Merge pull request #11664 from SanderMuller/3.x

Add getDefaultName for Columns

packages/tables/src/Columns/Column.php

@@ -58,14 +58,27 @@ final public function __construct(string $name)
         $this->name($name);
     }
 
-    public static function make(string $name): static
+    public static function make(?string $name = null): static
     {
-        $static = app(static::class, ['name' => $name]);
+        $columnClass = static::class;
+
+        $name ??= static::getDefaultName();
+
+        if (blank($name)) {
+            throw new Exception("Column of class [$columnClass] must have a unique name, passed to the [make()] method.");
+        }
+
+        $static = app($columnClass, ['name' => $name]);
         $static->configure();
 
         return $static;
     }
 
+    public static function getDefaultName(): ?string
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
+
     public function getTable(): Table
     {
         return $this->table ?? $this->getGroup()?->getTable() ?? $this->getLayout()?->getTable() ?? throw new Exception("The column [{$this->getName()}] is not mounted to a table.");

tests/src/Tables/ColumnTest.php

@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@
         ->assertCanRenderTableColumn('author.name');
 });
 
+it('can render column with default name', function () {
+    Post::factory()->count(10)->create();
+
+    livewire(PostsTable::class)
+        ->assertCanRenderTableColumn('created_at');
+});
+
 it('can sort records', function () {
     $posts = Post::factory()->count(10)->create();
 

tests/src/Tables/Fixtures/PostsTable.php

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use Filament\Forms\Concerns\InteractsWithForms;
 use Filament\Forms\Contracts\HasForms;
 use Filament\Tables;
+use Filament\Tables\Columns\TextColumn;
 use Filament\Tables\Table;
 use Filament\Tests\Models\Post;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\View\View;
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ public function table(Table $table): Table
                     ->sortable()
                     ->searchable()
                     ->prefix(fn (Post $record): string => $record->is_published ? 'published' : 'unpublished'),
+                CreatedAtColumn::make(),
             ])
             ->filters([
                 Tables\Filters\Filter::make('is_published')
@@ -198,3 +200,11 @@ public function render(): View
         return view('tables.fixtures.table');
     }
 }
+
+class CreatedAtColumn extends TextColumn
+{
+    public static function getDefaultName(): ?string
+    {
+        return 'created_at';
+    }
+}