Expose/hide nested instances -> at component property level

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With the new update, we have a great new feature, but unfortunately, it’s not usable with our component structure.
Exposing all props of a nested instance also exposes props that we don’t want in the context of the consuming component.

What if we could also select which properties to expose? This would lead to a cleaner sidebar with only valid props.

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Greg_Smith

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Would love the option to hide component props from consumers. For instance:

Component A

Nested component B
Nested component C

Component A is made up of two nested components, B and C. Components B and C have properties that are adjusted to provide variants of Component A. They’re really just for my use.

But if a designer “clicks in” to Component B, for instance, they can see its props, in the right sidebar (which I’ve used primarily to make those Component A variants). I don’t want them to touch the props for that nested Component B. I’d like to hide them.

I heard rumors that this might be an upcoming feature. Is this true? 🤔

Sanket_Chaudhari

+1 - need capabilities to expose selected properties from within our nested instances. Cannot use this feature without it.

Josh_Loya

I’m running into this limitation, too. Being able to expose properties from nested instances is the right direction, but I need to be able to selectively expose properties, rather than an all-or-nothing toggle.

Andreas_Haimerl

Would also be highly interested in this. Would make things much easier for the consumers of our enterprise Design System.

Tim_Hose

Replying to keep this alive. Our group would love this feature, as something like tabs or lists with nested components becomes such a massive list that they’re not usable.