Writing interactive component stories with Histoire in Vue 3 and TypeScript

Histoire is a burgeoning alternative to Storybook for creating interactive documentation of UI components in Vue 3 projects, focusing on simplicity and ease of use. The article delves into the development of Histoire's UI controls, such as HstText, HstCheckbox, and HstSlider, which enable users to interact with components through various form fields. It explores how to structure Histoire stories using the Vue 3 composition API, demonstrating the binding of control states to component props and showcasing examples like the LeftItems component with text and number fields. The piece also highlights the use of dropdowns, radio buttons, button groups, and JSON controls while explaining the initialization of the Pinia store for global state management in Vue apps. Although Histoire's features and controls are not yet as comprehensive as Storybook's, it is praised for its straightforward approach to linking controls with UI components, and the article serves as a foundational guide for leveraging Histoire's capabilities in creating interactive component documentation.