Using Storybook with Angular

1. Introduction

Storybook is an open-source tool for developing UI components in isolation for React, Vue, and Angular. It provides a sandbox to build and test components independently, allowing developers to document their components and create a library of reusable UI components.

2. Installation

3. Configuration

After installation, you may need to configure Storybook to work seamlessly with Angular. This involves updating the .storybook/main.js file.

// .storybook/main.js
module.exports = {
    stories: ['../src/**/*.stories.@(js|jsx|ts|tsx|mjs|mdx)'],
    addons: ['@storybook/addon-links', '@storybook/addon-essentials'],
    framework: '@storybook/angular',
};
            

4. Creating Stories

Stories are the core of Storybook. They allow you to represent different states of your components. To create a story, you need to create a new file with the .stories.ts suffix.

// button.stories.ts
import { ButtonComponent } from './button.component';
import { moduleMetadata } from '@storybook/angular';

export default {
    title: 'Button',
    component: ButtonComponent,
    decorators: [
        moduleMetadata({
            declarations: [ButtonComponent],
        }),
    ],
};

const Template = (args) => ({
    component: ButtonComponent,
    props: args,
});

export const Primary = Template.bind({});
Primary.args = {
    label: 'Primary Button',
    color: 'blue',
};
            

5. Best Practices

• Keep stories simple and focused on one aspect of a component.
• Use knobs to create interactive stories.
• Document the purpose of the component within the story file.
• Organize stories logically for easy navigation.

6. FAQ