options.rb in effective_datatables-2.1.3

- old
+ new

@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@
           cols[name][:width] ||= nil
           cols[name][:sortable] = true if cols[name][:sortable].nil?
           cols[name][:visible] = true if cols[name][:visible].nil?
 
           # Type
+          cols[name][:type] ||= cols[name][:as]  # Use as: or type: interchangeably
+
           cols[name][:type] ||= (
             if belong_tos.key?(name)
               :belongs_to
             elsif has_manys.key?(name)
               :has_many
@@ -112,9 +114,12 @@
         filter = {type: filter.to_sym} if filter.kind_of?(String)
         filter = {} unless filter.kind_of?(Hash)
 
         # This is a fix for passing filter[:selected] == false, it needs to be 'false'
         filter[:selected] = filter[:selected].to_s unless filter[:selected].nil?
+
+        # If you pass values, just assume it's a select
+        filter[:type] ||= :select if filter.key?(:values)
 
         # Check if this is an aggregate column
         if ['SUM(', 'COUNT(', 'MAX(', 'MIN(', 'AVG('].any? { |str| sql_column.include?(str) }
           filter[:sql_operation] = :having
         end