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A11y | Treat Matching choices as a labeled group of buttons #39

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docs(a11y): Record A9 as closed on main
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions a11y-audits/8-13-26/resolution-plan.md
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Expand Up @@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ Fill issue/PR numbers when filing. Never write “this PR”.
| A5 | #24 | 1 (bundle Sort) | #36 | Closed (PR #36) |
| A6 | #25 | 1 (bundle Sort) | #36 | Closed (PR #36) |
| A3 | #26 | 1 | #37 | Closed (PR #37) |
| A9 | #27 | 1 | | Open |
| A9 | #27 | 1 | #38 | Closed (PR #38) |
| A11 | #28 | 1 | | Open |
| D2 | [DS #28](https://github.com/CodeSignal/learn_bespoke-design-system/issues/28) | 1 ∥ | | Open |
| D1 | [DS #29](https://github.com/CodeSignal/learn_bespoke-design-system/issues/29) | 1 ∥ / 3 | | Open |
Expand All @@ -273,4 +273,4 @@ Fill issue/PR numbers when filing. Never write “this PR”.

## Next step

P1–P7 confirmed as the recommended defaults. Wave 0 is on `main` (PR #20). A1 is on `main` (PR #35). Sort bundle is on `main` (PR #36). A3 is on `main` (PR #37). Wave 1 continues with A9 (`fix/a11y-iframe-title`, #27).
P1–P7 confirmed as the recommended defaults. Wave 0 is on `main` (PR #20). A1 is on `main` (PR #35). Sort bundle is on `main` (PR #36). A3 is on `main` (PR #37). A9 is on `main` (PR #38). Wave 1 continues with A11 (`fix/a11y-matching-listbox`, #28).
3 changes: 1 addition & 2 deletions public/modules/matching.js
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Expand Up @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function initMatching({
elContainer.innerHTML = `
<div id="matching" class="matching">
<div id="matching-cards-container" class="matching-cards-container"></div>
<div id="matching-choices" class="matching-choices" role="listbox" aria-label="Answer choices"></div>
<div id="matching-choices" class="matching-choices" role="group" aria-label="Answer choices"></div>
</div>
`;

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ export function initMatching({
const choiceButton = document.createElement('button');
choiceButton.className = 'matching-choice-button button button-primary body-large';
choiceButton.textContent = choice;
choiceButton.setAttribute('role', 'option');
choiceButton.setAttribute('aria-label', `Select ${choice}`);

// Check if this choice is available
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10 changes: 6 additions & 4 deletions test/a11y-characterization.test.js
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Expand Up @@ -116,10 +116,12 @@ test('A9: side-content iframe has a title from content type', () => {
);
});

test('A11 characterization: Matching choices are buttons with role=option in a listbox', () => {
// Wave 1 A11 drops listbox/option on native buttons.
test('A11: Matching choices are a labeled group of buttons', () => {
const src = read('public/modules/matching.js');
assert.match(src, /role="listbox"/);
assert.doesNotMatch(src, /role="listbox"/);
assert.doesNotMatch(src, /setAttribute\(\s*'role',\s*'option'\s*\)/);
assert.match(src, /id="matching-choices"[^>]*role="group"/);
assert.match(src, /aria-label="Answer choices"/);
assert.match(src, /createElement\('button'\)/);
assert.match(src, /setAttribute\(\s*'role',\s*'option'\s*\)/);
assert.match(src, /choiceButton\.disabled\s*=\s*true/);
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Strengthen the A11 test to check rendered semantics.

The test reads public/modules/matching.js as text. Line 122 rejects only setAttribute('role', 'option'); it misses markup, double-quoted calls, and element.role = 'option'. Line 126 checks only for the presence of a disabled assignment. It does not verify that a used choice is disabled at runtime. A regression can therefore pass while violating Issue #28.

Use a DOM fixture to inspect #matching-choices, its buttons, their roles, and the disabled state. If this test must remain source-based, broaden the role checks at minimum.

Minimum improvement for source-based checks 
-  assert.doesNotMatch(src, /role="listbox"/);
-  assert.doesNotMatch(src, /setAttribute\(\s*'role',\s*'option'\s*\)/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(src, /role\s*=\s*["'](?:listbox|option)["']/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(
+    src,
+    /setAttribute\(\s*["']role["']\s*,\s*["'](?:listbox|option)["']\s*\)|\.role\s*=\s*["'](?:listbox|option)["']/
+  );
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test('A11: Matching choices are a labeled group of buttons', () => {
const src = read('public/modules/matching.js');
assert.match(src, /role="listbox"/);
assert.doesNotMatch(src, /role="listbox"/);
assert.doesNotMatch(src, /setAttribute\(\s*'role',\s*'option'\s*\)/);
assert.match(src, /id="matching-choices"[^>]*role="group"/);
assert.match(src, /aria-label="Answer choices"/);
assert.match(src, /createElement\('button'\)/);
assert.match(src, /setAttribute\(\s*'role',\s*'option'\s*\)/);
assert.match(src, /choiceButton\.disabled\s*=\s*true/);
test('A11: Matching choices are a labeled group of buttons', () => {
const src = read('public/modules/matching.js');
assert.doesNotMatch(src, /role\s*=\s*["'](?:listbox|option)["']/);
assert.doesNotMatch(
src,
/setAttribute\(\s*["']role["']\s*,\s*["'](?:listbox|option)["']\s*\)|\.role\s*=\s*["'](?:listbox|option)["']/
);
assert.match(src, /id="matching-choices"[^>]*role="group"/);
assert.match(src, /aria-label="Answer choices"/);
assert.match(src, /createElement\('button'\)/);
assert.match(src, /choiceButton\.disabled\s*=\s*true/);
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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In `@test/a11y-characterization.test.js` around lines 119 - 126, Strengthen the
A11 test around the existing matching.js assertions by using a DOM fixture to
inspect the rendered `#matching-choices` group, its buttons, their roles, and the
disabled state of a used choice; avoid relying solely on source-text checks. If
a DOM-based test is not available, broaden the role assertions to catch markup,
both quote styles, and property assignments, while replacing the
disabled-assignment presence check with a runtime behavior assertion.

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