Continued development on the search feature

2022-10-31 00:34:54 +02:00 · 2022-10-31 00:34:54 +02:00 · f2ea22d0ad
commit f2ea22d0ad
parent 869a1879cb
24 changed files with 1907 additions and 347 deletions
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -140,14 +140,14 @@ 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*: 23rd October, 2022
+ *Last Build*: 30th October, 2022
 + *Version*: 3.1.9
 + *Copyright*: Copyright (C) 2015 Vast Development Method. All rights reserved.
 + *License*: GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
-+ *Line count*: **332840**
+ *Line count*: **333093**
 + *Field count*: **2004**
-+ *File count*: **2174**
-+ *Folder count*: **378**
+ *File count*: **2183**
+ *Folder count*: **381**

 > This **component** was build with a [Joomla](https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/component-builder/) [Automated Component Builder](http://joomlacomponentbuilder.com).
 > Developed by [Llewellyn van der Merwe](mailto:llewellyn@joomlacomponentbuilder.com)
--- a/admin/README.txt
+++ b/admin/README.txt
@ -140,14 +140,14 @@ 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*: 23rd October, 2022
+ *Last Build*: 30th October, 2022
 + *Version*: 3.1.9
 + *Copyright*: Copyright (C) 2015 Vast Development Method. All rights reserved.
 + *License*: GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
-+ *Line count*: **332840**
+ *Line count*: **333093**
 + *Field count*: **2004**
-+ *File count*: **2174**
-+ *Folder count*: **378**
+ *File count*: **2183**
+ *Folder count*: **381**

 > This **component** was build with a [Joomla](https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/component-builder/) [Automated Component Builder](http://joomlacomponentbuilder.com).
 > Developed by [Llewellyn van der Merwe](mailto:llewellyn@joomlacomponentbuilder.com)
--- a/admin/assets/js/search.js
+++ b/admin/assets/js/search.js
@ -14,38 +14,36 @@
 */
 const doSearch = async (signal, tables) => {
 	try {
-		let searchValue = document.querySelector('input[name="search_value"]').value;
-		let replaceValue = document.querySelector('input[name="replace_value"]').value;
+		// build form
+		const formData = new FormData();
+
+		// load the result table
+		const resultsTable = new DataTable('#search_results_table');
+
+		// set some search values
+		let searchValue = searchObject.value;
+		let replaceValue = replaceObject.value;
+
+		// add the form data
+		formData.append('table_name', '');
+		formData.append('search_value', searchValue);
+		formData.append('replace_value', replaceValue);
+		formData.append('match_case', matchObject.checked ? 1 : 0);
+		formData.append('whole_word', wholeObject.checked ? 1 : 0);
+		formData.append('regex_search', regexObject.checked ? 1 : 0);

-		// Display 'loading' message in search results message div
-		document.getElementById('search-mssg-box').innerHTML =
-			'<progress id="search-loading-progressbar" class="uk-progress" value="10" max="100" style="width: 200px; display: inline-block; margin: 0 !important;"></progress>' +
-			' <div id="search-loading-spinner" style="margin: -4px 12px 0;" uk-spinner="ratio: 0.8"></div>' +
-			' <span id="search-loading-percent">0%</span> ' +
-			'Loading for search text: <b style="font-size: 2em;">' + searchValue + '</b>'
-		;
-		// Clear results table
-		let search_loading_percent = document.getElementById('search-loading-percent');
-		let tbl_obj_body = document.getElementById('search-results-tbl-tbody');
-		tbl_obj_body.innerHTML = '';
 		let abort_this_search_value = false;

 		let total = 0;
 		let index;

-		for (index = 0; index < searchTables.length; index++) {
-			const formData = new FormData();
-			let tableName = searchTables[index];
+		for (index = 0; index < tables.length; index++) {

-			formData.append('table_name', '');
-			formData.append('search_value', searchValue);
-			formData.append('replace_value', replaceValue);
-			formData.append('match_case', document.querySelector('input[name="match_case"]').checked ? 1 : 0);
-			formData.append('whole_word', document.querySelector('input[name="whole_word"]').checked ? 1 : 0);
-			formData.append('regex_search', document.querySelector('input[name="regex_search"]').checked ? 1 : 0);
-			formData.append('table_name', tableName);
+			let tableName = tables[index];
+
+			// add the table name
+			formData.set('table_name', tableName);

-			let url = document.getElementById('adminForm').getAttribute('action') + '&layout=dosearch';
 			let options = {
 				signal: signal,
 				method: 'POST', // *GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.
@ -56,70 +54,18 @@ const doSearch = async (signal, tables) => {
 				console.log('Aborting this searchValue:' + searchValue);
 				break;
 			}
-			console.log(total + ' -- SEARCHING: ' + searchValue + ' @[' + tableName + ']');
-			const response = await fetch(url, options)
-				// Note: response.text() is a promise ...
-				.then(response => {
+			const response = await fetch(Url + 'doSearch', options).then(response => {
 				total++;
-					//console.log(total + ' ' + sTables.length);
-					if (sTables.length == total) setTimeout(function () {
-						document.getElementById('search-mssg-box').innerHTML = '<div class="alert alert-success" role="alert"><strong>Enter</strong> your text.</div>';
-					}, 200);
-
-					response.text().then(data => {
+				if (response.ok) {
+					return response.json();
+				}
+			}).then((data) => {
+				if (typeof data.items !== 'undefined') {
 					console.log('++ Fetched for ' + searchValue + ' [' + tableName + ']');
-						let percent = 100.0 * (total / sTables.length);
-						search_loading_percent.innerHTML = '' + percent.toFixed(2) + '%';
-						document.getElementById('search-loading-progressbar').value = percent;
-
-						let use_json = false, json_data = false, items = false;
-						if (use_json) {
-							try {
-								json_data = data ? JSON.parse(data) : false;
-								items = json_data ? json_data.items : false;
-							} catch (error) {
+					addTableItems(resultsTable, data.items);
+				}
+			}).catch(error => {
 				console.log(error);
-							}
-						}
-
-						// Very fast and low memory display HTML table row prepared server-side via PHP instead of JS !!
-						if (!json_data) {
-							tbl_obj_body.innerHTML = tbl_obj_body.innerHTML + data;
-						}
-
-						// Very slow fast and very high memory: Display HTML table rows by creating them now in browser (client-side) via JS instead of using PHP
-						if (json_data && items) {
-							let table_rows = '';
-							for (const [row_num, row_field_vals] of Object.entries(items)) {
-								for (const [fname, fvals] of Object.entries(row_field_vals)) {
-									for (const [line, fval] of Object.entries(fvals)) {
-										let lnk = 'getFSText(this, \'' + tableName + '\', ' + row_num + ', \'' + fname + '\', line)';
-										let val = fval;
-										val = val.replaceAll(marker_start, '<b>');
-										val = val.replaceAll(marker_end, '</b>');
-										table_rows = table_rows + '<tr onclick="' + lnk + '; return false" style="cursor: pointer;">' +
-											'<td>' + val + '</td>' +
-											'<td>' + tableName + '</td>' +
-											'<td>' + fname + '</td>' +
-											'<td>' + row_num + '</td>' +
-											'<td>' + line + '</td>' +
-											'</tr>';
-									}
-								}
-							}
-							tbl_obj_body.innerHTML = tbl_obj_body.innerHTML + table_rows;
-						} // END IF json_data && items
-
-					});
-				})
-				.catch(error => {
-					total++;
-					if (sTables.length == total) document.getElementById('search-mssg-box').innerHTML = '<div class="alert alert-success" role="alert"><strong>Enter</strong> your text.</div>';
-					// Stop further searches for this search value
-					if (error.name === "AbortError") abort_this_search_value = true;
-					error.name === "AbortError"
-						? console.log(" ... ABORTED fetch() for: " + searchValue)
-						: console.log(error.toString());
 			});
 		}
 	} catch (error) {
@ -130,183 +76,133 @@ const doSearch = async (signal, tables) => {
 };

 /**
- * JS Function to execute the search
+ * JS Function to fetch selected item
 */
-const getFSText = async (el, table_name, row_id, field_name, line) => {
-	let sibling = el.parentNode.firstElementChild;
-	do {
-		sibling != el
-		? sibling.classList.remove('active')
-		: sibling.classList.add('active');
-	} while (sibling = sibling.nextElementSibling);
-
+const getSelectedItem = async (table, row, field, line) => {
 	try {
+		// get the search mode
+		let mode = modeObject.querySelector('input[type=\'radio\']:checked').value;
+
+		// build form
 		const formData = new FormData();

-		formData.append('table_name', table_name);
-		formData.append('get_full_search_text', 1);
-		formData.append('row_id', row_id);
-		formData.append('field_name', field_name);
+		// get search value
+		if (mode == 1) {
+			formData.append('field_name', field);
+			formData.append('row_id', row);
+			formData.append('table_name', table);
+
+			// calling URL
+			getURL = Url + 'getSearchValue';
+		} else {
+			formData.append('field_name', field);
+			formData.append('row_id', row);
+			formData.append('line_nr', line);
+			formData.append('table_name', table);
+			formData.append('search_value', searchObject.value);
+			formData.append('replace_value', replaceObject.value);
+			formData.append('match_case', matchObject.checked ? 1 : 0);
+			formData.append('whole_word', wholeObject.checked ? 1 : 0);
+			formData.append('regex_search', regexObject.checked ? 1 : 0);
+
+			// calling URL
+			getURL = Url + 'getReplaceValue';
+		}

-		//let url = `https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/${searchValue}`,
-		let url = document.getElementById('adminForm').getAttribute('action') + '&layout=dosearch';
 		let options = {
 			method: 'POST', // *GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.
-			mode: 'cors', // no-cors, *cors, same-origin
-			cache: 'no-cache', // *default, no-cache, reload, force-cache, only-if-cached
-			credentials: 'same-origin', // include, *same-origin, omit
-			/*
-			headers: {
-				'Accept': 'application/json',
-				'Content-Type': 'application/json',  //'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
-			},*/
-			redirect: 'follow', // manual, *follow, error
-			referrerPolicy: 'no-referrer', // no-referrer, *no-referrer-when-downgrade, origin, origin-when-cross-origin, same-origin, strict-origin, strict-origin-when-cross-origin, unsafe-url
-			// body: JSON.stringify(formData) // body data type must match "Content-Type" header
 			body: formData
 		}

-		// Clear full text box
-		document.getElementById('match-full-text-box').innerHTML = 'Loading ...';
-		const response = await fetch(url, options)
-			// Note: response.text() is a promise ...
-			.then(response => {
-				response.text().then(data => {
-					console.log("Fetched full text for row: " + row_id + ' field name: ' + field_name + ' for Table: ' + table_name);
-					document.getElementById('match-full-text-box').innerHTML = '<div id="match-full-text-header">'
-						+ table_name + ' @ ' + field_name + ': ' + row_id + '</div><textarea id="match-full-text">' + data + '</textarea>';
-		document.getElementById('match-full-text-box').style.display = '';
-		attachCodeMirror(jQuery('#match-full-text'), null);
-			    cm_toggle_fully_searchable('match-full-text', 1);
-		      cm_jumpToLine('match-full-text', line);
-				  //cm_toggle_plain_textarea('match-full-text-box', 1);
-				});
-			})
-			.catch(error => {
-				// Stop further searches for this search value
-				if (error.name === "AbortError") abort_this_search_value = true;
-				error.name === "AbortError"
-					? console.log(" ... ABORTED fetch() for: " + searchValue)
-					: console.log(error.toString());
+		const response = await fetch(getURL, options).then(response => {
+			if (response.ok) {
+				return response.json();
+			}
+		}).then((data) => {
+			if (typeof data.value !== 'undefined') {
+				addSelectedItem(data.value, table, row, field, line);
+			}
+		}).catch(error => {
+			console.log(error);
 		});
 	} catch (error) {
 		console.log(error);
 	} finally {
 		// Executed regardless if we caught the error
 	}
-};
-
-
-const cm_jumpToLine = function (tag_id, row)
-{
-	console.log('#' + tag_id);
-	let codeMirrorEl = jQuery('#' + tag_id).next('.CodeMirror');
-	if (!codeMirrorEl.length) return;
-	let codeMirrorRef = jQuery('#' + tag_id).next('.CodeMirror').get(0).CodeMirror;
-	let t = codeMirrorRef.charCoords({line: row, ch: 0}, "local").top;
-	let middleHeight = codeMirrorRef.getScrollerElement().offsetHeight / 2;
-	codeMirrorRef.scrollTo(null, t - middleHeight - 5);
 }

-/* Attach CodeMirror with optional settings */
-const cm_toggle_fully_searchable = function (el, toggle)
+/**
+ * JS Function to add item to the editor
+ */
+const addSelectedItem = async (value, table, row, field, line) => {
+	// display area
+	if (value.length > 1)
 	{
-	if (typeof CodeMirror === 'undefined') {alert('CodeMirror not loaded'); return;}
-
-	jQuery([el]).each(function(i, tag_id) {
-		let codeMirrorEl = jQuery('#' + tag_id).next('.CodeMirror');
-		if (!codeMirrorEl.length) return;
-		let codeMirrorRef = jQuery('#' + tag_id).next('.CodeMirror').get(0).CodeMirror;
-		codeMirrorRef.setOption('viewportMargin', toggle ? '9999' : '');
-	});
-
-}
-
-const cm_toggle_plain_textarea = function (el, toggle)
-{
-	if (typeof CodeMirror === 'undefined') {alert('CodeMirror not loaded'); return;}
-
-	jQuery([el]).each(function(i, tag_id) {
-		let codeMirrorEl = jQuery('#' + tag_id).next('.CodeMirror');
-		if (toggle) {
-			let options = jQuery('#' + tag_id).data('options');
-			options.viewportMargin = jQuery('#cm_toggle_fully_searchable_btn input').prop('checked') ? '9999' : '';
-			jQuery('#' + tag_id).prev('p').show();
-			attachCodeMirror(jQuery('#' + tag_id), options);
-		}
-		else if (codeMirrorEl.length)
-		{
-			let codeMirrorRef = codeMirrorEl.get(0).CodeMirror;
-			jQuery('#' + tag_id).prev('p').hide();
-			jQuery('#' + tag_id).css({width: '100%', height: '400px'});
-			codeMirrorRef.toTextArea();
-			// Remove codemirror container in case that removing it failed
-			if (jQuery('#' + tag_id).next('.CodeMirror').length) {
-				jQuery('#' + tag_id).next('.CodeMirror').remove();
+		editorObject.setValue(value);
+		editorNoticeObject.innerHTML = 'Table: <b>' + table + '</b>(id:<b>' + row + '</b>) | Field: <b>' + field + '</b>(line:<b>' + line + '</b>)';
 	}
 }
-	});

+/**
+ * JS Function to clear item from the editor and hide it
+ */
+const clearSelectedItem = async () => {
+	// display area
+	editorObject.setValue('');
+	editorNoticeObject.innerHTML = '';
 }

-const attachCodeMirror = function (txtareas, CMoptions, mode)
-{
-	CMoptions = typeof CMoptions!=='undefined' && CMoptions ? CMoptions : {
-		mode: mode || 'application/x-httpd-php',
-		indentUnit: 2,
-		lineNumbers: true,
-		matchBrackets: true,
-		lineWrapping: true,
-		onCursorActivity: function(CM)
-		{
-			CM.setLineClass(hlLine, null);
-			hlLine = CM.setLineClass(CM.getCursor().line, 'activeline');
+/**
+ * JS Function to clear table items
+ */
+const clearTableItems = async () => {
+	let table = new DataTable('#search_results_table');
+	table.clear().draw( true );
 }
-	};

-	var editor, theArea;
-	txtareas.each(function(i, txtarea)
-	{
-		theArea = jQuery(txtarea);
-		theArea.removeClass(); // Remove all classes from the textarea
-		editor = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(theArea.get(0), CMoptions);
-		editor.refresh();
-	});
+/**
+ * JS Function to clear all details of the search
+ */
+const clearAll = async () => {
+	// clear all details
+	clearTableItems();
+	clearSelectedItem();
+}

-	return txtareas.length==1 ? editor : true;
+/**
+ * JS Function to add items to the table
+ */
+const addTableItems = async (table, items) => {
+	table.rows.add(items).draw( false );
 }

 /**
 * JS Function to execute (A) on search text change , (B) on search options changes
 */
 const onChange = () => {
-	const searchValue = searchValueInp.value;
+	const searchValue = searchObject.value;
 	if (searchValue.length > 2) {
 		// Cancel any ongoing requests
 		if (controller) controller.abort();

+		// we clear the table again
+		clearAll();
+
 		// Create new controller and issue new request
 		controller = new AbortController();
-		doSearch(controller.signal, sTables);
+
+		// check if any specific table was set
+		let tables = [];
+		let table = tableObject.value;
+		if (table != -1) {
+			tables.push(table);
+			doSearch(controller.signal, tables);
 		} else {
-		// Clear any message in search results message div
-		//document.getElementById('search-mssg-box').innerHTML = '';
+			doSearch(controller.signal, searchTables);
+		}
+	} else {
+		// Clear the table
+		clearAll();
 	}
 };
-
-const previewReplace = () => {
-	const replaceValue = replaceValueInp.value;
-	console.log(replaceValueInp);
-	if (replaceValue.length) {
-		document.getElementById('search-mssg-box').innerHTML = replaceValue;
-	}
-}
-
-// Do the search on key up of search or replace input element
-searchValueInp.onkeyup = onChange;
-replaceValueInp.onkeyup = previewReplace;
-
-// Do the search on key up of search input element
-caseSensitiveLbl.onchange = onChange;
-completeWordLbl.onchange = onChange;
-regexpSearchLbl.onchange = onChange;
--- a/admin/controllers/ajax.json.php
+++ b/admin/controllers/ajax.json.php
@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ class ComponentbuilderControllerAjax extends BaseController
 		$this->registerTask('fieldTypeProperties', 'ajax');
 		$this->registerTask('getFieldPropertyDesc', 'ajax');
 		$this->registerTask('getCodeGlueOptions', 'ajax');
-		$this->registerTask('searchTable', 'ajax');
-		$this->registerTask('updateTable', 'ajax');
+		$this->registerTask('doSearch', 'ajax');
+		$this->registerTask('replaceAll', 'ajax');
 		$this->registerTask('getSearchValue', 'ajax');
 		$this->registerTask('getReplaceValue', 'ajax');
 		$this->registerTask('setValue', 'ajax');
@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ class ComponentbuilderControllerAjax extends BaseController
 						}
 					}
 				break;
-				case 'searchTable':
+				case 'doSearch':
 					try
 					{
 						$table_nameValue = $jinput->get('table_name', NULL, 'WORD');
@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ class ComponentbuilderControllerAjax extends BaseController
 						$component_idValue = $jinput->get('component_id', 0, 'INT');
 						if($table_nameValue && $user->id != 0 && $search_valueValue)
 						{
-							$result = $this->getModel('ajax')->searchTable($table_nameValue, $search_valueValue, $match_caseValue, $whole_wordValue, $regex_searchValue, $component_idValue);
+							$result = $this->getModel('ajax')->doSearch($table_nameValue, $search_valueValue, $match_caseValue, $whole_wordValue, $regex_searchValue, $component_idValue);
 						}
 						else
 						{
@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ class ComponentbuilderControllerAjax extends BaseController
 						}
 					}
 				break;
-				case 'updateTable':
+				case 'replaceAll':
 					try
 					{
 						$table_nameValue = $jinput->get('table_name', NULL, 'WORD');
@ -1694,7 +1694,7 @@ class ComponentbuilderControllerAjax extends BaseController
 						$component_idValue = $jinput->get('component_id', 0, 'INT');
 						if($table_nameValue && $user->id != 0 && $search_valueValue)
 						{
-							$result = $this->getModel('ajax')->updateTable($table_nameValue, $search_valueValue, $replace_valueValue, $match_caseValue, $whole_wordValue, $regex_searchValue, $component_idValue);
+							$result = $this->getModel('ajax')->replaceAll($table_nameValue, $search_valueValue, $replace_valueValue, $match_caseValue, $whole_wordValue, $regex_searchValue, $component_idValue);
 						}
 						else
 						{
--- a/admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_componentbuilder.ini
+++ b/admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_componentbuilder.ini
@ -5448,6 +5448,7 @@ COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FOLDER_BSB_WAS_MOVED_TO_BSB="Folder <b>%s</b> was moved to
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FOLDER_BSB_WAS_NOT_MOVED_TO_BSB="Folder <b>%s</b> was not moved to <b>%s</b>"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FORCE_LOCAL_UPDATE="Force Local Update"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FORCE_THAT_THIS_JCB_PACKAGE_IMPORT_SEARCH_FOR_LOCAL_ITEMS_TO_BE_DONE_WITH_GUID_VALUE_ONLY_IF_BMERGEB_IS_SET_TO_YES_ABOVE="Force that this JCB package import (search for local items) to be done with GUID value only, if <b>Merge</b> is set to yes above."
+COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FOUND="Found"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FOUND_TEXT="Found Text"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FREEOPEN="Free/Open"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FULL_TEXT="Full Text"
@ -5493,6 +5494,7 @@ COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_GREAT_THIS_PLACEHOLDER_WILL_WORK="Great, this placeholder w
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_GREAT_THIS_VALIDATION_RULE_NAME_S_WILL_WORK="Great, this validation rule name (%s) will work!"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_GROUP="group"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_HAS_METADATA="Has Metadata"
+COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_HEADERS="Headers"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_HELP_DOCUMENT="Help Document"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_HELP_DOCUMENTS="Help Documents"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_HELP_DOCUMENTS_ACCESS="Help Documents Access"
--- a/admin/layouts/rows.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/rows.php
@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @package    Joomla.Component.Builder
+ *
+ * @created    30th April, 2015
+ * @author     Llewellyn van der Merwe <https://dev.vdm.io>
+ * @git        Joomla Component Builder <https://git.vdm.dev/joomla/Component-Builder>
+ * @copyright  Copyright (C) 2015 Vast Development Method. All rights reserved.
+ * @license    GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
+ */
+
+// No direct access to this file
+defined('JPATH_BASE') or die('Restricted access');
+
+$headers = $displayData['headers'];
+$items = $displayData['items'];
+
+?>
+<?php if (is_array($items)): ?>
+	<?php foreach ($items as $row => $values): ?>
+		<tr>
+		<?php foreach($values as $value): ?>
+			<td class=""><?php echo $value; ?></td>
+		<?php endforeach; ?>
+		</tr>
+	<?php endforeach; ?>
+<?php elseif (is_numeric($items) && is_array($headers)): ?>
+	<?php for( $row = 0; $row < $items; $row++): ?>
+		<tr class="">
+		<?php foreach($headers as $header): ?>
+			<td class="">&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
+		<?php endforeach; ?>
+		</tr>
+	<?php endfor; ?>
+<?php elseif (is_numeric($items) && is_numeric($headers)): ?>
+	<?php for( $row = 0; $row < $items; $row++): ?>
+		<tr class="">
+		<?php for( $column = 0; $column < $headers; $column++): ?>
+			<td class="">&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
+		<?php endfor; ?>
+		</tr>
+	<?php endfor; ?>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/layouts/table.php
+++ b/admin/layouts/table.php
@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @package    Joomla.Component.Builder
+ *
+ * @created    30th April, 2015
+ * @author     Llewellyn van der Merwe <https://dev.vdm.io>
+ * @git        Joomla Component Builder <https://git.vdm.dev/joomla/Component-Builder>
+ * @copyright  Copyright (C) 2015 Vast Development Method. All rights reserved.
+ * @license    GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
+ */
+
+// No direct access to this file
+defined('JPATH_BASE') or die('Restricted access');
+
+$table_id = (isset($displayData['id'])) ? $displayData['id'] : ComponentbuilderHelper::randomkey(7);
+$name = (isset($displayData['name'])) ? $displayData['name'] : false;
+$headers = (isset($displayData['headers'])) ? $displayData['headers'] : [JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_NO'), JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_HEADERS'), JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FOUND')];
+$items = (isset($displayData['items'])) ? $displayData['items'] : 6;
+
+?>
+<div class="uk-overflow-auto">
+	<table id="<?php echo $table_id; ?>" class="uk-table">
+		<thead>
+			<?php if (is_array($headers)): ?>
+				<?php if ($name): ?>
+				<tr>
+					<th colspan="<?php echo count($headers); ?>" style="text-align:center"><b><?php echo $name; ?></b></th>
+				</tr>
+				<?php endif; ?>
+				<tr>
+				<?php foreach($headers as $code_name => $header): ?>
+					<?php 
+						if (is_numeric($code_name))
+						{
+							$code_name = ComponentbuilderHelper::safeString($header);
+						}
+ 					?>
+					<th data-name="<?php echo $code_name; ?>"><?php echo $header; ?></th>
+				<?php endforeach; ?>
+				</tr>
+			<?php elseif (is_numeric($headers)): ?>
+				<?php if ($name): ?>
+				<tr>
+					<th colspan="<?php echo (int) $headers; ?>" style="text-align:center"><b><?php echo $name; ?></b></th>
+				</tr>
+				<?php endif; ?>
+				<tr style="position: absolute; top: -9999px; left: -9999px;">
+				<?php for( $row = 0; $row < $headers; $row++): ?>
+					<th><?php echo ComponentbuilderHelper::safeString($row); ?></th>
+				<?php endfor; ?>
+				</tr>
+			<?php endif; ?>
+		</thead>
+		<tbody>
+			<?php echo JLayoutHelper::render('rows', ['headers' => $headers, 'items' => $items]); ?>
+		</tbody>
+	</table>
+</div>
+<?php
+// Initialize the table if [init is not set], or [is true]
+// To stop initialization set $displayData['init'] = false;
+if (!isset($displayData['init']) || $displayData['init']) :
+?>
+<script type="text/javascript">
+jQuery(document).ready(function() {
+	var <?php echo $table_id; ?> = jQuery('#<?php echo $table_id; ?>').DataTable({
+		paging: false,
+		select: true
+	});
+});
+</script>
+<?php endif; ?>
--- a/admin/models/ajax.php
+++ b/admin/models/ajax.php
@ -3619,7 +3619,7 @@ class ComponentbuilderModelAjax extends ListModel
 	 * @return  array|null
 	 * @since   3.2.0
 	 **/
-	public function searchTable(string $tableName, string $searchValue,
+	public function doSearch(string $tableName, string $searchValue,
 		int $matchCase, int $wholeWord, int $regexSearch, int $componentId): ?array
 	{
 		// check if this is a valid table
@ -3633,7 +3633,7 @@ class ComponentbuilderModelAjax extends ListModel
 			SearchFactory::_('Config')->regex_search = $regexSearch;
 			SearchFactory::_('Config')->component_id = $componentId;

-			if (($items = SearchFactory::_('Agent')->find()) !== null)
+			if (($items = SearchFactory::_('Agent')->table($tableName)) !== null)
 			{
 				return ['success' => JText::sprintf('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_WE_FOUND_SOME_INSTANCES_IN_S', $tableName), 'items' => $items];
 			}
@ -3658,7 +3658,7 @@ class ComponentbuilderModelAjax extends ListModel
 	 * @return  array|null
 	 * @since   3.2.0
 	 **/
-	public function updateTable(string $tableName, string $searchValue, ?string $replaceValue = null,
+	public function replaceAll(string $tableName, string $searchValue, ?string $replaceValue = null,
 		int $matchCase, int $wholeWord, int $regexSearch, int $componentId): ?array
 	{
 		// check if this is a valid table
@ -3673,7 +3673,7 @@ class ComponentbuilderModelAjax extends ListModel
 			SearchFactory::_('Config')->regex_search = $regexSearch;
 			SearchFactory::_('Config')->component_id = $componentId;

-			SearchFactory::_('Agent')->replace();
+			// SearchFactory::_('Agent')->replace(); // TODO show danger message before allowing this!!!!!

 			return ['success' => JText::sprintf('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_ALL_FOUND_INSTANCES_IN_S_WHERE_REPLACED', $tableName)];
 		}
@ -3693,12 +3693,23 @@ class ComponentbuilderModelAjax extends ListModel
 	public function getSearchValue(string $fieldName, int $rowId, string $tableName): array
 	{
 		// check if this is a valid table and field
-		if ($rowId > 0 && SearchFactory('Table')->exist($tableName, $fieldName) &&
-			($value = SearchFactory('Agent')->getValue($fieldName, $rowId, 0, $tableName)) !== null)
+		if ($rowId > 0 && SearchFactory::_('Table')->exist($tableName, $fieldName))
+		{
+			// load the configurations
+			SearchFactory::_('Config')->table_name = $tableName;
+			// load dummy data... TODO this should not be needed!
+			SearchFactory::_('Config')->search_value = '';
+			SearchFactory::_('Config')->replace_value = '';
+			SearchFactory::_('Config')->match_case = 0;
+			SearchFactory::_('Config')->whole_word = 0;
+			SearchFactory::_('Config')->regex_search = 0;
+
+			if (($value = SearchFactory::_('Agent')->getValue($rowId, $fieldName, 0, $tableName)) !== null)
 			{
 				// load the value
 				return ['value' => $value];
 			}
+		}
 		return ['error' => JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_THERE_HAS_BEEN_AN_ERROR_PLEASE_TRY_AGAIN')];
 	}

@ -3722,7 +3733,7 @@ class ComponentbuilderModelAjax extends ListModel
 		string $searchValue, ?string $replaceValue = null, int $matchCase, int $wholeWord, int $regexSearch): array
 	{
 		// check if this is a valid table and field
-		if ($rowId > 0 && SearchFactory('Table')->exist($tableName, $fieldName))
+		if ($rowId > 0 && SearchFactory::_('Table')->exist($tableName, $fieldName))
 		{
 			// load the configurations
 			SearchFactory::_('Config')->table_name = $tableName;
@ -3733,7 +3744,7 @@ class ComponentbuilderModelAjax extends ListModel
 			SearchFactory::_('Config')->regex_search = $regexSearch;

 			// load the value
-			if (($value = SearchFactory('Agent')->getValue($fieldName, $rowId, $line, $tableName, true)) !== null)
+			if (($value = SearchFactory::_('Agent')->getValue($rowId, $fieldName, $line, $tableName, true)) !== null)
 			{
 				return ['value' => $value];
 			}
@ -3755,8 +3766,8 @@ class ComponentbuilderModelAjax extends ListModel
 	public function setValue($value, int $rowId, string $fieldName, string $tableName): array
 	{
 		// check if this is a valid table and field
-		if ($rowId > 0 && SearchFactory('Table')->exist($tableName, $fieldName) &&
-			SearchFactory('Agent')->setValue($value, $rowId, $fieldName, $tableName))
+		if ($rowId > 0 && SearchFactory::_('Table')->exist($tableName, $fieldName) &&
+			SearchFactory::_('Agent')->setValue($value, $rowId, $fieldName, $tableName))
 		{
 			return ['success' => JText::sprintf(
 					'<b>%s</b> (%s:%s) was successfully updated!',
--- a/admin/sql/install.mysql.utf8.sql
+++ b/admin/sql/install.mysql.utf8.sql
--- a/admin/views/search/tmpl/default.php
+++ b/admin/views/search/tmpl/default.php
@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ JHtml::addIncludePath(JPATH_COMPONENT.'/helpers/html');
 JHtml::_('behavior.formvalidator');
 JHtml::_('formbehavior.chosen', 'select');
 JHtml::_('behavior.keepalive');
-use VDM\Joomla\Componentbuilder\Search\Factory as SearchFactory;

 $this->app->input->set('hidemainmenu', false);
 $selectNotice = '<h3>' . JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_HI') . ' ' . $this->user->name . '</h3>';
@ -54,33 +53,25 @@ $selectNotice .= '<p>' . JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_ENTER_YOUR_SEARCH_TEXT')
 		name="adminForm" id="adminForm" class="form-validate" enctype="multipart/form-data">
 		<div class="form-horizontal">
 			<div class="row-fluid">
-				<div class="span8">
+				<div class="span7">
 					<?php echo $this->form->renderField('type_search'); ?>
 					<?php echo $this->form->renderField('search_value'); ?>
 					<?php echo $this->form->renderField('replace_value'); ?>
 				</div>
-				<div class="span3">
+				<div class="span4">
 					<?php echo $this->form->renderFieldset('settings'); ?>
 				</div>
 			</div>
-			<div class="row-fluid" id="search_view">
-				<div id="search-results-tbl-box">
-					<table id="search-results-tbl" class="table">
-						<thead>
-							<tr>
-								<th><?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FOUND_TEXT'); ?></th>
-								<th><?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_TABLE'); ?></th>
-								<th><?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD'); ?></th>
-								<th><?php echo JText::_('ID'); ?></th>
-								<th><?php echo JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_LINE'); ?></th>
-							</tr>
-						</thead>
-						<tbody id="search-results-tbl-tbody"></tbody>
-					</table>
+			<div class="row-fluid" id="search_results_view">
+				<hr>
+				<div id="search_results_table_box">
+					<?php echo JLayoutHelper::render('table', ['id' => 'search_results_table', 'headers' => $this->table_headers, 'items' => 7, 'init' => false]); ?>
 				</div>
 			</div>
-			<div class="row-fluid" id="item_view" style="display: none;">
-				<?php echo $this->form->renderFieldset('view'); ?>
+			<div class="row-fluid" id="item_view_box">
+				<hr>
+				<div id="item_notice"></div>
+				<?php echo $this->form->getInput('full_text'); ?>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</form>
@ -88,14 +79,115 @@ $selectNotice .= '<p>' . JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_ENTER_YOUR_SEARCH_TEXT')
 </div>
 <?php if (isset($this->item['tables']) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($this->item['tables'])) : ?>
 <script>
-	var searchTables = json_encode($this->item['tables']);
+	const searchTables = <?php echo json_encode($this->item['tables']); ?>;

-	const searchValueInp = document.getElementById("search_value");
-	const replaceValueInp = document.getElementById("replace_value");
-	const caseSensitiveLbl = document.getElementById("match_case_lbl");
-	const completeWordLbl = document.getElementById("whole_word_lbl");
-	const regexpSearchLbl = document.getElementById("regex_search_lbl");
+	// the search Ajax URLs
+	const Url = '<?php echo JUri::base(); ?>index.php?option=com_componentbuilder&format=json&raw=true&<?php echo JSession::getFormToken(); ?>=1&task=ajax.';
+
+	// make sure our controller is set
 	let controller = null;
+
+	// set the search mode object
+	const modeObject = document.getElementById("type_search");
+
+	// set the search settings objects
+	const searchObject = document.getElementById("search_value");
+	const replaceObject = document.getElementById("replace_value");
+	const matchObject = document.getElementById("search_behaviour0");
+	const wholeObject = document.getElementById("search_behaviour1");
+	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;
+	replaceObject.onkeyup = onChange;
+
+	// Do the search on key up of search input elements
+	matchObject.onchange = onChange;
+	wholeObject.onchange = onChange;
+	regexObject.onchange = onChange;
+	tableObject.onchange = onChange;
+
+	// get the editor
+	var editorObject;
+	var editorBoxObject;
+	var editorNoticeObject;
+
+	// set some global objects
+	document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {
+		// get the editor
+		editorObject = Joomla.editors.instances['full_text'];
+		editorBoxObject = document.getElementById("item_view_box");
+		editorNoticeObject = document.getElementById("item_notice");
+	});
+
+	// configurations of the table
+	const tableConfigObject = {
+		responsive: true,
+		order: [[ 2, "asc" ]],
+		select:  true,
+		paging: true,
+		lengthMenu: [5, 10, 20 ,50, 80, 100, 150, 200, 500, 1000, 1500, 2000],
+		pageLength: 80,
+		scrollY: 170,
+		columnDefs: [
+			{ 'targets': [ 4, 5 ], 'visible': false, 'searchable': false },
+			{ 'targets': [ 0, 1 ], type: 'html' },
+			{ responsivePriority: 1, targets: 1 },
+			{ responsivePriority: 2, targets: 0 },
+			{ responsivePriority: 3, targets: 2 },
+			{ responsivePriority: 4, targets: 3 }
+		],
+		columns: [
+			{
+				data: 'edit'
+			},
+			{
+				data: 'code'
+			},
+			{
+				data: 'table'
+			},
+			{
+				data: 'field'
+			},
+			{
+				data: 'id'
+			},
+			{
+				data: 'line'
+			}
+		]
+	};
+
+	// The Result Table Code
+	document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {
+
+		// init the table
+		let searchResultsTable = new DataTable('#search_results_table', tableConfigObject);
+
+		searchResultsTable.on( 'select', function ( e, dt, type, indexes ) {
+			if ( type === 'row' ) {
+				// get the data from the row
+				let data = searchResultsTable.rows( indexes ).data();
+
+				// get the item data
+				let item_id = data[0].id;
+				let item_table = data[0].table;
+				let item_field = data[0].field;
+				let item_line = data[0].line;
+
+				// get selected item
+				getSelectedItem(item_table, item_id, item_field, item_line);
+			}
+		});
+
+		searchResultsTable.on( 'deselect', function ( e, dt, type, indexes ) {
+			if ( type === 'row' ) {
+				clearSelectedItem(false);
+			}
+		});
+	});
 </script>
 <?php endif; ?>
 <?php else: ?>
--- a/admin/views/search/view.html.php
+++ b/admin/views/search/view.html.php
@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access'); 

 use Joomla\CMS\MVC\View\HtmlView;
-use Joomla\CMS\Filesystem\File;
 use Joomla\CMS\Form\Form;
 use VDM\Joomla\Componentbuilder\Search\Factory as SearchFactory;

@ -46,6 +45,15 @@ class ComponentbuilderViewSearch extends HtmlView
 		// get the needed form fields
 		$this->form = $this->getDynamicForm();
 		
+		// build our table headers
+		$this->table_headers = array(
+			'edit' => 'E',
+			'code' => JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FOUND_TEXT'),
+			'table' => JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_TABLE'),
+			'field' => JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FIELD'),
+			'id' => JText::_('ID'),
+			'line' => JText::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_LINE')
+		);

 		// We don't need toolbar in the modal window.
 		if ($this->getLayout() !== 'modal')
@ -223,7 +231,7 @@ class ComponentbuilderViewSearch extends HtmlView
 				'name' => 'full_text',
 				'label' => 'COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_FULL_TEXT',
 				'width' => '100%',
-				'height' => '450px',
+				'height' => '250px',
 				'class' => 'full_text_editor',
 				'syntax' => 'php',
 				'buttons' => 'false',
@ -257,6 +265,12 @@ class ComponentbuilderViewSearch extends HtmlView
 		// Initialize the header checker.
 		$HeaderCheck = new componentbuilderHeaderCheck;

+		// always load these files.
+		$this->document->addStyleSheet(JURI::root(true) . "/media/com_componentbuilder/datatable/css/datatables.min.css", (ComponentbuilderHelper::jVersion()->isCompatible("3.8.0")) ? array("version" => "auto") : "text/css");
+		$this->document->addScript(JURI::root(true) . "/media/com_componentbuilder/datatable/js/pdfmake.min.js", (ComponentbuilderHelper::jVersion()->isCompatible("3.8.0")) ? array("version" => "auto") : "text/javascript");
+		$this->document->addScript(JURI::root(true) . "/media/com_componentbuilder/datatable/js/vfs_fonts.js", (ComponentbuilderHelper::jVersion()->isCompatible("3.8.0")) ? array("version" => "auto") : "text/javascript");
+		$this->document->addScript(JURI::root(true) . "/media/com_componentbuilder/datatable/js/datatables.min.js", (ComponentbuilderHelper::jVersion()->isCompatible("3.8.0")) ? array("version" => "auto") : "text/javascript");
+
 		// Add View JavaScript File
 		$this->document->addScript(JURI::root(true) . "/administrator/components/com_componentbuilder/assets/js/search.js", (ComponentbuilderHelper::jVersion()->isCompatible("3.8.0")) ? array("version" => "auto") : "text/javascript");

@ -277,42 +291,16 @@ class ComponentbuilderViewSearch extends HtmlView
 		{
 			JHtml::_('script', 'media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/js/uikit'.$size.'.js', ['version' => 'auto']);
 		}
-
-		// Load the script to find all uikit components needed.
-		if ($uikit != 2)
-		{
-			// Set the default uikit components in this view.
-			$uikitComp = array();
-			$uikitComp[] = 'uk-progress';
-		}
-
-		// Load the needed uikit components in this view.
-		if ($uikit != 2 && isset($uikitComp) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($uikitComp))
-		{
-			// load just in case.
-			jimport('joomla.filesystem.file');
-			// loading...
-			foreach ($uikitComp as $class)
-			{
-				foreach (ComponentbuilderHelper::$uk_components[$class] as $name)
-				{
-					// check if the CSS file exists.
-					if (File::exists(JPATH_ROOT.'/media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/css/components/'.$name.$style.$size.'.css'))
-					{
-						// load the css.
-						JHtml::_('stylesheet', 'media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/css/components/'.$name.$style.$size.'.css', ['version' => 'auto']);
-					}
-					// check if the JavaScript file exists.
-					if (File::exists(JPATH_ROOT.'/media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/js/components/'.$name.$size.'.js'))
-					{
-						// load the js.
-						JHtml::_('script', 'media/com_componentbuilder/uikit-v2/js/components/'.$name.$size.'.js', ['version' => 'auto'], ['type' => 'text/javascript', 'async' => 'async']);
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
 		// add the document default css file
 		$this->document->addStyleSheet(JURI::root(true) .'/administrator/components/com_componentbuilder/assets/css/search.css', (ComponentbuilderHelper::jVersion()->isCompatible('3.8.0')) ? array('version' => 'auto') : 'text/css');
+		// Set the Custom CSS script to view
+		$this->document->addStyleDeclaration("
+			.found_code {
+				color: #46a546;
+				font-weight: bolder;
+			}
+			
+		");
 	}

 	/**
--- a/componentbuilder.xml
+++ b/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>23rd October, 2022</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>30th October, 2022</creationDate>
 	<author>Llewellyn van der Merwe</author>
 	<authorEmail>joomla@vdm.io</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>https://dev.vdm.io</authorUrl>
@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Whether you're a seasoned [Joomla](https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/compo
 		<folder>js</folder>
 		<folder>css</folder>
 		<folder>images</folder>
+		<folder>datatable</folder>
 		<folder>uikit-v2</folder>
 		<folder>footable-v3</folder>
 	</media>
--- a/libraries/jcb_powers/VDM.Joomla/src/Componentbuilder/Search/Agent.php
+++ b/libraries/jcb_powers/VDM.Joomla/src/Componentbuilder/Search/Agent.php
@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace VDM\Joomla\Componentbuilder\Search;


+use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
 use VDM\Joomla\Componentbuilder\Search\Factory;
 use VDM\Joomla\Componentbuilder\Search\Config;
 use VDM\Joomla\Componentbuilder\Search\Database\Get;
@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ use VDM\Joomla\Componentbuilder\Search\Agent\Find;
 use VDM\Joomla\Componentbuilder\Search\Agent\Replace;
 use VDM\Joomla\Componentbuilder\Search\Agent\Search;
 use VDM\Joomla\Componentbuilder\Search\Agent\Update;
+use VDM\Joomla\Componentbuilder\Search\Table;


 /**
@ -85,6 +87,38 @@ class Agent
 	 */
 	protected Update $update;

+	/**
+	 * Table
+	 *
+	 * @var    Table
+	 * @since 3.2.0
+	 */
+	protected Table $table;
+
+	/**
+	 * Return value to search view
+	 *
+	 * @var    string
+	 * @since 3.2.0
+	 */
+	protected string $return;
+
+	/**
+	 * Marker start and end values
+	 *
+	 * @var    array
+	 * @since 3.2.0
+	 */
+	protected array $marker;
+
+	/**
+	 * Marker start and end html values
+	 *
+	 * @var    array
+	 * @since 3.2.0
+	 */
+	protected array $markerHtml;
+
 	/**
 	 * Constructor
 	 *
@ -94,12 +128,14 @@ class Agent
 	 * @param Find|null        $find          The search find object.
 	 * @param Replace|null     $replace       The search replace object.
 	 * @param Search|null      $search        The search object.
+	 * @param Update|null      $update        The update object.
+	 * @param Table|null       $table         The table object.
 	 *
 	 * @since 3.2.0
 	 */
 	public function __construct(?Config $config = null, ?Get $get = null,
 		?Set$set = null, ?Find $find = null, ?Replace $replace = null,
-		?Search $search = null, ?Update $update = null)
+		?Search $search = null, ?Update $update = null, ?Table $table = null)
 	{
 		$this->config = $config ?: Factory::_('Config');
 		$this->get = $get ?: Factory::_('Get.Database');
@ -108,23 +144,23 @@ class Agent
 		$this->replace = $replace ?: Factory::_('Agent.Replace');
 		$this->search = $search ?: Factory::_('Agent.Search');
 		$this->update = $update ?: Factory::_('Agent.Update');
+		$this->table = $table ?: Factory::_('Table');
 	}

 	/**
 	 * Get the value of a field in a row and table
 	 *
-	 * @param   mixed        $value    The field value
 	 * @param   int          $id       The item ID
 	 * @param   string       $field    The field key
 	 * @param   mixed        $line     The field line
 	 * @param   string|null  $table    The table
 	 * @param   bool         $update   The switch to triger an update (default is false)
 	 *
-	 * @return  mixed
+	 * @return  string
 	 * @since 3.2.0
 	 */
 	public function getValue(int $id, string $field, $line = null,
-		?string $table = null, bool $update = false)
+		?string $table = null, bool $update = false): string
 	{
 		// set the table name
 		if (empty($table))
@ -133,6 +169,9 @@ class Agent
 		}

 		if (($value = $this->get->value($id, $field, $table)) !== null)
+		{
+			// we only return strings that can load in an editor
+			if (is_string($value))
 			{
 				// try to update the value if required
 				if ($update && ($updated_value = $this->update->value($value, $line)) !== null)
@ -143,6 +182,9 @@ class Agent
 				return $value;
 			}

+			return '// VALUE CAN NOT BE LOADED (AT THIS TIME) SINCE ITS NOT A STRING';
+		}
+
 		return null;
 	}

@ -168,6 +210,48 @@ class Agent
 		return $this->set->value($value, $id, $field, $table);
 	}

+	/**
+	 * Return Table Ready Search Results
+	 *
+	 * @param string|null    $table           The table being searched
+	 *
+	 * @return  array|null
+	 * @since 3.2.0
+	 */
+	public function table(?string $table = null): ?array
+	{
+		// set the table name
+		if (empty($table))
+		{
+			$table = $this->config->table_name;
+		}
+
+		if(($values = $this->find($table)) !== null)
+		{
+			$table_rows = [];
+
+			// set the return value
+			$this->return = urlencode(base64_encode('index.php?option=com_componentbuilder&view=search'));
+
+			// set the markers
+			$this->marker = [$this->config->marker_start,  $this->config->marker_end];
+			$this->markerHtml = ['<span class="found_code">','</span>'];
+
+			foreach ($values as $id => $fields)
+			{
+				foreach ($fields as $field => $lines)
+				{
+					foreach ($lines as $line => $code)
+					{
+						$table_rows[] = $this->getRow($code, $table, $field, $id, $line);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			return $table_rows;
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Search the posted table for the search value and return all
 	 *
@ -234,5 +318,67 @@ class Agent
 		}
 	}

+	/**
+	 * Return prepared code string for table
+	 *
+	 * @param   string       $code     The code value fro the table
+	 * @param   string|null  $table    The table
+	 * @param   string       $field    The field key
+	 * @param   int          $id       The the row id
+	 * @param   mixed        $line     The code line where found
+	 *
+	 * @return  array
+	 * @since 3.2.0
+	 */
+	protected function getRow(string $code, string $table, string $field, int $id, $line): array
+	{
+		return [
+			'edit' => $this->getRowEditButton($table, $field, $id, $line),
+			'code' => $this->getRowCode($code),
+			'table' => $table,
+			'field' => $field,
+			'id' => $id,
+			'line' => $line
+		];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return prepared code string for table
+	 *
+	 * @param   string       $code     The code value fro the table
+	 *
+	 * @return  string
+	 * @since 3.2.0
+	 */
+	protected function getRowCode(string $code): string
+	{
+		return str_replace($this->marker, $this->markerHtml, htmlentities($code));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the Item button to edit an item
+	 *
+	 * @param   string|null  $view     The single view
+	 * @param   string       $field    The field key
+	 * @param   int          $id       The the row id
+	 * @param   mixed        $line     The code line where found
+	 *
+	 * @return  string
+	 * @since 3.2.0
+	 */
+	protected function getRowEditButton(string $view, string $field, int $id, $line): string
+	{
+		// get list view
+		$views = $this->table->get($view, $field, 'list');
+
+		// return edit link	
+		return '<a class="hasTooltip btn btn-mini" href="index.php?option=com_componentbuilder&view=' . 
+			$views . '&task=' . 
+			$view . '.edit&id=' .
+			$id . '&return=' .
+			$this->return . '" title="' .
+			Text::_('COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_EDIT') . '" ><span class="icon-edit"></span></a>';
+	}
+
 }

--- a/libraries/jcb_powers/VDM.Joomla/src/Componentbuilder/Search/Engine/Basic.php
+++ b/libraries/jcb_powers/VDM.Joomla/src/Componentbuilder/Search/Engine/Basic.php
@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Basic extends Engine implements SearchTypeInterface
 		parent::__construct($config);

 		// quote all regular expression characters
-		$searchValue = \preg_quote($this->searchValue);
+		$searchValue = preg_quote($this->searchValue, '/');

 		$start = ''; $end = '';

--- a/libraries/jcb_powers/VDM.Joomla/src/Componentbuilder/Search/Interfaces/GetInterface.php
+++ b/libraries/jcb_powers/VDM.Joomla/src/Componentbuilder/Search/Interfaces/GetInterface.php
@ -20,17 +20,17 @@ namespace VDM\Joomla\Componentbuilder\Search\Interfaces;
 interface GetInterface
 {
 	/**
-	 * Get values from a given table
+	 * Get a value from a given table
 	 *          Example: $this->value(23, 'value_key', 'table_name');
 	 *
-	 * @param   string           $field     The field key
 	 * @param   int              $id        The item ID
+	 * @param   string           $field     The field key
 	 * @param   string|null      $table     The table
 	 *
 	 * @return  mixed
 	 * @since 3.2.0
 	 */
-	public function value(string $field, int $id, string $table = null);
+	public function value(int $id, string $field, string $table = null);

 	/**
 	 * Get values from a given table
--- a/libraries/jcb_powers/VDM.Joomla/src/Componentbuilder/Search/Service/Agent.php
+++ b/libraries/jcb_powers/VDM.Joomla/src/Componentbuilder/Search/Service/Agent.php
@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ class Agent implements ServiceProviderInterface
 			$container->get('Set.Database'),
 			$container->get('Agent.Find'),
 			$container->get('Agent.Replace'),
-			$container->get('Agent.Search')
+			$container->get('Agent.Search'),
+			$container->get('Agent.Update'),
+			$container->get('Table')
 		);
 	}

--- a/libraries/jcb_powers/VDM.Joomla/src/Utilities/StringHelper.php
+++ b/libraries/jcb_powers/VDM.Joomla/src/Utilities/StringHelper.php
@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ abstract class StringHelper
 	 * 
 	 * @since  3.0.9
 	 */
-	public static function html($var, $charset = 'UTF-8', $shorten = false, $length = 40)
+	public static function html($var, $charset = 'UTF-8', $shorten = false, $length = 40, $addTip = true)
 	{
 		if (self::check($var))
 		{
@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ abstract class StringHelper
 			);
 			if ($shorten)
 			{
-				return self::shorten($string, $length);
+				return self::shorten($string, $length, $addTip);
 			}
 			return $string;
 		}
--- a/media/datatable/css/datatables.min.css
+++ b/media/datatable/css/datatables.min.css
--- a/media/datatable/css/index.html
+++ b/media/datatable/css/index.html
@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></body></html>
--- a/media/datatable/index.html
+++ b/media/datatable/index.html
@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></body></html>
--- a/media/datatable/js/datatables.min.js
+++ b/media/datatable/js/datatables.min.js
--- a/media/datatable/js/index.html
+++ b/media/datatable/js/index.html
@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></body></html>
--- a/media/datatable/js/pdfmake.min.js
+++ b/media/datatable/js/pdfmake.min.js
--- a/media/datatable/js/vfs_fonts.js
+++ b/media/datatable/js/vfs_fonts.js
				`@ -0,0 +1 @@`
				`<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></body></html>`