diff --git a/app/models/datatable.rb b/app/models/datatable.rb
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-# derived from http://railscasts.com/episodes/340-datatables
-# handles server side multi-column searching and sorting
-
-class Datatable
-  delegate :params, :h, :raw, :link_to, :number_to_currency, to: :@view
-
-  def initialize(klass, view)
-    @klass = klass
-    @view = view
-  end
-
-  def as_json
-    {
-        sEcho: params[:sEcho].to_i,
-        iTotalRecords: @klass.count,
-        iTotalDisplayRecords: items.total_entries,
-        aaData: data
-    }
-  end
-
-  def data
-    []
-  end
-
-  def columns
-    []
-  end
-
-  private
-
-  def items
-    @items ||= fetch_items
-  end
-
-  def fetch_items
-    items = filtered_list
-    items = selected_columns(items)
-    items = items.order(sort_order)
-    items = items.page(page).per_page(per_page)
-    if params[:sSearch].present?
-      items = items.where(quick_search)
-    end
-    items
-  end
-
-  def filtered_list
-    @klass.scoped
-  end
-
-  def selected_columns items
-    items
-  end
-
-  def quick_search
-    search_for = params[:sSearch].split(' ')
-    terms = {}
-    which_one = -1
-    criteria = search_for.inject([]) do |mem, atom|
-      which_one += 1
-      terms["search#{which_one}".to_sym] = "%#{atom}%"
-      mem << "(#{search_cols.map{|col| "#{col} like :search#{which_one}"}.join(' or ')})"
-    end.join(' and ')
-    [criteria, terms]
-  end
-
-  def page
-    params[:iDisplayStart].to_i/per_page + 1
-  end
-
-  def per_page
-    params[:iDisplayLength].to_i > 0 ? params[:iDisplayLength].to_i : 10
-  end
-
-  def sort_order
-    colnum = 0
-    sort_by = []
-    while true
-      break if !sorted?(colnum)
-      sort_by << "#{sort_column(colnum)} #{sort_direction(colnum)}"
-      colnum += 1
-    end
-    sort_by.join(', ')
-  end
-
-  def sorted? index=0
-    !params["iSortCol_#{index}"].nil?
-  end
-
-  def sort_column index=0
-    index = "iSortCol_#{index}"
-    columns[params[index].to_i]
-  end
-
-  def sort_direction index=0
-    index = "sSortDir_#{index}"
-    params[index] == 'desc' ? 'desc' : 'asc'
-  end
-end