TanStack / TanStack/table

Parent columns in groups are not respecting the isVisible value we're passing in

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Description

I believe this PR is the root cause.

We upgraded our @tanstack/react-table library from 8.9.3 to 8.20.5. Prior to this change, our header column parents were being hidden by us setting column visibility of the header column parents to false. We DO want the children columns to show, even when the parent columns are set to false. After making the upgrade to 8.20.5, the parent columns are showing, even though we are setting the column visibility to false.

Is there any way we can revert this PR, assuming it is the root cause here? To reiterate, we do not want parent column headers to show just because a child column is showing.

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked PR 5380 and comparing column visibility behavior between @tanstack/react-table 8.9.3 and 8.20.5. Reproduce the reported grouped-column case, then verify that a hidden parent header stays hidden while its visible child columns remain shown.

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Assessment

Tech stack
react, typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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