NativeScript/NativeScript

Child components of ActionBar not accessibility friendly.

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#3746 opened on Mar 7, 2017

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Description

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While trying to create UI automated tests with Appium we've noticed that the child components of ActionBar, such as ActionItem and NavigationButton don't have a property for AutomationText. When running UiAutomatorViewer, these objects are marked as NAF (Not Accessibility Friendly). This prevents us from allowing any accessibility features for the navigation buttons that we have in our app, as well as not allowing UI automation to be possible for those features. Is it possible to have the AutomationText property added to the child components of ActionBar? If not, what are some other UI automation strategies to handle situations like these?

Which platform(s) does your issue occur on?

Only confirmed for Android.

Please provide the following version numbers that your issue occurs with:

  • CLI: 2.5.0
  • Cross-platform modules: 2.5.1
  • Runtime(s): Android: 2.5.0

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Tech stack
typescriptjavascriptandroid
Domain
mobileaccessibility
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
NativeScript UI basicsAndroid accessibility
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
45
Research direction
Investigate the current ActionBar implementation in NativeScript, particularly the Android native part. Look at how other view components expose the `automationText` property. Consider adding the property to `ActionItem` and `NavigationButton` similar to existing patterns. Also examine the Android accessibility API for setting content descriptions.