storybook/addons/notes/README.md

# Storybook Addon Notes

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Storybook Addon Notes allows you to write notes (text or HTML) for your stories in [Storybook](https://storybook.js.org).

[Framework Support](https://github.com/storybooks/storybook/blob/master/ADDONS_SUPPORT.md)

![Storybook Addon Notes Demo](docs/demo.png)

### Getting Started

```sh
yarn add -D @storybook/addon-notes
```

Then create a file called `addons.js` in your storybook config.

Add following content to it:

```js
import '@storybook/addon-notes/register';
```

Then add the `withNotes` decorator to all stories in your `config.js`:

```js
// Import from @storybook/X where X is your framework
import { configure, addDecorator } from '@storybook/react';
import { withNotes } from '@storybook/addon-notes';

addDecorator(withNotes);
```

You can use the `notes` parameter to add a note to each story:

```js
import { storiesOf } from '@storybook/react';

import Component from './Component';

storiesOf('Component', module)
  .add('with some emoji', () => </Component>, { notes: 'A very simple component' });
```

#### Using Markdown

To use markdown in your notes simply import a markdown file and use that in the `markdown` property of your note.

```js
import { storiesOf } from '@storybook/react';
import Component from './Component';
import someMarkdownText from './someMarkdownText.md';

storiesOf('Component', module).add(
  'With Markdown',
  () => <Component />,
  { notes: { markdown: someMarkdownText } }
);
```

Similarly, if you want to use Github flavored markdown inline, use `notes: { markdownText: 'your md' }`:

```js
import { storiesOf } from '@storybook/react';
import Component from './Component';

storiesOf('Component', module).add(
  'With Markdown',
  () => <Component />,
  { notes: { markdown: `
  # Hello World

This is some code showing usage of the component and other inline documentation

~~~js
<div>
  hello world!
  <Component/>
</div>
~~~
`} }
);
```