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+import React from 'react';
+import { Center, Group, Text } from '@mantine/core';
+import {
+  ArrowDownWideNarrow,
+  ArrowUpDown,
+  ArrowUpNarrowWide,
+} from 'lucide-react';
+
+export const makeHeaderCellRenderer = (sorting, onSortingChange) => (header) => {
+  let sortingIcon = ArrowUpDown;
+  if (sorting[0]?.id === header.id) {
+    sortingIcon =
+      sorting[0].desc === false ? ArrowUpNarrowWide : ArrowDownWideNarrow;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Group>
+      <Text size="sm" name={header.id}>
+        {header.column.columnDef.header}
+      </Text>
+      {header.column.columnDef.sortable && (
+        <Center>
+          {React.createElement(sortingIcon, {
+            onClick: () => onSortingChange(header.id),
+            size: 14,
+          })}
+        </Center>
+      )}
+    </Group>
+  );
+};
+
+export const makeSortingChangeHandler =
+  (sorting, setSorting, onDataSort) => (column) => {
+    const sortField = sorting[0]?.id;
+    const sortDirection = sorting[0]?.desc;
+
+    const newSorting = [];
+    if (sortField === column) {
+      if (sortDirection === false) {
+        newSorting[0] = { id: column, desc: true };
+      }
+      // third click → clear (empty array)
+    } else {
+      newSorting[0] = { id: column, desc: false };
+    }
+
+    setSorting(newSorting);
+    if (newSorting.length > 0) {
+      onDataSort(newSorting[0].id, newSorting[0].desc);
+    }
+  };
+