Loading data thru function (including server-side pagination/sort/filter)

Is there a way to use a function to load data instead of URL? This will be useful, if we are loading data thru other methodologies like websocket etc.

I have done the same by using an attribute source with following code changes. If required, can generate a PR. It worked for my use case as I used deferred to fetch the data in that called function.

In initServer function changed

	      if (!(url || this.options.url ) && !this.options.ajax) {
	        return;
	      }

as

	      if (!(url || this.options.url || this.options.source) && !this.options.ajax) {
	        return;
	      }

Then added following block in same function before var request=....

          if(this.options.source){
            let _res=this.options.source(data);
	          var res = Utils.calculateObjectValue(_this10.options, _this10.options.responseHandler, [_res, undefined], _res);

	          _this10.load(res);

	          _this10.trigger('load-success', res, true, undefined);

	          if (!silent) {
	            _this10.hideLoading();
	          }

	          if (_this10.options.sidePagination === 'server' && res[_this10.options.totalField] > 0 && !res[_this10.options.dataField].length) {
	            _this10.updatePagination();
	          }            
            
            return data;
          }

I am able to get data from the function defined as source:name-of-function

Is there any other better option?

[sekarpdkt]

Ok. Solved it thru ajax:function(params) {ajaxhandler(additionalInfo,params); }

[sekarpdkt]

Hi… Thanks. It solved original issue. I was having another request to send additional parameters to the AJAX function. This will be useful, if we have multiple tables in the same page and we wanted to have a common AJAX handler. Is there any option available to pass custom additional info to ajax handler in addition to params.