removes visibility toggle from Name column [fixes SCI-2435]

app/assets/javascripts/repositories/repository_datatable.js.erb

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ var RepositoryDatatable = (function(global) {
       }, {
         // Name column is clickable
         targets: 3,
+        visible: true,
         render: function(data, type, row) {
           return "<a href='" + row.recordInfoUrl + "'" +
                  "class='record-info-link'>" + data + '</a>';
@@ -1120,6 +1121,8 @@ var RepositoryDatatable = (function(global) {
           thederName = el.innerText;
         }
 
+
+
         var listItem = dropdownList
                    .find('.repository-columns-list-template')
                    .clone();
@@ -1129,10 +1132,11 @@ var RepositoryDatatable = (function(global) {
         listItem.addClass(visLi);
         listItem.removeClass('repository-columns-list-template hide');
         listItem.find('.text').html(generateColumnNameTooltip(thederName));
+        if(thederName !== 'Name') {
           listItem.find('.vis').addClass(visClass);
           listItem.find('.vis')
                   .attr('title', $(TABLE_ID).data('columns-visibility-text'));
-
+        }
         dropdownList.append(listItem);
       }
     });
@@ -1164,6 +1168,7 @@ var RepositoryDatatable = (function(global) {
       var li = self.closest('li');
       var column = TABLE.column(li.attr('data-position'));
 
+      if(column.header.id !== 'row-name') {
         if (column.visible()) {
           self.addClass('fa-eye-slash');
           self.removeClass('fa-eye');
@@ -1177,7 +1182,7 @@ var RepositoryDatatable = (function(global) {
           column.visible(true);
           TABLE.setColumnSearchable(column.index(), true);
         }
-
+      }
       // Re-filter/search if neccesary
       var searchText = $('div.dataTables_filter input').val();
       if (!_.isEmpty(searchText)) {

lib/tasks/clear_repository_rows_and_columns_without_repository.rake

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-namespace :clear_repository_rows_and_columns_without_repository do
-  desc 'Removes all repository rows/columns and ' \
-       'referenced entities with dependent: destroy'
-  task run: :environment do
-    repository_ids = Repository.select(:id)
-    RepositoryColumn.skip_callback(:destroy, :around, :update_repository_table_states_with_removed_column)
-    RepositoryRow.where.not(repository_id: repository_ids).destroy_all
-    RepositoryColumn.where.not(repository_id: repository_ids).destroy_all
-    RepositoryColumn.set_callback(:destroy, :around, :update_repository_table_states_with_removed_column)
-  end
-end

lib/tasks/repositories.rake

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+namespace :repositories do
+  desc 'Removes all repository rows/columns and ' \
+       'referenced entities with dependent: destroy'
+  task remove_rows_and_columns_without_repository: :environment do
+    repository_ids = Repository.select(:id)
+    RepositoryColumn.skip_callback(
+      :destroy, :around, :update_repository_table_states_with_removed_column
+    )
+    RepositoryRow.where.not(repository_id: repository_ids).destroy_all
+    RepositoryColumn.where.not(repository_id: repository_ids).destroy_all
+    RepositoryColumn.set_callback(
+      :destroy, :around, :update_repository_table_states_with_removed_column
+    )
+  end
+
+  desc 'Set\'s the Name column visibility value to true. Needed if ' \
+       'the user has the Name column hidden when [SCI-2435] is merged. ' \
+       'Check: https://github.com/biosistemika/scinote-web/commits/master'
+  task set_name_column_visibility: :environment do
+    RepositoryTableState.find_each do |repository_table_state|
+      next unless repository_table_state.state['columns']['3']
+      repository_table_state.state['columns']['3']['visible'] = 'true'
+      repository_table_state.save
+    end
+  end
+end