Adds option to stop and start a search. Adds better user experience to the search area.

README.md

@@ -140,11 +140,11 @@ TODO
 + *Author*: [Llewellyn van der Merwe](mailto:joomla@vdm.io)
 + *Name*: [Component Builder](https://git.vdm.dev/joomla/Component-Builder)
 + *First Build*: 30th April, 2015
-+ *Last Build*: 4th November, 2022
++ *Last Build*: 8th November, 2022
 + *Version*: 3.1.11
 + *Copyright*: Copyright (C) 2015 Vast Development Method. All rights reserved.
 + *License*: GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
-+ *Line count*: **334175**
++ *Line count*: **334294**
 + *Field count*: **2004**
 + *File count*: **2183**
 + *Folder count*: **381**

admin/README.txt

@@ -140,11 +140,11 @@ TODO
 + *Author*: [Llewellyn van der Merwe](mailto:joomla@vdm.io)
 + *Name*: [Component Builder](https://git.vdm.dev/joomla/Component-Builder)
 + *First Build*: 30th April, 2015
-+ *Last Build*: 4th November, 2022
++ *Last Build*: 8th November, 2022
 + *Version*: 3.1.11
 + *Copyright*: Copyright (C) 2015 Vast Development Method. All rights reserved.
 + *License*: GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
-+ *Line count*: **334175**
++ *Line count*: **334294**
 + *Field count*: **2004**
 + *File count*: **2183**
 + *Folder count*: **381**

admin/assets/css/search.css

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 tr.selected td {
 	background-color:#d7d8db !important
 }
+#search_settings_block .controls {
+	margin-left: 1px !important;
+}
 tr {
 	cursor:pointer
 }

admin/assets/js/search.js

@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ const doSearch = async (signal, tables) => {
 		// show the progress bar
 		searchProgressObject.style.display = '';
 
+		// hidde the search button
+		startSearchButton.style.display = 'none';
+
+		// show the stop search button
+		stopSearchButton.style.display = '';
+
 		// start search timer
 		startSearchTimer();
 
@@ -99,6 +105,7 @@ const doSearch = async (signal, tables) => {
 				// calculate the percent
 				let percent = 100.0 * (total / progress);
 				// update the progress bar
+				searchProgressObject.style.display = ''; // always make sure it still shows...
 				searchProgressBarObject.style.width = percent.toFixed(2) + '%';
 				searchProgressBarObject.innerHTML = percent.toFixed(2) + '%';
 				// when complete hide the progress bar
@@ -109,6 +116,10 @@ const doSearch = async (signal, tables) => {
 					} else {
 						searchProgressBarObject.innerHTML = Joomla.JText._('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_SEARCHING') + ' ' + progress + ' ' + Joomla.JText._('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_TABLES_WITH') + total_field_line + Joomla.JText._('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_AND_FINISHED_THE_SEARCH_IN') + ' ' + getSearchLenght() + ' ' + Joomla.JText._('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_SECONDS');
 					}
+					// show the search button
+					startSearchButton.style.display = '';
+					// hidde the stop search button
+					stopSearchButton.style.display = 'none';
 					setTimeout(function () {
 						// hide the progress bar again
 						searchProgressObject.style.display = 'none';
@@ -214,8 +225,13 @@ const getSelectedItem = async (table, row, field, line) => {
  * JS Function to check if we should save/update the all current found items
  */
 const replaceAllCheck = () => {
+	// get the current searc and replace values
+	let searchValue = searchObject.value;
+	let replaceValue = replaceObject.value;
 	// load question
-	let question = Joomla.JText._('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_YOUR_ARE_ABOUT_TO_REPLACE_BALLB_SEARCH_RESULTS') + '<br />' +
+	let question = Joomla.JText._('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_YOUR_ARE_ABOUT_TO_UPDATE_BALLB_VALUES_THAT_CAN_BE_FOUND_IN_THE_DATABASE') + '<br />' +
+		Joomla.JText._('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_YOU_WILL_REPLACE') + ': [<span class="found_code">' + htmlentities(searchValue) + '</span>] ' +
+		Joomla.JText._('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_WITH') + ': [<span class="found_code">' + htmlentities(replaceValue) + '</span>]<br />' +
 		Joomla.JText._('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_THIS_CAN_NOT_BE_UNDONE_BYOU_HAVE_BEEN_WARNEDB') + '<br /><br />' +
 		Joomla.JText._('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_ARE_YOU_THEREFORE_ABSOLUTELY_SURE_YOU_WANT_TO_CONTINUE');
 	// do check
@@ -325,7 +341,7 @@ const replaceAll = async (signal, tables) => {
 								setSearch(replaceValue, searchValue, matchValue, wholeValue, regexValue, 2);
 							}, function () {
 								UIkit.modal.confirm(Joomla.JText._('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_WOULD_YOU_LIKE_TO_REPEAT_THE_SAME_SEARCH'), function(){
-									onChange();
+									startSearch();
 								}, function () {
 									clearSearch();
 								}, {labels: { Ok: Joomla.JText._('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_YES'), Cancel: Joomla.JText._('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_NO') }});
@@ -333,7 +349,7 @@ const replaceAll = async (signal, tables) => {
 						} else {
 							// else we search it again just to prove its changed
 							UIkit.modal.confirm(Joomla.JText._('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_WOULD_YOU_LIKE_TO_REPEAT_THE_SAME_SEARCH'), function(){
-								onChange();
+								startSearch();
 							}, function () {
 								clearSearch();
 							}, {labels: { Ok: Joomla.JText._('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_YES'), Cancel: Joomla.JText._('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_NO') }});
@@ -471,7 +487,7 @@ const clearTableItems = async () => {
 	table.clear().draw( true );
 
 	// hide the update all items
-	buttonUpdateAllObject.style.display = 'none';
+	buttonUpdateAllStyleDisplay('none');
 };
 
 /**
@@ -500,14 +516,14 @@ const setSearch = async (search, replace = '', match = 0, whole = 0, regex = 0,
 	// update the type of search
 	if (mode == 1) {
 		window.location.href  = UrlSearch +
-			'&search_value=' + search +
+			'&search_value=' + urlencode(search) +
 			'&type_search=1&match_case=' + match +
 			'&whole_word=' + whole +
 			'&regex_search=' + regex;
 	} else if (mode == 2) {
 		window.location.href = UrlSearch +
-			'&search_value=' + search +
+			'&search_value=' + urlencode(search) +
-			'&replace_value=' + replace +
+			'&replace_value=' + urlencode(replace) +
 			'&type_search=2&match_case=' + match +
 			'&whole_word=' + whole +
 			'&regex_search=' + regex;
@@ -546,16 +562,25 @@ const removeClass = (elementObject, classNaam) => {
 const addTableItems = async (table, items, typeSearch) => {
 	table.rows.add(items).draw( false );
 	if (typeSearch == 2) {
-		buttonUpdateAllObject.style.display = ''; // TODO should only show once all items are loaded
+		buttonUpdateAllStyleDisplay(''); // TODO should only show once all items are loaded
 	} else {
-		buttonUpdateAllObject.style.display = 'none'; // TODO should only show once all items are loaded
+		buttonUpdateAllStyleDisplay('none'); // TODO should only show once all items are loaded
 	}
 };
 
+/**
+ * JS Function to update the update all button
+ */
+const buttonUpdateAllStyleDisplay = async (value) => {
+	buttonUpdateAllObject.forEach((buttonObject) => {
+		buttonObject.style.display = value;
+	});
+};
+
 /**
  * JS Function to execute (A) on search/replace text change , (B) on search options changes
  */
-const onChange = () => {
+const startSearch = (field, forced = false) => {
 	// get replace value if set
 	const replaceValue = replaceObject.value;
 	if (replaceValue.length > 0) {
@@ -566,7 +591,7 @@ const onChange = () => {
 	}
 	// get search value
 	const searchValue = searchObject.value;
-	if (searchValue.length > 2) {
+	if (searchValue.length > 3 || (searchValue.length > 0 && forced)) {
 		// Cancel any ongoing requests
 		if (controller) controller.abort();
 
@@ -594,6 +619,23 @@ const onChange = () => {
 	}
 };
 
+/**
+ * JS Function to stop a search
+ */
+const stopSearch = () => {
+	// Cancel any ongoing requests
+	if (controller) controller.abort();
+	// show the search button
+	startSearchButton.style.display = '';
+	// hidde the stop search button
+	stopSearchButton.style.display = 'none';
+	// remove the progress bar at some point
+	setTimeout(function () {
+		// hide the progress bar again
+		searchProgressObject.style.display = 'none';
+	}, 13000);
+}
+
 /**
  * JS Function to hide search settings and show table search
  */
@@ -831,3 +873,42 @@ function getHtmlTranslationTable(table, quoteStyle) { // eslint-disable-line cam
 
   return hashMap
 }
+
+
+function urlencode (str) {
+  //       discuss at: https://locutus.io/php/urlencode/
+  //      original by: Philip Peterson
+  //      improved by: Kevin van Zonneveld (https://kvz.io)
+  //      improved by: Kevin van Zonneveld (https://kvz.io)
+  //      improved by: Brett Zamir (https://brett-zamir.me)
+  //      improved by: Lars Fischer
+  //      improved by: Waldo Malqui Silva (https://fayr.us/waldo/)
+  //         input by: AJ
+  //         input by: travc
+  //         input by: Brett Zamir (https://brett-zamir.me)
+  //         input by: Ratheous
+  //      bugfixed by: Kevin van Zonneveld (https://kvz.io)
+  //      bugfixed by: Kevin van Zonneveld (https://kvz.io)
+  //      bugfixed by: Joris
+  // reimplemented by: Brett Zamir (https://brett-zamir.me)
+  // reimplemented by: Brett Zamir (https://brett-zamir.me)
+  //           note 1: This reflects PHP 5.3/6.0+ behavior
+  //           note 1: Please be aware that this function
+  //           note 1: expects to encode into UTF-8 encoded strings, as found on
+  //           note 1: pages served as UTF-8
+  //        example 1: urlencode('Kevin van Zonneveld!')
+  //        returns 1: 'Kevin+van+Zonneveld%21'
+  //        example 2: urlencode('https://kvz.io/')
+  //        returns 2: 'https%3A%2F%2Fkvz.io%2F'
+  //        example 3: urlencode('https://www.google.nl/search?q=Locutus&ie=utf-8')
+  //        returns 3: 'https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.nl%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DLocutus%26ie%3Dutf-8'
+  str = (str + '')
+  return encodeURIComponent(str)
+    .replace(/!/g, '%21')
+    .replace(/'/g, '%27')
+    .replace(/\(/g, '%28')
+    .replace(/\)/g, '%29')
+    .replace(/\*/g, '%2A')
+    .replace(/~/g, '%7E')
+    .replace(/%20/g, '+')
+}

admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_componentbuilder.ini

@@ -8996,6 +8996,8 @@ COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_SORRY_THIS_PLACEHOLDER_IS_ALREADY_IN_USE_IN_THE_COMPILER="S
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_SORRY_THIS_VALIDATION_RULE_NAME_S_ALREADY_EXIST_AS_PART_OF_THE_JOOMLA_CORE_NO_NEED_TO_CREATE_IT_IF_YOU_ARE_ADAPTING_IT_GIVE_IT_YOUR_OWN_UNIQUE_NAME="Sorry this validation rule name (%s) already exist as part of the Joomla core! No need to create it, if you are adapting it give it your own unique name."
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_SORRY_THIS_VALIDATION_RULE_NAME_S_ALREADY_EXIST_IN_YOUR_SYSTEM="Sorry this validation rule name (%s) already exist in your system!"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_SORTABLE="Sortable"
+COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_START_A_SEARCH="Start a Search"
+COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_STOP_A_SEARCH="Stop a Search"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_SUBMENU="Submenu"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_SUBMENU_ADMIN_VIEWS="Admin Views"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_SUBMENU_COMPILER="Compiler"
@@ -9434,11 +9436,12 @@ COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_WE_SUCCESSFULLY_MOVED_BSB="We successfully moved <b>%s</b>!
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_WHILE_WE_DOWNLOAD_ALL_TWENTY_SIX_COMPILER_GIF_ANIMATIONS_RANDOMLY_USED_IN_THE_COMPILER_GUI_DURING_COMPILATION="While we download all 26 compiler GIF animations randomly used in the compiler GUI during compilation"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_WHOLE_WORD="Whole Word"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_WIKI="Wiki"
+COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_WITH="with"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_WOULD_YOU_LIKE_TO_DO_A_REVERSE_SEARCH="Would you like to do a reverse search?"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_WOULD_YOU_LIKE_TO_REPEAT_THE_SAME_SEARCH="Would you like to repeat the same search?"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_YES="Yes"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_YES_UPDATE_ALL="Yes! Update ALL"
-COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_YOUR_ARE_ABOUT_TO_REPLACE_BALLB_SEARCH_RESULTS="Your are about to replace <b>ALL</b> search results."
+COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_YOUR_ARE_ABOUT_TO_UPDATE_BALLB_VALUES_THAT_CAN_BE_FOUND_IN_THE_DATABASE="Your are about to update <b>ALL</b> values that can be found in the database."
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_YOUR_ARE_ABOUT_TO_UPDATE_ROW="Your are about to update row"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_YOUR_DATA_IS_ENCRYPTED_WITH_A_AES_ONE_HUNDRED_AND_TWENTY_EIGHT_BIT_ENCRYPTION_USING_THE_ABOVE_THIRTY_TWO_CHARACTER_KEY="Your data is encrypted with a AES 128 bit encryption using the above 32 character key."
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_YOUR_DATA_IS_ENCRYPTED_WITH_A_AES_ONE_HUNDRED_AND_TWENTY_EIGHT_BIT_ENCRYPTION_USING_THE_ABOVE_THIRTY_TWO_CHARACTER_KEY_WITHOUT_THIS_KEY_IT_WILL_TAKE_THE_CURRENT_TECHNOLOGY_WITH_A_BRUTE_FORCE_ATTACK_METHOD_MORE_THEN_A_HREFHTTPRANDOMIZECOMHOWLONGTOHACKPASS_TARGET_BLANK_TITLEHOW_LONG_TO_HACK_PASSSEVEN_HUNDRED_ZERO_ZERO_ZERO_ZERO_ZERO_ZERO_ZERO_ZERO_ZERO_ZEROA_YEARS_TO_CRACK_THEORETICALLY_UNLESS_THEY_HAVE_THIS_KEY_ABOVE_SO_DO_KEEP_IT_SAFE="Your data is encrypted with a AES 128 bit encryption using the above 32 character key. Without this key it will take the current technology with a brute force attack method more then <a href="http://random-ize.com/how-long-to-hack-pass/" target="_blank" title="How long to hack pass">700 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000</a> years to crack theoretically. Unless they have this key above, so do keep it safe."
@@ -9468,6 +9471,7 @@ COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_YOU_MUST_SELECT_A_COMPONENT="You must select a component!"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_YOU_SHOULD_ADD_THE_CORRECT_OWNER_DETAILS="You should add the correct owner details."
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_YOU_SHOULD_ONLY_CONTINUE_THIS_IMPORT_IF_YOU_HAVE_BACKUP_YOUR_COMPONENTS_AND_INSURED_THAT_THE_PACKAGE_OWNER_IS_REPUTABLE="You should only continue this import if you have backup your components, and insured that the package owner is reputable."
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_YOU_WILL_NEED_TO_KNOW_HOW_S_WORKS_BASIC_YOU_WILL_ALSO_NEED_A_S_ACCOUNT_AND_KNOW_HOW_TO_MAKE_A_PULL_REQUEST_ON_GITHUB="you will need to know how %s works (basic). You will also need a %s account and know how to make a pull request on github."
+COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_YOU_WILL_REPLACE="You will replace"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_ZIPPED_FILE_LOCATION="Zipped File Location"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER__ADD_YOUR_PHP_SCRIPT_HERE="// Add your php script here"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER__HAS_BEEN_CHECKED_OUT_BY_S="% has been checked out by %s"

admin/views/search/tmpl/default.php

@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ $this->app->input->set('hidemainmenu', false);
 // set the basu URL
 $url_base = JUri::base() . 'index.php?option=com_componentbuilder';
 $url_search = $url_base . '&view=search';
+
+// get main search input field
+$search_value = $this->form->getField('search_value');
 ?>
 <?php if ($this->canDo->get('search.access')): ?>
 <script type="text/javascript">
@@ -74,16 +77,42 @@ $url_search = $url_base . '&view=search';
 					<span class="search_details_title"><?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_REPLACED_WITH'); ?></span>:
 					&nbsp;[<span id="replaced" class="found_code">....</span>]
 				</span>
-				<button style="float: right;" type="button" onclick="showSearch();" class="btn button-new btn-success">
+				<div class="btn-group" style="float: right;">
+					<button style="display: none;" type="button" onclick="replaceAllCheck();" class="update_all_block hasTooltip btn button-new btn-danger"
+						title="<?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_UPDATE_ALL_ITEMS_FOUND_WITH_THIS_DATABASE_SEARCH_WITH_THE_REPLACE_VALUE'); ?>">
+						<span class="icon-database icon-white" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+						<?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_UPDATE_ALL'); ?>
+					</button>
+					<button type="button" onclick="showSearch();" class="btn button-new btn-success">
 						<span class="icon-search icon-white" aria-hidden="true"></span>
 						<?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_SEARCH_DATABASE_AGAIN'); ?>
 					</button>
 				</div>
+			</div>
 			<div class="row-fluid" id="search_settings_block">
 				<div class="span7">
 					<?php echo $this->form->renderField('type_search'); ?>
-					<?php echo $this->form->renderField('search_value'); ?>
+					<div class="btn-wrapper input-append">
+						<?php echo $search_value->input; ?>
+						<button id="start_search_button" onclick="startSearch(this, true);" type="button" class="btn hasTooltip"
+							title="<?php echo JHtml::_('tooltipText', 'COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_START_A_SEARCH'); ?>"
+							aria-label="<?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_START_A_SEARCH'); ?>">
+							<span class="icon-search" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+						</button>
+						<button id="stop_search_button" onclick="stopSearch();" type="button" class="btn btn-danger hasTooltip" style="display: none"
+							title="<?php echo JHtml::_('tooltipText', 'COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_STOP_A_SEARCH'); ?>"
+							aria-label="<?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_STOP_A_SEARCH'); ?>">
+							<span class="icon-stop" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+						</button>
+					</div>
 					<?php echo $this->form->renderField('replace_value'); ?>
+					<div class="update_all_block" style="display: none;">
+						<button type="button" onclick="replaceAllCheck();" class="hasTooltip btn btn-small button-new btn-danger span11"
+							title="<?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_UPDATE_ALL_ITEMS_FOUND_WITH_THIS_DATABASE_SEARCH_WITH_THE_REPLACE_VALUE'); ?>">
+							<span class="icon-database icon-white" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+							<?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_UPDATE_ALL'); ?>
+						</button>
+					</div>
 				</div>
 				<div class="span4">
 					<?php echo $this->form->renderFieldset('settings'); ?>
@@ -96,9 +125,8 @@ $url_search = $url_base . '&view=search';
 				</div>
 			</div>
 			<div class="row-fluid" id="item_view_block">
+				<div id="item_notice_block" style="display: none">
 					<hr>
-				<div>
-					<span id="item_notice_block" style="display: none">
 					<span id="item_edit_button"></span>&nbsp;
 						<?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_TABLE'); ?>:&nbsp;<b><span id="item_table_name">
 							</span></b>(<?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_ID'); ?>:<b><span id="item_row_id">
@@ -110,13 +138,6 @@ $url_search = $url_base . '&view=search';
 						title="<?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_SAVE_ALL_CHANGES_MADE_TO_THE_SELECTED_ITEM'); ?>">
 						<?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_SAVE_ITEM'); ?>
 					</button>
-					</span>
-					<span id="update_all_block" style="display: none;">
-						<button style="float: right;" type="button" onclick="replaceAllCheck();" class="hasTooltip btn btn-small button-new btn-danger"
-							title="<?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_UPDATE_ALL_ITEMS_FOUND_WITH_THIS_DATABASE_SEARCH_WITH_THE_REPLACE_VALUE'); ?>">
-							<?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_UPDATE_ALL'); ?>
-						</button>
-					</span>
 				</div>
 				<hr>
 				<?php echo $this->form->getInput('item_code'); ?>
@@ -174,6 +195,10 @@ const typeReplaceObject = document.getElementById("type_search1");
 const typeSearchLabelObject = document.querySelector('[for=type_search0]');
 const typeReplaceLabelObject = document.querySelector('[for=type_search1]');
 
+// search buttons
+const startSearchButton = document.getElementById("start_search_button");
+const stopSearchButton = document.getElementById("stop_search_button");
+
 // set the search settings objects
 const searchObject = document.getElementById("search_value");
 const replaceObject = document.getElementById("replace_value");
@@ -183,17 +208,17 @@ const regexObject = document.getElementById("search_behaviour2");
 const tableObject = document.getElementById("table_name");
 
 // Do the search on key up of search or replace input elements
-searchObject.onkeyup = onChange;
+searchObject.onkeyup = startSearch;
 
 // when the made changes and there is replace value do search
-modeObject.onchange = onChange;
+modeObject.onchange = startSearch;
-replaceObject.onkeyup = onChange;
+replaceObject.onkeyup = startSearch;
 
 // Do the search on key up of search input elements
-matchObject.onchange = onChange;
+matchObject.onchange = startSearch;
-wholeObject.onchange = onChange;
+wholeObject.onchange = startSearch;
-regexObject.onchange = onChange;
+regexObject.onchange = startSearch;
-tableObject.onchange = onChange;
+tableObject.onchange = startSearch;
 
 // set the item notice area
 const itemNoticeObject = document.getElementById("item_notice_block");
@@ -205,7 +230,7 @@ const itemLineNumberObject = document.getElementById("item_line_number");
 
 // set the update buttons
 const buttonUpdateItemObject = document.getElementById("item_button_update");
-const buttonUpdateAllObject = document.getElementById("update_all_block");
+const buttonUpdateAllObject = document.querySelectorAll(".update_all_block");
 
 // get the editor
 var editorObject;
@@ -222,8 +247,10 @@ const tableConfigObject = {
 	order: [[ 2, "asc" ]],
 	select:  true,
 	paging: true,
+	deferRender: true,
 	lengthMenu: [5, 10, 20 ,50, 80, 100, 150, 200, 500, 1000, 1500, 2000],
 	pageLength: 80,
+//	pagingType: "scrolling", // NOT YET
 	scrollY: 170,
 	columnDefs: [
 		{ 'targets': [ 0 ], 'visible': false, 'searchable': false },
@@ -305,7 +332,7 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {
 
 	showSearch();
 <?php if (strlen($this->urlvalues['search_value']) > 2): ?>
-	onChange();
+	startSearch();
 <?php endif; ?>
 });
 </script>

admin/views/search/view.html.php

@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ class ComponentbuilderViewSearch extends HtmlView
 		JText::script('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD_IN_THE');
 		JText::script('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_TABLE');
 		JText::script('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_THIS_CAN_NOT_BE_UNDONE_ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WANT_TO_CONTINUE');
-		JText::script('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_YOUR_ARE_ABOUT_TO_REPLACE_BALLB_SEARCH_RESULTS');
+		JText::script('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_YOUR_ARE_ABOUT_TO_UPDATE_BALLB_VALUES_THAT_CAN_BE_FOUND_IN_THE_DATABASE');
+		JText::script('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_YOU_WILL_REPLACE');
+		JText::script('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_WITH');
 		JText::script('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_THIS_CAN_NOT_BE_UNDONE_BYOU_HAVE_BEEN_WARNEDB');
 		JText::script('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_ARE_YOU_THEREFORE_ABSOLUTELY_SURE_YOU_WANT_TO_CONTINUE');
 		JText::script('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_THE_SEARCH_PROCESS_HAD_AN_ERROR_WITH_TABLE');
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ class ComponentbuilderViewSearch extends HtmlView
 			$attributes = [
 				'type' => 'radio',
 				'name' => 'type_search',
+				'hiddenLabel' => true,
 				'label' => 'COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_MODE',
 				'class' => 'btn-group',
 				'description' => 'COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_SEARCH_OR_SEARCH_AND_REPLACE',
@@ -146,12 +149,13 @@ class ComponentbuilderViewSearch extends HtmlView
 			$attributes = [
 				'type' => 'text',
 				'name' => 'search_value',
+				'hiddenLabel' => true,
 				'label' => 'COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_SEARCH',
 				'size' => 150,
 				'maxlength' => 200,
 				'description' => 'COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_HERE_YOU_CAN_ENTER_YOUR_SEARCH_TEXT',
 				'filter' => 'RAW',
-				'class' => 'search-value span12',
+				'class' => 'search-value span11',
 				'hint' => 'COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_ENTER_YOUR_SEARCH_TEXT',
 				'autocomplete' => true,
 				'default' => $this->urlvalues['search_value']];
@@ -166,12 +170,13 @@ class ComponentbuilderViewSearch extends HtmlView
 			$attributes = [
 				'type' => 'text',
 				'name' => 'replace_value',
+				'hiddenLabel' => true,
 				'label' => 'COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_REPLACE',
 				'size' => 150,
 				'maxlength' => 200,
 				'description' => 'COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_HERE_YOU_CAN_ENTER_THE_REPLACE_TEXT_THAT_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_USE_AS_REPLACEMENT_FOR_THE_SEARCH_TEXT_FOUND',
 				'filter' => 'RAW',
-				'class' => 'replace-value span12',
+				'class' => 'replace-value span11',
 				'hint' => 'COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_ENTER_YOUR_REPLACE_TEXT',
 				'autocomplete' => true,
 				'showon' => 'type_search:2',

componentbuilder.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <extension type="component" version="4" method="upgrade">
 	<name>COM_COMPONENTBUILDER</name>
-	<creationDate>4th November, 2022</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>8th November, 2022</creationDate>
 	<author>Llewellyn van der Merwe</author>
 	<authorEmail>joomla@vdm.io</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>https://dev.vdm.io</authorUrl>