Storybook: [addon-contexts] Story does not refresh when different context is selected.

[clintandrewhall]

Describe the bug
When I change contexts, the component story does not refresh to reflect the change. I have to select a different component for the change to take effect.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Load a context-driven story.
2. Change contexts - note the component does not change.
3. Change stories - note the story reflects the new context.
4. Change to original component - the previous story is now correct.

Expected behavior
I would expect the component to immediately reflect the context change.

Code snippets

I'm using createContext from React to maintain state across components. My Context Provider mock alters one parameter the initial state of that component when changing context through the addon.

[clintandrewhall]

More information: I added a console.log in my story and in my context:

// context.ts
<ExternalEmbedStateProvider initialState={state}>
  <Container>
    {console.log('CONTEXT MOCK', state.name)}
    {children}
  </Container>
</ExternalEmbedStateProvider>

// component.ts
storiesOf('runtime/Footer', module)
  .addDecorator(withContexts(contexts))
  .add('Footer', () => (
    <div style={{ height: 172 }}>
      {console.log('re-render')}
      <Footer />
    </div>
  ))

In the console, re-render was logged before CONTEXT MOCK.

[leoyli]

I will take a look this weekend, thanks!

[clintandrewhall]

Hi @leoyli -- I was curious if you'd made any headway, and if I could be of any help?

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[agrohs]

Did this ever get resolved, still seeing same issue?

[shilman]

FYI, I'm deprecating addon-contexts in 6.0 and have created a new addon, addon-toolbars that achieves the same result in a simple/standard/ergonomic/cross-framework way. If you can upgrade, I highly recommend it:

https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/tree/next/addons/toolbars