chore(release): v4.10.0

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -61,13 +61,14 @@ jobs:
           paths:
             - node_modules
 
-  # Build and cache axe.js
+  # Build and cache built files
   build_unix:
     <<: *defaults
     <<: *unix_box
     steps:
       - checkout
       - <<: *restore_dependency_cache_unix
+      - run: npm run prepare
       - run: npm run build
       - save_cache:
           key: v9-cache-build-<< pipeline.git.revision >>

.eslintignore

@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ doc/api/*
 doc/examples/jest_react/*.js
 
 lib/core/imports/*.js
+lib/core/utils/uuid.js
 axe.js
-axe.min.js
+axe.min.js

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -32,10 +32,16 @@ updates:
         versions: ['>=9.0.0']
       - dependency-name: 'chai'
         versions: ['>=5.0.0']
+      - dependency-name: 'conventional-commits-parser'
+        versions: ['>=6.0.0']
       # Prevent Webpack error caused by v0.11+ of esbuild
       # @see https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/3771
       - dependency-name: 'esbuild'
         versions: ['>=0.11.0']
+      # Prevent colorjs.io issue caused by >v0.4.3
+      # @see https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/4428
+      - dependency-name: 'colorjs.io'
+        versions: ['>0.4.3']
     groups:
       # Any updates not caught by the group config will get individual PRs
       npm-low-risk:

.github/workflows/format.yml

@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm run fmt
       # Prevent the prettierignore change from being committed.
       - run: git checkout .prettierignore
-      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@8756aa072ef5b4a080af5dc8fef36c5d586e521d # tag=v5
+      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@8621497c8c39c72f3e2a999a26b4ca1b5058a842 # tag=v5
         with:
           commit_message: ':robot: Automated formatting fixes'

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 20
           cache: 'npm'
       - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm run prepare
       - run: npm run build
-      # v4 download seems to have some flakiness with the download of artifacts so pinning to v3 for now
-      # @see https://github.com/actions/download-artifact/issues/249
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: axe-core
           path: axe.js
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node}}
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: axe-core
       - run: npm run test:node

.gitignore

@@ -28,4 +28,3 @@ typings/axe-core/axe-core-tests.js
 
 # doc
 doc/rule-descriptions.*.md
-

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,25 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [4.10.0](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/compare/v4.9.1...v4.10.0) (2024-07-29)
+
+### Features
+
+- **new-rule:** summary elements must have an accessible name ([#4511](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/4511)) ([0d8a99e](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/commit/0d8a99eadd8d49e5d3ea0f11ad77be732148431e)), closes [#4510](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/4510)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **aria-allowed-attr:** allow aria-multiline=false for element with contenteditable ([#4537](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/4537)) ([f019068](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/commit/f0190685722495d00be644cabb1c9741d74acdea))
+- **aria-allowed-attr:** allow aria-required=false when normally not allowed ([#4532](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/4532)) ([2e242e1](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/commit/2e242e146929902c97e181e41fa45e656cf3eb51))
+- **aria-prohibited-attr:** allow aria-label/ledby on descendants of widget ([#4541](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/4541)) ([07c5d91](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/commit/07c5d91c658bda6bcd2743950bf70f25abd1f9ae))
+- **aria-roledescription:** keep disabled with { runOnly: 'wcag2a' } ([#4526](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/4526)) ([5b4cb9d](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/commit/5b4cb9d7992a4c07745e64708040777de64874bd)), closes [#4523](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/4523)
+- **autocomplete-valid:** incomplete for invalid but safe values ([#4500](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/4500)) ([e31a974](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/commit/e31a974de395845c08af345f9458a8091e2b1c4b)), closes [#4492](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/4492)
+- **build:** limit locales to valid files when using the --all-lang option ([#4486](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/4486)) ([d3db593](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/commit/d3db593991261ad44eef1c142d8a4646edde93fa)), closes [#4485](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/4485)
+- Prevent errors when loading axe in Angular + Jest ([#4456](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/4456)) ([3ef9353](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/commit/3ef93531a574c2be76a92d59599d978714cca9d0)), closes [#4400](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/4400)
+- Minor grammatical fixes for some rules and checks ([#4499](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/4499)) ([11fad59](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/commit/11fad598c25eadd29f35ef6be382d907057d4537))
+- **landmark-unique:** follow spec, aside -> landmark ([#4469](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/4469)) ([e32f803](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/commit/e32f8034246a92e4132dc04f6310e2b414d6d43f)), closes [#4460](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/4460)
+- **required-attr:** allow aria-valuetext on slider instead of valuenow ([#4518](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/4518)) ([135898b](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/commit/135898b38d5eb46c42170527a0ac9add425c5c3d)), closes [#4515](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/4515)
+
 ### [4.9.1](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/compare/v4.9.0...v4.9.1) (2024-05-06)
 
 ### Bug Fixes

Gruntfile.js

@@ -22,9 +22,13 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
     });
   } else if (grunt.option('all-lang')) {
     var localeFiles = require('fs').readdirSync('./locales');
-    langs = localeFiles.map(function (file) {
-      return '.' + file.replace('.json', '');
-    });
+    langs = localeFiles
+      .filter(function (file) {
+        return !file.startsWith('_') && file.endsWith('.json');
+      })
+      .map(function (file) {
+        return '.' + file.replace('.json', '');
+      });
     langs.unshift(''); // Add default
   } else {
     langs = [''];

axe.d.ts

@@ -70,16 +70,19 @@ declare namespace axe {
     | LabelledShadowDomSelector
     | LabelledFramesSelector;
   type SelectorList = Array<Selector | FramesSelector> | NodeList;
+  type ContextProp = Selector | SelectorList;
   type ContextObject =
     | {
-        include: Selector | SelectorList;
-        exclude?: Selector | SelectorList;
+        include: ContextProp;
+        exclude?: ContextProp;
       }
     | {
-        exclude: Selector | SelectorList;
-        include?: Selector | SelectorList;
+        exclude: ContextProp;
+        include?: ContextProp;
       };
-  type ElementContext = Selector | SelectorList | ContextObject;
+  type ContextSpec = ContextProp | ContextObject;
+  /** Synonym to ContextSpec */
+  type ElementContext = ContextSpec;
 
   type SerialSelector =
     | BaseSelector
@@ -406,6 +409,16 @@ declare namespace axe {
     shadowSelect: (selector: CrossTreeSelector) => Element | null;
     shadowSelectAll: (selector: CrossTreeSelector) => Element[];
     getStandards(): Required<Standards>;
+    isContextSpec: (context: unknown) => context is ContextSpec;
+    isContextObject: (context: unknown) => context is ContextObject;
+    isContextProp: (context: unknown) => context is ContextProp;
+    isLabelledFramesSelector: (
+      selector: unknown
+    ) => selector is LabelledFramesSelector;
+    isLabelledShadowDomSelector: (
+      selector: unknown
+    ) => selector is LabelledShadowDomSelector;
+
     DqElement: new (
       elm: Element,
       options?: { absolutePaths?: boolean }

bower.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "axe-core",
-  "version": "4.9.1",
+  "version": "4.10.0",
   "deprecated": true,
   "contributors": [
     {

build/cherry-pick.js

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
 const { execSync } = require('child_process');
 const conventionalCommitsParser = require('conventional-commits-parser');
 const chalk = require('chalk');
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ commitsToCherryPick.forEach(({ hash, type, scope, subject }) => {
 
   try {
     execSync(`git cherry-pick ${hash} -X theirs`);
-  } catch (e) {
+  } catch {
     console.error(
       chalk.red.bold('\nAborting cherry-pick and reseting to master')
     );

build/tasks/validate.js

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function fileExists(v, o) {
   var exists;
   try {
     exists = fs.existsSync(file);
-  } catch (e) {
+  } catch {
     return false;
   }
   return exists;

doc/API.md

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ In this example, we pass in the WCAG 2 A and AA tags into `axe.getRules` to retr
 ```js
 [
   {
-    description: "Ensures <area> elements of image maps have alternate text",
+    description: "Ensure <area> elements of image maps have alternate text",
     help: "Active <area> elements must have alternate text",
     helpUrl: "https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/3.5/area-alt?application=axeAPI",
     ruleId: "area-alt",
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ In this example, we pass in the WCAG 2 A and AA tags into `axe.getRules` to retr
     actIds: ['c487ae']
   },
   {
-    description: "Ensures ARIA attributes are allowed for an element's role",
+    description: "Ensure ARIA attributes are allowed for an element's role",
     help: "Elements must only use allowed ARIA attributes",
     helpUrl: "https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/3.5/aria-allowed-attr?application=axeAPI",
     ruleId: "aria-allowed-attr",