@design.estate/dees-wcctools
🛠️ Web Component Catalogue Tools — The core dashboard and UI components for building interactive component catalogues
Overview
This is the main module of @design.estate/dees-wcctools, providing the complete dashboard experience for developing, testing, and documenting web components.
Installation
pnpm add -D @design.estate/dees-wcctools
Usage
Sections-based Configuration (Recommended)
import { setupWccTools } from '@design.estate/dees-wcctools';
import * as elements from './elements/index.js';
import * as views from './views/index.js';
import * as pages from './pages/index.js';
setupWccTools({
sections: [
{
name: 'Pages',
type: 'pages',
items: pages,
},
{
name: 'Views',
type: 'elements',
items: views,
icon: 'web',
},
{
name: 'Elements',
type: 'elements',
items: elements,
filter: (name) => !name.startsWith('internal-'),
sort: ([a], [b]) => a.localeCompare(b),
},
],
});
Legacy Format (Still Supported)
import { setupWccTools } from '@design.estate/dees-wcctools';
import { MyButton } from './components/my-button.js';
setupWccTools({
'my-button': MyButton,
});
Exports
Main Entry Point
| Export | Description |
|---|---|
setupWccTools |
Initialize the component catalogue dashboard |
IWccConfig |
TypeScript interface for sections configuration |
IWccSection |
TypeScript interface for individual section |
Recording Components
| Export | Description |
|---|---|
RecorderService |
Service class for screen/viewport recording |
WccRecordButton |
Record button UI component |
WccRecordingPanel |
Recording options and preview panel |
IRecorderEvents |
TypeScript interface for recorder callbacks |
IRecordingOptions |
TypeScript interface for recording options |
Section Configuration
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name |
string |
Display name for the section header |
type |
'elements' | 'pages' |
Rendering behavior |
items |
Record<string, any> |
Element classes or page factories |
filter |
(name, item) => boolean |
Optional filter function |
sort |
([a, itemA], [b, itemB]) => number |
Optional sort function |
icon |
string |
Material Symbols icon name |
collapsed |
boolean |
Start section collapsed (default: false) |
Internal Components
The module includes these internal web components:
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
wcc-dashboard |
Main dashboard container with routing |
wcc-sidebar |
Navigation sidebar with collapsible sections |
wcc-frame |
Responsive viewport with size controls |
wcc-properties |
Property panel with live editing |
wcc-record-button |
Recording state indicator button |
wcc-recording-panel |
Recording workflow UI |
RecorderService API
For programmatic recording control:
import { RecorderService, type IRecorderEvents } from '@design.estate/dees-wcctools';
const events: IRecorderEvents = {
onDurationUpdate: (duration) => console.log(`Recording: ${duration}s`),
onRecordingComplete: (blob) => saveBlob(blob),
onAudioLevelUpdate: (level) => updateMeter(level),
onError: (error) => console.error(error),
onStreamEnded: () => console.log('User stopped sharing'),
};
const recorder = new RecorderService(events);
// Load available microphones
const mics = await recorder.loadMicrophones(true);
// Start audio level monitoring
await recorder.startAudioMonitoring(mics[0].deviceId);
// Start recording
await recorder.startRecording({
mode: 'viewport',
audioDeviceId: mics[0].deviceId,
viewportElement: document.querySelector('.viewport'),
});
// Stop recording
recorder.stopRecording();
// Export trimmed video
const trimmedBlob = await recorder.exportTrimmedVideo(videoElement, startTime, endTime);
// Cleanup
recorder.dispose();
Architecture
ts_web/
├── index.ts # Main exports
├── wcctools.interfaces.ts # Type definitions
├── elements/
│ ├── wcc-dashboard.ts # Root dashboard component
│ ├── wcc-sidebar.ts # Navigation sidebar
│ ├── wcc-frame.ts # Responsive viewport
│ ├── wcc-properties.ts # Property editing panel
│ ├── wcc-record-button.ts # Recording button
│ ├── wcc-recording-panel.ts # Recording options/preview
│ └── wcctools.helpers.ts # Shared utilities
├── services/
│ └── recorder.service.ts # MediaRecorder abstraction
└── pages/
└── index.ts # Built-in pages
Features
- 🎨 Interactive component preview
- 📂 Section-based sidebar with filtering & sorting
- 🔧 Real-time property editing with type detection
- 🌓 Theme switching (light/dark)
- 📱 Responsive viewport testing
- 🎬 Screen recording with trimming
- 🔗 URL-based deep linking