[Feature Request]: Add an option to open by default not-stacked coachmarks

[gcattan]

The problem

I am opening a feature request, as suggested in the slack channel.

I would like to have this Coachmark to be open by default:

In the code it seems to be hardcoded depending on whether or not the overlayKind is slacked`:

The solution

Add an "isOpen" parameter to the Coachmark.
If it is undefined, the default behavior is the existing one (open for slacked coachmark and closed otherwise).
If it is defined, the Coachmark is open or closed initially depending on the value of "isOpen"

Design link

No response

Links to other materials

No response

Owner/main maintainer(s)

gcattan/Jamie Har

Second/backup maintainer(s)

No response

Product/offering

IBM Knowledge Center / Lineage

Business priority

Low to Medium

Code of Conduct

• I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct
• I checked the current issues for duplicate issues

Tasks

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1. Add support for open state
2. Update Coachmarks usage to reflect the open-by-default use case

[oliviaflory]

@oliviaflory to check with Cameron and Paul from Security

[oliviaflory]

From Cameron:

• We are ok with this and could see a use case for it. Particularly in sandbox trials where it would be helpful to autodisplay the coachmark and still leave a persistent beacon after it’s closed.
• Our team will update the usage guidance to highlight this use case as well.
• In contrast, if it’s a first time use scenario where a coachmark would be displayed to drive usage—a beacon would not be necessary to include with the open coachmark NOR should it show up after dismissing the coachmark

[elycheea]

@gcattan @cameroncalder did sign off on this one. Would you be interested in contributing this to our library? Thanks!

[gcattan]

@elycheea yes, sure, I can give a hand here.

I forgot to update the description, so this is apparently my mistake, but this is not a community contribution. This comes from some design requirements from IBM Knowledge Center/Lineage.

I have updated the description accordingly.