Sortable Table UI: Fallback default sort settings to global client config, if user pref is not set.

Author: jhuckaby

docs/config.md

@@ -623,6 +623,11 @@ This path string points to the logo used in the UI header/sidebar and in emails
 
 This array allows you to globally hide specific sidebar sections for all users, regardless of their preferences.
 
+### client.tables
+<!-- Title: Default Table Sort -->
+
+This object allows you to set default sort preferences for all the sortable tables in the UI.
+
 ### client.items_per_page
 <!-- Title: List Items Per Page -->
 

htdocs/js/pages/Base.class.js

@@ -3679,8 +3679,8 @@ Page.Base = class Base extends Page {
 		var html = '';
 		if (!this.tables) this.tables = {};
 
-		opts.sort_by = app.getPref(`tables.${opts.id}.sort_by`) || opts.sort_by;
-		opts.sort_dir = app.getPref(`tables.${opts.id}.sort_dir`) || opts.sort_dir;
+		opts.sort_by = app.getPref(`tables.${opts.id}.sort_by`) || get_path(config, `tables.${opts.id}.sort_by`) || opts.sort_by;
+		opts.sort_dir = app.getPref(`tables.${opts.id}.sort_dir`) || get_path(config, `tables.${opts.id}.sort_dir`) || opts.sort_dir;
 
 		// retrieve previous settings if applicable
 		if (this.tables[ opts.id ]) {

sample_conf/config.json

@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@
 		"company": "PixlCore LLC",
 		"logo_url": "/images/logotype.png",
 		"hide_sidebar_sections": [],
+		"tables": {},
 
 		"items_per_page": 50,
 		"alt_items_per_page": 25,