AdaptTable for shadcn-vue

Tree data in shadcn-vue

A tree grid is a different shape from a grouped table: the rows themselves nest, rather than being collected under synthetic headers. Compose tree() with getChildren or getParentId and it renders the hierarchy.

Children indent under their parent and a shadcn-vue chevron control in the tree column opens and closes each branch. Give hasChildren and onLoadChildren and a branch fetches its children as it opens, showing that it is loading; a failed fetch closes it again, so the next click retries.

On a phone each card leads with the same chevron and indents by depth. Sorting reorders each branch in place, and a search shows the rows it matches.

The code

<script setup lang="ts">
import type { ColumnDef } from "@adapttable/vue";
import { DataTable } from "@adapttable/shadcn-vue";
import { tree } from "@adapttable/shadcn-vue/tree";

interface Employee {
  id: string;
  name: string;
  team: string;
  managerId?: string;
}

defineProps<{ people: readonly Employee[] }>();

const columns: ColumnDef<Employee>[] = [{ key: "name" }, { key: "team" }];
const rowKey = (row: Employee) => row.id;
const features = [
  tree<Employee>({ getParentId: (row) => row.managerId, treeColumn: "name" }),
];
</script>

<template>
  <DataTable
    :data="people"
    :columns="columns"
    :row-key="rowKey"
    :features="features"
  />
</template>

Install

pnpm add @adapttable/shadcn-vue @adapttable/vue @adapttable/core reka-ui

The same feature in the other kits

• Tree data in Vue Unstyled — Native elements — your own CSS
• Tree data in Element Plus — Element blue, crisp form controls
• Tree data in Vuetify — Material Design, Vuetify blue
• Tree data in Naive UI — Clean, compact, green accent
• Tree data in Reka UI — Accessible primitives, neutral theme
• Tree data in Nuxt UI — Tailwind-native, Nuxt green
• Tree data in Quasar — Material-flavoured, Quasar blue

More shadcn-vue features

• Filtering in shadcn-vue — Ranges, selects, an AND/OR tree and chips — all in the URL.
• Column management in shadcn-vue — Show, hide, reorder, pin and resize — from a menu you did not write.
• Column groups in shadcn-vue — Spanning headers that collapse to a stub, a kept child, or a custom cell.
• Row selection in shadcn-vue — A set of ids that survives paging, with bulk actions over it.
• Rows in shadcn-vue — Pin rows from a 3-dot menu, and merge a team that runs down the page.
• Row reordering in shadcn-vue — Drag or keyboard moves, announced — the host writes.
• Inline cell editing in shadcn-vue — Native editors in the cell; every write goes through your handler.
• Row grouping in shadcn-vue — Drag, select or keyboard grouping, with totals in the headers.
• Aggregation in shadcn-vue — Footer totals, pinned summaries, group aggregates — not data rows.
• Nested tables in shadcn-vue — A real table under a row — same engine, own columns, own keys.
• CSV export in shadcn-vue — One toolbar button, a CSV of the table as it stands.
• Row and column virtualization in shadcn-vue — 40,000 rows in a scroll box, only the visible ones rendered.
• Mobile cards in shadcn-vue — Every row becomes a card on phones. Automatically, with the same state.
• Pivot tables in shadcn-vue — Rows down the side, dimensions across the top, subtotals at every level.
• Saved views in shadcn-vue — Name an arrangement and restore it from the menu.
• Spreadsheet formulas in shadcn-vue — ROUND, POWER, SQRT, IF — computed columns, errors in the cell.
• Right-to-left shadcn-vue data table — Arabic strings, a flipped axis, and a popover that opens from the right edge.
• Live updates in shadcn-vue — Rows change while you read them. Sort and selection hold.
• Accessible shadcn-vue data table — Arrow-key focus, a visible ring, forced-colors, and live announcements.
• AI table assistant in shadcn-vue — Local sort, questions and approved edits with real table outcomes.

Reference: tree-data. More of this kit: AdaptTable for shadcn-vue, or the live demo.