Make List children responsible of the empty state

docs/Datagrid.md

@@ -368,8 +368,9 @@ const CustomResetViewsButton = () => {
 
 ## `empty`
 
-It's possible that a Datagrid will have no records to display. If the Datagrid's parent component handles the loading state, the Datagrid will return `null` and render nothing.
-Passing through a component to the `empty` prop will cause the Datagrid to render the `empty` component instead of `null`.
+It's possible that a Datagrid will have no records to display. If the Datagrid's parent component does not handle the loading state, the Datagrid will display a message indicating there are no results. This message is translatable and its key is `ra.navigation.no_results`.
+
+You can customize the empty state by passing  a component to the `empty` prop:
 
 ```jsx
 const CustomEmpty = () => <div>No books found</div>;

docs/SimpleList.md

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ It accepts the following props:
 * [`rightAvatar`](#rightavatar)
 * [`rightIcon`](#righticon)
 * [`rowStyle`](#rowstyle)
+* [`empty`](#empty)
 
 ## `leftAvatar`
 
@@ -179,6 +180,25 @@ See [`primaryText`](#primarytext)
 
 See [`primaryText`](#primarytext)
 
+## `empty`
+
+It's possible that a SimpleList will have no records to display. If the SimpleList's parent component does not handle the loading state, the SimpleList will display a message indicating there are no results. This message is translatable and its key is `ra.navigation.no_results`.
+
+You can customize the empty state by passing  a component to the `empty` prop:
+
+```jsx
+const CustomEmpty = () => <div>No books found</div>;
+
+const PostList = () => (
+    <List>
+        <SimpleList
+            primaryText={record => record.title}
+            empty={<CustomEmpty />}
+        />
+    </List>
+);
+```
+
 ## Using `<SimpleList>` On Small Screens
 
 To use `<SimpleList>` on small screens and a `<Datagrid>` on larger screens, use MUI's `useMediaQuery` hook:

packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/list/ListNoResults.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { memo } from 'react';
+import CardContent from '@mui/material/CardContent';
+import Typography from '@mui/material/Typography';
+import { useTranslate } from 'ra-core';
+
+export const ListNoResults = memo(() => {
+    const translate = useTranslate();
+    return (
+        <CardContent>
+            <Typography variant="body2">
+                {translate('ra.navigation.no_results')}
+            </Typography>
+        </CardContent>
+    );
+});

packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/list/SimpleList/SimpleList.spec.tsx

@@ -130,4 +130,20 @@ describe('<SimpleList />', () => {
             expect(screen.getByText('2').closest('a')).toBeNull();
         });
     });
+
+    it('should display a message when there is no result', () => {
+        render(
+            <ListContext.Provider
+                value={{
+                    isLoading: false,
+                    data: [],
+                    total: 0,
+                    resource: 'posts',
+                }}
+            >
+                <SimpleList />
+            </ListContext.Provider>
+        );
+        expect(screen.queryByText('ra.navigation.no_results')).not.toBeNull();
+    });
 });

packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/list/SimpleList/SimpleList.tsx

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
 } from 'ra-core';
 
 import { SimpleListLoading } from './SimpleListLoading';
+import { ListNoResults } from '../ListNoResults';
 
 /**
  * The <SimpleList> component renders a list of records as a MUI <List>.
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ export const SimpleList = <RecordType extends RaRecord = any>(
 ) => {
     const {
         className,
+        empty = DefaultEmpty,
         hasBulkActions,
         leftAvatar,
         leftIcon,
@@ -95,6 +97,18 @@ export const SimpleList = <RecordType extends RaRecord = any>(
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Once loaded, the data for the list may be empty. Instead of
+     * displaying the table header with zero data rows,
+     * the SimpleList the empty component.
+     */
+    if (data == null || data.length === 0 || total === 0) {
+        if (empty) {
+            return empty;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
     const renderAvatar = (
         record: RecordType,
         avatarCallback: FunctionToElement<RecordType>
@@ -245,6 +259,7 @@ export type FunctionToElement<RecordType extends RaRecord = any> = (
 export interface SimpleListProps<RecordType extends RaRecord = any>
     extends Omit<ListProps, 'classes'> {
     className?: string;
+    empty?: ReactElement;
     hasBulkActions?: boolean;
     leftAvatar?: FunctionToElement<RecordType>;
     leftIcon?: FunctionToElement<RecordType>;
@@ -321,3 +336,5 @@ const Root = styled(List, {
 })({
     [`& .${SimpleListClasses.tertiary}`]: { float: 'right', opacity: 0.541176 },
 });
+
+const DefaultEmpty = <ListNoResults />;

packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/list/datagrid/Datagrid.spec.tsx

@@ -268,4 +268,13 @@ describe('<Datagrid />', () => {
             expect(contextValue.onSelect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
         });
     });
+
+    it('should display a message when there is no result', () => {
+        render(
+            <Wrapper listContext={{ ...contextValue, data: [], total: 0 }}>
+                <Datagrid />
+            </Wrapper>
+        );
+        expect(screen.queryByText('ra.navigation.no_results')).not.toBeNull();
+    });
 });

packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/list/datagrid/Datagrid.tsx

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import DatagridContextProvider from './DatagridContextProvider';
 import { DatagridClasses, DatagridRoot } from './useDatagridStyles';
 import { BulkActionsToolbar } from '../BulkActionsToolbar';
 import { BulkDeleteButton } from '../../button';
+import { ListNoResults } from '../ListNoResults';
 
 const defaultBulkActionButtons = <BulkDeleteButton />;
 
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ export const Datagrid: FC<DatagridProps> = React.forwardRef((props, ref) => {
         header = DatagridHeader,
         children,
         className,
-        empty,
+        empty = DefaultEmpty,
         expand,
         bulkActionButtons = defaultBulkActionButtons,
         hover,
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ export const Datagrid: FC<DatagridProps> = React.forwardRef((props, ref) => {
     /**
      * Once loaded, the data for the list may be empty. Instead of
      * displaying the table header with zero data rows,
-     * the datagrid displays nothing or a custom empty component.
+     * the Datagrid the empty component.
      */
     if (data == null || data.length === 0 || total === 0) {
         if (empty) {
@@ -369,3 +370,5 @@ const sanitizeRestProps = props =>
         .reduce((acc, key) => ({ ...acc, [key]: props[key] }), {});
 
 Datagrid.displayName = 'Datagrid';
+
+const DefaultEmpty = <ListNoResults />;

packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/list/index.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export * from './List';
 export * from './ListActions';
 export * from './listFieldTypes';
 export * from './ListGuesser';
+export * from './ListNoResults';
 export * from './ListToolbar';
 export * from './ListView';
 export * from './pagination';

packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/list/pagination/Pagination.spec.tsx

@@ -21,86 +21,6 @@ describe('<Pagination />', () => {
         hasPreviousPage: undefined,
     };
 
-    describe('no results mention', () => {
-        it('should display a pagination limit when there is no result', () => {
-            render(
-                <ThemeProvider theme={theme}>
-                    <ListPaginationContext.Provider
-                        value={{ ...defaultProps, total: 0 }}
-                    >
-                        <Pagination />
-                    </ListPaginationContext.Provider>
-                </ThemeProvider>
-            );
-            expect(
-                screen.queryByText('ra.navigation.no_results')
-            ).not.toBeNull();
-        });
-
-        it('should not display a pagination limit when there are results', () => {
-            render(
-                <ThemeProvider theme={theme}>
-                    <ListPaginationContext.Provider
-                        value={{ ...defaultProps, total: 1 }}
-                    >
-                        <Pagination />
-                    </ListPaginationContext.Provider>
-                </ThemeProvider>
-            );
-            expect(screen.queryByText('ra.navigation.no_results')).toBeNull();
-        });
-
-        it('should display a pagination limit on an out of bounds page (more than total pages)', async () => {
-            jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementationOnce(() => {});
-            const setPage = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(null);
-            render(
-                <ThemeProvider theme={theme}>
-                    <ListPaginationContext.Provider
-                        value={{
-                            ...defaultProps,
-                            total: 10,
-                            page: 2, // Query the page 2 but there is only 1 page
-                            perPage: 10,
-                            setPage,
-                        }}
-                    >
-                        <Pagination />
-                    </ListPaginationContext.Provider>
-                </ThemeProvider>
-            );
-            // mui TablePagination displays no more a warning in that case
-            // Then useEffect fallbacks on a valid page
-            expect(
-                screen.queryByText('ra.navigation.no_results')
-            ).not.toBeNull();
-        });
-
-        it('should display a pagination limit on an out of bounds page (less than 0)', async () => {
-            jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementationOnce(() => {});
-            const setPage = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(null);
-            render(
-                <ThemeProvider theme={theme}>
-                    <ListPaginationContext.Provider
-                        value={{
-                            ...defaultProps,
-                            total: 10,
-                            page: -2, // Query the page -2 😱
-                            perPage: 10,
-                            setPage,
-                        }}
-                    >
-                        <Pagination />
-                    </ListPaginationContext.Provider>
-                </ThemeProvider>
-            );
-            // mui TablePagination displays no more a warning in that case
-            // Then useEffect fallbacks on a valid page
-            expect(
-                screen.queryByText('ra.navigation.no_results')
-            ).not.toBeNull();
-        });
-    });
-
     describe('Total pagination', () => {
         it('should display a next button when there are more results', () => {
             render(

packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/list/pagination/Pagination.tsx

@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@ import {
 } from 'ra-core';
 
 import { PaginationActions } from './PaginationActions';
-import { PaginationLimit } from './PaginationLimit';
 
 export const Pagination: FC<PaginationProps> = memo(props => {
     const {
         rowsPerPageOptions = DefaultRowsPerPageOptions,
         actions,
-        limit = DefaultLimit,
+        limit = null,
         ...rest
     } = props;
     const {
@@ -97,7 +96,12 @@ export const Pagination: FC<PaginationProps> = memo(props => {
 
     // Avoid rendering TablePagination if "page" value is invalid
     if (total === 0 || page < 1 || (total != null && page > totalPages)) {
-        return limit;
+        if (limit != null && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
+            console.warn(
+                'The Pagination limit prop is deprecated. Empty state should be handled by the component displaying data (Datagrid, SimpleList).'
+            );
+        }
+        return null;
     }
 
     if (isSmall) {
@@ -149,7 +153,6 @@ Pagination.propTypes = {
     rowsPerPageOptions: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.number),
 };
 
-const DefaultLimit = <PaginationLimit />;
 const DefaultRowsPerPageOptions = [5, 10, 25, 50];
 const emptyArray = [];
 

packages/ra-ui-materialui/src/list/pagination/PaginationLimit.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import CardContent from '@mui/material/CardContent';
 import Typography from '@mui/material/Typography';
 import { useTranslate } from 'ra-core';
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated Empty state should be handled by the component displaying data (Datagrid, SimpleList).
+ */
 export const PaginationLimit = memo(() => {
     const translate = useTranslate();
     return (