Create New Component

Skill: Create a new Stimulus component

When the user asks to create a new component (or "add a component"), create a full component package under components/<name>/ following this repo's conventions.

1. Get the component name

• Name: Use a kebab-case name (e.g. my-controller, auto-submit).
• Class: PascalCase (e.g. MyController, AutoSubmit).
• Controller identifier: Same as name, kebab-case (e.g. data-controller="my-controller").
• Build fileName: stimulus-<name> (e.g. stimulus-my-controller).
• Package name: @stimulus-components/<name>.

If the user gives a single name (e.g. "tabs"), derive: name = tabs, class = Tabs, identifier = tabs, fileName = stimulus-tabs.

2. Create the component folder and files

Create components/<name>/ with these files.

components/<name>/src/index.ts

• One default-exported class extending Controller from @hotwired/stimulus.
• Class name = PascalCase of the name (e.g. Tabs for tabs).
• Use declare for TypeScript typings of any static targets and static values.
• Use static targets = ["..."] and/or static values = { ... } as needed.
• Prefer connect() / disconnect() for setup/teardown; use initialize() when binding methods (e.g. for event handlers).
• If the component needs transitions or other stimulus-use features, add stimulus-use and use it like in dropdown; otherwise depend only on @hotwired/stimulus like character-counter.

Minimal template (no extra deps):

import { Controller } from "@hotwired/stimulus"

export default class<PascalName> extends Controller {
  static targets = [] // e.g. ["panel"]
  static values = {} // e.g. { open: Boolean } if needed

  connect(): void {
    // setup
  }

  disconnect(): void {
    // teardown
  }
}

components/<name>/package.json

• name: "@stimulus-components/<name>"
• version: "1.0.0"
• description: One line describing the controller.
• keywords: Include "stimulus", "stimulusjs", "stimulus controller", and the component name.
• Copy repository, bugs, author, license, homepage, private, publishConfig from components/character-counter/package.json.
• main: "dist/stimulus-<name>.umd.js"
• module: "dist/stimulus-<name>.mjs"
• types: "dist/types/index.d.ts"
• scripts: "types": "tsc --noEmit false --declaration true --emitDeclarationOnly true --outDir dist/types", "dev": "vite", "build": "vite build && pnpm run types", "version": "pnpm run build"
• peerDependencies: "@hotwired/stimulus": "^3"
• dependencies: Only if needed (e.g. "stimulus-use": "^0.52.3" for transition/use APIs).

components/<name>/vite.config.mts

• entry: resolve(__dirname, "src/index.ts")
• name: Stimulus<PascalName> (e.g. StimulusTabs)
• fileName: stimulus-<name>
• external and output.globals: Include @hotwired/stimulus; add stimulus-use (and globals) only if the component uses it.

Use components/character-counter/vite.config.mts as base when there are no extra deps; use components/dropdown/vite.config.mts when using stimulus-use.

components/<name>/tsconfig.json

{ "extends": "../../tsconfig.json" }

components/<name>/index.html

• Title: Stimulus <PascalName>.
• Import ../app.css, Application from @hotwired/stimulus, and the controller from ./src/index.
• Start Application, register controller with identifier "<name>" (e.g. "tabs").
• Body: one or more examples with data-controller="<name>" and the right targets/values.

components/<name>/README.md

• Title: Stimulus <PascalName>.
• Short “Getting started” and link to docs: https://www.stimulus-components.com/docs/stimulus-<name>/.
• Standard “Contributing” and “License” sections (see components/dropdown/README.md).

components/<name>/CHANGELOG.md

• Use “Keep a Changelog” style.
• Initial entry: ## [Unreleased] and ## 1.0.0 - <date> with “### Added” and “- Initial release.” or similar.

3. Shared code

• If the component needs debounce/throttle/sleep, import from "../../../utils" (relative to repo root), e.g. import { debounce } from "../../../utils".

4. Tests (recommended)

• Create components/<name>/spec/index.test.ts.
• Use Vitest: describe, it, beforeEach, expect.
• Start Stimulus with Application.start(), register the controller with the kebab-case name, then set document.body.innerHTML with the right data-controller, targets, and values.
• See components/character-counter/spec/index.test.ts for structure.

5. Docs site

Add the component to the documentation site so it appears in the sidebar and has a doc page with a live demo.

5.1. Dependency and Stimulus registration

• docs/package.json: Add to dependencies: "@stimulus-components/<name>": "workspace:*" (alphabetically with other @stimulus-components/*).
• docs/plugins/stimulus.client.ts:
  • Add: import <PascalName> from "@stimulus-components/<name>/src".
  • Add: application.register("<name>", <PascalName>) (e.g. application.register("speech-recognition", SpeechRecognition)).

5.2. Doc page

• docs/content/docs/stimulus-<name>.md: Create a doc page with:
  • Frontmatter: title, description, package: "<name>", packagePath: "@stimulus-components/<name>".
  • Sections: Installation (:installation-block{:package="package" :packagePath="packagePath"}), optional alert, Example (:<name>), Usage (HTML example in ::code-block), Configuration table if needed, Extending Controller.
  • The docs sidebar is built from queryContent("docs").sort({ title: 1 }), so the new file is picked up automatically. The URL is /docs/stimulus-<name>.

Use docs/content/docs/stimulus-character-counter.md or docs/content/docs/stimulus-speech-recognition.md as a template.

5.3. Demo component

• docs/components/content/Demo/<PascalName>.vue:
  • Use the <Block title="..."> wrapper and put inside it a div with data-controller="<name>" and the appropriate targets/values/actions.
  • Reference this demo in the doc page with :<name> (kebab-case; Nuxt Content resolves it to the Demo component).

6. Checklist

• All identifiers use kebab-case; class name is PascalCase.
• package.json name is @stimulus-components/<name> and build outputs stimulus-<name>.mjs / stimulus-<name>.umd.js.
• vite.config.mts has correct name, fileName, and externals/globals.
• No semicolons; Prettier 120 print width (per .prettierrc).
• Run from repo root: pnpm install, pnpm run lint, pnpm run test.
• If adding to docs: docs/package.json, docs/plugins/stimulus.client.ts, docs/content/docs/stimulus-<name>.md, docs/components/content/Demo/<PascalName>.vue.

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