CLI: Create sandbox on init in empty folders by valentinpalkovic · Pull Request #23611 · storybookjs/storybook

valentinpalkovic · 2023-07-26T09:19:15Z

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What I did

This pull request refactors the CLI code to improve the sandbox generation and scaffolding features. It supports different package managers and nested dependency resolutions, using a new NestedDependencyResolution type and the overrides field in package.json. It also introduces a new scaffoldProject function that prompts the user to choose a template from the templates module during init, which contains updated and consistent configurations for various frameworks. Additionally, it adds a silent option to the sandbox command, which suppresses the console output, and a scaffolding-readme-template.md file, which is used to generate a custom README.md file for the scaffolded projects. Finally, it simplifies the project_types module and removes some unused files.

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Implement new scaffolding feature for Storybook CLI (link,link,link,link,link,link)
Prompt user to select a template from a list of supported templates (link,link,link)
Clone template from sandbox repository and update package.json and README.md files (link,link,link)
Install dependencies and run Storybook if needed (link,link,link)
Filter out internal or in development templates for scaffolding (link,link)
Add silent option to suppress console output for sandbox command (link,link,link,link,link,link,link)
Add nested dependency resolution feature for different package managers (link,link,link,link,link,link,link,link,link,link,link,link,link,link,link)
Add more sandbox templates with different package managers (link,link,link,link)
Update template names to include bundler, language, and package manager information (link,link,link,link,link,link,link,link,link,link,link,link,link,link)
Update sandbox command to detect package manager and adjust init message accordingly (link)
Refactor project_types.ts file and avoid circular dependencies (link,link,link)
Fix registry URL detection for JsPackageManager class (link)
Simplify installDependencies method for JsPackageManager class (link)
Add assertNever helper function for type safety (link)
Delete unused functions and files (link,link,link)
Update sandbox generation workflows to use PNPM and disable YARN_ENABLE_IMMUTABLE_INSTALLS (link,link,link,link,link)
Add scaffolding-readme-template.md file as an entry point for ncc build command (link)
Fix formatting issue with welcome message (link)

How to test

Run <storybook-project-folder>/code/lib/cli/bin/index.js init in an empty folder -> Storybook should automatically start
Run <storybook-project-folder>/code/lib/cli/bin/index.js init --skip-install in an empty folder -> Storybook should not start automatically

Checklist

Make sure your changes are tested (stories and/or unit, integration, or end-to-end tests)
Make sure to add/update documentation regarding your changes
If you are deprecating/removing a feature, make sure to update
MIGRATION.MD

Maintainers

When this PR is ready for testing, make sure to add ci:normal, ci:merged or ci:daily GH label to it to run a specific set of sandboxes. The particular set of sandboxes can be found in code/lib/cli/src/sandbox-templates.ts
Make sure this PR contains one of the labels below.

["cleanup", "BREAKING CHANGE", "feature request", "bug", "build", "documentation", "maintenance", "dependencies", "other"]

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This pull request has been released as version 0.0.0-pr-23611-sha-d83da132. Install it by pinning all your Storybook dependencies to that version.

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Published version	`0.0.0-pr-23611-sha-d83da132`
Triggered by	@yannbf
Repository	storybookjs/storybook
Branch	`valentin/create-sandbox-in-empty-project`
Commit	`d83da132`
Datetime	Fri Aug 11 05:49:47 UTC 2023 (`1691732987`)
Workflow run	5829362347

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ndelangen · 2023-07-26T11:29:11Z

How does it determine which "selected template" with an empty directory?
Does it ask?

valentinpalkovic · 2023-07-26T11:34:07Z

@ndelangen, The user will be asked which template should be chosen: https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/23611/files#diff-1be00149590160bd0f7412dcca41c8941da299807d73504bd06064ee6b2c9e0bR266-R282

yannbf · 2023-07-26T14:03:33Z

@valentinpalkovic we explicitly do a few things in the sandbox command, but in the case of users initializing Storybook in empty projects, it won't make much sense:

resolutions in package.json: It's so that repros are consistent, but for the init case it will just make things slow.
"before-storybook" in the name field in package.json
.stackblitzrc: I guess it won't hurt to have it, but doesn't make sense
README.md: It's made for sandboxes, mentioning that it's for reproductions and pointing people to a stackblitz link in the sandboxes repo

valentinpalkovic · 2023-07-26T14:18:00Z

Good findings! I will tackle them

yannbf · 2023-07-27T13:46:08Z

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# {{template.name}}


Hey @kylegach you might be interested in this. This would be the README file for people who initialize Storybook in empty projects

yannbf · 2023-07-27T13:47:20Z

A reminder, I'm not sure if it would be done in this PR or not, but this documentation section would need to be reworked:

storybook/docs/get-started/install.md

Line 26 in c266251

<summary><code>storybook init</code> is not made for empty projects</summary>

valentinpalkovic · 2023-07-27T13:49:43Z

@yannbf @jonniebigodes is working on the documentation. I had already a pairing session with him yesterday :)

socket-security · 2023-07-31T08:00:40Z

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valentinpalkovic · 2023-08-07T07:30:05Z

+          await remove(join(afterDir, '.yarn', 'cache'));
+          await remove(join(afterDir, '.yarn', 'unplugged'));


Is this actually already mentioned in the .gitignore file?

vanessayuenn · 2023-08-09T09:56:21Z

Tested with npx and yarn; here are some findings:

❌ npx x react-vite

→ hangs on install dependencies step forever, no node_module was created.

❌ npx x angular

→ hangs on install dependencies step forever, no node_module was created.

✅ yarn x react-vite

✅ yarn x lit

❌ yarn x vue

→ failed at install dependencies with the esbuild error below, but i can actually start storybook straight away with yarn storybook.

postinstall error

# This file contains the result of Yarn building a package (esbuild@npm:0.18.19)
# Script name: postinstall

node:internal/errors:865
  const err = new Error(message);
              ^

Error: Command failed: /Users/spontaneouslyodd/.nvm/versions/node/v18.17.0/bin/node /Users/spontaneouslyodd/Projects/empty-vue-yarn/node_modules/esbuild/bin/esbuild --version
node:internal/errors:496
    ErrorCaptureStackTrace(err);
    ^

TypeError [ERR_UNKNOWN_FILE_EXTENSION]: Unknown file extension "" for /Users/spontaneouslyodd/Projects/empty-vue-yarn/node_modules/esbuild/bin/esbuild
    at new NodeError (node:internal/errors:405:5)
    at Object.getFileProtocolModuleFormat [as file:] (node:internal/modules/esm/get_format:79:11)
    at defaultGetFormat (node:internal/modules/esm/get_format:124:36)
    at defaultLoad (node:internal/modules/esm/load:84:20)
    at nextLoad (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:163:28)
    at load$1 (file:///private/var/folders/2w/x2lktvm10wd005k_jp6vcpwr0000gn/T/xfs-3f5eb0ab/dlx-55309/.pnp.loader.mjs:1456:12)
    at nextLoad (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:163:28)
    at ESMLoader.load (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:603:26)
    at ESMLoader.moduleProvider (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:457:22)
    at new ModuleJob (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:64:26) {
  code: 'ERR_UNKNOWN_FILE_EXTENSION'
}

Node.js v18.17.0

    at checkExecSyncError (node:child_process:885:11)
    at Object.execFileSync (node:child_process:921:15)
    at validateBinaryVersion (/Users/spontaneouslyodd/Projects/empty-vue-yarn/node_modules/esbuild/install.js:98:28)
    at /Users/spontaneouslyodd/Projects/empty-vue-yarn/node_modules/esbuild/install.js:283:5 {
  status: 1,
  signal: null,
  output: [
    null,
    Buffer(0) [Uint8Array] [],
    Buffer(998) [Uint8Array] [
      110, 111, 100, 101,  58, 105, 110, 116, 101, 114, 110,  97,
      108,  47, 101, 114, 114, 111, 114, 115,  58,  52,  57,  54,
       10,  32,  32,  32,  32,  69, 114, 114, 111, 114,  67,  97,
      112, 116, 117, 114, 101,  83, 116,  97,  99, 107,  84, 114,
       97,  99, 101,  40, 101, 114, 114,  41,  59,  10,  32,  32,
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       69,  78,  83,  73,
      ... 898 more items
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  pid: 55440,
  stdout: Buffer(0) [Uint8Array] [],
  stderr: Buffer(998) [Uint8Array] [
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    108,  47, 101, 114, 114, 111, 114, 115,  58,  52,  57,  54,
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    112, 116, 117, 114, 101,  83, 116,  97,  99, 107,  84, 114,
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}

Node.js v18.17.0

❌ yarn x angular

→ same thing as above -- failed at postinstall but i can actually start storybook straight away manually.

JReinhold

only reviewed sandbox-templates.ts, this is great!

JReinhold · 2023-08-29T12:11:24Z

   * Readable name for the template, which will be used for feedback and the status page
   */
-  name: string;
+  name: `${string} (${'Webpack5' | 'Vite'} | ${'JavaScript' | 'TypeScript'} | ${


Suggested change

name: `${string} (${'Webpack5' | 'Vite'} | ${'JavaScript' | 'TypeScript'} | ${

name: `${string} (${'Webpack' | 'Vite'} | ${'JavaScript' | 'TypeScript'} | ${

I don't think we need to explicitly mention Webpack version 5, given v4 is a long time ago and isn't supported.

JReinhold · 2023-08-29T12:13:43Z

  'nextjs/default-js': {
-    name: 'Next.js (JavaScript)',
-    script: 'yarn create next-app {{beforeDir}} --javascript --eslint',
+    name: 'Next.js v13 (Webpack5 | JavaScript | npm)',


For all of these frameworks and renderers which just install the latest version, we should change the version string to be "Latest".
Otherwise it will be a pain to remember to update these strings all the time. I also think it's more correct.

JReinhold · 2023-08-29T12:14:37Z

  },
  'angular-cli/prerelease': {
-    name: 'Angular CLI (Prerelease)',
+    name: 'Angular v16 (Webpack5 | TypeScript | npm) (prerelease)',


Similar to my comment above, I think we should just call it prerelease.

Suggested change

name: 'Angular v16 (Webpack5 | TypeScript | npm) (prerelease)',

name: 'Angular Prerelease (Webpack5 | TypeScript | npm)',

valentinpalkovic · 2023-11-08T15:52:06Z

I am closing this for now. At some point, we might start to work on it again.

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Do not set preserve-symlinks in pnpm sandboxes

3f9158c

Reset generate-sandboxes-next.yml to use next as triggering branch

cb88026

filter down available sandboxes in init

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resolve PR suggestions

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infer package manager via user agent

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use all sandbox templates in sandbox command

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improve template filtering

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Sandboxes: Make template names consistent #22466

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CLI: Fix using wrong package managers in existing projects #25474

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		await remove(join(afterDir, '.yarn', 'cache'));
		await remove(join(afterDir, '.yarn', 'unplugged'));

	name: `${string} (${'Webpack5' \| 'Vite'} \| ${'JavaScript' \| 'TypeScript'} \| ${
	name: `${string} (${'Webpack' \| 'Vite'} \| ${'JavaScript' \| 'TypeScript'} \| ${

	name: 'Angular v16 (Webpack5 \| TypeScript \| npm) (prerelease)',
	name: 'Angular Prerelease (Webpack5 \| TypeScript \| npm)',

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❌ npx x react-vite

❌ npx x angular

✅ yarn x react-vite

✅ yarn x lit

❌ yarn x vue

❌ yarn x angular

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