https://github.com/yii2tech/ar-position
ActiveRecord behavior, which provides ability for custom records order setup
https://github.com/yii2tech/ar-position
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ActiveRecord behavior, which provides ability for custom records order setup
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/yii2tech/ar-position
- Owner: yii2tech
- License: other
- Archived: true
- Created: 2015-09-27T10:22:12.000Z (over 10 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2019-09-30T11:25:53.000Z (over 6 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-09-07T01:15:36.637Z (9 months ago)
- Topics: activerecord, custom, order, position, sort, yii, yii2, yii2-extension
- Language: PHP
- Size: 21.5 KB
- Stars: 114
- Watchers: 9
- Forks: 16
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE.md
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README
ActiveRecord Position Extension for Yii2
This extension provides support for ActiveRecord custom records order setup.
For license information check the [LICENSE](LICENSE.md)-file.
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Installation
------------
The preferred way to install this extension is through [composer](http://getcomposer.org/download/).
Either run
```
php composer.phar require --prefer-dist yii2tech/ar-position
```
or add
```json
"yii2tech/ar-position": "*"
```
to the require section of your composer.json.
Usage
-----
This extension provides support for custom records order setup via column-based position index.
This extension provides `\yii2tech\ar\position\PositionBehavior` ActiveRecord behavior for such solution
support in Yii2. You may attach it to your model class in the following way:
```php
[
'class' => PositionBehavior::className(),
'positionAttribute' => 'position',
],
];
}
}
```
Behavior uses the specific integer field of the database entity to set up position index.
Due to this the database entity, which the model refers to, must contain field `positionAttribute`.
In order to display custom list in correct order you should sort it by `positionAttribute` in ascending mode:
```php
orderBy(['position' => SORT_ASC])->all();
foreach ($records as $record) {
echo $record->position . ', ';
}
// outputs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,...
```
### Position saving
Being attached, behavior automatically fills up `positionAttribute` value for the new record, placing it to the end
of the list:
```php
count(); // outputs: 4
$item = new Item();
$item->save();
echo $item->position; // outputs: 5
```
However, you may setup position for the new record explicitly:
```php
count(); // outputs: 4
$item = new Item();
$item->position = 2; // enforce position '2'
$item->save();
echo $item->position; // outputs: 2 !!!
```
### Position switching
Existing record can be moved to another position using following methods:
- `movePrev()` - moves record by one position towards the start of the list.
- `moveNext()` - moves record by one position towards the end of the list.
- `moveFirst()` - moves record to the start of the list.
- `moveLast()` - moves record to the end of the list.
- `moveToPosition()` - moves owner record to the specific position.
You may as well change record position through the attribute, provided to `positionAttribute` directly:
```php
andWhere(['position' => 3])->one();
$item->position = 5; // switch position to '5'
$item->save();
```
### Position in group
Sometimes single database entity contains several listings, which require custom ordering, separated logically
by grouping attributes. For example: FAQ questions may be grouped by categories, while inside single category
questions should be ordered manually. For this case `\yii2tech\ar\position\PositionBehavior::$groupAttributes`
can be used:
```php
[
'class' => PositionBehavior::className(),
'positionAttribute' => 'position',
'groupAttributes' => [
'categoryId' // multiple lists varying by 'categoryId'
],
],
];
}
}
```
In this case behavior will use owner values of `groupAttributes` as additional condition for position
calculation and changing:
```php
andWhere(['categoryId' => 1])->count(); // outputs: '4'
echo FaqQuestion::find()->andWhere(['categoryId' => 2])->count(); // outputs: '7'
$record = new FaqQuestion();
$record->categoryId = 1;
$record->save();
echo $record->position; // outputs: '5'
$record = new FaqQuestion();
$record->categoryId = 2;
$record->save();
echo $record->position; // outputs: '8'
```
### List navigation
Records with custom position order applied make a chained list, which you may navigate if necessary.
You may use `\yii2tech\ar\position\PositionBehavior::getIsFirst()` and `\yii2tech\ar\position\PositionBehavior::getIsLast()`
methods to determine if particular record is the first or last one in the list. For example:
```php
count(); // outputs: 10
$firstItem = Item::find()->andWhere(['position' => 1])->one();
echo $firstItem->getIsFirst(); // outputs: true
echo $firstItem->getIsLast(); // outputs: false
$lastItem = Item::find()->andWhere(['position' => 10])->one();
echo $lastItem->getIsFirst(); // outputs: false
echo $lastItem->getIsLast(); // outputs: true
```
Having a particular record instance, you can always find record, which is located at next or previous position to it,
using `\yii2tech\ar\position\PositionBehavior::getNext()` or `\yii2tech\ar\position\PositionBehavior::getPrev()` method.
For example:
```php
andWhere(['position' => 5])->one();
$nextItem = $item->findNext();
echo $nextItem->position; // outputs: 6
$prevItem = $item->findPrev();
echo $prevItem->position; // outputs: 4
```
You may as well get the first and the last records in the list. For example:
```php
count(); // outputs: 10
$item = Item::find()->andWhere(['position' => 5])->one();
$firstItem = $item->findFirst();
echo $firstItem->position; // outputs: 1
$lastItem = $item->findLast();
echo $lastItem->position; // outputs: 10
```