openedx / openedx/paragon

[discovery] Investigate ways to make DataTable footer more configurable by consumers

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JavaScript
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140
Forks
100
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1h 3m
Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

Improvements

Investigate ways to make the DataTable footer component more configurable to support additional use cases without having to override all of DataTable's children. For example, the pattern used by SelectionStatusComponent or alternatives.

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Locate the DataTable footer implementation and the SelectionStatusComponent pattern mentioned in the issue. Compare how consumers currently override DataTable children, then investigate configuration approaches that support additional footer use cases without requiring that override. Done means documenting a viable direction for a more configurable footer.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, react
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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