import { Meta } from '@storybook/addon-docs'; # 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](https://storybook.js.org/addons/@storybook/addon-knobs)(deprecated) for their primary interactivity. These will eventually be updated. Want to contribute? Check out the storybook issues on github ## 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 `` component from storybook docs. Add descriptions of each prop by using jsDoc style comments in the `propTypes`. - Use the [controls](https://storybook.js.org/addons/@storybook/addon-controls/) over [knobs](https://storybook.js.org/addons/@storybook/addon-knobs)(deprecated) - Use the [action argType annotation](https://storybook.js.org/docs/react/essentials/actions#action-argtype-annotation) over importing the actions plugin directly See the [Button](https://metamask.github.io/metamask-storybook/index.html?path=/story/components-ui-button--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. A story **without MDX** documentation can be as simple as: ```jsx import React from 'react'; import MyComponent from '.'; export default { title: 'Components/UI/MyComponent', // title should follow the folder structure location of the component. Don't use spaces. }; export const DefaultStory = () => ; DefaultStory.storyName = 'Default'; ``` For a more in-depth and higher quality form of story and documentation, you can use controls and MDX docs. The example below displays 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 props and usage import README from './README.mdx'; import Button from '.'; // The default storybook component export should always follow the same template export default { // The `title` effects the components tile and location in storybook // It should follow the folder structure location of the component. Don't use spaces. title: 'Components/UI/Button', component: Button, // The component you are documenting parameters: { docs: { page: README, // Reference to the docs page MDX file }, }, // 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: , }, }, }, }; // First story component should always be called "DefaultStory" // The `DefaultStory` should include argTypes and controls where appropriate export const DefaultStory = (args) => ( ); // 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 // A good convention is to name the story component after the prop you are highlighting export const Type = (args) => ( <> ); ``` ## 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 { Story, Canvas, ArgsTable } from '@storybook/addon-docs'; import Button from '.'; # Button Buttons communicate actions that users can take. ## Props ## Usage 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 `