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design-system component-creation.instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from iress/design-system. It costs 4,774 tokens per session, scanned A, original, Apache-2.0.

Coding instructions for creating new version 6 components in the Iress Design System, a shared library of interface components. They define the required files, implementation structure, styles, examples, tests, and documentation.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them when adding a new component, including its TypeScript React code, styling, Storybook examples, tests, exports, and documentation.
Why use it?
They give each component the same structure so it can be implemented, tested, demonstrated, and documented consistently.

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.github/instructions/component-creation.instructions.md · 649 lines

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V6 Component Creation Guidelines

These guidelines ensure consistency and quality when creating new components in the design system.

File Structure Requirements

Each component must include exactly these files:

ComponentName/
├── index.ts                          # Exports
├── ComponentName.tsx                 # Main component
├── ComponentName.styles.ts           # Styling (CVA recipe)
├── ComponentName.stories.tsx         # Storybook stories
├── ComponentName.test.tsx            # Tests
└── ComponentName.docs.mdx            # Documentation
└── mocks/                            # (optional) Mock use cases for this component that cannot be represented in stories

Component Implementation (*.tsx)

Required Structure

import { propagateTestid } from '@helpers/utility/propagateTestid';
import { componentName } from './ComponentName.styles';
import { cx } from '@/styled-system/css';
import { styled } from '@/styled-system/jsx';
import { ReactNode, useMemo } from 'react';
import { IressStyledProps } from '@/types';
import { GlobalCSSClass } from '@/enums';

export interface IressComponentNameProps extends IressStyledProps {
  /**
   * Content of this component.
   */
  children?: ReactNode;

  /**
   * Additional props with detailed JSDoc comments.
   * Include default values, examples, and relationships to other props.
   */
  variant?: 'primary' | 'secondary';

  /**
   * Status of the component.
   * @default 'info'
   */
  status?: 'info' | 'success' | 'warning' | 'danger';
}

export const IressComponentName = ({
  children,
  className,
  variant,
  status = 'info',
  ...restProps
}: IressComponentNameProps) => {
  const classes = componentName({ variant, status });

  return (
    <styled.div
      className={cx(className, classes.root, GlobalCSSClass.ComponentName)}
      {...restProps}
    >
      {children}
    </styled.div>
  );
};

Key Requirements

  • Always use Iress prefix for component names (e.g., IressAlert, IressButton)
  • Extend existing props when appropriate (e.g., IressStyledProps, IressUnstyledProps, IressTextProps)
  • Include comprehensive JSDoc comments with defaults, examples, and relationships
  • Use cx() for className composition to merge custom and component classes
  • Add GlobalCSSClass enum for consistent global CSS class naming
  • Use propagateTestid() helper for nested testids when needed
  • Implement controlled/uncontrolled patterns with useControlledState hook when applicable
  • Do not import from @/main within the component file itself to ensure tree-shaking. Import from @/components/ComponentName instead.

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