# @design.estate/dees-wcctools
๐ ๏ธ **Web Component Development Tools** โ A powerful framework for building, testing, documenting, and recording web components
## Overview
`@design.estate/dees-wcctools` provides a comprehensive development environment for web components, featuring:
- ๐จ **Interactive Component Catalogue** โ Live preview with customizable sidebar sections
- ๐ง **Real-time Property Editing** โ Modify component props on the fly with auto-detected editors
- ๐ **Theme Switching** โ Test light/dark modes instantly
- ๐ฑ **Responsive Viewport Testing** โ Phone, phablet, tablet, and desktop views
- ๐ฌ **Screen Recording** โ Record component demos with audio support and video trimming
- ๐งช **Advanced Demo Tools** โ Post-render hooks for interactive testing
- ๐ **Section-based Organization** โ Group components into custom sections with filtering and sorting
- ๐ **Zero-config Setup** โ TypeScript and Lit support out of the box
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## Installation
```bash
# Using pnpm (recommended)
pnpm add -D @design.estate/dees-wcctools
# Using npm
npm install @design.estate/dees-wcctools --save-dev
```
## Quick Start
### 1. Create Your Component
```typescript
import { DeesElement, customElement, html, css, property } from '@design.estate/dees-element';
@customElement('my-button')
export class MyButton extends DeesElement {
// Define a demo for the catalogue
public static demo = () => html`
`;
@property({ type: String })
accessor label: string = 'Button';
@property({ type: String })
accessor variant: 'primary' | 'secondary' = 'primary';
public static styles = [
css`
:host {
display: inline-block;
}
button {
padding: 8px 16px;
border-radius: 4px;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
}
button.primary {
background: #3b82f6;
color: white;
}
button.secondary {
background: #6b7280;
color: white;
}
`
];
public render() {
return html`
`;
}
}
```
### 2. Set Up Your Catalogue
```typescript
// catalogue.ts
import { setupWccTools } from '@design.estate/dees-wcctools';
import { html } from 'lit';
// Import your components
import * as elements from './components/index.js';
import * as views from './views/index.js';
import * as pages from './pages/index.js';
// Initialize with sections-based configuration
setupWccTools({
sections: [
{
name: 'Pages',
type: 'pages',
items: pages,
},
{
name: 'Views',
type: 'elements',
items: views,
icon: 'web',
},
{
name: 'Elements',
type: 'elements',
items: elements,
sort: ([a], [b]) => a.localeCompare(b),
},
],
});
```
### 3. Create an HTML Entry Point
```html
Component Catalogue
```
## ๐ Sections Configuration
The sections-based API gives you full control over how components are organized in the sidebar.
### Section Properties
| Property | Type | Description |
|----------|------|-------------|
| `name` | `string` | Display name for the section header |
| `type` | `'elements' \| 'pages'` | How items render (`elements` show demos, `pages` render directly) |
| `items` | `Record` | Object containing element classes or page factories |
| `filter` | `(name, item) => boolean` | Optional filter function to include/exclude items |
| `sort` | `([a, itemA], [b, itemB]) => number` | Optional sort function for ordering items |
| `icon` | `string` | Optional Material Symbols icon name |
| `collapsed` | `boolean` | Start section collapsed (default: `false`) |
### Advanced Example
```typescript
import { setupWccTools } from '@design.estate/dees-wcctools';
import * as allElements from './elements/index.js';
import * as pages from './pages/index.js';
setupWccTools({
sections: [
{
name: 'Pages',
type: 'pages',
items: pages,
},
{
name: 'Form Controls',
type: 'elements',
items: allElements,
icon: 'edit_note',
filter: (name) => name.startsWith('form-') || name.includes('input'),
sort: ([a], [b]) => a.localeCompare(b),
},
{
name: 'Layout',
type: 'elements',
items: allElements,
icon: 'dashboard',
filter: (name) => name.startsWith('layout-') || name.startsWith('grid-'),
},
{
name: 'Legacy',
type: 'elements',
items: allElements,
filter: (name) => name.startsWith('legacy-'),
collapsed: true, // Start collapsed
},
],
});
```
### Legacy API (Still Supported)
```typescript
// The old format still works for simple use cases
setupWccTools(elements, pages);
```
## Features
### ๐ฏ Live Property Editing
The properties panel automatically detects and allows editing of:
| Property Type | Editor |
|--------------|--------|
| **String** | Text input |
| **Number** | Number input |
| **Boolean** | Checkbox |
| **Enum** | Select dropdown |
| **Object/Array** | JSON editor modal |
### ๐ฑ Viewport Testing
Test your components across different screen sizes:
- **Phone** โ 320px width
- **Phablet** โ 600px width
- **Tablet** โ 768px width
- **Desktop** โ Full width (native)
### ๐ Theme Support
Components automatically adapt to light/dark themes. Use CSS custom properties with the theme manager:
```typescript
import { cssManager } from '@design.estate/dees-element';
public static styles = [
css`
:host {
color: ${cssManager.bdTheme('#1a1a1a', '#e5e5e5')};
background: ${cssManager.bdTheme('#ffffff', '#0a0a0a')};
}
`
];
```
### ๐ฌ Screen Recording
Record component demos directly from the catalogue:
- **Viewport Recording** โ Record just the component viewport
- **Full Screen Recording** โ Capture the entire screen
- **Audio Support** โ Add microphone commentary with live level monitoring
- **Video Trimming** โ Trim start/end before export with visual timeline
- **WebM Export** โ High-quality video output
Click the red record button in the bottom toolbar to start.
### ๐งช Demo Tools
The demotools module provides enhanced testing capabilities with `dees-demowrapper`:
```typescript
import '@design.estate/dees-wcctools/demotools';
@customElement('my-component')
export class MyComponent extends DeesElement {
public static demo = () => html`
{
// Find elements using standard DOM APIs
const myComponent = wrapper.querySelector('my-component');
// Simulate user interactions
myComponent.value = 'Test value';
await myComponent.updateComplete;
// Work with multiple elements
wrapper.querySelectorAll('.item').forEach((el, i) => {
console.log(`Item ${i}:`, el.textContent);
});
}}>
Item 1
Item 2
`;
}
```
### ๐ญ Multiple Demos
Components can expose multiple demo variations:
```typescript
@customElement('my-button')
export class MyButton extends DeesElement {
public static demo = [
() => html`Primary`,
() => html`Secondary`,
() => html`Danger`,
];
}
```
Each demo appears as a numbered item in an expandable folder in the sidebar.
### โณ Async Demos
Return a `Promise` from `demo` for async setup:
```typescript
public static demo = async () => {
const data = await fetchSomeData();
return html``;
};
```
### ๐ฏ Container Queries
Components can respond to their container size using the `wccToolsViewport` container:
```typescript
public static styles = [
css`
@container wccToolsViewport (min-width: 768px) {
:host {
flex-direction: row;
}
}
@container wccToolsViewport (max-width: 767px) {
:host {
flex-direction: column;
}
}
`
];
```
## Component Guidelines
### Required for Catalogue Display
1. Components must expose a static `demo` property returning a Lit template (or array of templates)
2. Use `@property()` decorators with the `accessor` keyword for editable properties
3. Export component classes for proper detection
### Best Practices
```typescript
@customElement('best-practice-component')
export class BestPracticeComponent extends DeesElement {
// โ Static demo property (single or array)
public static demo = () => html`
`;
// โ Typed properties with defaults (TC39 decorators)
@property({ type: String })
accessor title: string = 'Default Title';
// โ Complex property without attribute
@property({ attribute: false })
accessor complexProp: { key: string } = { key: 'default' };
// โ Enum with proper typing
@property({ type: String })
accessor variant: 'small' | 'medium' | 'large' = 'medium';
}
```
## URL Routing
The catalogue uses URL routing for deep linking:
```
/wcctools-route/:sectionName/:itemName/:demoIndex/:viewport/:theme
Examples:
/wcctools-route/Elements/my-button/0/desktop/dark
/wcctools-route/Views/view-dashboard/0/tablet/bright
/wcctools-route/Pages/home/0/desktop/dark
```
## API Reference
### `setupWccTools(config)`
Initialize the WCC Tools dashboard with sections configuration.
```typescript
interface IWccSection {
name: string;
type: 'elements' | 'pages';
items: Record;
filter?: (name: string, item: any) => boolean;
sort?: (a: [string, any], b: [string, any]) => number;
icon?: string;
collapsed?: boolean;
}
interface IWccConfig {
sections: IWccSection[];
}
setupWccTools(config: IWccConfig): void;
// Legacy (still supported)
setupWccTools(elements: Record, pages?: Record): void;
```
### `DeesDemoWrapper`
Component for wrapping demos with post-render logic.
| Property | Type | Description |
|----------|------|-------------|
| `runAfterRender` | `(wrapper) => void \| Promise` | Callback after wrapped elements render |
The wrapper provides full DOM API access:
- `wrapper.querySelector()` โ Find single element
- `wrapper.querySelectorAll()` โ Find multiple elements
- `wrapper.children` โ Access child elements directly
### Recording Components (Advanced)
For custom recording integrations:
```typescript
import { RecorderService } from '@design.estate/dees-wcctools';
const recorder = new RecorderService({
onDurationUpdate: (duration) => console.log(`${duration}s`),
onRecordingComplete: (blob) => console.log('Recording done!', blob),
onAudioLevelUpdate: (level) => console.log(`Audio: ${level}%`),
});
await recorder.startRecording({ mode: 'viewport' });
// ... later
recorder.stopRecording();
```
## Project Structure
```
my-component-library/
โโโ src/
โ โโโ elements/ # UI components
โ โ โโโ my-button.ts
โ โ โโโ my-card.ts
โ โ โโโ index.ts
โ โโโ views/ # Full-page layouts
โ โ โโโ view-dashboard.ts
โ โ โโโ index.ts
โ โโโ pages/ # Documentation pages
โ โ โโโ home.ts
โ โ โโโ index.ts
โ โโโ catalogue.ts # WCC Tools setup
โโโ html/
โ โโโ index.html
โโโ package.json
```
## Browser Support
- โ Chrome/Edge (latest)
- โ Firefox (latest)
- โ Safari (latest)
- โ Mobile browsers with Web Components support
## License and Legal Information
This repository contains open-source code licensed under the MIT License. A copy of the license can be found in the [LICENSE](./LICENSE) file.
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