Core: Refactor preview and deprecate story store

MIGRATION.md

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
     - [Canvas Doc block properties](#canvas-doc-block-properties)
     - [`Primary` Doc block properties](#primary-doc-block-properties)
     - [`createChannel` from `@storybook/postmessage` and  `@storybook/channel-websocket`](#createchannel-from-storybookpostmessage-and--storybookchannel-websocket)
+    - [StoryStore and methods deprecated](#storystore-and-methods-deprecated)
 - [From version 7.5.0 to 7.6.0](#from-version-750-to-760)
     - [CommonJS with Vite is deprecated](#commonjs-with-vite-is-deprecated)
     - [Using implicit actions during rendering is deprecated](#using-implicit-actions-during-rendering-is-deprecated)
@@ -978,6 +979,17 @@ The `createChannel` APIs from both `@storybook/channel-websocket` and `@storyboo
 
 Additionally, the `PostmsgTransport` type is now removed in favor of `PostMessageTransport`.
 
+
+#### StoryStore and methods deprecated
+
+The StoryStore (`__STORYBOOK_STORY_STORE__` and `__STORYBOOK_PREVIEW__.storyStore`) are deprecated, and will no longer be accessible in Storybook 9.0.
+
+In particular, the following methods on the `StoryStore` are deprecated and will be removed in 9.0:
+  - `store.fromId()` - please use `preview.loadStory({ storyId })` instead.
+  - `store.raw()` - please use `preview.extract()` instead.
+
+Note that both these methods require initialization, so you should await `preview.ready()`.
+
 ## From version 7.5.0 to 7.6.0
 
 #### CommonJS with Vite is deprecated

code/addons/a11y/src/a11yRunner.ts

@@ -3,30 +3,29 @@ import { addons } from '@storybook/preview-api';
 import { EVENTS } from './constants';
 import type { A11yParameters } from './params';
 
-const { document, window: globalWindow } = global;
+const { document } = global;
 
 const channel = addons.getChannel();
 // Holds axe core running state
 let active = false;
 // Holds latest story we requested a run
 let activeStoryId: string | undefined;
 
+const defaultParameters = { config: {}, options: {} };
+
 /**
  * Handle A11yContext events.
  * Because the event are sent without manual check, we split calls
  */
-const handleRequest = async (storyId: string) => {
-  const { manual } = await getParams(storyId);
-  if (!manual) {
-    await run(storyId);
+const handleRequest = async (storyId: string, input: A11yParameters = defaultParameters) => {
+  if (!input?.manual) {
+    await run(storyId, input);
   }
 };
 
-const run = async (storyId: string) => {
+const run = async (storyId: string, input: A11yParameters = defaultParameters) => {
   activeStoryId = storyId;
   try {
-    const input = await getParams(storyId);
-
     if (!active) {
       active = true;
       channel.emit(EVENTS.RUNNING);
@@ -69,17 +68,5 @@ const run = async (storyId: string) => {
   }
 };
 
-/** Returns story parameters or default ones. */
-const getParams = async (storyId: string): Promise<A11yParameters> => {
-  const { parameters } =
-    (await globalWindow.__STORYBOOK_STORY_STORE__.loadStory({ storyId })) || {};
-  return (
-    parameters.a11y || {
-      config: {},
-      options: {},
-    }
-  );
-};
-
 channel.on(EVENTS.REQUEST, handleRequest);
 channel.on(EVENTS.MANUAL, run);

code/addons/a11y/src/components/A11YPanel.tsx

@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@ import { ActionBar, ScrollArea } from '@storybook/components';
 import { SyncIcon, CheckIcon } from '@storybook/icons';
 
 import type { AxeResults } from 'axe-core';
-import { useChannel, useParameter, useStorybookState } from '@storybook/manager-api';
+import {
+  useChannel,
+  useParameter,
+  useStorybookApi,
+  useStorybookState,
+} from '@storybook/manager-api';
 
 import { Report } from './Report';
 
@@ -59,6 +64,7 @@ export const A11YPanel: React.FC = () => {
   const [error, setError] = React.useState<unknown>(undefined);
   const { setResults, results } = useA11yContext();
   const { storyId } = useStorybookState();
+  const api = useStorybookApi();
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     setStatus(manual ? 'manual' : 'initial');
@@ -92,7 +98,7 @@ export const A11YPanel: React.FC = () => {
 
   const handleManual = useCallback(() => {
     setStatus('running');
-    emit(EVENTS.MANUAL, storyId);
+    emit(EVENTS.MANUAL, storyId, api.getParameters(storyId, 'a11y'));
   }, [storyId]);
 
   const manualActionItems = useMemo(

code/addons/a11y/src/components/A11yContext.test.tsx

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ describe('A11YPanel', () => {
   });
 
   const getCurrentStoryData = vi.fn();
+  const getParameters = vi.fn();
   beforeEach(() => {
     mockedApi.useChannel.mockReset();
     mockedApi.useStorybookApi.mockReset();
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@ describe('A11YPanel', () => {
     mockedApi.useAddonState.mockImplementation((_, defaultState) => React.useState(defaultState));
     mockedApi.useChannel.mockReturnValue(vi.fn());
     getCurrentStoryData.mockReset().mockReturnValue({ id: storyId, type: 'story' });
-    mockedApi.useStorybookApi.mockReturnValue({ getCurrentStoryData } as any);
+    getParameters.mockReturnValue({});
+    mockedApi.useStorybookApi.mockReturnValue({ getCurrentStoryData, getParameters } as any);
   });
 
   it('should render children', () => {
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ describe('A11YPanel', () => {
     mockedApi.useChannel.mockReturnValue(emit);
     const { rerender } = render(<A11yContextProvider active={false} />);
     rerender(<A11yContextProvider active />);
-    expect(emit).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(EVENTS.REQUEST, storyId);
+    expect(emit).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(EVENTS.REQUEST, storyId, {});
   });
 
   it('should emit highlight with no values when inactive', () => {

code/addons/a11y/src/components/A11yContext.tsx

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export const A11yContextProvider: React.FC<React.PropsWithChildren<A11yContextPr
     );
   }, []);
   const handleRun = (renderedStoryId: string) => {
-    emit(EVENTS.REQUEST, renderedStoryId);
+    emit(EVENTS.REQUEST, renderedStoryId, api.getParameters(renderedStoryId, 'a11y'));
   };
   const handleClearHighlights = React.useCallback(() => setHighlighted([]), []);
   const handleSetTab = React.useCallback((index: number) => {

code/addons/docs/src/preview.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 import type { PreparedStory } from '@storybook/types';
 import { global } from '@storybook/global';
 
-const excludeTags = Object.entries(global.TAGS_OPTIONS ?? {}).reduce((acc, entry) => {
-  const [tag, option] = entry;
-  if ((option as any).excludeFromDocsStories) {
-    acc[tag] = true;
-  }
-  return acc;
-}, {} as Record<string, boolean>);
+const excludeTags = Object.entries(global.TAGS_OPTIONS ?? {}).reduce(
+  (acc, entry) => {
+    const [tag, option] = entry;
+    if ((option as any).excludeFromDocsStories) {
+      acc[tag] = true;
+    }
+    return acc;
+  },
+  {} as Record<string, boolean>
+);
 
 export const parameters: any = {
   docs: {

code/addons/links/src/react/components/link.test.tsx

@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ vi.mock('@storybook/global', () => ({
         search: 'search',
       },
     },
-    window: global,
-    __STORYBOOK_STORY_STORE__: {
-      fromId: vi.fn(() => ({})),
-    },
   },
 }));
 

code/builders/builder-vite/src/codegen-modern-iframe-script.ts

@@ -66,10 +66,9 @@ export async function generateModernIframeScriptCode(options: Options, projectRo
 
     ${getPreviewAnnotationsFunction}
 
-    window.__STORYBOOK_PREVIEW__ = window.__STORYBOOK_PREVIEW__ || new PreviewWeb();
+    window.__STORYBOOK_PREVIEW__ = window.__STORYBOOK_PREVIEW__ || new PreviewWeb(importFn, getProjectAnnotations);
 
     window.__STORYBOOK_STORY_STORE__ = window.__STORYBOOK_STORY_STORE__ || window.__STORYBOOK_PREVIEW__.storyStore;
-    window.__STORYBOOK_PREVIEW__.initialize({ importFn, getProjectAnnotations });
 
     ${generateHMRHandler(frameworkName)};
     `.trim();

code/builders/builder-webpack5/templates/virtualModuleModernEntry.js.handlebars

@@ -15,14 +15,12 @@ if (global.CONFIG_TYPE === 'DEVELOPMENT'){
   window.__STORYBOOK_SERVER_CHANNEL__ = channel;
 }
 
-const preview = new PreviewWeb();
+const preview = new PreviewWeb(importFn, getProjectAnnotations);
 
 window.__STORYBOOK_PREVIEW__ = preview;
 window.__STORYBOOK_STORY_STORE__ = preview.storyStore;
 window.__STORYBOOK_ADDONS_CHANNEL__ = channel;
 
-preview.initialize({ importFn, getProjectAnnotations });
-
 if (import.meta.webpackHot) {
   import.meta.webpackHot.accept('./{{storiesFilename}}', () => {
     // importFn has changed so we need to patch the new one in

code/lib/cli/src/upgrade.test.ts

@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@ vi.mock('@storybook/telemetry');
 vi.mock('./versions', async (importOriginal) => {
   const originalVersions = ((await importOriginal()) as { default: typeof versions }).default;
   return {
-    default: Object.keys(originalVersions).reduce((acc, key) => {
-      acc[key] = '8.0.0';
-      return acc;
-    }, {} as Record<string, string>),
+    default: Object.keys(originalVersions).reduce(
+      (acc, key) => {
+        acc[key] = '8.0.0';
+        return acc;
+      },
+      {} as Record<string, string>
+    ),
   };
 });
 

code/lib/core-events/src/errors/preview-errors.ts

@@ -74,3 +74,164 @@ export class ImplicitActionsDuringRendering extends StorybookError {
     `;
   }
 }
+
+export class CalledExtractOnStoreError extends StorybookError {
+  readonly category = Category.PREVIEW_API;
+
+  readonly code = 3;
+
+  template() {
+    return dedent`
+    Cannot call \`storyStore.extract()\` without calling \`storyStore.cacheAllCsfFiles()\` first.
+
+    You probably meant to call \`await preview.extract()\` which does the above for you.`;
+  }
+}
+
+export class MissingRenderToCanvasError extends StorybookError {
+  readonly category = Category.PREVIEW_API;
+
+  readonly code = 4;
+
+  readonly documentation =
+    'https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/blob/next/MIGRATION.md#mainjs-framework-field';
+
+  template() {
+    return dedent`
+      Expected your framework's preset to export a \`renderToCanvas\` field.
+
+      Perhaps it needs to be upgraded for Storybook 6.4?`;
+  }
+}
+
+export class CalledPreviewMethodBeforeInitializationError extends StorybookError {
+  readonly category = Category.PREVIEW_API;
+
+  readonly code = 5;
+
+  constructor(public data: { methodName: string }) {
+    super();
+  }
+
+  template() {
+    return dedent`
+      Called \`Preview.${this.data.methodName}()\` before initialization.
+
+      The preview needs to load the story index before most methods can be called. If you want
+      to call \`${this.data.methodName}\`, try \`await preview.initializationPromise;\` first.
+
+      If you didn't call the above code, then likely it was called by an addon that needs to
+      do the above.`;
+  }
+}
+
+export class StoryIndexFetchError extends StorybookError {
+  readonly category = Category.PREVIEW_API;
+
+  readonly code = 6;
+
+  constructor(public data: { text: string }) {
+    super();
+  }
+
+  template() {
+    return dedent`
+      Error fetching \`/index.json\`:
+
+      ${this.data.text}
+
+      If you are in development, this likely indicates a problem with your Storybook process,
+      check the terminal for errors.
+
+      If you are in a deployed Storybook, there may have been an issue deploying the full Storybook
+      build.`;
+  }
+}
+
+export class MdxFileWithNoCsfReferencesError extends StorybookError {
+  readonly category = Category.PREVIEW_API;
+
+  readonly code = 7;
+
+  constructor(public data: { storyId: string }) {
+    super();
+  }
+
+  template() {
+    return dedent`
+      Tried to render docs entry ${this.data.storyId} but it is a MDX file that has no CSF
+      references, or autodocs for a CSF file that some doesn't refer to itself.
+
+      This likely is an internal error in Storybook's indexing, or you've attached the
+      \`attached-mdx\` tag to an MDX file that is not attached.`;
+  }
+}
+
+export class EmptyIndexError extends StorybookError {
+  readonly category = Category.PREVIEW_API;
+
+  readonly code = 8;
+
+  template() {
+    return dedent`
+      Couldn't find any stories in your Storybook.
+
+        - Please check your stories field of your main.js config: does it match correctly?
+        - Also check the browser console and terminal for error messages.`;
+  }
+}
+
+export class NoStoryMatchError extends StorybookError {
+  readonly category = Category.PREVIEW_API;
+
+  readonly code = 9;
+
+  constructor(public data: { storySpecifier: string }) {
+    super();
+  }
+
+  template() {
+    return dedent`
+      Couldn't find story matching '${this.data.storySpecifier}'.
+
+        - Are you sure a story with that id exists?
+        - Please check your stories field of your main.js config.
+        - Also check the browser console and terminal for error messages.`;
+  }
+}
+
+export class MissingStoryFromCsfFileError extends StorybookError {
+  readonly category = Category.PREVIEW_API;
+
+  readonly code = 10;
+
+  constructor(public data: { storyId: string }) {
+    super();
+  }
+
+  template() {
+    return dedent`
+    Couldn't find story matching id '${this.data.storyId}' after importing a CSF file.
+
+    The file was indexed as if the story was there, but then after importing the file in the browser
+    we didn't find the story. Possible reasons:
+    - You are using a custom story indexer that is misbehaving.
+    - You have a custom file loader that is removing or renaming exports.
+
+    Please check your browser console and terminal for errors that may explain the issue.`;
+  }
+}
+
+export class StoryStoreAccessedBeforeInitializationError extends StorybookError {
+  readonly category = Category.PREVIEW_API;
+
+  readonly code = 11;
+
+  template() {
+    return dedent`
+    Cannot access the Story Store until the index is ready.
+
+    It is not recommended to use methods directly on the Story Store anyway, in Storybook 9 we will
+    remove access to the store entirely`;
+  }
+}