metamask-extension/ui/2.DOCUMENTATION.stories.mdx

import { Meta } from '@storybook/addon-docs';

<Meta title="Getting Started / Documentation Guidelines" />

# Documentation Guidelines

> 💡 To improve the quality of our component documentation we are currently in the process of updating our storybook to use Storyboook's [controls](https://storybook.js.org/addons/@storybook/addon-controls/), [a11y](https://storybook.js.org/addons/@storybook/addon-a11y/) and [docs](https://storybook.js.org/addons/@storybook/addon-docs/) plugins. You will find most components currently without documentation and use knobs for their primary interactivity. These will eventually be updated.

## General Guidelines

Thorough documentation makes it much easier for a component to be found, adapted and reused. It also provides space for explanation and reasoning for a component. This is useful as components become more complex.

Some general documentation best practices to follow:

- Put yourself in the shoes of another developer trying to use the component you just created for the first time
- Write a brief description of the component and what it's used for in the `README.mdx` file
- Display the component's api using the `<ArgsTable of={YourComponent} />` component from storybook docs
- Use the [controls](https://storybook.js.org/addons/@storybook/addon-controls/) api over knobs
- Use the updated `argType` [actions](https://storybook.js.org/docs/react/essentials/actions) api over importing the actions plugin directly
- Check the accessibility of the component using the **Accessibility** tab

See the [Button](https://metamask.github.io/metamask-storybook/index.html?path=/story/ui-components-ui-button-button-stories-js--default-story)(`ui/components/ui/button/button.stories.js`) component for reference

## Creating a Story

[Component Story Format (CSF)](https://storybook.js.org/docs/react/api/csf) is the recommended way to write stories. It's an open standard based on ES6 modules. The below example is of the Button component and it explains how we should write our stories.

```jsx
// Button component example story

import React from 'react';

import BuyIcon from '../icon/overview-buy-icon.component';

// The mdx file to document component api and usage
import README from './README.mdx';
import Button from '.';

// The default storybook component export should always follow the same template
export default {
  title: 'Button', // The `title` effects the components tile and location in storybook
  id: __filename, // The file name id is used to track what storybook files have changed in CI
  component: Button, // The component you are documenting
  parameters: {
    docs: {
      page: README, // Reference to the mdx file docs page
    },
  },
  // the controls plugin argTypes are used for the interactivity of the component
  argTypes: {
    children: { control: 'text' },
    disabled: { control: 'boolean' },
    // use the updated action api to log actions in the actions tab
    onClick: { action: 'clicked' },
    type: {
      control: {
        type: 'select',
      },
      options: [
        'default',
        'primary',
        'secondary',
        'warning',
        'danger',
        'danger-primary',
        'link',
      ],
    },
    submit: { control: 'boolean' },
    large: { control: 'boolean' },
    className: { control: 'text' },
    icon: {
      control: {
        type: 'select',
      },
      options: ['BuyIcon'],
      mapping: {
        BuyIcon: <BuyIcon />,
      },
    },
  },
};

// First story component should always be called "DefaultStory"
// The `DefaultStory` should include argTypes and controls where appropriate
export const DefaultStory = (args) => (
  <Button {...args}>{args.children}</Button>
);

// The name of the DefaultStory component can be renamed to simply "Default"
DefaultStory.storyName = 'Default';

// More stories should be added for different usage examples
// You can add as many stories as you think appropriate to comprehensively document the component
export const Types = (args) => (
  <>
    <Button {...args} type="default">
      {args.children || 'Default'}
    </Button>
    <Button {...args} type="primary">
      {args.children || 'Primary'}
    </Button>
    <Button {...args} type="secondary">
      {args.children || 'Secondary'}
    </Button>
    <Button {...args} type="warning">
      {args.children || 'Warning'}
    </Button>
    <Button {...args} type="danger">
      {args.children || 'Danger'}
    </Button>
    <Button {...args} type="danger-primary">
      {args.children || 'Danger primary'}
    </Button>
    <Button {...args} type="link">
      {args.children || 'Link'}
    </Button>
  </>
);
```

## Writing MDX Documentation

Now the storybook components are complete, the `README.mdx` documentation should explain the component in detail. [MDX](https://mdxjs.com/) format lets you seamlessly use `JSX` in your markdown documents. You can import react components and stories into your documentation to enhance the developer experience.

```md
<!-- import the necessary blocks from storybook docs  -->

import { Story, Canvas, ArgsTable } from '@storybook/addon-docs';

<!-- import the component to use for the ArgsTable under ## Component API  -->

import Button from '.';

<!-- Title of the component  -->

# Button

<!-- Brief description of the component  -->

Buttons communicate actions that users can take.

<!-- Embed the DefaultStory using the storybook url  -->

<Canvas>
  <Story id="ui-components-ui-button-button-stories-js--default-story" />
</Canvas>

## Component API

<!-- Display the component api using the ArgsTable  -->

<ArgsTable of={Button} />

## Usage

<!-- Further documentation on usage of the component  -->

The following describes the props and example usage for this component.

### Type

By changing the `type` prop you can use different styles of the button.

| type              | Description                                                                                           |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `default`         | default style of the button                                                                           |
| `primary`         | the principle call to action on the page                                                              |
| `secondary`       | secondary actions on each page                                                                        |
| `warning`         | a warning action in the page                                                                          |
| `danger`          | a negative action (such as Delete) on the page                                                        |
| `danger--primary` | a negative principle call to action (such as Delete) on the page                                      |
| `link`            | an optional action or navigation action out of the app changes root html tag from `<button>` to `<a>` |

<!-- Embed other stories to further illustrate component usage  -->

<Canvas>
  <Story id="ui-components-ui-button-button-stories-js--types" />
</Canvas>
```

Nice work! You're now ready to start creating comprehensive documentation using storybook 🎉👍