This recipe assumes that you are using Storybook >= 7.0. If you haven't set up Storybook yet, run the following command in the root of your project:
How to setup Vanilla Extract and Storybook
Vanilla Extract Uses TypeScript as your CSS preprocessor. Allowing you to write type‑safe, locally scoped classes, variables and themes, then generate static CSS files at build time. Storybook is an industry-standard tool for developing and testing UI components in isolation.
Configure your Storybook builder
If you're already using Vanilla Extract in your project, you may already have these dependencies installed.
First of all, install the required dependencies:
Vite
For Vite users, Storybook uses your project's vite.config.js for its build configuration. This means if your project uses Vanilla Extract, it's also already configured for your Storybook. 🎉
You can view a full example on Stackblitz.
Webpack
For Webpack users, add a webpackFinal function to your main.ts file like so:
You can view a full example on Stackblitz.
Get involved
Now you're ready to use Vanilla Extract with Storybook. 🎉 If you use Vanilla Extract at work, we'd love your feedback on the Vanilla Extract + Storybook experience.
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