I Bet Your Table Code is 200+ Lines. Prove Me Wrong. 😏

Let Me Prove I'm Right

I'm making a bet. Your table code has:

1. Column definitions (manually written)


2. Filter logic


3. Sort logic


4. Pagination state


5. API connection


6. Loading states


7. URL sync


8. Export functionality

That's 200+ lines minimum. I've seen projects with 600+.

Don't believe me? Go count yours right now. I'll wait. ☕️

Why This Happens

TanStack Table is incredible. Headless, flexible, powerful.

But that's the trap. It gives you primitives. You still have to:

• Map your schema to columns


• Build filter/sort/pagination UI


• Connect server-side logic


• Handle URL state


• Add export functionality

That's not TanStack's fault. It's headless by design.

I know because I did this for 3 years.

I Got Tired of Being a Boilerplate Factory

So I built TableCraft — a layer on top of TanStack Table that generates everything from your Drizzle schema.

// Backend: Connect schema, get full API

const users = defineTable(schema.users)

  .hide('password')

  .search('email', 'name')

  .sort('-createdAt')



// Frontend: One component, done

<DataTable adapter={createTableCraftAdapter({ table: 'users' })} />

What you get:

• ✅ Auto-generated columns from schema


• ✅ Server-side filtering, sorting, pagination


• ✅ Search, export, date pickers


• ✅ URL state sync


• ✅ TypeScript types

All powered by TanStack Table under the hood.

Challenge for You 💪

Go check your last project.

Count the lines of table-related code (columns, filters, pagination, API routes).

Highest I've seen: 600+ lines. Beat that. 🏆

Comment below with:

1. Lines of code


2. Hours spent


3. Would you use a tool that auto-generates this?

I'll go first: 340 lines, 4 hours, and yes I built the tool.

Your turn. 👇

Links:

• 🔗 GitHub Repository
  


• 📚 Documentation