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A story shared by React Native and React Native Web can only contain one preview import. This PR makes generated and codemodded stories use the documented CSF Next specifier:

import preview from '#.storybook/preview';

Metro already aliases that specifier to .rnstorybook/preview on device (React Native repo, not this PR). Vite does not alias it, so package.json imports must point the same specifier at the web preview. The entry is written on the primary package.json, relative to that file.

Setup Story import imports["#.storybook/preview"]
React Native only #.storybook/preview ./.rnstorybook/preview.tsx
React Native + React Native Web #.storybook/preview ./.storybook/preview.tsx, or .jsx for JavaScript
Web only unchanged unchanged

Adding React Native Web later does not require editing stories. Metro keeps aliasing the specifier to the native preview. Vite follows the imports map to the web preview.

The CSF factories codemod forces that specifier in two cases: the config dir is .rnstorybook, or .rnstorybook sits next to the config dir. The second case is a dual project migrated from the default .storybook directory, which would otherwise still offer a relative import. If a web preview already exists beside .rnstorybook, the imports target stays on that web file.

New stories created from the UI keep #.storybook/preview when the preview file is under .rnstorybook, even when package.json has no imports map yet.

Not in this PR: a TypeScript paths entry, docs, and rewriting stories that already import .rnstorybook/preview with a relative path.

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Testing

The changes in this PR are covered in the following automated tests:

  • stories
  • unit tests
  • integration tests
  • end-to-end tests

Manual testing

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This section is mandatory for all contributions. If you believe no manual test is necessary, please state so explicitly. Thanks!

  1. In a React Native app whose Storybook config is .rnstorybook, run storybook automigrate csf-factories --config-dir .rnstorybook --yes.
  2. Open a converted story. It should contain import preview from '#.storybook/preview' and should not contain a relative .rnstorybook/preview import.
  3. Open the app's primary package.json. imports["#.storybook/preview"] should point at that package's .rnstorybook/preview.tsx.
  4. In a project that also has .storybook/preview.tsx (or .jsx), run the same command against .rnstorybook. Stories should still import #.storybook/preview, and the imports target should be the .storybook preview, not .rnstorybook.
  5. In that same dual project, run storybook automigrate csf-factories --config-dir .storybook --yes. The command should not ask whether to use relative imports. Stories should import #.storybook/preview, and the imports target should stay on the .storybook preview.
  6. Initialize Storybook in two fresh apps: React Native only, then React Native + React Native Web. The native-only app should map the specifier to ./.rnstorybook/preview.tsx. The dual app should map it to ./.storybook/preview.tsx (TypeScript) or ./.storybook/preview.jsx (JavaScript), which is the preview file init writes.

Worth extra scrutiny: a monorepo where the primary package.json is not in the same directory as .rnstorybook. The imports target must be relative to the package that owns the imports field and must start with ./. If the preview file is outside that package, stories keep a relative import and no imports entry is written.

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Native init and the CSF factories codemod must emit the documented specifier so Metro can alias it when the config directory is .rnstorybook.
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The configure return type requires it, which is what typescript-validation rejected.
Init writes preview.tsx and preview.jsx for React, and the factories codemod must keep the documented specifier when .storybook sits beside .rnstorybook.
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The change adds shared helpers for React Native Storybook path detection, preview selection, and package import mappings. The CSF codemod and story generation use the documented preview import. React Native generators configure mappings for selected preview files.

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React Native preview imports

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Preview path and import-map helpers
code/core/src/shared/constants/config-folder.ts, code/core/src/shared/constants/config-folder.test.ts, AGENTS.md
Added path detection, preview candidate selection, and package import-map helpers. Tests cover path formats and mapping behavior. Contributor guidance now prefers pathe for path handling.
Story generation and codemod preview imports
code/lib/cli-storybook/src/codemod/helpers/story-to-csf-factory.ts, code/lib/cli-storybook/src/codemod/helpers/story-to-csf-factory.test.ts, code/lib/cli-storybook/src/codemod/csf-factories.ts
Story generation uses the documented preview import and derives a relative path when subpath imports are disabled. The codemod detects React Native previews and applies the preview-specific mapping, or disables subpath imports when it cannot resolve a target.
React Native generator preview mappings
code/lib/create-storybook/src/generators/REACT_NATIVE/*, code/lib/create-storybook/src/generators/REACT_NATIVE_AND_RNW/*
The generators map the selected preview file and write package JSON when the mapping changes. Tests cover native and combined React Native and web configurations.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant NativeGenerator as REACT_NATIVE.configure
  participant PreviewMap as applyPreviewImportsMap
  participant PackageWriter as packageManager.writePackageJson
  NativeGenerator->>PreviewMap: Apply preview mapping
  PreviewMap-->>NativeGenerator: Return whether mapping changed
  opt Mapping changed
    NativeGenerator->>PackageWriter: Write package JSON
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This change mainly updates contributor guidance. A narrow Windows edge case, where a preview on a different drive from the package may not be detected as outside it, is still open and should be checked, but it is unlikely to block the merge.

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