Release: Patch 8.1.9

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 8.1.9
+
+- Addon-a11y: Workaround for Vite 5.3.0 compat - [#28241](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28241), thanks @shilman!
+- CLI: Add `--no-dev` option to `init` - [#26918](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26918), thanks @fastfrwrd!
+- CLI: Fix `init --skip-install` - [#28226](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28226), thanks @shilman!
+
 ## 8.1.8
 
 - Automigrations: Make VTA "learn more" link clickable - [#28020](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28020), thanks @deiga!

code/addons/a11y/src/a11yRunner.ts

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const run = async (storyId: string, input: A11yParameters = defaultParameters) =
     if (!active) {
       active = true;
       channel.emit(EVENTS.RUNNING);
-      const axe = (await import('axe-core')).default;
+      const { default: axe } = await import('axe-core');
 
       const { element = '#storybook-root', config, options = {} } = input;
       const htmlElement = document.querySelector(element as string);

code/lib/cli/src/generate.ts

@@ -58,6 +58,17 @@ command('init')
   .option('-y --yes', 'Answer yes to all prompts')
   .option('-b --builder <webpack5 | vite>', 'Builder library')
   .option('-l --linkable', 'Prepare installation for link (contributor helper)')
+  // due to how Commander handles default values and negated options, we have to elevate the default into Commander, and we have to specify `--dev`
+  // alongside `--no-dev` even if we are unlikely to directly use `--dev`. https://github.com/tj/commander.js/issues/2068#issuecomment-1804524585
+  .option(
+    '--dev',
+    'Launch the development server after completing initialization. Enabled by default',
+    process.env.CI !== 'true' && process.env.IN_STORYBOOK_SANDBOX !== 'true'
+  )
+  .option(
+    '--no-dev',
+    'Complete the initialization of Storybook without launching the Storybook development server'
+  )
   .action((options: CommandOptions) => {
     initiate(options).catch(() => process.exit(1));
   });

code/lib/cli/src/generators/types.ts

@@ -53,4 +53,5 @@ export type CommandOptions = {
   disableTelemetry?: boolean;
   enableCrashReports?: boolean;
   debug?: boolean;
+  dev?: boolean;
 };

code/lib/cli/src/initiate.ts

@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ export async function doInitiate(options: CommandOptions): Promise<
   );
 
   return {
-    shouldRunDev: process.env.CI !== 'true' && process.env.IN_STORYBOOK_SANDBOX !== 'true',
+    shouldRunDev: !!options.dev && !options.skipInstall,
     projectType,
     packageManager,
     storybookCommand,

code/lib/cli/src/sandbox.ts

@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ export const sandbox = async ({
         process.chdir(templateDestination);
         // we run doInitiate, instead of initiate, to avoid sending this init event to telemetry, because it's not a real world project
         await doInitiate({
+          dev: process.env.CI !== 'true' && process.env.IN_STORYBOOK_SANBOX !== 'true',
           ...options,
         });
         process.chdir(before);

code/package.json

@@ -299,5 +299,6 @@
         "Dependency Upgrades"
       ]
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "deferredNextVersion": "8.1.9"
 }

docs/api/cli-options.md

@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ Options include:
 | `--debug`                | Outputs more logs in the CLI to assist debugging<br/>`storybook init --debug`                                                                                                               |
 | `--disable-telemetry`    | Disables Storybook's telemetry. Learn more about it [here](../configure/telemetry.md#how-to-opt-out)<br/>`storybook init --disable-telemetry`                                               |
 | `--enable-crash-reports` | Enables sending crash reports to Storybook's telemetry. Learn more about it [here](../configure/telemetry.md#crash-reports-disabled-by-default)<br/>`storybook init --enable-crash-reports` |
+| `--no-dev`               | Complete the initialization of Storybook without running the Storybook dev server<br/>`storybook init --no-dev`                                                                             |
 
 ### `add`
 

docs/versions/latest.json

@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":"8.1.8","info":{"plain":"- Automigrations: Make VTA \\\"learn more\\\" link clickable - [#28020](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28020), thanks @deiga!\n- CLI: Fix `init --skip-install` - [#28226](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28226), thanks @shilman!"}}
+{"version":"8.1.9","info":{"plain":"- Addon-a11y: Workaround for Vite 5.3.0 compat - [#28241](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28241), thanks @shilman!\n- CLI: Add `--no-dev` option to `init` - [#26918](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/26918), thanks @fastfrwrd!\n- CLI: Fix `init --skip-install` - [#28226](https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/pull/28226), thanks @shilman!"}}