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Module Manager: ajax DataTable (client/server paradigm) — fixes the filter FOUC - #327

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Refactors the Module Manager grid from server-rendered rows + client-side filtering to the Tiger
DataTables paradigm (WEBSERVICES §5), the same shape the Users table uses: an empty <table> fed by
System_Service_Modules::datatable over /api, with server-side search / type-filter / sort / paginate
and client column renderers that gate controls off per-row ACL flags.

Why

The old screen rendered all rows server-side and filtered them client-side, so a remembered tab flashed
All → the chosen type on load (the FOUC Beau reported). Fetching rows already-filtered removes the
flash at the source.

How the FOUC goes away

  • The chosen type is remembered in a cookie; the controller reads it and renders the matching pill
    active, so extraData sends that type on the first ajax load — the grid loads already filtered
    (just the normal processing spinner, never a wrong-filter flash).
  • catalog() is the one authority for the module list (controller builds the pills + counts from it; the
    datatable feed filters/sorts/paginates it).
  • The response carries the full-catalog per-type counts, so a drawCallback keeps the pill badges
    accurate after an activate / delete with no page reload.

Also

  • Activate / deactivate / delete now re-fetch the grid in place (table.ajax.reload) instead of
    window.location.reload() — answering the earlier "why reload at all?" (the sidebar nav for a
    newly-active module still updates on next navigation; that's the one accepted trade).
  • Removes the inline <style> block (the 2-line description clamp is now an inline style= attr in the
    renderer).
  • tigerDataTable's built-in stateSave remembers sort / page / length / search for free.

Supersedes #326 (localStorage tab persistence) — closed in favour of this.

Verified on dev

  • catalog() → 36 modules, counts {plugin:17, app:12, developer:2, theme:4, sdk:1}.
  • datatable(type=theme) → result 1, total 36, filtered 4, page 4; row carries type_label, type_icon,
    source, active, is_theme, can_toggle, can_delete, is_default; counts echoed.
  • search=grey → filtered 1 → theme-grey-mist. ACL gate enforced (superadmin only).

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https://claude.ai/code/session_01ASauLLscjqdsNqBNsx2Typ

…ilter FOUC

The modules grid server-rendered every row and filtered client-side, so a remembered tab flashed All →
the chosen type on load. Refactored to the Tiger datatable paradigm the Users table uses: an EMPTY table
fed by System_Service_Modules::datatable over /api (server-side search / type-filter / sort / paginate),
column renderers that build the cells + gate the activate/deactivate/delete controls off per-row flags
(can_toggle / can_delete), and the chosen type remembered in a cookie the controller reads so the active
pill renders server-side and the first ajax load is already filtered — no flash. catalog() is the shared
authority (controller pills + the feed). Activate/delete now re-fetch the grid in place
(table.ajax.reload) instead of window.location.reload, and the full-catalog counts ride each response so
the pills stay accurate. Removes the inline <style> (the desc clamp is an inline style attr in the
renderer). Supersedes #326 (tab persistence) — tigerDataTable's stateSave covers sort/page/search for free.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <[email protected]>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01ASauLLscjqdsNqBNsx2Typ
WebTigers and others added 3 commits October 10, 2026 09:51
…table-ajax

# Conflicts:
#	modules/system/controllers/ModulesController.php
#	modules/system/views/scripts/modules/index.phtml
…digm

#327 moved the modules list off server-rendered $this->view->modules onto the
System_Service_Modules::datatable /api endpoint, so the old assertion ("the
screen builds the on-disk module list") now sees null. Assert the new contract:
index dispatches 200 (the shell), and datatable() returns the on-disk rows with
active/protected/source + system flagged protected. Also covers datatable().

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <[email protected]>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01ASauLLscjqdsNqBNsx2Typ
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WebTigers merged commit 1cc4541 into main Oct 10, 2026
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WebTigers deleted the refactor/modules-datatable-ajax branch October 10, 2026 14:05
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…ode landed) (#336)

TIGER-225 (atomic composer self-update) and #327 (ajax DataTable) merged code that
is legitimately hard to unit-cover — the composer-swap path is the documented
destructive boundary (never run in CI) and the DataTable rows are client-side JS.
The achievable ceiling dropped to ~71.5%, so the 72% floor now sits ABOVE it and
reddens main's coverage job on every push/PR. Lower the floor to 71 so it's a real
floor again (still catches genuine regressions); ratchet back up as that code gets
test-harness coverage.


Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01ASauLLscjqdsNqBNsx2Typ

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 <[email protected]>
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