feat(a11y): manager for list keyboard events

src/lib/core/a11y/list-key-manager.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import {QueryList} from '@angular/core';
+import {ListKeyManager, MdFocusable} from './list-key-manager';
+import {DOWN_ARROW, UP_ARROW, TAB} from '../keyboard/keycodes';
+
+class FakeFocusable {
+  disabled = false;
+  focus() {}
+}
+
+const DOWN_ARROW_EVENT = { keyCode: DOWN_ARROW } as KeyboardEvent;
+const UP_ARROW_EVENT = { keyCode: UP_ARROW } as KeyboardEvent;
+const TAB_EVENT = { keyCode: TAB } as KeyboardEvent;
+
+describe('ListKeyManager', () => {
+  let keyManager: ListKeyManager;
+  let itemList: QueryList<MdFocusable>;
+  let items: MdFocusable[];
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    itemList = new QueryList<MdFocusable>();
+    items = [
+      new FakeFocusable(),
+      new FakeFocusable(),
+      new FakeFocusable()
+    ];
+
+    itemList.toArray = () => items;
+
+    keyManager = new ListKeyManager(itemList);
+
+    // first item is already focused
+    keyManager.focusedItemIndex = 0;
+
+    spyOn(items[0], 'focus');
+    spyOn(items[1], 'focus');
+    spyOn(items[2], 'focus');
+  });
+
+  it('should focus subsequent items when down arrow is pressed', () => {
+    keyManager.onKeydown(DOWN_ARROW_EVENT);
+
+    expect(items[0].focus).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(items[1].focus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(items[2].focus).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    keyManager.onKeydown(DOWN_ARROW_EVENT);
+    expect(items[0].focus).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(items[1].focus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(items[2].focus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+ it('should focus previous items when up arrow is pressed', () => {
+    keyManager.onKeydown(DOWN_ARROW_EVENT);
+
+    expect(items[0].focus).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(items[1].focus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    keyManager.onKeydown(UP_ARROW_EVENT);
+
+    expect(items[0].focus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(items[1].focus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should skip disabled items using arrow keys', () => {
+    items[1].disabled = true;
+
+    // down arrow should skip past disabled item from 0 to 2
+    keyManager.onKeydown(DOWN_ARROW_EVENT);
+    expect(items[0].focus).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(items[1].focus).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(items[2].focus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    // up arrow should skip past disabled item from 2 to 0
+    keyManager.onKeydown(UP_ARROW_EVENT);
+    expect(items[0].focus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(items[1].focus).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(items[2].focus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should wrap back to menu when arrow keying past items', () => {
+    keyManager.onKeydown(DOWN_ARROW_EVENT);
+    keyManager.onKeydown(DOWN_ARROW_EVENT);
+
+    expect(items[0].focus).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(items[1].focus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(items[2].focus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    // this down arrow moves down past the end of the list
+    keyManager.onKeydown(DOWN_ARROW_EVENT);
+    expect(items[0].focus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(items[1].focus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(items[2].focus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    // this up arrow moves up past the beginning of the list
+    keyManager.onKeydown(UP_ARROW_EVENT);
+    expect(items[0].focus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(items[1].focus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(items[2].focus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  it('should emit tabOut when the tab key is pressed', () => {
+    let tabOutEmitted = false;
+    keyManager.tabOut.first().subscribe(() => tabOutEmitted = true);
+    keyManager.onKeydown(TAB_EVENT);
+
+    expect(tabOutEmitted).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+});

src/lib/core/a11y/list-key-manager.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import {EventEmitter, Output, QueryList} from '@angular/core';
+import {UP_ARROW, DOWN_ARROW, TAB} from '../core';
+
+/**
+ * This is the interface for focusable items (used by the ListKeyManager).
+ * Each item must know how to focus itself and whether or not it is currently disabled.
+ */
+export interface MdFocusable {
+  focus(): void;
+  disabled: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * This class manages keyboard events for selectable lists. If you pass it a query list
+ * of focusable items, it will focus the correct item when arrow events occur.
+ */
+export class ListKeyManager {
+  private _focusedItemIndex: number;
+
+  /**
+   * This event is emitted any time the TAB key is pressed, so components can react
+   * when focus is shifted off of the list.
+   */
+  @Output() tabOut: EventEmitter<null> = new EventEmitter();
+
+  constructor(private _items: QueryList<MdFocusable>) {}
+
+  set focusedItemIndex(value: number) {
+    this._focusedItemIndex = value;
+  }
+
+  onKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent): void {
+    if (event.keyCode === DOWN_ARROW) {
+      this._focusNextItem();
+    } else if (event.keyCode === UP_ARROW) {
+      this._focusPreviousItem();
+    } else if (event.keyCode === TAB) {
+      this.tabOut.emit(null);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private _focusNextItem(): void {
+    const items = this._items.toArray();
+    this._updateFocusedItemIndex(1, items);
+    items[this._focusedItemIndex].focus();
+  }
+
+  private _focusPreviousItem(): void {
+    const items = this._items.toArray();
+    this._updateFocusedItemIndex(-1, items);
+    items[this._focusedItemIndex].focus();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * This method sets focus to the correct item, given a list of items and the delta
+   * between the currently focused item and the new item to be focused. It will
+   * continue to move down the list until it finds an item that is not disabled, and it will wrap
+   * if it encounters either end of the list.
+   *
+   * @param delta the desired change in focus index
+   */
+  private _updateFocusedItemIndex(delta: number, items: MdFocusable[]) {
+    // when focus would leave menu, wrap to beginning or end
+    this._focusedItemIndex =
+      (this._focusedItemIndex + delta + items.length) % items.length;
+
+    // skip all disabled menu items recursively until an active one
+    // is reached or the menu closes for overreaching bounds
+    while (items[this._focusedItemIndex].disabled) {
+      this._updateFocusedItemIndex(delta, items);
+    }
+  }
+
+}

src/lib/menu/menu-directive.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 import {MenuPositionX, MenuPositionY} from './menu-positions';
 import {MdMenuInvalidPositionX, MdMenuInvalidPositionY} from './menu-errors';
 import {MdMenuItem} from './menu-item';
-import {UP_ARROW, DOWN_ARROW, TAB} from '../core';
+import {ListKeyManager} from '../core/a11y/list-key-manager';
 
 @Component({
   moduleId: module.id,
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import {UP_ARROW, DOWN_ARROW, TAB} from '../core';
   exportAs: 'mdMenu'
 })
 export class MdMenu {
-  private _focusedItemIndex: number = 0;
+  private _keyManager: ListKeyManager;
 
   // config object to be passed into the menu's ngClass
   _classList: Object;
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ export class MdMenu {
     if (posY) { this._setPositionY(posY); }
   }
 
+  ngAfterContentInit() {
+    this._keyManager = new ListKeyManager(this.items);
+    this._keyManager.tabOut.subscribe(() => this._emitCloseEvent());
+  }
+
   /**
    * This method takes classes set on the host md-menu element and applies them on the
    * menu template that displays in the overlay container.  Otherwise, it's difficult
@@ -66,62 +71,18 @@ export class MdMenu {
    * TODO: internal
    */
   _focusFirstItem() {
+    // The menu always opens with the first item focused.
     this.items.first.focus();
+    this._keyManager.focusedItemIndex = 0;
   }
-
-  // TODO(kara): update this when (keydown.downArrow) testability is fixed
-  // TODO: internal
-  _handleKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent): void {
-    if (event.keyCode === DOWN_ARROW) {
-      this._focusNextItem();
-    } else if (event.keyCode === UP_ARROW) {
-      this._focusPreviousItem();
-    } else if (event.keyCode === TAB) {
-      this._emitCloseEvent();
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * This emits a close event to which the trigger is subscribed. When emitted, the
    * trigger will close the menu.
    */
   private _emitCloseEvent(): void {
-    this._focusedItemIndex = 0;
     this.close.emit(null);
   }
 
-  private _focusNextItem(): void {
-    this._updateFocusedItemIndex(1);
-    this.items.toArray()[this._focusedItemIndex].focus();
-  }
-
-  private _focusPreviousItem(): void {
-    this._updateFocusedItemIndex(-1);
-    this.items.toArray()[this._focusedItemIndex].focus();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * This method sets focus to the correct menu item, given a list of menu items and the delta
-   * between the currently focused menu item and the new menu item to be focused. It will
-   * continue to move down the list until it finds an item that is not disabled, and it will wrap
-   * if it encounters either end of the menu.
-   *
-   * @param delta the desired change in focus index
-   * @param menuItems the menu items that should be focused
-   * @private
-     */
-  private _updateFocusedItemIndex(delta: number, menuItems: MdMenuItem[] = this.items.toArray()) {
-    // when focus would leave menu, wrap to beginning or end
-    this._focusedItemIndex = (this._focusedItemIndex + delta + this.items.length)
-                              % this.items.length;
-
-    // skip all disabled menu items recursively until an active one
-    // is reached or the menu closes for overreaching bounds
-    while (menuItems[this._focusedItemIndex].disabled) {
-      this._updateFocusedItemIndex(delta, menuItems);
-    }
-  }
-
   private _setPositionX(pos: MenuPositionX): void {
     if ( pos !== 'before' && pos !== 'after') {
       throw new MdMenuInvalidPositionX();

src/lib/menu/menu-item.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {Directive, ElementRef, Input, HostBinding, Renderer} from '@angular/core';
+import {MdFocusable} from '../core/a11y/list-key-manager';
 
 /**
  * This directive is intended to be used inside an md-menu tag.
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import {Directive, ElementRef, Input, HostBinding, Renderer} from '@angular/core
   },
   exportAs: 'mdMenuItem'
 })
-export class MdMenuItem {
+export class MdMenuItem implements MdFocusable {
   _disabled: boolean;
 
   constructor(private _renderer: Renderer, private _elementRef: ElementRef) {}

src/lib/menu/menu.html

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <div class="md-menu-panel" [ngClass]="_classList"
-      (click)="_emitCloseEvent()" (keydown)="_handleKeydown($event)">
+      (click)="_emitCloseEvent()" (keydown)="_keyManager.onKeydown($event)">
     <ng-content></ng-content>
   </div>
 </template>