# Introduction

`ngx-datatable` is a Angular component for presenting large and complex data.\
It has all the features you would expect from any other table but in a light package\
with *no external dependencies*. The table was designed to be extremely flexible and light;\
it doesn't make any assumptions about your data or how you: filter, sort or page it.

It was originally built for modern browsers using *TypeScript, CSS3 and HTML5* and Angular `>=4.0.0`.\
This is the sister project of the [angular-data-table](https://github.com/swimlane/angular-data-table)\
that is designed for Angular 1.x.

## In The News

### AngularAir Esp 76

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj4orsvIp8c>" %}

The project was featured on [AngularAir](https://angularair.com/) where [@amcdnl](https://github.com/amcdnl)\
spoke about the project, challenges and whats to come.

## Development server

Run `yarn start` to serve the demo at `http://localhost:4200/`. The app will automatically reload if you change any of the source files.

## Building

Run `yarn build` to build the project. The build artifacts will be stored in the `dist/` directory.

## Running tests

* Run `yarn test` to execute the linter, prettier check, unit and end-to-end tests.

## Release

* Checkout master (`git checkout master`)
* Pull master (`git pull`)
* Refresh node modules (`yarn install --frozen-lockfile`)
* Run tests (`yarn test`)
* Examine log to determine next version (X.Y.Z)
* Run `git checkout -b release/X.Y.Z`
* Update version in `projects/swimlane/ngx-datatable/package.json`.
* Update changelog in `docs/CHANGELOG.md`
* Run `yarn package` to build the package
* Run `git commit -am "(release): X.Y.Z"`
* Run `git tag X.Y.Z`
* Run `git push origin HEAD --tags`
* Run `yarn publish`
* Submit PR


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