fix(a11y): set aria-expanded on sidebar links that toggle a sub-sidebar - #2809
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The active page link collapses and expands its sub-sidebar when it is activated, but it exposed no expanded state, so screen readers could not announce it. Set aria-expanded when the sub-sidebar is rendered and update it whenever the link toggles the sub-sidebar.
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Summary
The active sidebar page link expands and collapses its sub-sidebar (the list of the page's headings) when it is activated, but it has no
aria-expandedstate, so it is exposed to assistive technology as a plain link with no expanded or collapsed state.This sets
aria-expanded="true"on the active link when its sub-sidebar is rendered, and updates the value whenever the link toggles the sub-sidebar, the same way the collapsible group titles already do. Links without a sub-sidebar (pages that are not active, or pages without headings) get noaria-expanded, since activating them only navigates.Before/after, checked on the docs site served locally (
node server --dev) on the Quick start page:aria-expandedattribute, before or after pressing Enter on it, and Chrome's accessibility tree reports it aslink "Quick start".aria-expandedistrue, becomesfalsewhen Enter collapses the list, andtrueagain on the next Enter. Chrome's accessibility tree reports the link aslink "Quick start" [expanded].Verification:
npm run lint,npm run typecheck,npm run test:unit,npm run test:integrationandnpm run test:consume-typespass.test/e2e/sidebar.test.jsfails without the change.Related issue, if any:
Closes #2615
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Does this PR introduce a breaking change?
Tested in the following browsers: