[QUESTION/PROPOSAL] Export original field instead of computed ones about laravel-nova-excel HOT 6 OPEN

Currently we can't make the distinction between that. The goal of the package is to exactly export what is shown in the index view.
I'm planning to look into a different way of selecting which fields should be in an export (something like ->onlyOnIndex but than exceptInExport and onlyInImport - Perhaps even a displayForExport()). Not sure if it's possible, but it's something I have on my roadmap to look into.

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Thanks for the feedback. I came up with a temporary solution. For anyone that might encounter the same thing in the near future:

This way, by making the first email field 100% computed, the second field will the one being exported even when hidden.

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Thanks for the feedback. I came up with a temporary solution. For anyone that might encounter the same thing in the near future:

This way, by making the first email field 100% computed, the second field will the one being exported even when hidden.

Unfortunately this trick does not work anymore :-(

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This feature would be a great addition if possible.

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is there any solution for this?

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I just duplicate the fields and use this macros to decide when to show/use each:

Field::macro('onlyInExport', function () {
    // LaravelNovaExcel only uses fields that are visible in the index
    return $this
        // First hide it everywhere except on indexes
        ->onlyOnIndex()
        // Then decide when to show it when loaded an index
        ->showOnIndex(function (Request $request) {
            return $request instanceof \Maatwebsite\LaravelNovaExcel\Requests\ExportResourceActionRequest;
        });
});
Field::macro('showOnExport', function () {
    // LaravelNovaExcel only uses fields that are visible in the index
    return $this
        // In this case we don't care what other places the field is show
        ->showOnIndex(function (Request $request) {
            return $request instanceof \Maatwebsite\LaravelNovaExcel\Requests\ExportResourceActionRequest;
        });
});

I've actually been procrastinating on making a PR with this 2 macros, maybe someone can go ahead and do it. These have been very useful for me.

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