@storybook/instrumenter

What is @storybook/instrumenter?

The @storybook/instrumenter package is part of the Storybook ecosystem, designed to help developers instrument their code for interaction testing and debugging within the Storybook UI. It provides utilities to track and manipulate function calls, enabling more interactive and dynamic story creation.

What are @storybook/instrumenter's main functionalities?

Code Instrumentation

This feature allows developers to wrap their functions with instrumentation logic, which enables tracking and controlling the execution of these functions within Storybook's UI. The code sample shows how to instrument a simple function to log its execution.

import { instrument } from '@storybook/instrumenter';

const originalFunction = () => { console.log('Original function execution'); };
const instrumentedFunction = instrument(originalFunction, 'uniqueKey');
instrumentedFunction();

Interaction Tracking

Enables the tracking of function calls, which can be viewed and manipulated in Storybook's interaction panel. This is useful for debugging and understanding component behaviors during development.

import { track } from '@storybook/instrumenter';

const trackedFunction = track(() => { console.log('Function called'); }, 'trackedFunction');
trackedFunction();

Other packages similar to @storybook/instrumenter

sinon

Sinon is a standalone test spies, stubs, and mocks for JavaScript. It offers functionalities similar to @storybook/instrumenter in terms of spying and mocking functions, but it is more focused on testing scenarios rather than integrating with a UI tool like Storybook.

jest-mock

Part of the Jest testing framework, jest-mock provides mocking features that allow developers to replace parts of their system under test with mock objects and to make assertions about how they have been used. Jest-mock is similar to @storybook/instrumenter in that it manipulates function behavior, but it is tailored specifically for Jest-based testing environments.

README

Storybook Instrumenter

The Storybook Instrumenter is used to patch a (3rd party) module to track and intercept function invocations for step-through debugging using the Interactions addon.