Fix submission form's "serious" accessibility issues

src/app/dso-shared/dso-edit-metadata/dso-edit-metadata-value/dso-edit-metadata-value.component.html

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
                   [class.disabled]="isOnlyValue || saving" [dsBtnDisabled]="isOnlyValue || saving"
                   [title]="dsoType + '.edit.metadata.edit.buttons.drag' | translate"
                   ngbTooltip="{{ dsoType + '.edit.metadata.edit.buttons.drag' | translate }}">
-            <i class="fas fa-grip-vertical fa-fw"></i>
+            <i class="drag-icon"></i>
           </button>
         </div>
       </div>

src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-edit-bitstream-bundle/item-edit-bitstream-bundle.component.html

@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@
                     scope="row" id="{{ entry.nameStripped }}" headers="{{ bundleName }} name">
                     <div class="drag-handle text-muted float-start p-1 me-2 d-inline" tabindex="0" cdkDragHandle
                       (keydown.enter)="select($event, entry)" (keydown.space)="select($event, entry)" (click)="select($event, entry)">
-                      <i class="fas fa-grip-vertical fa-fw"
-                      [title]="'item.edit.bitstreams.edit.buttons.drag' | translate"></i>
+                      <i class="drag-icon" [title]="'item.edit.bitstreams.edit.buttons.drag' | translate"></i>
                     </div>
                     <span class="dont-break-out">{{ entry.name }}</span>
                   </th>

src/app/my-dspace-page/my-dspace-new-submission/my-dspace-new-submission.component.spec.ts

@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ import {
 import { ScrollToService } from '@nicky-lenaers/ngx-scroll-to';
 
 import { HostWindowService } from '../../shared/host-window.service';
+import { LiveRegionService } from '../../shared/live-region/live-region.service';
+import { getLiveRegionServiceStub } from '../../shared/live-region/live-region.service.stub';
 import { UploaderComponent } from '../../shared/upload/uploader/uploader.component';
 import { MyDSpaceNewSubmissionComponent } from './my-dspace-new-submission.component';
 import { getMockEntityTypeService } from './my-dspace-new-submission-dropdown/my-dspace-new-submission-dropdown.component.spec';
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ describe('MyDSpaceNewSubmissionComponent test', () => {
         { provide: CookieService, useValue: new CookieServiceMock() },
         { provide: HostWindowService, useValue: new HostWindowServiceStub(800) },
         { provide: EntityTypeDataService, useValue: getMockEntityTypeService() },
+        { provide: LiveRegionService, useValue: getLiveRegionServiceStub() },
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA],
     }).compileComponents();

src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.html

@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@
         <div [id]="id + '_errors'"
           [ngClass]="[getClass('element', 'errors'), getClass('grid', 'errors')]">
           @for (message of errorMessages; track message) {
-            <small class="invalid-feedback d-block">{{ message | translate: model.validators }}</small>
+            <small class="invalid-feedback d-block"
+               aria-required="true"
+               aria-invalid="true"
+               [attr.aria-describedby]="'label_' + model.id"
+               aria-live="assertive"
+          >{{ message | translate: model.validators }}</small>
           }
         </div>
       }

src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.spec.ts

@@ -59,14 +59,27 @@ import {
   DynamicNGBootstrapTextAreaComponent,
   DynamicNGBootstrapTimePickerComponent,
 } from '@ng-dynamic-forms/ui-ng-bootstrap';
+import { Actions } from '@ngrx/effects';
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { NgxMaskModule } from 'ngx-mask';
-import { of } from 'rxjs';
+import {
+  of,
+  ReplaySubject,
+} from 'rxjs';
 
 import { environment } from '../../../../../environments/environment';
+import {
+  SaveForLaterSubmissionFormErrorAction,
+  SaveSubmissionFormErrorAction,
+  SaveSubmissionFormSuccessAction,
+  SaveSubmissionSectionFormErrorAction,
+  SaveSubmissionSectionFormSuccessAction,
+} from '../../../../submission/objects/submission-objects.actions';
 import { SubmissionService } from '../../../../submission/submission.service';
 import { SubmissionObjectService } from '../../../../submission/submission-object.service';
+import { LiveRegionService } from '../../../live-region/live-region.service';
+import { getLiveRegionServiceStub } from '../../../live-region/live-region.service.stub';
 import { SelectableListService } from '../../../object-list/selectable-list/selectable-list.service';
 import { FormBuilderService } from '../form-builder.service';
 import { DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent } from './ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component';
@@ -206,6 +219,8 @@ describe('DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent test suite', () => {
   const testItem: Item = new Item();
   const testWSI: WorkspaceItem = new WorkspaceItem();
   testWSI.item = of(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(testItem));
+  const actions$: ReplaySubject<any> = new ReplaySubject<any>(1);
+
   beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
 
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
@@ -238,6 +253,8 @@ describe('DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent test suite', () => {
         { provide: APP_CONFIG, useValue: environment },
         { provide: APP_DATA_SERVICES_MAP, useValue: {} },
         { provide: DYNAMIC_FORM_CONTROL_MAP_FN, useValue: dsDynamicFormControlMapFn },
+        { provide: LiveRegionService, useValue: getLiveRegionServiceStub() },
+        { provide: Actions, useValue: actions$ },
       ],
       schemas: [CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA],
     }).compileComponents().then(() => {
@@ -379,4 +396,40 @@ describe('DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent test suite', () => {
     expect(testFn(formModel[25])).toEqual(DsDynamicFormGroupComponent);
   });
 
+  describe('store action subscriptions', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it('should call announceErrorMessages on SAVE_SUBMISSION_FORM_SUCCESS', () => {
+      spyOn(component, 'announceErrorMessages');
+      actions$.next(new SaveSubmissionFormSuccessAction('1234', [] as any));
+      expect(component.announceErrorMessages).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should call announceErrorMessages on SAVE_SUBMISSION_SECTION_FORM_SUCCESS', () => {
+      spyOn(component, 'announceErrorMessages');
+      actions$.next(new SaveSubmissionSectionFormSuccessAction('1234', [] as any));
+      expect(component.announceErrorMessages).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should call announceErrorMessages on SAVE_SUBMISSION_FORM_ERROR', () => {
+      spyOn(component, 'announceErrorMessages');
+      actions$.next(new SaveSubmissionFormErrorAction('1234'));
+      expect(component.announceErrorMessages).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should call announceErrorMessages on SAVE_FOR_LATER_SUBMISSION_FORM_ERROR', () => {
+      spyOn(component, 'announceErrorMessages');
+      actions$.next(new SaveForLaterSubmissionFormErrorAction('1234'));
+      expect(component.announceErrorMessages).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should call announceErrorMessages on SAVE_SUBMISSION_SECTION_FORM_ERROR', () => {
+      spyOn(component, 'announceErrorMessages');
+      actions$.next(new SaveSubmissionSectionFormErrorAction('1234'));
+      expect(component.announceErrorMessages).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
 });

src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-form-control-container.component.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   DoCheck,
   EventEmitter,
   Inject,
+  inject,
   Input,
   OnChanges,
   OnDestroy,
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   ViewContainerRef,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {
+  AbstractControl,
   FormsModule,
   ReactiveFormsModule,
   UntypedFormArray,
@@ -92,6 +94,10 @@ import {
   DynamicFormValidationService,
   DynamicTemplateDirective,
 } from '@ng-dynamic-forms/core';
+import {
+  Actions,
+  ofType,
+} from '@ngrx/effects';
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import {
   TranslateModule,
@@ -111,8 +117,10 @@ import {
 } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import { AppState } from '../../../../app.reducer';
+import { SubmissionObjectActionTypes } from '../../../../submission/objects/submission-objects.actions';
 import { SubmissionService } from '../../../../submission/submission.service';
 import { SubmissionObjectService } from '../../../../submission/submission-object.service';
+import { LiveRegionService } from '../../../live-region/live-region.service';
 import { SelectableListState } from '../../../object-list/selectable-list/selectable-list.reducer';
 import { SelectableListService } from '../../../object-list/selectable-list/selectable-list.service';
 import { FormBuilderService } from '../form-builder.service';
@@ -171,6 +179,8 @@ export class DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent extends DynamicFormControlCo
    */
   private subs: Subscription[] = [];
 
+  private liveRegionErrorMessagesShownAlready = false;
+
   /* eslint-disable @angular-eslint/no-output-rename */
   @Output('dfBlur') blur: EventEmitter<DynamicFormControlEvent> = new EventEmitter<DynamicFormControlEvent>();
   @Output('dfChange') change: EventEmitter<DynamicFormControlEvent> = new EventEmitter<DynamicFormControlEvent>();
@@ -190,6 +200,8 @@ export class DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent extends DynamicFormControlCo
     return this.dynamicFormControlFn(this.model);
   }
 
+  private readonly liveRegionService = inject(LiveRegionService);
+
   constructor(
     protected componentFactoryResolver: ComponentFactoryResolver,
     protected dynamicFormComponentService: DynamicFormComponentService,
@@ -210,6 +222,7 @@ export class DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent extends DynamicFormControlCo
     protected metadataService: MetadataService,
     @Inject(APP_CONFIG) protected appConfig: AppConfig,
     @Inject(DYNAMIC_FORM_CONTROL_MAP_FN) protected dynamicFormControlFn: DynamicFormControlMapFn,
+    private actions$: Actions,
   ) {
     super(ref, componentFactoryResolver, layoutService, validationService, dynamicFormComponentService, relationService);
     this.fetchThumbnail = this.appConfig.browseBy.showThumbnails;
@@ -222,6 +235,18 @@ export class DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent extends DynamicFormControlCo
     this.isRelationship = hasValue(this.model.relationship);
     const isWrapperAroundRelationshipList = hasValue(this.model.relationshipConfig);
 
+    // Subscribe to specified submission actions to announce error messages
+    const errorAnnounceActionsSub = this.actions$.pipe(
+      ofType(
+        SubmissionObjectActionTypes.SAVE_SUBMISSION_FORM_SUCCESS,
+        SubmissionObjectActionTypes.SAVE_SUBMISSION_SECTION_FORM_SUCCESS,
+        SubmissionObjectActionTypes.SAVE_SUBMISSION_FORM_ERROR,
+        SubmissionObjectActionTypes.SAVE_FOR_LATER_SUBMISSION_FORM_ERROR,
+        SubmissionObjectActionTypes.SAVE_SUBMISSION_SECTION_FORM_ERROR,
+      ),
+    ).subscribe(() => this.announceErrorMessages());
+    this.subs.push(errorAnnounceActionsSub);
+
     if (this.isRelationship || isWrapperAroundRelationshipList) {
       const config = this.model.relationshipConfig || this.model.relationship;
       const relationshipOptions = Object.assign(new RelationshipOptions(), config);
@@ -346,6 +371,36 @@ export class DsDynamicFormControlContainerComponent extends DynamicFormControlCo
     if (this.showErrorMessages) {
       this.destroyFormControlComponent();
       this.createFormControlComponent();
+      this.announceErrorMessages();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Announce error messages to the user
+   */
+  announceErrorMessages() {
+    if (!this.liveRegionErrorMessagesShownAlready) {
+      this.liveRegionErrorMessagesShownAlready = true;
+      const numberOfInvalidInputs = this.getNumberOfInvalidInputs() ?? 1;
+      const timeoutMs = numberOfInvalidInputs * 3500;
+      this.errorMessages.forEach((errorMsg) => {
+        // set timer based on the number of the invalid inputs
+        this.liveRegionService.setMessageTimeOutMs(timeoutMs);
+        const message = this.translateService.instant(errorMsg);
+        this.liveRegionService.addMessage(message);
+      });
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        this.liveRegionErrorMessagesShownAlready = false;
+      }, timeoutMs);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the number of invalid inputs in the formGroup
+   */
+  private getNumberOfInvalidInputs(): number {
+    if (this.formGroup && this.formGroup.controls) {
+      return Object.values(this.formGroup.controls).filter((control: AbstractControl) => control.invalid).length;
     }
   }
 

src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/array-group/dynamic-form-array.component.html

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
             (keydown.escape)="cancelKeyboardDragAndDrop(sortableElement, idx, length)"
             (keydown.arrowUp)="handleArrowPress($event, dropList, length, idx, 'up')"
             (keydown.arrowDown)="handleArrowPress($event, dropList, length, idx, 'down')">
-            <i class="drag-icon fas fa-grip-vertical fa-fw" [class.drag-disable]="dragDisabled" ></i>
+            <i class="drag-icon" [class.drag-disable]="dragDisabled" aria-hidden="true"></i>
           </div>
           <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="startTemplate?.templateRef; context: groupModel"></ng-container>
           @for (_model of groupModel.group; track _model) {

src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/array-group/dynamic-form-array.component.scss

@@ -28,15 +28,6 @@
         width: calc(2 * var(--bs-spacer));
     }
 
-    .drag-icon {
-        visibility: hidden;
-        width: calc(2 * var(--bs-spacer));
-        color: var(--bs-gray-600);
-        margin: var(--bs-btn-padding-y) 0;
-        line-height: var(--bs-btn-line-height);
-        text-indent: calc(0.5 * var(--bs-spacer))
-    }
-
     &:hover, &:focus {
         cursor: grab;
 

src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/array-group/dynamic-form-array.component.spec.ts

@@ -16,13 +16,17 @@ import {
   DynamicFormValidationService,
   DynamicInputModel,
 } from '@ng-dynamic-forms/core';
+import { provideMockActions } from '@ngrx/effects/testing';
 import { provideMockStore } from '@ngrx/store/testing';
 import {
   TranslateModule,
   TranslateService,
 } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { NgxMaskModule } from 'ngx-mask';
-import { of } from 'rxjs';
+import {
+  Observable,
+  of,
+} from 'rxjs';
 import { LiveRegionService } from 'src/app/shared/live-region/live-region.service';
 
 import { environment } from '../../../../../../../environments/environment.test';
@@ -61,6 +65,7 @@ describe('DsDynamicFormArrayComponent', () => {
         { provide: TranslateService, useValue: translateServiceStub },
         { provide: HttpClient, useValue: {} },
         { provide: SubmissionService, useValue: {} },
+        provideMockActions(() => new Observable<any>()),
         { provide: APP_CONFIG, useValue: environment },
         { provide: DYNAMIC_FORM_CONTROL_MAP_FN, useValue: dsDynamicFormControlMapFn },
         { provide: LiveRegionService, useValue: getLiveRegionServiceStub() },

src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/date-picker/date-picker.component.html

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 <div>
-  <fieldset class="d-flex">
+  <fieldset class="d-flex justify-content-start flex-wrap gap-2">
     @if (!model.repeatable) {
       <legend [id]="'legend_' + model.id" [ngClass]="[getClass('element', 'label'), getClass('grid', 'label')]">
-        {{model.placeholder}} @if (model.required) {
-        <span>*</span>
-      }
-    </legend>
-  }
+        {{ model.placeholder }}
+        @if (model.required) {
+          <span>*</span>
+        }
+      </legend>
+    }
   <ds-number-picker
     tabindex="0"
     [id]="model.id + '_year'"
@@ -19,28 +20,30 @@
     [value]="year"
     [invalid]="showErrorMessages"
     [placeholder]="'form.date-picker.placeholder.year' | translate"
+    [widthClass]="'four-digits'"
     (blur)="onBlur($event)"
     (change)="onChange($event)"
     (focus)="onFocus($event)"
   ></ds-number-picker>
 
-  <ds-number-picker
+  <ds-number-picker class="date-month"
     tabindex="0"
     [id]="model.id + '_month'"
     [min]="minMonth"
     [max]="maxMonth"
     [name]="'month'"
-    [size]="6"
+    [size]="2"
     [(ngModel)]="initialMonth"
     [value]="month"
     [placeholder]="'form.date-picker.placeholder.month' | translate"
     [disabled]="!year || model.disabled"
+    [widthClass]="'two-digits'"
     (blur)="onBlur($event)"
     (change)="onChange($event)"
     (focus)="onFocus($event)"
   ></ds-number-picker>
 
-  <ds-number-picker
+  <ds-number-picker class="date-day"
     tabindex="0"
     [id]="model.id + '_day'"
     [min]="minDay"
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@
     [value]="day"
     [placeholder]="'form.date-picker.placeholder.day' | translate"
     [disabled]="!month || model.disabled"
+    [widthClass]="'two-digits'"
     (blur)="onBlur($event)"
     (change)="onChange($event)"
     (focus)="onFocus($event)"