What is Storybook JS?
Storybook JS is an open-source tool for developing UI components in isolation for React, Vue, Angular, and more. It allows developers to:
- Visualize different component states, including default, hover, focused, etc.
- Develop components interactively without needing to start up a complex dev stack
- Document components for reuse
- Test components automatically with addon ecosystem
Storybook runs outside of the main app so users can develop UI components in isolation without worrying about app specific dependencies and requirements. This enables faster iterative development and testing.
Key features include: component explorer, visual testing, documentation generation, accessibility testing, interaction testing, automatic SVG optimization, and more.
Storybook has a robust addon ecosystem to customize and extend functionality, and it has lot of community support. It's used by industry leaders like Airbnb, Dropbox, Lyft, and more.