedHeaders, excludedColumns) {
+  if (excludedHeaders.includes(-1)) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  const filteredColumnHeaders = columnHeaders.filter((columnHeaderValue, columnIndex) => excludedColumns.includes(columnIndex) === false);
+  if (filteredColumnHeaders.length === 0) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  return ['<tr>', ...filteredColumnHeaders.map(columnHeader => `<th>${encodeHTMLEntities(parseEmptyValues(columnHeader))}</th>`), '</tr>'];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get list of cells filtered by list of excluded rows and columns.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @param {Array<Array<string>>} data List of cells values which will be filtered.
+ * @param {Array<number>} excludedRows List of row indexes which should be excluded when creating the HTMLTableElement.tHead.
+ * @param {Array<number>} excludedColumns List of column indexes which should be excluded when creating the HTMLTableElement.tHead.
+ * @returns {Array<string>} List of cell values.
+ */
+function getFilteredCells(data, excludedRows, excludedColumns) {
+  if (Array.isArray(data) === false) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  return data.reduce((listOfCells, rowData, rowIndex) => {
+    if (excludedRows.includes(rowIndex)) {
+      return listOfCells;
+    }
+    const filteredRowData = rowData.filter((cellData, columnIndex) => excludedColumns.includes(columnIndex) === false);
+    if (filteredRowData.length > 0) {
+      return listOfCells.concat([filteredRowData]);
+    }
+    return listOfCells;
+  }, []);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Prepare information about merged areas to reduce complexity of calculations.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @param {Array<object>} mergedCellsConfig List of merged cells.
+ * @returns {{mergedCellsMap: Map<any, any>, mergedArea: Set<any>}}
+ */
+function getMergedCellsInformation(mergedCellsConfig) {
+  const mergedCellsMap = new Map();
+  const mergedArea = new Set();
+  let mergedRows = 1;
+  let mergedColumns = 1;
+  mergedCellsConfig === null || mergedCellsConfig === void 0 || mergedCellsConfig.forEach(mergeArea => {
+    const {
+      row,
+      col,
+      rowspan,
+      colspan
+    } = mergeArea;
+    mergedCellsMap.set(`${row}x${col}`, {
+      rowspan,
+      colspan
+    });
+    if (Number.isInteger(rowspan)) {
+      mergedRows = rowspan;
+    }
+    if (Number.isInteger(colspan)) {
+      mergedColumns = colspan;
+    }
+    rangeEach(row, row + mergedRows - 1, rowIndex => {
+      rangeEach(col, col + mergedColumns - 1, columnIndex => {
+        // Other than start point.
+        if (rowIndex !== row || columnIndex !== col) {
+          mergedArea.add(`${rowIndex}x${columnIndex}`);
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  });
+  return {
+    mergedCellsMap,
+    mergedArea
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Converts config with information about cells into HTMLTableElement.tBodies.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @param {object} config Configuration for building HTMLTableElement.tBodies.
+ * @param {Array<Array<string>>} config.data List of cell data.
+ * @param {Array<number>} [config.excludedRows] List of row indexes which should be excluded when creating the HTMLTableElement.tBodies.
+ * @param {Array<number>} [config.excludedColumns] List of column indexes which should be excluded when creating the HTMLTableElement.tBodies.
+ * @param {Array<object>} [config.mergeCells] List of merged cells.
+ * @returns {Array<string>} List of HTMLElements stored as strings.
+ */
+function getBodyHTMLByConfig(config) {
+  const excludedColumns = config.excludedColumns || [];
+  const excludedRows = config.excludedRows || [];
+  const {
+    data,
+    mergeCells
+  } = config;
+  const ignoredCellRows = excludedRows.filter(rowIndex => rowIndex >= 0);
+  const filteredData = getFilteredCells(data, ignoredCellRows, excludedColumns);
+  const cells = [];
+  if (filteredData.length === 0) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  const {
+    mergedCellsMap,
+    mergedArea
+  } = getMergedCellsInformation(mergeCells);
+  filteredData.forEach((rowData, rowIndex) => {
+    const rowHTML = ['<tr>'];
+    rowData.forEach((cellData, columnIndex) => {
+      const attrs = [];
+      const checkedMergeCoordinate = `${rowIndex}x${columnIndex}`;
+      const mergeParent = mergedCellsMap.get(checkedMergeCoordinate);
+      if (mergeParent !== undefined) {
         const {
-          hidden,
           rowspan,
           colspan
-        } = instance.getCellMeta(row - columnModifier, column - rowModifier);
-        if (!hidden) {
-          const attrs = [];
-          if (rowspan) {
-            attrs.push(`rowspan="${rowspan}"`);
-          }
-          if (colspan) {
-            attrs.push(`colspan="${colspan}"`);
-          }
-          if (isEmpty(cellData)) {
-            cell = `<td ${attrs.join(' ')}></td>`;
-          } else {
-            const value = cellData.toString().replace('<', '&lt;').replace('>', '&gt;').replace(/(<br(\s*|\/)>(\r\n|\n)?|\r\n|\n)/g, '<br>\r\n').replace(/\x20/gi, '&nbsp;').replace(/\t/gi, '&#9;');
-            cell = `<td ${attrs.join(' ')}>${value}</td>`;
-          }
+        } = mergeParent;
+        if (Number.isInteger(rowspan) && rowspan > 1) {
+          attrs.push(` rowspan="${rowspan}"`);
+        }
+        if (Number.isInteger(colspan) && colspan > 1) {
+          attrs.push(` colspan="${colspan}"`);
         }
+      } else if (mergedArea.has(checkedMergeCoordinate)) {
+        return;
       }
-      CELLS.push(cell);
-    }
-    const TR = ['<tr>', ...CELLS, '</tr>'].join('');
-    if (isColumnHeadersRow) {
-      THEAD.splice(1, 0, TR);
-    } else {
-      TBODY.splice(-1, 0, TR);
-    }
+      rowHTML.push(`<td${attrs.join('')}>${encodeHTMLEntities(parseEmptyValues(cellData))}</td>`);
+    });
+    rowHTML.push('</tr>');
+    cells.push(...rowHTML);
+  });
+  return ['<tbody>', ...cells, '</tbody>'];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Converts config with information about headers into HTMLTableElement.tHead.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @param {object} config Configuration for building HTMLTableElement.tHead.
+ * @param {Array<Array<string|object>>} [config.nestedHeaders] List of headers and corresponding information about some
+ * nested elements.
+ * @param {Array<string>} [config.colHeaders] List of first level header values.
+ * @param {Array<number>} [config.excludedRows] List of row indexes which should be excluded when creating the HTMLTableElement.tHead.
+ * @param {Array<number>} [config.excludedColumns] List of column indexes which should be excluded when creating the HTMLTableElement.tHead.
+ * @returns {Array<string>} List of HTMLElements stored as strings.
+ */
+function getHeadersHTMLByConfig(config) {
+  const headersHTML = [];
+  const excludedColumns = Array.isArray(config === null || config === void 0 ? void 0 : config.excludedColumns) ? config.excludedColumns : [];
+  const excludedRows = Array.isArray(config === null || config === void 0 ? void 0 : config.excludedRows) ? config.excludedRows : [];
+  const {
+    nestedHeaders,
+    colHeaders
+  } = config;
+  const excludedHeaders = excludedRows.filter(rowIndex => rowIndex < 0);
+  if (Array.isArray(nestedHeaders)) {
+    headersHTML.push(...getNestedHeadersHTML(nestedHeaders, excludedHeaders, excludedColumns));
+  } else if (Array.isArray(colHeaders)) {
+    headersHTML.push(...getSimpleHeadersHTML(colHeaders, excludedHeaders, excludedColumns));
   }
-  TABLE.splice(1, 0, THEAD.join(''), TBODY.join(''));
-  return TABLE.join('');
+  if (headersHTML.length > 0) {
+    return ['<thead>', ...headersHTML, '</thead>'];
+  }
+  return [];
 }
 
 /**
- * Converts 2D array into HTMLTableElement.
+ * Converts config with information about cells and headers into list of values.
  *
- * @param {Array} input Input array which will be converted to HTMLTable.
- * @returns {string} OuterHTML of the HTMLTableElement.
+ * @param {object} config Configuration for building list of values.
+ * @param {Array<number>} [config.excludedRows] List of row indexes which should be excluded when creating the value list.
+ * @param {Array<number>} [config.excludedColumns] List of column indexes which should be excluded when creating the value list.
+ * @param {Array<Array<string|object>>} [config.nestedHeaders] List of headers and information about some nested elements.
+ * @param {Array<string>} [config.colHeaders] List of first level header values.
+ * @returns {string[][]} List of values.
  */
-// eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals
-export function _dataToHTML(input) {
-  const inputLen = input.length;
-  const result = ['<table>'];
-  for (let row = 0; row < inputLen; row += 1) {
-    const rowData = input[row];
-    const columnsLen = rowData.length;
-    const columnsResult = [];
-    if (row === 0) {
-      result.push('<tbody>');
-    }
-    for (let column = 0; column < columnsLen; column += 1) {
-      const cellData = rowData[column];
-      const parsedCellData = isEmpty(cellData) ? '' : cellData.toString().replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/(<br(\s*|\/)>(\r\n|\n)?|\r\n|\n)/g, '<br>\r\n').replace(/\x20{2,}/gi, substring => {
-        // The way how Excel serializes data with at least two spaces.
-        return `<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">${'&nbsp;'.repeat(substring.length - 1)} </span>`;
-      }).replace(/\t/gi, '&#9;');
-      columnsResult.push(`<td>${parsedCellData}</td>`);
+export function getDataWithHeadersByConfig(config) {
+  const dataWithHeaders = [];
+  const excludedColumns = Array.isArray(config === null || config === void 0 ? void 0 : config.excludedColumns) ? config.excludedColumns : [];
+  const excludedRows = Array.isArray(config === null || config === void 0 ? void 0 : config.excludedRows) ? config.excludedRows : [];
+  const {
+    data,
+    nestedHeaders,
+    colHeaders
+  } = config;
+  const excludedHeaders = excludedRows.filter(rowIndex => rowIndex < 0);
+  if (Array.isArray(nestedHeaders)) {
+    dataWithHeaders.push(...getFilteredNestedHeaders(nestedHeaders, excludedHeaders, excludedColumns).map(listOfHeaders => {
+      return listOfHeaders.reduce((headers, header) => {
+        if (isObject(header)) {
+          headers.push(header.label, ...new Array(header.colspan - 1).fill(''));
+        } else {
+          headers.push(header);
+        }
+        return headers;
+      }, []);
+    }));
+  } else if (Array.isArray(colHeaders)) {
+    dataWithHeaders.push([...colHeaders.filter((columnHeaderData, columnIndex) => excludedColumns.includes(columnIndex) === false)]);
+  }
+  dataWithHeaders.push(...getFilteredCells(data, excludedRows.filter(rowIndex => rowIndex >= 0), excludedColumns.filter(columnIndex => columnIndex >= 0)));
+  return dataWithHeaders;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Encode text to HTML.
+ *
+ * @param {string} text Text to prepare.
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+function encodeHTMLEntities(text) {
+  return `${text}`.replace(/&/g, '&amp;').replace('<', '&lt;').replace('>', '&gt;').replace(/(<br(\s*|\/)>(\r\n|\n)?|\r\n|\n)/g, '<br>\r\n').replace(/\x20{2,}/gi, substring => {
+    // The way how Excel serializes data with at least two spaces.
+    return `<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">${'&nbsp;'.repeat(substring.length - 1)} </span>`;
+  }).replace(/\t/gi, '&#9;');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Decode HTML to simple text.
+ *
+ * @param {string} html HTML for handling.
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+function decodeHTMLEntities(html) {
+  return html.replace(regEscapedChars, match => ESCAPED_HTML_CHARS[match])
+  // The way how Excel serializes data with at least two spaces.
+  .replace(/<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">(.+?)<\/span>/, '$1').replaceAll('&nbsp;', ' ');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Converts Handsontable's header coordinates into HTMLTableElement.tHead.
+ *
+ * @param {Core} hotInstance The Handsontable instance.
+ * @param {object} config Configuration for building HTMLTableElement.tHead.
+ * @param {Array<number>} config.rows List of row indexes which should be taken into account when creating
+ * the HTMLTableElement.tHead.
+ * @param {Array<number>} config.columns List of column indexes which should be taken into account when creating
+ * the HTMLTableElement.tHead.
+ * @returns {Array<string>} List of HTMLElements stored as strings.
+ */
+function getHeadersHTMLByCoords(hotInstance, config) {
+  const {
+    rows,
+    columns
+  } = config;
+  const headers = rows.filter(rowIndex => rowIndex < 0);
+  const headersHTML = [];
+  if (headers.length === 0 || columns.length === 0) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  headers.forEach(rowIndex => {
+    const rowHTML = ['<tr>'];
+    for (let i = 0; i < columns.length; i += 1) {
+      const columnIndex = columns[i];
+      const headerCell = hotInstance.getCell(rowIndex, columnIndex);
+      const colspan = headerCell === null || headerCell === void 0 ? void 0 : headerCell.getAttribute('colspan');
+      let colspanAttribute = '';
+      if (colspan) {
+        const parsedColspan = parseInt(colspan, 10);
+        colspanAttribute = ` colspan=${parsedColspan}`;
+        i += parsedColspan - 1;
+      }
+      rowHTML.push(`<th${colspanAttribute}>${encodeHTMLEntities(parseEmptyValues(hotInstance.getColHeader(columnIndex, rowIndex)))}</th>`);
     }
-    result.push('<tr>', ...columnsResult, '</tr>');
-    if (row + 1 === inputLen) {
-      result.push('</tbody>');
+    rowHTML.push('</tr>');
+    headersHTML.push(...rowHTML);
+  });
+  return ['<thead>', ...headersHTML, '</thead>'];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Converts Handsontable's coordinates into list of values for cells being headers.
+ *
+ * @param {Core} hotInstance The Handsontable instance.
+ * @param {object} config Configuration for building the cell value list.
+ * @param {Array<number>} config.rows List of row indexes which should be taken into account when creating the
+ * cell value list.
+ * @param {Array<number>} config.columns List of column indexes which should be taken into account when creating the
+ * cell value list.
+ * @returns {Array[]} List of displayed cell values.
+ */
+function getHeadersDataByCoords(hotInstance, config) {
+  const headersData = [];
+  const {
+    columns,
+    rows
+  } = config;
+  const headers = rows.filter(rowIndex => rowIndex < 0);
+  headers.forEach(rowIndex => {
+    const rowData = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < columns.length; i += 1) {
+      const columnIndex = columns[i];
+      const headerCell = hotInstance.getCell(rowIndex, columnIndex);
+      const colspan = headerCell === null || headerCell === void 0 ? void 0 : headerCell.getAttribute('colspan');
+      rowData.push(hotInstance.getColHeader(columnIndex, rowIndex));
+      if (colspan) {
+        const parsedColspan = parseInt(colspan, 10);
+        rowData.push(...new Array(parsedColspan - 1).fill(''));
+        i += parsedColspan - 1;
+      }
     }
+    headersData.push(rowData);
+  });
+  return headersData;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Converts Handsontable's header coordinates into HTMLTableElement.tBodies.
+ *
+ * @param {Core} hotInstance The Handsontable instance.
+ * @param {object} config Configuration for building HTMLTableElement.
+ * @param {Array<number>} config.rows List of row indexes which should be taken into account when creating the table.
+ * @param {Array<number>} config.columns List of column indexes which should be taken into account when creating the table.
+ * @returns {Array<string>} List of HTMLElements stored as strings.
+ */
+function getBodyHTMLByCoords(hotInstance, config) {
+  const {
+    columns,
+    rows
+  } = config;
+  const bodyRows = rows.filter(rowIndex => rowIndex >= 0);
+  const cells = [];
+  if (bodyRows.length === 0 || columns.length === 0) {
+    return [];
   }
-  result.push('</table>');
-  return result.join('');
+  bodyRows.forEach((rowIndex, nthRow) => {
+    const rowHTML = ['<tr>'];
+    columns.forEach((columnIndex, nthColumn) => {
+      if (columnIndex < 0) {
+        rowHTML.push(`<th>${encodeHTMLEntities(parseEmptyValues(hotInstance.getRowHeader(rowIndex)))}</th>`);
+        return;
+      }
+      const cellValue = hotInstance.getCopyableData(rowIndex, columnIndex);
+      const cellValueParsed = encodeHTMLEntities(parseEmptyValues(cellValue));
+      const {
+        hidden,
+        rowspan,
+        colspan
+      } = hotInstance.getCellMeta(rowIndex, columnIndex);
+      if (!hidden) {
+        const attrs = [];
+        if (rowspan) {
+          const recalculatedRowSpan = Math.min(rowspan, bodyRows.slice(nthRow).length);
+          if (recalculatedRowSpan > 1) {
+            attrs.push(` rowspan="${recalculatedRowSpan}"`);
+          }
+        }
+        if (colspan) {
+          const recalculatedColumnSpan = Math.min(colspan, columns.slice(nthColumn).length);
+          if (recalculatedColumnSpan > 1) {
+            attrs.push(` colspan="${recalculatedColumnSpan}"`);
+          }
+        }
+        rowHTML.push(`<td${attrs.join('')}>${cellValueParsed}</td>`);
+      }
+    });
+    rowHTML.push('</tr>');
+    cells.push(...rowHTML);
+  });
+  return ['<tbody>', ...cells, '</tbody>'];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Converts Handsontable's coordinates into list of values for cells not being headers.
+ *
+ * @param {Core} hotInstance The Handsontable instance.
+ * @param {object} config Configuration for building the cell value list.
+ * @param {Array<number>} config.rows List of row indexes which should be taken into account when creating the
+ * cell value list.
+ * @param {Array<number>} config.columns List of column indexes which should be taken into account when creating the
+ * cell value list.
+ * @returns {Array[]} List of displayed cell values.
+ */
+function getBodyDataByCoords(hotInstance, config) {
+  const cells = [];
+  const {
+    columns,
+    rows
+  } = config;
+  const bodyRows = rows.filter(rowIndex => rowIndex >= 0);
+  bodyRows.forEach(rowIndex => {
+    const rowData = [];
+    columns.forEach(columnIndex => {
+      const cellValue = hotInstance.getCopyableData(rowIndex, columnIndex);
+      const cellValueParsed = isEmpty(cellValue) ? '' : cellValue;
+      rowData.push(cellValueParsed);
+    });
+    cells.push(rowData);
+  });
+  return cells;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -161,18 +601,19 @@ export function htmlToGridSettings(element) {
       }
       return !isDataRow;
     });
+    const isAnyNested = thRows.find(tr => tr.querySelector('th[colspan]') !== null) !== undefined;
     thRowsLen = thRows.length;
     hasColHeaders = thRowsLen > 0;
-    if (thRowsLen > 1) {
+    if (thRowsLen > 1 || isAnyNested) {
       settingsObj.nestedHeaders = Array.from(thRows).reduce((rows, row) => {
         const headersRow = Array.from(row.cells).reduce((headers, header, currentIndex) => {
           if (hasRowHeaders && currentIndex === 0) {
             return headers;
           }
           const {
-            colSpan: colspan,
-            innerHTML
+            colSpan: colspan
           } = header;
+          const innerHTML = decodeHTMLEntities(header.innerHTML);
           const nextHeader = colspan > 1 ? {
             label: innerHTML,
             colspan
@@ -188,7 +629,7 @@ export function htmlToGridSettings(element) {
         if (hasRowHeaders && index === 0) {
           return headers;
         }
-        headers.push(header.innerHTML);
+        headers.push(decodeHTMLEntities(header.innerHTML));
         return headers;
       }, []);
     }
@@ -249,7 +690,7 @@ export function htmlToGridSettings(element) {
         } else {
           cellValue = innerHTML.replace(/<br(\s*|\/)>[\r\n]?/gim, '\r\n');
         }
-        dataArr[row][col] = cellValue.replace(regEscapedChars, match => ESCAPED_HTML_CHARS[match]);
+        dataArr[row][col] = decodeHTMLEntities(cellValue);
       } else {
         rowHeaders.push(innerHTML);
       }