82.Project BlogIt - Task 10

In this task, we shall implement filters and bulk actions for My blog posts page.

Task 10

Let's implement the following functionalities in the application:

Add a column filter which is accessed through the action dropdown present at the top right corner of the My blog posts page with the label Columns. When the action dropdown is clicked, it should display a list of checkboxes that gives the user control over which columns to be displayed. By default, all the checkboxes must be checked. The user should NOT be able to uncheck the title column.

Add a button for search filters next to the column filter action dropdown. When the button is clicked, a search filters pane should open, allowing the user to filter based on title, category, and status. Once the filters are applied, the selected criteria should be reflected in the filter query as well.

Make usage of service objects while filtering in backend.
Add ability to select specific rows using the checkbox adjacent to it. It must be noted clicking the checkbox adjacent to the column name should select all rows automatically. Once the posts are selected, part of the header that enables column filtering would be replaced with the bulk actions. Add the following bulk actions:
1. Change status: This bulk action enables the user to change the status of the selected posts to a specified one. This can be implemented using a dropdown. Suppose a user tries to change the status of certain posts from Draft to Published. If one of the posts selected is already in the Published state, then after performing the bulk action, the last published date of that post should not change. In other terms, a published post should not be published again.
2. Delete: This bulk action enables the user to delete the selected posts. Before deletion, proper warnings should be given to the user.