x4js 1.5.17 → 1.5.20

package/lib/src/datastore.ts

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+/**
+*  ___  ___ __
+*  \  \/  /  / _
+*   \    /  /_| |_
+*   /    \____   _|  
+*  /__/\__\   |_|
+*        
+* @file datastore.ts
+* @author Etienne Cochard 
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2019-2022 R-libre ingenierie
+*
+* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy 
+* of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal 
+* in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights 
+* to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies 
+* of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, 
+* subject to the following conditions:
+* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies
+* or substantial portions of the Software.
+*
+* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, 
+* INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A 
+* PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT 
+* HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION 
+* OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
+* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+**/
+
+import { ajaxRequest } from './request';
+import { isArray, isString } from './tools';
+import { BasicEvent, EvChange, EventSource, EventMap, MapEvents } from './x4events';
+import { BaseComponent, BaseComponentEventMap, BaseComponentProps } from './base_component';
+
+export type ChangeCallback = (type: string, id?: any) => void;
+export type CalcCallback = () => string;
+
+export type FieldType = 'string' | 'int' | 'float' | 'date' | 'bool' | 'array' | 'object' | 'any' | 'calc';
+export type DataIndex = Uint32Array;
+
+interface EvDataChange extends BasicEvent {
+
+	type: string;
+	id: any;
+}
+
+function EvDataChange( type: 'create' | 'update' | 'delete' | 'data' | 'change', id?: any ) {
+	return BasicEvent<EvDataChange>( { type, id } );
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * fields definition
+ * 	field with index=0 is record id
+ */
+
+export interface MetaData {
+	type?: FieldType;
+	prec?: number;
+	required?: boolean;
+	calc?: (rec: Record) => any;
+	model?: Record;	// in case of array of subtypes, the model
+}
+
+export interface FieldInfo extends MetaData {
+	name: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * 
+ */
+
+class MetaInfos {
+	name: string;
+	id: string;				// field name holding 'id' record info
+	fields: FieldInfo[];	// field list
+
+	constructor( name: string ) {
+		this.name = name;
+		this.id = undefined;
+		this.fields = [];
+	}
+}
+
+const metaFields = Symbol( 'metaField' );
+
+function _getMetas( obj: object, create = true ) : MetaInfos {
+	
+	let ctor = obj.constructor;
+	let mfld = ctor.hasOwnProperty(metaFields) ? ctor[metaFields] : undefined;
+	
+	if( mfld===undefined ) {
+		if( !create ) {
+			console.assert( mfld!==undefined );
+		}
+		
+		// construct our metas
+		mfld = new MetaInfos( ctor.name );
+
+		// merge with parent class metas
+		let pctor = Object.getPrototypeOf(ctor);
+		if( pctor!=Record ) {
+			let pmetas = pctor[metaFields];
+			mfld.fields = [...pmetas.fields, ...mfld.fields ]
+			
+			console.assert( mfld.id===undefined, 'cannot define mutiple record id' );
+			if( !mfld.id ) {
+				mfld.id = pmetas.id;
+			}
+		}	
+
+		obj.constructor[metaFields] = mfld;
+	}
+
+	return mfld;
+}
+
+export namespace data {
+
+/**
+ * define a record id
+ * @example
+ *	\@data_id()
+ *  id: string; // this field is the record id
+ **/
+
+	export function id( ) {
+	return ( ownerCls, fldName ) => {
+		let metas = _getMetas( ownerCls );
+		metas.fields.push( {
+			name: fldName,
+			type: 'any',
+			required: true,
+		});
+
+		metas.id = fldName;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * @ignore
+ */
+
+	export function field( data: MetaData ) {
+
+	return ( ownerCls, fldName ) => {
+		let metas = _getMetas( ownerCls );
+		metas.fields.push( {
+			name: fldName,
+			...data
+		} );
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * following member is a string field
+ * @example
+ * \@data_string()
+ * my_field: string;	// this field will be seen as a string
+ */
+
+	export function string( props?: MetaData ) {
+		return field( { ...props, type: 'string' } );
+}
+
+/**
+ * following member is an integer field
+ * @example
+ * \@data_string()
+ * my_field: number;	// this field will be seen as an integer
+ */
+
+	export function int( props?: MetaData ) {
+		return field( { ...props, type: 'int' } );
+}
+
+/**
+ * following member is a float field
+ * @example
+ * \@data_float()
+ * my_field: number;	// this field will be seen as a float
+ */
+
+	export function float( props?: MetaData ) {
+		return field( { ...props, type: 'float' } );
+}
+
+/**
+ * following member is a boolean field
+ * @example
+ * \@data_bool()
+ * my_field: boolean;	// this field will be seen as a boolean
+ */
+
+	export function bool( props?: MetaData ) {
+		return field( { ...props, type: 'bool' } );
+}
+
+/**
+ * following member is a date field
+ * @example
+ * \@data_date()
+ * my_field: date;	// this field will be seen as a date
+ */
+
+	export function date( props?: MetaData ) {
+		return field( { ...props, type: 'date' } );
+}
+
+/**
+ * following member is a calculated field
+ * @example
+ * \@data_calc( )
+ * get my_field(): string => {
+ * 	return 'hello';
+ * };	
+ */
+
+	export function calc( props?: MetaData ) {
+		return field( { ...props, type: 'calc'} ) 
+}
+
+
+
+/**
+ * 
+ */
+
+interface RecordConstructor {
+    new ( data?: any, id?: any ): Record;
+}
+
+/**
+ * following member is a record array
+ * @example
+ * \@data_array( )
+ * my_field(): TypedRecord[];	
+ */
+
+	export function array( ctor: RecordConstructor, props?: MetaData  ) {
+		return data.field( { ...props, type: 'array', model: new ctor() } )
+	}
+
+}
+
+
+
+
+/**
+ * record model
+ */
+
+export class Record {
+	
+	constructor( data?: any, id?: any ) {
+
+		if( data!==undefined ) {
+			this.unSerialize( data, id );
+		}
+	}
+
+	clone( source?: any ) {
+		let rec = new (this.constructor as any)( );
+		if( source ) {
+			rec.unSerialize( source );
+		}
+		return rec;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * get the record unique identifier
+	 * by default the return value is the first field
+	 * @return unique identifier
+	 */
+
+	getID(): any { 
+		let metas = _getMetas( this, false );
+		return this[metas.id];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * MUST IMPLEMENT
+	 * @returns fields descriptors
+	 */
+
+	getFields(): FieldInfo[] { 
+		let metas = _getMetas( this, false );
+		return metas.fields;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 */
+
+	validate( ) : Error[] {
+		
+		let errs: Error[] = null;
+
+		let fields = this.getFields( );
+		fields.forEach( (fi) => {
+			if( fi.required && !this.getField(fi.name) ) {
+				if( errs ) {
+					errs = [];
+				}
+				
+				errs.push( new Error( `field ${fi.name} is required.` ) );
+			}
+		})
+
+		return errs;
+	}
+
+	//mapAnyFields() {
+	//	this.getFields = ( ) => {
+	//		return Object.keys( this ).map( (name) => {
+	//			return <FieldInfo>{ name };
+	//		});			
+	//	}
+	//}
+
+	getFieldIndex( name: string ) : number {
+		let fields = this.getFields( );
+		return fields.findIndex( (fd) => fd.name == name );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * default serializer
+	 * @returns an object with known record values
+	 */
+
+	serialize(): any { 
+		let rec = {};
+
+		this.getFields().forEach((f) => {
+			if( f.calc === undefined ) {
+				rec[f.name] = rec[f.name];
+			}
+		});
+
+		return rec;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * default unserializer
+	 * @param data - input data 
+	 * @returns a new Record
+	 */
+
+	unSerialize(data: any, id?: any) : Record { 
+
+		let fields = this.getFields();
+
+		fields.forEach( (sf) => {
+			let value = data[sf.name];
+			if (value !== undefined) {
+				this[sf.name] = this._convertField( sf, value );
+			}
+		});
+
+		if( id!==undefined ) {
+			this[fields[0].name] = id;
+		}
+		else {
+			console.assert( this.getID()!==undefined ); // store do not have ID field
+		}
+
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * field conversion
+	 * @param field - field descriptor
+	 * @param input - value to convert
+	 * @returns the field value in it's original form
+	 */
+
+	protected _convertField( field: FieldInfo, input: any ) : any {
+		
+		//TODO: boolean
+
+		switch( field.type ) {
+			case 'float': {
+				let ffv: number = typeof (input) === 'number' ? input : parseFloat(input);
+				
+				if (field.prec !== undefined) {
+					let mul = Math.pow(10, field.prec);
+					ffv = Math.round(ffv * mul) / mul;
+				}
+			
+				return ffv;
+			}
+
+			case 'int': {
+				return typeof (input) === 'number' ? input : parseInt(input);
+			}
+
+			case 'date': {
+				return isString(input) ? new Date(input) : input;
+			}
+
+			case 'array': {
+				let result = [];
+			
+				if( field.model ) {
+					input.forEach( ( v ) => {
+						result.push( field.model.clone( v ) );
+					})
+			
+					return result;
+				}
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		return input;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * get raw value of a field
+	 * @param name - field name or field index
+	 */
+
+	getRaw( name: string | number ) : any {
+		
+		let idx;
+		let fields = this.getFields( );
+
+		if( typeof(name) === 'string' ) {
+			idx = fields.findIndex( fi => fi.name == name );
+			if( idx < 0 ) {
+				console.assert( false, 'unknown field: '+name);
+				return undefined;
+			}
+		}
+		else if( name>=0 && name<fields.length ) {
+			idx = name;
+		}
+		else {
+			console.assert( false, 'bad field name: '+name);
+			return undefined;
+		}
+
+		let fld = fields[idx];
+		if( fld.calc!==undefined ) {
+			return fld.calc( this );
+		}
+		
+		return this[fld.name];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param name 
+	 * @param data 
+	 */
+
+	setRaw( name: string, data: string ) {
+		this[name] = data;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * get field value (as string)
+	 * @param name - field name
+	 * @example
+	 * let value = record.get('field1');
+	 */
+
+	getField( name: string ): string {
+		let v = this.getRaw( name );
+		return (v===undefined || v===null) ? '' : ''+v;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * set field value
+	 * @param name - field name
+	 * @param value - value to set
+	 * @example
+	 * record.set( 'field1', 7 );
+	 */
+
+	setField(name: string, value: any) {
+		let fields = this.getFields( );
+		let idx = fields.findIndex( fi => fi.name == name );
+
+		if( idx < 0 ) {
+			console.assert( false, 'unknown field: '+name);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		let fld = fields[idx];
+		if( fld.calc!==undefined ) {
+			console.assert( false, 'cannot set calc field: '+name);
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		this.setRaw( fld.name, value );
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * by default, the field id is rhe first member or the record
+ */
+
+export class AutoRecord extends Record {
+
+	private m_data;
+	private m_fid: string;
+
+	constructor( data: any ) {
+		super( );
+
+		this.m_data = data;
+	}
+
+	getID( ) {
+		if( !this.m_fid ) {
+			let fnames = Object.keys( this.m_data );
+			this.m_fid = fnames[0];
+		}
+
+		return this.m_data[this.m_fid];
+	}
+
+	getFields( ) : FieldInfo[] {
+		let fnames = Object.keys( this.m_data );
+		let fields: FieldInfo[] = fnames.map( (n) => {
+			return {
+				name: n
+			};
+		})
+
+		return fields;
+	}
+
+	getRaw( name: string ) : string {
+		return this.m_data[name];
+	}
+
+	setRaw( name: string, data: string ) {
+		this.m_data[name] = data;
+	}
+
+	clone( data ) {
+		return new AutoRecord( {...data} );
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * 
+ */
+
+interface DataEventMap extends BaseComponentEventMap {
+	change?: EvChange;
+}
+
+export interface DataProxyProps extends BaseComponentProps<DataEventMap> {
+	type: 'local' | 'immediate' | 'ajax';
+	path?: string;
+	params?: any;
+}
+
+export class DataProxy extends BaseComponent<DataProxyProps,DataEventMap> {
+	
+	constructor( props: DataProxyProps ) {
+		super( props );
+	}
+
+	load( ) {
+		this._refresh( );
+	}	
+
+	save( data ) {
+		if( this.m_props.type=='local' ) {
+			console.assert( false );	// not imp
+			/*
+			const fs = require('fs');
+			fs.writeFileSync( this.m_path, data );
+			*/
+		}
+	}
+
+	private _refresh( delay: number = 0 ) {
+
+		if( this.m_props.type=='local' ) {
+			console.assert( false );	// not imp
+			/*
+			const fs = require('fs');
+			fs.readFile( this.m_path, ( _, bdata ) => {;
+				let data = JSON.parse(bdata);
+				this.emit( 'dataready', data );
+			} );
+			*/
+		}
+		else {
+			setTimeout( ( ) => {
+				ajaxRequest( {
+					url: this.m_props.path,
+					method: 'GET',
+					params: this.m_props.params,
+					success: ( data ) => {
+						this.emit( 'change', EvChange(data) );
+					}
+				});
+			}, delay );
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * 
+ */
+
+interface DataStoreProps extends BaseComponentProps<DataStoreEventMap> {
+	model: Record;
+	data?: Record[];
+	url?: string;
+}
+
+
+interface DataStoreEventMap extends EventMap {
+	data_change: EvDataChange;
+}
+
+
+
+/**
+ * 
+ */
+
+export class DataStore extends EventSource<DataStoreEventMap> {
+	
+	protected m_model: Record;
+	protected m_fields: FieldInfo[];
+	protected m_records: Record[];
+
+	protected m_proxy: DataProxy;
+	protected m_rec_index: DataIndex;
+
+	constructor(props: DataStoreProps) {
+		super( );
+
+		this.m_fields = undefined;
+		this.m_records = [];
+		this.m_rec_index = null;
+		this.m_model = props.model;
+		this.m_fields = props.model.getFields();
+
+		if (props.data) {
+			this.setRawData( props.data );
+		}
+		else if( props.url ) {
+			this.load( props.url );
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param records 
+	 */
+
+	load( url: string ) {
+
+		//todo: that
+		if( url.substr(0,7)==='file://' ) {
+			this.m_proxy = new DataProxy( {
+				type: 'local',
+				path: url.substr( 7 ),
+				events: { change: (ev) => { this.setData( ev.value ); } }
+			});
+	
+			this.m_proxy.load( );
+		}
+		else {
+			this.m_proxy = new DataProxy( {
+				type: 'ajax',
+				path: url,
+				events: { change: (ev) => { this.setData( ev.value ); } }
+			});
+
+			this.m_proxy.load( );
+		}
+	}
+
+	reload( ) {
+		this.m_proxy.load( );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * convert raw objects to real records from model
+	 * @param records 
+	 */
+
+	public setData( records: any[] ) {
+
+		let realRecords: Record[] = [];
+
+		records.forEach( (rec) => {
+			realRecords.push( this.m_model.clone(rec) );
+		});
+
+		this.setRawData( realRecords );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * just set the records
+	 * @param records - must be of the same type as model
+	 */
+
+	public setRawData(records: any[]) {
+
+		this.m_records = records;
+		this._rebuildIndex( );
+		this.emit( 'data_change', EvDataChange( 'change' ) );
+	}
+	
+
+	private _rebuildIndex( ) {
+		this.m_rec_index = null; // null to signal that we have to run on records instead of index
+		this.m_rec_index = this.createIndex( null ); // prepare index (remove deleted)
+		this.m_rec_index = this.sortIndex( this.m_rec_index, null ); // sort by id
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 */
+
+	public update( rec: Record ) {
+		let id = rec.getID();
+		let index = this.indexOfId(id);
+		if (index < 0) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		this.m_records[this.m_rec_index[index]] = rec;
+		this.emit( 'data_change', EvDataChange( 'update', id ) );
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param data 
+	 */
+
+	public append( rec: Record | any ) {
+
+		if( !(rec instanceof Record) ) {
+			let nrec = this.m_model.clone( );
+			rec = nrec.unSerialize( rec );
+		}
+
+		console.assert( rec.getID() );
+
+		this.m_records.push( rec );
+		this._rebuildIndex( );
+		this.emit( 'data_change', EvDataChange( 'create', rec.getID() ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 */
+
+	getMaxId( ) {
+		let maxID = undefined;
+		this.m_records.forEach( (r) => {
+			let rid = r.getID( );
+			if( maxID===undefined || maxID<rid ) {
+				maxID = rid;
+			}
+		});
+
+		return maxID;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param id 
+	 */
+
+	public delete(id: any): boolean {
+
+		let idx = this.indexOfId( id );
+		if( idx<0 ) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		idx = this.m_rec_index[idx];
+
+		// mark as deleted
+		this.m_records.splice( idx, 1 );
+		this._rebuildIndex( );
+		this.emit( 'data_change', EvDataChange( 'delete', id ) );
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * return the number of records
+	 */
+
+	get count( ) : number {
+		return this.m_rec_index ? this.m_rec_index.length : this.m_records.length;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * return the fields
+	 */
+
+	get fields( ) : FieldInfo [] {
+		return this.m_fields;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * find the index of the element with the given id
+	 */
+
+	public indexOfId(id: any ): number {
+
+		//if( this.count<10 ) {
+		//	this.forEach( (rec) => rec.getID() == id );
+		//}
+
+		for( let lim = this.count, base = 0; lim != 0; lim >>= 1 ) {
+			
+			let p = base + (lim >> 1); // int conversion
+			let idx = this.m_rec_index[p];
+			let rid = this.m_records[idx].getID( );
+	
+			if( rid==id ) {
+				return p;
+			}
+
+			if( rid<id ) {
+				base = p+1;
+				lim--;
+			}
+		}
+	
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * return the record by it's id 
+	 * @returns record or null
+	 */
+
+	public getById(id: any): Record {
+		let idx = this.indexOfId( id );
+		if( idx<0 ) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		idx = this.m_rec_index[idx];
+		return this.m_records[idx];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * return a record by it's index
+	 * @returns record or null
+	 */
+
+	public getByIndex( index: number ): Record {
+		let idx = this.m_rec_index[index];
+		return this._getRecord( idx );
+	}
+
+	private _getRecord( index: number ) : Record {
+		return this.m_records[index] ?? null;
+	}
+
+	public moveTo( other: DataStore ) {
+		other.setRawData( this.m_records );
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * create a new view on the DataStore
+	 * @param opts 
+	 */
+
+	createView( opts?: DataViewProps ) : DataView {
+		let eopts = { ...opts, store: this };
+		return new DataView( eopts );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 */
+
+	createIndex( filter: FilterInfo ) : DataIndex {
+
+		if( filter && filter.op==='empty-result' ) {
+			return new Uint32Array(0);
+		}
+		
+		let index = new Uint32Array( this.m_records.length );
+		let iidx = 0;
+			
+		if( !filter ) {
+			// reset filter
+			this.forEach( (rec, idx) => {
+				index[iidx++] = idx;
+			} );
+		}
+		else {
+			if( typeof(filter.op)==='function' ) {
+
+				let fn = <FilterFunc>filter.op;
+
+				// scan all records and append only interesting ones
+				this.forEach( (rec, idx) => {
+
+					// skip deleted
+					if( !rec ) {
+						return;
+					}
+
+					if( fn(rec) ) {
+						index[iidx++] = idx;
+					}
+				} );
+			}
+			else {
+				let filterFld = this.m_model.getFieldIndex( filter.field );	 // field index to filter on
+				if( filterFld<0 ) {
+					// unknown filter field, nothing inside
+					console.assert( false, 'unknown field name in filter' )
+					return new Uint32Array(0);
+				}
+				
+				let filterValue = filter.value;
+				if( isString(filterValue) && !filter.caseSensitive ) {
+					filterValue = filterValue.toUpperCase( );
+				}
+				
+				function _lt( recval: string ) : boolean {
+					return recval < filterValue;
+				}
+
+				function _le( recval: string ) : boolean {
+					return recval <= filterValue;
+				}
+
+				function _eq( recval: string ) : boolean {
+					return recval == filterValue;
+				}
+
+				function _neq( recval: string ) : boolean {
+					return recval != filterValue;
+				}
+
+				function _ge( recval: string ) : boolean {
+					return recval >= filterValue;
+				}
+
+				function _gt( recval: string ) : boolean {
+					return recval > filterValue;
+				}
+
+				function _re( recval: string ) : boolean {
+					filterRe.lastIndex = -1;
+					return filterRe.test( recval );
+				}
+
+				let filterFn;	// filter fn 
+				let filterRe;	// if fielter is regexp
+				if( filterValue instanceof RegExp ) {
+					filterRe = filterValue;
+					filterFn = _re;
+				}
+				else {
+					switch( filter.op ) {
+						case '<':	{ filterFn = _lt; break; }
+						case '<=': 	{ filterFn = _le; break; }
+						case '=': 	{ filterFn = _eq; break; }
+						case '>=': 	{ filterFn = _ge; break; }
+						case '>': 	{ filterFn = _gt; break; }
+						case '<>':  { filterFn = _neq; break; }
+					}
+				}
+			
+				// scan all records and append only interesting ones
+				this.forEach( (rec, idx) => {
+
+					// skip deleted
+					if( !rec ) {
+						return;
+					}
+
+					let field = rec.getRaw( filterFld );
+					if( field===null || field===undefined ) {
+						field = '';
+					}
+					else {
+						field = ''+field;
+						if( !filter.caseSensitive ) {
+							field = field.toUpperCase( );
+						}
+					}
+
+					let keep  = filterFn( field );
+					if( keep ) {
+						index[iidx++] = idx;
+					};
+				});
+			}
+		}
+
+		return index.slice( 0, iidx );
+	}
+
+	sortIndex( index: DataIndex, sort: SortProp[] ) {
+		
+		interface sort_info {
+			fidx: number,
+			asc: boolean
+		}
+
+		let bads = 0;		// unknown fields
+		let fidxs: sort_info[] = [];		// fields indexes
+
+		// if no fields are given, reset sort by id
+		if ( sort===null ) {
+			fidxs.push( { fidx: 0, asc: true } );
+		}
+		else {
+			fidxs = sort.map( (si) => {
+				
+				let fi = this.m_model.getFieldIndex( si.field );
+				if (fi == -1) {
+					console.assert( false, 'unknown field name in sort' )
+					bads++;
+				}
+
+				return { fidx: fi, asc: si.ascending };
+			});
+		}
+
+		// unknown field or nothing to sort on ??
+		if( bads || fidxs.length==0 ) {
+			return index;
+		}
+
+		// sort only by one field : optimize it
+		if( fidxs.length==1 ) {
+
+			let field = fidxs[0].fidx;
+			index.sort( ( ia, ib ) => {
+
+				let va = this.getByIndex(ia).getRaw( field ) ?? '';
+				let vb = this.getByIndex(ib).getRaw( field ) ?? '';
+				if (va > vb) { return 1; }
+				if (va < vb) { return -1; }
+				return 0;
+			} );
+
+			// just reverse if 
+			if( !fidxs[0].asc ) {
+				index.reverse( );
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			index.sort( ( ia, ib ) => {
+
+				for( let fi=0; fi<fidxs.length; fi++ ) {
+
+					let fidx = fidxs[fi].fidx;
+					let mul = fidxs[fi].asc ? 1 : -1;
+
+					let va = this.getByIndex(ia).getRaw( fidx ) ?? '';
+					let vb = this.getByIndex(ib).getRaw( fidx ) ?? '';
+					if (va > vb) { return mul; }
+					if (va < vb) { return -mul; }
+				}
+
+				return 0;
+			} );
+		}
+
+		return index	
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 */
+
+	forEach( cb: ( rec:Record, index: number ) => any ) {
+		
+		if( this.m_rec_index ) {
+			this.m_rec_index.some( (ri,index) => {
+				if( cb( this.m_records[ri], index ) ) {
+					return index;
+				}
+			});
+		}
+		else {
+			this.m_records.some( ( rec, index ) => {
+				if( rec ) {
+					if( cb( rec, index ) ) {
+						return index;
+					}
+				}
+			} );
+		}
+	}
+
+	export( ) {
+		return this.m_records;
+	}
+
+	changed( ) {
+		this.emit( 'data_change', EvDataChange('change') );
+	}
+}
+
+
+// :: VIEWS ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
+
+export interface EvViewChange extends BasicEvent {
+	action: string;
+}
+
+export function EvViewChange( action: 'filter' | 'sort' | 'change' ) {
+	return BasicEvent<EvViewChange>( { action } );
+}
+
+interface DataViewEventMap extends BaseComponentEventMap {
+	view_change: EvViewChange;
+}
+
+interface DataViewProps extends BaseComponentProps<DataViewEventMap> {
+	store?: DataStore;
+	filter?: FilterInfo;
+	order?: string | SortProp[] | SortProp;
+}
+
+export type FilterFunc = ( rec: Record ) => boolean;
+
+export interface FilterInfo {
+	op: '<' | '<=' | '=' | '>=' | '>' | '<>' | 'empty-result' | FilterFunc,	// emptydb mean return an empty result always
+	field?: string;
+	value?: string | RegExp; // if regexp then operator is =
+	caseSensitive?: boolean;
+}
+
+
+export interface SortProp {
+	field: string; 			// 
+	ascending: boolean;		// 
+}
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Dataview allow different views of the DataStore.
+ * You can sort the columns & filter data
+ * You can have multiple views for a single DataStore
+ */
+
+export class DataView extends BaseComponent<DataViewProps,DataViewEventMap>
+{
+	protected m_index: DataIndex;
+	protected m_store: DataStore;	
+
+	protected m_sort: SortProp[];
+	protected m_filter: FilterInfo;
+
+	constructor( props: DataViewProps ) {
+		super( props );
+
+		this.m_store = props.store;
+		this.m_index = null;
+		this.m_filter = null;
+		this.m_sort = null;
+
+		this.filter( props.filter );
+		
+		if( props.order ) {
+			if( isString(props.order) ) {
+				this.sort( [ { field: props.order, ascending: true } ] );
+			}
+			else if( isArray(props.order) ) {
+				this.sort( props.order );
+			}
+			else {
+				this.sort( [props.order] );
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			this.sort( null );
+		}
+
+		this.m_store.on( 'data_change', ( e ) => this._storeChange(e) );
+	}
+
+	private _storeChange( ev: EvDataChange ) {
+		
+		this._filter( this.m_filter, ev.type!='change' );
+		this._sort( this.m_sort, ev.type!='change' );
+		
+		this.emit( 'view_change', EvViewChange( 'change' ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param filter 
+	 */
+
+	public filter( filter?: FilterInfo ) : number {
+
+		this.m_index = null; // null to signal that we have to run on records instead of index
+		return this._filter( filter, true );
+	}
+
+	private _filter( filter: FilterInfo, notify: boolean) : number {
+
+		this.m_index = this.m_store.createIndex( filter );
+		this.m_filter = filter;
+
+		// need to sort again:
+		if( this.m_sort ) {
+			this.sort( this.m_sort );
+		}
+		
+		if( notify ) {
+			this.emit( 'view_change', EvViewChange( 'filter' ) );
+		}
+
+		return this.m_index.length;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param columns 
+	 * @param ascending 
+	 */
+
+	public sort( props: SortProp[] ) {
+		this._sort( props, true );
+	}
+
+	private _sort( props: SortProp[], notify: boolean ) {
+		this.m_index = this.m_store.sortIndex( this.m_index, props );
+		this.m_sort = props;
+
+		if( notify ) {
+			this.emit( 'view_change', EvViewChange( 'sort' ) );
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 */
+
+	get store ( ) {
+		return this.m_store;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 */
+
+	public get count() {
+		return this.m_index.length;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param id 
+	 */
+
+	public indexOfId(id): number {
+		let ridx = this.m_store.indexOfId( id );
+		return this.m_index.findIndex( (rid) => rid === ridx );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param index 
+	 */
+
+	public getByIndex(index: number): Record {
+		
+		if (index >= 0 && index < this.m_index.length) {
+			let rid = this.m_index[index];
+			return this.m_store.getByIndex( rid );
+		}	
+		
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param id 
+	 */
+
+	public getById( id: any): Record {
+		return this.m_store.getById( id );
+	}
+
+	changed( ) {
+		this.emit( 'view_change', EvViewChange('change') );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 */
+
+	 forEach( cb: ( rec:Record, index: number ) => any ) {
+
+		debugger;
+		this.m_index.some( ( index ) => {
+			let rec = this.m_store.getByIndex( index );
+			if( rec ) {
+				if( cb( rec, index ) ) {
+					return index;
+				}
+			}
+		} );
+	}
+}
+
+
+