Let us modify the default options object about stupid-table-plugin HOT 6 CLOSED

I'm interested to know, how are you using StupidTable? In general you shouldn't be invoking it loads of times on one page. If you have multiple tables you can set it up for all tables with any of these:

$("table").stupidtable(sortingTypes); // targets every table on the page

$(".datatable").stupidtable(sortingTypes); // targets a set of tables with the datatable class

$("#table1, #table2, #table3").stupidtable(sortingTypes); // targets 3 specific tables by ID

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I know, but I'm creating tables dynamically in a quite rich UI, so I do have to call stupidtable separately every time the user does a certain action.

I decided to suggest the feature as it is present in some of the other plugins I use (datepicker, validation, cluetip). It is usually a setDefaults(user_defaults) method, that merges the "default defaults" with the "user defaults" and uses that object for default parameters of the subsequent plugin calls.

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I think the best way to handle this without introducing any complexity (or lines of code) is to just expose the default sort object similar to how the ASC/DESC strings are stored

// Enum containing sorting directions
$.fn.stupidtable.dir = {ASC: "asc", DESC: "desc"};

So we could have

// Merge sort functions with some default sort functions.
sortFns = $.extend({}, $.fn.stupidtable.defaultSortFns, sortFns);

And then

$.fn.stupidtable.defaultSortFns = {
      "int": function(a, b) {
        return parseInt(a, 10) - parseInt(b, 10);
      },
      "float": function(a, b) {
        return parseFloat(a) - parseFloat(b);
      },
      "string": function(a, b) {
        if (a < b) return -1;
        if (a > b) return +1;
        return 0;
      },
      "string-ins": function(a, b) {
        a = a.toLowerCase();
        b = b.toLowerCase();
        if (a < b) return -1;
        if (a > b) return +1;
        return 0;
      }
};

So when you invoke stupidtable

$.fn.stupidtable.defaultSortFns = {
    // your default sort functions here
};

$("#mytable").stupidtable();

I personally don't see why passing in a variable containing the sort functions is such a hassle, but if we can solve a user's problem without introducing complexity, I say we should do it.

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You should be able to use jQuery's "on" function to handle this...

http://api.jquery.com/on/

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In some cases I can. I'm not looking for workarounds, I just suggested a common feature for your consideration. joequery's solution is good imo.

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@stevenbg I feel really silly, my entire comment was just repeating what you already recommended. I guess I'm management material ;)

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