Storybook Addon VSCode Source

A simple storybook addon that opens the source file of the component directly. In local/dev, it opens vs code and in prod deployment, it opens the file in github repository.

Getting Started.

Prerequistive: A working storybook setup

1. Install the dev dependencies:

yarn add -D storybook-vscode-component babel-plugin-macros paths.macro

Note: We are using babel-plugin-macros & paths.macro for getting file paths easily. It is optional if you choose to hardcode the path of the file.

If you are using paths.macro be sure to enable macro in .babelrc as below:

1// .babelrc
2{
3    "plugins": [
4        "macros"
5    ]
6}

2. Add the addon to storybook configuration (.storybook/addon.js or .storybook/main.js)

1//.storybook/addon.js [deprecated]
2import 'storybook-vscode-component/register';
3
4//       or
5
6// .storybook/main.js
7module.exports = {
8  stories: [
9    // ....
10  ],
11  addons: [
12    '@storybook/addon-links',
13    //...
14    'storybook-vscode-component/register',
15  ],
16};

3. Set Global parameters under the parameter storySource.

You may set three global parameters:

Parameter	Description
workingDir	Path of curent working/root directory	Required
repository	Url of github repository - to open the files in github	Optional
branch	The default branch of github repo	Optional, points to master by default

1// .storybook/preview.js
2import { wd } from 'paths.macro';
3
4export const parameters = {
5  storySource: {
6    repository: 'https://github.com/example/repo-name',
7    workingDir: wd || '/Usr/vilva/Desktop/project-name',
8    branch: 'branch1',
9  },
10};

4. Start writing your stories

Now you can start writing your stories and pass story level or component level parameters.

There are two possible parameters:

Parameter	Description	Value
componentPath	Path of the component used in the story	Either the Absolute path of the component file or path of the file path from the root
storyPath	Path of the story file assuming both story and component stays in same folder with naming conventions - component: Button.js and story: Button.stories.js	Either the Absolute path of the story file or path of the file path from the root

One of the above two parameters are mandatory and without these, the addon will disappear.

Sample stories

Component level parameters

1// Component level parameters
2import { Button } from './Button';
3
4export default {
5  title: 'Example/Button',
6  component: Button,
7  parameters: {
8    storySource: {
9      componentPath:
10        '/src/Button/Button.js' ||
11        '/Usr/vilva/Desktop/storybook/src/Button/Button.js',
12    },
13  },
14};
15
16const Template = (args) => <Button {...args} />;
17
18export const Primary = Template.bind({});
19
20//  or
21
22storiesOf('Button', module)
23  .addParameters({
24    storySource: {
25      componentPath:
26        '/src/Button/Button.js' ||
27        '/Usr/vilva/Desktop/storybook/src/Button/Button.js',
28    },
29  })
30  .add('Primary', () => <Button />);

Story level Parameters

1import { Button } from './Button';
2
3export default {
4  title: 'Example/Button',
5  component: Button,
6  parameters: {
7    storySource: {
8      componentPath:
9        '/src/Button/Button.js' ||
10        '/Usr/vilva/Desktop/storybook/src/Button/Button.js',
11    },
12  },
13};
14
15const Template = (args) => <Button {...args} />;
16
17export const Primary = Template.bind({});
18
19Primary.parameters = {
20  storySource: {
21    componentPath: '/src/Button/Button.js',
22  },
23};

Path of the Story - storyPath

Note: This parameter should be used only when the story and corresponding component are in same folder and with same name. Assume if the component is in src/Button/Button.js file, and only if the story is in src/Button/Button.stories.js file, this parameter will work. But it works for all types of files, .js,.ts,.tsx.

1import { Button } from './Button';
2import { fileAbsolute } from 'paths.macro';
3
4export default {
5  title: 'Example/Button',
6  component: Button,
7  parameters: {
8    storySource: {
9      componentPath:
10        '/src/Button/Button.js' ||
11        '/Usr/vilva/Desktop/storybook/src/Button/Button.js',
12    },
13  },
14};
15
16const Template = (args) => <Button {...args} />;
17
18export const Primary = Template.bind({});
19
20Primary.parameters = {
21  storySource: {
22    storyPath:
23      fileAbsolute ||
24      '/Usr/vilva/Desktop/storybook/src/Button/Button.stories.js' ||
25      '/src/Button/Button.stories.js',
26  },
27};