$request->string('search')->trim()->toString(), 'sort' => $request->string('sort')->toString(), 'direction' => $request->string('direction')->toString() === 'desc' ? 'desc' : 'asc', ]; } /** * @param array{search: string, sort: string, direction: 'asc'|'desc'} $query * @return array{search: string, sort: string, direction: 'asc'|'desc'|null} */ protected function dataTableFilters(array $query, array $extra = []): array { return array_merge([ 'search' => $query['search'], 'sort' => $query['sort'], 'direction' => $query['sort'] !== '' ? $query['direction'] : null, ], $extra); } }