Story files as .exs

[LostKobrakai]

I just looked through the README and noticed that the story files are .ex files, but one also needs to supply a path for where those files are. I'm wondering if those files should rather be .exs files, so they're not compiled by default, but only used by the storybook. I feel like this is a similar setup to test files, which also are .exs files.

[cblavier]

Since all the storybook content is pre-compiled through macros, all stories would be executed at compile time to fetch their content.

We wouldn't benefit much from this change. Would we?

[LostKobrakai]

This is less about changing how those modules are used, if they're meant to be used, but more about that one probably doesn't really want those modules to continue to exist after compilation, in production, outside of the storybook, …. Just like test files are only compiled to run tests and only the ones which are actually executed.

[cblavier]

I think I got your point.
But do you think they would still belong to /lib folder?

[LostKobrakai]

I personally would probably keep them outside, but also it's not a clear cut picture. Phoenix templates (can be .exs files as well) are also not really to-be-compiled elixir files and within /lib.

[cblavier]

Thanks for your insight. I'll try it with exs files and let you know how it goes!

(and you also deserve a special 🥇 for being the first issue opened here ;-)

[LostKobrakai]

I'm really interested in this, so happy to help. I've been a big fan of fractal, but it's not really a great fit for elixir and I've also tried to build similar projects before, but never got them anywhere usable.