Kendo UI grid - batch update not executed - kendo-ui

Question

I'm implementing a simple (at least ,that was the goal) Kendo UI grid that displays two columns: one holding a checkbox, bound to a boolean, and one holding a display name for the item. The checkbox column has a simple template, and the change() event of the checkbox is handled so that the model in the datasource gets updated. I have verified this, and it works.
The data source has been configured for batch, and defines a transport for read and update. Both call a function that perform the ajax call. As I said before, the read function is handled as expected. However, the update function defined on the transport is not. The sync() on the datasource is triggered with a simple button whose click event is hooked to a function that calls datasource.sync() (or grid.saveChanges()).
transport: {
read: function(options) {
return loadStuff(options);
},
update: function (options) {
return updateStuff(options);
}
}
When debugging in the Kendo UI code, it looks like the models attribute on the ModelSet is always empty, and therefore the sync() decides that there's nothing to sync. Anyone got a clue what is happening here?
UPDATE:
Looks like something may be wrong when handling the checkbox check / uncheck. Apparently I should use something like
$('#divGrid').on('click', '.chkbx', function() {
var checked = $(this).is(':checked');
var grid = $('#divGrid').data().kendoGrid;
var dataItem = grid.dataItem($(this).closest('tr'));
dataItem.set("Selected", checked);
});
Unfortunately, it looks like the set() method is not defined on the data item. When debugging, it only contains the data, and no Model object having the set() method.
UPDATE 2:
Tried wrapping the data returned from the ajax call in a model defined with Model.define(). That seems to solve the issue of the model not being dirty, as the _modified property on the model returns true. However, the models array in the ModelSet remains empty. Is this a bug in Kendo UI, or am I going the wrong way?

Answer 1

You don't actually need to bind to click event on the checkboxes.
I´ve posted an example on using it in JSFiddle where you can see it running. This example displays in a grid two columns: first text (tick) and second boolean rendered as a checkbox (selected); the update is batch (so, it's pretty close to what you have).
Questions to keep in mind are:
For displaying the checkbox while not in edit mode, you should define a template, something like this. You might realize that the checkbox is in disabled state by default since you want to edit it as other fields (selecting the cell first). This also guarantees that the model is correctly updated:
{
field : "selected",
title : "Selected",
template: "<input type='checkbox' name='selected' #= selected ? 'checked' : '' # disabled/>"
}
Define in the model that this field is boolean:
schema : {
id : "id",
model: {
fields: {
symbol : { type: "string" },
selected: { type: "boolean" }
}
}
},
Define the transport.update function, something like:
transport: {
read : function (operation) {
// Your function for reading
},
update: function (operation) {
// Display modified data in an alert
alert("update" + JSON.stringify(operation.data.models, null, 4));
// Invoke updating function
// that should ends with an operation.success(the_new_data)
// In this example just say ok
operation.success(operation.data.models)
}
}
EDIT: If you want to be able to modify the checkbox state without having to enter in edit mode first, you should:
Remove the disabled from the template:
{
field : "selected",
title : "Selected",
template : "<input type='checkbox' name='selected' #= selected ? 'checked' : '' #/>"
},
Then bind the click event on checkboxes to the following handler function:
$("#stocks_tbl").on("click", "input:checkbox", function(ev) {
var dataItem = grid.dataItem($(this).closest('tr'));
dataItem.set("selected", this.checked);
});
Where #stocks_tbl is the id of the div that contains the grid. You might see it running here.
NOTE: It's important the on with the three parameters for making it live