handsontable · KrzysztofZie · May 13, 2026 · May 14, 2026 · May 18, 2026 · May 18, 2026
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ dist
 .cache
 .vscode
 .DS_Store
-.angular
+.angular
+.claude/
diff --git a/server-examples/django/README.md b/server-examples/django/README.md
@@ -15,16 +15,13 @@ A fully working employee directory that demonstrates Handsontable's `dataProvide
 **Prerequisites:** Docker (with Compose plugin), Node.js, npm
 
 ```bash
-cd server-examples
-chmod +x setup.sh
-./setup.sh
+bash setup.sh
 ```
 
 Or with Make:
 
 ```bash
-cd server-examples
-make
+make setup
 ```
 
 The script will:
@@ -36,12 +33,22 @@ The script will:
 
 Open **http://localhost:5173** in your browser.
 
+## Available commands
+
+```bash
+make setup    # Full first-time setup (build → migrate → seed → start)
+make backend  # Start only the Docker services
+make frontend # Install deps and start Vite
+make stop     # Stop Docker services
+make clean    # Remove containers, volumes, and node_modules
+```
+
 ## Project structure
 
 ```
-server-examples/
+server-examples/django/
 ├── setup.sh              # One-run setup script
-├── Makefile              # Alternative make-based entry point
+├── Makefile              # Convenience targets
 ├── docker-compose.yml    # PostgreSQL + Django services
 ├── backend/
 │   ├── Dockerfile
@@ -59,6 +66,7 @@ server-examples/
 └── frontend/
     ├── package.json
     ├── vite.config.js    # Proxies /api/* → localhost:8000
+    ├── favicon.png
     ├── index.html
     └── src/main.js       # Handsontable + dataProvider setup
 ```

diff --git a/server-examples/django/backend/employees/views.py b/server-examples/django/backend/employees/views.py
@@ -133,10 +133,12 @@ def get_queryset(self):
     @action(detail=False, methods=['post'], url_path='create-rows')
     @transaction.atomic
     def create_rows(self, request):
-        serializer = EmployeeSerializer(data=request.data, many=True)
-        serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
-        serializer.save()
-        # Return created rows so dataProvider can update its row map with server-assigned ids.
+        rows_amount = max(1, int(request.data.get('rowsAmount', 1)))
+        employees = Employee.objects.bulk_create([
+            Employee(first_name='', last_name='', department='', role='', salary=0)
+            for _ in range(rows_amount)
+        ])
+        serializer = EmployeeSerializer(employees, many=True)
         return Response(serializer.data, status=201)
 
     @action(detail=False, methods=['patch'], url_path='update-rows')
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ def update_rows(self, request):
         updated = []
         for row in request.data:
             employee = Employee.objects.get(pk=row['id'])
-            serializer = EmployeeSerializer(employee, data=row, partial=True)
+            serializer = EmployeeSerializer(employee, data=row['changes'], partial=True)
             serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
             serializer.save()
             updated.append(serializer.data)

diff --git a/server-examples/django/docker-compose.yml b/server-examples/django/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: '3.9'
-
 services:
   db:
     image: postgres:15-alpine

diff --git a/server-examples/django/frontend/favicon.png b/server-examples/django/frontend/favicon.png
diff --git a/server-examples/django/frontend/index.html b/server-examples/django/frontend/index.html
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8" />
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+  <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/favicon.png">
   <title>Handsontable — Server-Side Django Example</title>
   <style>
     body {