From 6256149fe16b0057ac9d7bdbd2703a3712f0d4c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Jokob @NetAlertX" <96159884+jokob-sk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:17:52 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] FE: add shared sub-tab skeleton template for plugins

---
 .../php/templates/skel_tab_plugins_table.php  | 43 +++++++++++++++++++
 front/pluginsCore.php                         | 17 +++++++-
 2 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 front/php/templates/skel_tab_plugins_table.php

diff --git a/front/php/templates/skel_tab_plugins_table.php b/front/php/templates/skel_tab_plugins_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1bd42c7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/front/php/templates/skel_tab_plugins_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<!-- Plugins Sub-Tab Table Skeleton (shared: Objects / Events / History) === -->
+<div class="skel-table-box">
+  <div class="skel-table-header-row">
+    <?php for ($j = 0; $j < 5; $j++): ?>
+    <span class="skel-th skel-shimmer"></span>
+    <?php endfor; ?>
+  </div>
+  <?php
+    $rowWidths = [
+        [15, 14, 18, 12, 20],
+        [15, 14, 18, 12, 20],
+        [15, 14, 18, 12, 20],
+        [15, 14, 18, 12, 20],
+        [15, 14, 18, 12, 20],
+        [15, 14, 18, 12, 20],
+        [15, 14, 18, 12, 20],
+        [15, 14, 18, 12, 20],
+        [15, 14, 18, 12, 20],
+        [15, 14, 18, 12, 20],
+        [15, 14, 18, 12, 20],
+        [15, 14, 18, 12, 20],
+        [15, 14, 18, 12, 20],
+        [15, 14, 18, 12, 20],
+        [15, 14, 18, 12, 20],
+        [15, 14, 18, 12, 20],
+        [15, 14, 18, 12, 20],
+        [15, 14, 18, 12, 20],
+        [15, 14, 18, 12, 20],
+        [15, 14, 18, 12, 20],
+    ];
+    foreach ($rowWidths as $widths):
+  ?>
+  <div class="skel-tr">
+    <?php foreach ($widths as $w): ?>
+    <span class="skel-td skel-shimmer" style="flex:1; max-width:<?= $w ?>%"></span>
+    <?php endforeach; ?>
+  </div>
+  <?php endforeach; ?>
+</div>
+<div class="skel-form-footer" style="padding:8px 0;">
+  <span class="skel-form-btn skel-shimmer"></span>
+  <span class="skel-form-btn skel-shimmer"></span>
+</div>
diff --git a/front/pluginsCore.php b/front/pluginsCore.php
index cb65134c..d4ba91d4 100755
--- a/front/pluginsCore.php
+++ b/front/pluginsCore.php
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
   //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   // check if authenticated
   require_once  $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/php/templates/security.php';
+
+  // Capture shared sub-tab skeleton template for JS injection
+  ob_start(); require $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/php/templates/skel_tab_plugins_table.php'; $skelPluginsTable = ob_get_clean();
 ?>
 
 <!-- Main content ---------------------------------------------------------- -->
@@ -27,6 +30,9 @@
 
 <script>
 
+// Sub-tab skeleton HTML (server-rendered, shared across Objects / Events / History panes)
+const skelPluginsTable = <?= json_encode($skelPluginsTable) ?>;
+
 // Global variable to track the last MAC we initialized with
 let lastMac = null;
 let keepUpdating = true;
@@ -620,8 +626,11 @@ function generateDataTable(prefix, tableType, colDefinitions) {
   // Generate HTML for a DataTable and associated buttons for a given table type
   const headersHtml = colDefinitions.map(colDef => `<th class="${colDef.css_classes}">${getString(`${prefix}_${colDef.column}_name`)}</th>`).join('');
 
+  const skelHtml = skelPluginsTable;
+
   return `
-    <div id="${tableType.toLowerCase()}Target_${prefix}" class="tab-pane ${tableType == "Objects" ? "active":""}">
+    <div id="${tableType.toLowerCase()}Target_${prefix}" class="tab-pane ${tableType == "Objects" ? "active":""}" style="position:relative;">
+      <div id="skel-${tableType.toLowerCase()}Target_${prefix}" class="skel-plugins-tab-pane" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;z-index:1;background:inherit;">${skelHtml}</div>
       <table id="${tableType.toLowerCase()}Table_${prefix}" class="display table table-striped table-stretched" data-my-dbtable="Plugins_${tableType}">
         <thead><tr>${headersHtml}</tr></thead>
       </table>
@@ -647,6 +656,7 @@ function initializeDataTables(prefix, colDefinitions, pluginObj) {
     if ($.fn.DataTable.isDataTable(`#${tableId}`)) {
       return; // already initialized
     }
+    const skelId = `#skel-${tableId.replace('Table_', 'Target_')}`;
     $(`#${tableId}`).DataTable({
       processing: true,
       serverSide: true,
@@ -655,6 +665,11 @@ function initializeDataTables(prefix, colDefinitions, pluginObj) {
       ordering:   false,
       pageLength: 25,
       lengthMenu: [[10, 25, 50, 100], [10, 25, 50, 100]],
+      // Fade out the skeleton only after the first draw so there is no gap
+      // between the skeleton disappearing and the table rows appearing.
+      initComplete: function() {
+        $(skelId).fadeOut(250, function() { $(this).remove(); });
+      },
       createdRow: function(row, data) {
         $(row).attr('data-my-index', data.index);
       },