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Rules and conventions for building React components in this repo (composition pattern, no logic in component body, styling tokens, file layout, etc.). Read this before writing or editing any component.

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These are the project-wide rules for component code. Workflow skills (port-html-to-react, write-tests, write-component-docs) build on top of these — they don't restate them.

Before writing code

The codebase is the source of truth for style and structure. Read it before adding or changing components.

When adding a new component

  1. Skim src/components/ to see what is already there and how directories are organized.
  2. Open one or two components of the same nature (form control, animated indicator, navigational, etc.) and read all their files — .tsx, .stories.tsx, .test.tsx, plus any split-out types.ts / hooks. Match their patterns rather than inventing new ones.
  3. Skim tailwind.config.js and the @digital-go-jp/tailwind-theme-plugin tokens so styles use existing tokens, not stock Tailwind values.
  4. Read the HTML reference for the component (see port-html-to-react).

When updating an existing component

  1. Read every file under src/components/<Name>/ first — including stories, tests, and any split-out hooks/utils. Subtle conventions live in those siblings.
  2. Preserve the existing pattern (file split, prop shape, naming) unless the change explicitly requires breaking it.

Component design principles

Composition pattern

Use React children composition. Keep props and state minimal; let consumers assemble the structure.

// Good: consumers control the structure
<Dialog>
  <DialogBody>
    <h2>...</h2>
    <p>...</p>
  </DialogBody>
</Dialog>

// Bad: structure locked inside props
<Dialog body={<><h2></h2></>} />

Props

Base props on native element props. Add custom props only when necessary.

type ButtonProps = ComponentProps<'button'>;

// When extension is necessary:
type ButtonProps = ComponentProps<'button'> & {
  size: Size;
  variant: Variant;
};

No cross-component references or premature abstraction

  • Component A must not import component B (Slot-like primitives excepted).
  • Do not deduplicate similar UI code. No BaseProps, CommonProps, BaseButton, BaseCard.
  • UI requirements diverge per project; shared base classes become liabilities.

No logic in the component body

  • Component bodies must not contain logic (state, timers, effects, data fetching, etc.).
  • Do not use useState, useRef, useEffect, or other React hooks in the component body (keeps React Server Component compatibility).
  • When logic is needed, provide it one of these ways:
    • Inline in the Story — demo-specific behavior (timers, demo state).
    • Hook in a separate file (e.g. useFooAnnouncer.ts) — imported when the consumer needs it.
    • Util in a separate file — pure functions, class-name helpers.
  • When you split out a hook or util, add Vitest tests. See src/components/FileUpload/FileUpload.test.tsx for the pattern (Story reuse via composeStories + vitest-browser-react).

No dependencies on shared config

Components must be self-contained. Do not rely on:

  • Per-component additions to tailwind.config.js (e.g. extending theme.keyframes or colors for a single component)
  • Additions to global.css or other shared stylesheets
  • Project-level PostCSS plugins or global CSS variables

If you need custom CSS (e.g. @keyframes), put it in a .css file inside the component directory and import it from the component's .tsx. A consumer should be able to copy the component folder and have it work.

File layout

Per component:

src/components/Foo/
├── Foo.tsx              # Main implementation (sub-components can live here too)
├── Foo.stories.tsx      # Storybook
├── Foo.test.tsx         # Vitest (when hooks/utils are split out, or for UI behavior)
├── types.ts             # Shared types (size, variant, etc.)
├── useFooSomething.ts   # Component-specific hook (when needed)
└── index.ts             # Public exports
  • Start with everything in Foo.tsx.
  • Do not split files preemptively. Once Foo.tsx exceeds roughly 300 lines, propose a split to the user; do not do it unprompted.
  • Do not create new files (docs, READMEs, notes) unless explicitly requested.

Styling rules

Tailwind

  • Use tokens from @digital-go-jp/tailwind-theme-plugin (https://github.com/digital-go-jp/tailwind-theme-plugin).
  • Do not use stock Tailwind colors (text-blue-500 etc.). text-white and text-black are the only exceptions.
  • Do not use stock Tailwind font sizes (text-xs, text-lg, etc.). Text styles are covered by the text-std-*, text-dns-*, text-oln-*, text-mono-* token sets — these set font-size, weight, line-height, and letter-spacing together, so a single token usually replaces multiple classes (text-base leading-[1.3] tracking-normal → text-dns-16N-130).
  • For line-height alone, prefer the plugin's leading-100 … leading-175 over arbitrary values like leading-[1.3].
  • Prefer Tailwind shorthand utilities over arbitrary-value brackets when one exists. [margin-left:calc(...)] → ml-[calc(...)], [padding-left:1rem] → pl-4, etc. Reserve [property:value] for properties Tailwind has no shorthand for.
  • Mirror the HTML version's prefers-reduced-motion: reduce and forced-colors handling.
  • Match the styling conventions used in neighboring components. Before writing a new pattern (especially focus-visible, hover, and other interaction states), grep for the same selector elsewhere in src/components/ and follow that form. Example: focus-visible outline + ring is expressed with focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-4 focus-visible:outline-black focus-visible:ring-* focus-visible:ring-yellow-300 — not as [box-shadow:...] arbitrary values.

Don't re-implement Preflight

The HTML reference is built without a CSS reset, so it explicitly normalizes <button>, <ul>, <a>, etc. (e.g. border: 0; background: transparent; padding: 0; margin: 0; list-style: none; font: inherit; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; box-sizing: border-box). This project uses Tailwind's Preflight, which already applies those resets globally.

Do not copy those reset declarations into the React port. Only add classes that change behavior beyond Preflight's defaults. Common offenders to omit:

  • m-0, p-0, pl-0 on <ul>/<ol> (Preflight handles list margins/padding)
  • list-none on a <ul> that has no markers
  • border-0, bg-transparent on <button>
  • text-inherit, [font:inherit], [letter-spacing:inherit] on form/interactive elements
  • no-underline on <a> when the design wants the default
  • box-sizing: border-box (Preflight sets it)

data-* + group-data-[...] pattern

Represent state via data-* on the root; children react via group-data-[...]/name. Avoid branching className in JS.

<div
  className='group/progress-indicator'
  data-type={type}
  data-indeterminate={isIndeterminate ? '' : undefined}
>
  <svg className='group-data-[indeterminate]/progress-indicator:[animation:spin_2s_linear_infinite]' />
</div>

Accessibility

  • Target WCAG 2.2 Level AA (and JIS X 8341-3:2016).
  • Use the correct HTML element; prefer native semantics over ARIA.
  • Keep WAI-ARIA usage minimal.
  • Verify keyboard navigation and screen reader output.
  • No console.log or debug output in committed code.

Storybook conventions

  • Every component has a Playground Story. Tests reuse it via composeStories.
  • Story export names match the HTML file names (spinner-loop.html → SpinnerLoop, display name in Japanese).
  • For the docs page (a dedicated <Name>.mdx file), follow the write-component-docs skill.

Testing

All Vitest tests run in browser mode via Playwright + Chromium (see vite.config.ts). There is no jsdom environment.

  • UI behavior (focus, ARIA, drag & drop, etc.) → composeStories + vitest-browser-react against Stories (storybook project).
  • Pure hooks/utils → standard Vitest tests under src/**/*.test.{ts,tsx} (unit project — also browser-mode, but DOM globals are simply unused for pure logic).
  • For conventions (deterministic time, query patterns, what to cover), see the write-tests skill. Reference implementation: src/components/FileUpload/FileUpload.test.tsx.