src/Views/printable_scripts.blade.php
<script src="https://unpkg.com/pagedjs/dist/paged.polyfill.js"></script>
<script>
class RepeatingTableHeaders extends Paged.Handler {
constructor(chunker, polisher, caller) {
super(chunker, polisher, caller);
}
afterPageLayout(pageElement, page, breakToken, chunker) {
// Find all split table elements
let tables = pageElement.querySelectorAll("table[data-split-from]");
tables.forEach((table) => {
// There is an edge case where the previous page table
// has zero height (isn't visible).
// To avoid double header we will only add header if there is none.
let tableHeader = table.querySelector("thead");
if (tableHeader) {
return;
}
// Get the reference UUID of the node
let ref = table.dataset.ref;
// Find the node in the original source
let sourceTable = chunker.source.querySelector("[data-ref='" + ref + "']");
// Find if there is a header
let sourceHeader = sourceTable.querySelector("thead");
if (sourceHeader) {
console.log("Table header was cloned, because it is splitted.");
// Clone the header element
let clonedHeader = sourceHeader.cloneNode(true);
// Insert the header at the start of the split table
table.insertBefore(clonedHeader, table.firstChild);
}
});
// Find all tables
tables = pageElement.querySelectorAll("table");
// special case which might not fit for everyone
tables.forEach((table) => {
// if the table has no rows in body, hide it.
// This happens because my render engine creates empty tables.
let sourceBody = table.querySelector("tbody > tr");
if (!sourceBody) {
console.log("Table was hidden, because it has no rows in tbody.");
table.style.visibility = "hidden";
table.style.position = "absolute";
var lineSpacer = table.nextSibling;
if (lineSpacer) {
lineSpacer.style.visibility = "hidden";
lineSpacer.style.position = "absolute";
}
}
});
}
}
Paged.registerHandlers(RepeatingTableHeaders);
</script>