Feature architecture

Read core first for the headless model and stable inputs.

Register the behavior the table uses

import {
  createSortedRowModel,
  rowSortingFeature,
  sortFn_alphanumeric,
  tableFeatures,
} from '@tanstack/table-core'

export const features = tableFeatures({
  rowSortingFeature,
  sortedRowModel: createSortedRowModel(),
  sortFns: { alphanumeric: sortFn_alphanumeric },
})

Pass the stable features object to the installed adapter constructor. The concrete registry determines optional APIs, options, state slices, and their types. The core row model is automatic; a custom core model uses coreRowModel.

Registration rules

• Register each prerequisite feature before its dependent slot in the same tableFeatures call. A processing factory alone cannot install that feature's APIs or state.
• Row-model factories use create*RowModel() feature slots. Their names and prerequisites are in the feature reference. They take no function-registry arguments.
• filterFns, sortFns, and aggregationFns are feature slots, not table options. They require columnFilteringFeature, rowSortingFeature, and rowAggregationFeature, respectively.
• Import individual built-ins such as sortFn_alphanumeric and register their conventional keys. Those keys become typed string names; 'auto' can resolve only registered functions. Pass a function directly when a column needs no named registry entry. Full registry exports bundle every built-in.
• columnResizingFeature requires columnSizingFeature; globalFilteringFeature requires columnFilteringFeature. Check installed FeatureSlotPrereqs for other dependencies.
• Use explicit features for normal construction. stockFeatures is a deliberate all-features convenience or temporary migration aid, with the corresponding bundle cost.

A missing API can mean missing registration. Check the concrete feature object before casting, recreating an API, or assuming v9 removed it.

Select references by the requested change

Read only references needed for the requested behavior and its dependencies, including features being added. An unrelated feature already registered on the table does not make its reference necessary.

For controlled state or reset behavior, read shared state and load the installed adapter's state skill for reactive wiring.

Installed API discovery

Inspect node_modules/@tanstack/table-core/dist/types/TableFeatures.d.ts for slots and FeatureSlotPrereqs. Follow dist/features/<feature>/ for exact state, option, and instance declarations. Each reference names its feature directory.