fix(datepicker): make datepicker work with screen readers

src/demo-app/datepicker/datepicker-demo.html

@@ -5,21 +5,22 @@ <h1>Work in progress, not ready for use.</h1>
 </p>
 <br>
 <p>
-  <input [mdDatepicker]="dp" [(ngModel)]="date">
+  <input [mdDatepicker]="dp" [(ngModel)]="date" aria-label="Departure date">
   <button [mdDatepickerToggle]="dp"></button>
   <md-datepicker #dp [touchUi]="touch"></md-datepicker>
 </p>
 <p>
   <md-input-container>
-    <input mdInput [mdDatepicker]="dp2" [(ngModel)]="date">
+    <input mdInput [mdDatepicker]="dp2" [(ngModel)]="date" aria-label="Departure date">
     <button mdSuffix [mdDatepickerToggle]="dp2"></button>
     <md-datepicker #dp2 [touchUi]="touch"></md-datepicker>
   </md-input-container>
 </p>
 <p>
   <button [mdDatepickerToggle]="dp3"></button>
   <md-input-container>
-    <input mdInput [mdDatepicker]="dp3" [(ngModel)]="date" min="1/1/16" max="1/1/18">
+    <input mdInput [mdDatepicker]="dp3" [(ngModel)]="date" min="1/1/16" max="1/1/18"
+           aria-label="Departure date">
     <md-datepicker #dp3 [touchUi]="touch" startAt="1/1/17" [dateFilter]="dateFilter">
     </md-datepicker>
   </md-input-container>

src/lib/core/datetime/date-formats.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ export type MdDateFormats = {
   display: {
     dateInput: any,
     monthYearLabel: any,
+    dateA11yLabel: any,
+    monthYearA11yLabel: any,
   }
 };
 

src/lib/core/datetime/native-date-formats.ts

@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@ export const MD_NATIVE_DATE_FORMATS: MdDateFormats = {
   display: {
     dateInput: {year: 'numeric', month: 'numeric', day: 'numeric'},
     monthYearLabel: {year: 'numeric', month: 'short'},
+    dateA11yLabel: {year: 'numeric', month: 'long', day: 'numeric'},
+    monthYearA11yLabel: {year: 'numeric', month: 'long'},
   }
 };

src/lib/datepicker/calendar-body.html

@@ -1,19 +1,29 @@
-<!-- If there's not enough space in the first row, create a separate label row. -->
-<tr *ngIf="_firstRowOffset < labelMinRequiredCells">
+<!--
+  If there's not enough space in the first row, create a separate label row. We mark this row as
+  aria-hidden because we don't want it to be read out as one of the weeks in the month.
+-->
+<tr *ngIf="_firstRowOffset < labelMinRequiredCells" aria-hidden="true">
   <td class="mat-calendar-body-label" [attr.colspan]="numCols" >{{label}}</td>
 </tr>
 
 <!-- Create the first row separately so we can include a special spacer cell. -->
-<tr *ngFor="let row of rows; let rowIndex = index">
+<tr *ngFor="let row of rows; let rowIndex = index" role="row">
+  <!--
+    We mark this cell as aria-hidden so it doesn't get read out as one of the days in the week.
+  -->
   <td *ngIf="rowIndex === 0 && _firstRowOffset"
+      aria-hidden="true"
       class="mat-calendar-body-label"
       [attr.colspan]="_firstRowOffset">
     {{_firstRowOffset >= labelMinRequiredCells ? label : ''}}
   </td>
   <td *ngFor="let item of row; let colIndex = index"
+      role="gridcell"
       class="mat-calendar-body-cell"
+      [tabindex]="_isActiveCell(rowIndex, colIndex) ? 0 : -1"
       [class.mat-calendar-body-disabled]="!item.enabled"
       [class.mat-calendar-body-active]="_isActiveCell(rowIndex, colIndex)"
+      [attr.aria-label]="item.ariaLabel"
       (click)="_cellClicked(item)">
     <div class="mat-calendar-body-cell-content"
          [class.mat-calendar-body-selected]="selectedValue === item.value"

src/lib/datepicker/calendar-body.scss

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ $mat-calendar-body-cell-content-size: 100% - $mat-calendar-body-cell-content-mar
   line-height: 0;
   padding: $mat-calendar-body-cell-padding 0;
   text-align: center;
+  outline: none;
 }
 
 .mat-calendar-body-cell-content {

src/lib/datepicker/calendar-body.spec.ts

@@ -171,5 +171,5 @@ class CalendarBodyWithDisabledCells {
 
 
 function createCell(value: number) {
-  return new MdCalendarCell(value, `${value}`, true);
+  return new MdCalendarCell(value, `${value}`, `${value}-label`, true);
 }

src/lib/datepicker/calendar-body.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ import {
  * @docs-private
  */
 export class MdCalendarCell {
-  constructor(public value: number, public displayValue: string, public enabled: boolean) {}
+  constructor(public value: number,
+              public displayValue: string,
+              public ariaLabel: string,
+              public enabled: boolean) {}
 }
 
 

src/lib/datepicker/calendar.html

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<div class="mat-calendar-content" tabindex="0" (keydown)="_handleCalendarBodyKeydown($event)"
+<div class="mat-calendar-content" (keydown)="_handleCalendarBodyKeydown($event)"
      cdkMonitorSubtreeFocus>
   <md-month-view
       *ngIf="_monthView"

src/lib/datepicker/calendar.ts

@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ import {
   AfterContentInit,
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
   Component,
+  ElementRef,
   EventEmitter,
   Inject,
   Input,
+  NgZone,
   Optional,
   Output,
   ViewEncapsulation
@@ -126,7 +128,9 @@ export class MdCalendar<D> implements AfterContentInit {
     return this._monthView ? this._intl.nextMonthLabel : this._intl.nextYearLabel;
   }
 
-  constructor(private _intl: MdDatepickerIntl,
+  constructor(private _elementRef: ElementRef,
+              private _intl: MdDatepickerIntl,
+              private _ngZone: NgZone,
               @Optional() private _dateAdapter: DateAdapter<D>,
               @Optional() @Inject(MD_DATE_FORMATS) private _dateFormats: MdDateFormats) {
     if (!this._dateAdapter) {
@@ -139,6 +143,7 @@ export class MdCalendar<D> implements AfterContentInit {
 
   ngAfterContentInit() {
     this._activeDate = this.startAt || this._dateAdapter.today();
+    this._focusActiveCell();
     this._monthView = this.startView != 'year';
   }
 
@@ -187,14 +192,6 @@ export class MdCalendar<D> implements AfterContentInit {
     return !this.maxDate || !this._isSameView(this._activeDate, this.maxDate);
   }
 
-  /** Whether the two dates represent the same view in the current view mode (month or year). */
-  private _isSameView(date1: D, date2: D): boolean {
-    return this._monthView ?
-        this._dateAdapter.getYear(date1) == this._dateAdapter.getYear(date2) &&
-        this._dateAdapter.getMonth(date1) == this._dateAdapter.getMonth(date2) :
-        this._dateAdapter.getYear(date1) == this._dateAdapter.getYear(date2);
-  }
-
   /** Handles keydown events on the calendar body. */
   _handleCalendarBodyKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent): void {
     // TODO(mmalerba): We currently allow keyboard navigation to disabled dates, but just prevent
@@ -207,6 +204,22 @@ export class MdCalendar<D> implements AfterContentInit {
     }
   }
 
+  /** Focuses the active cell after the microtask queue is empty. */
+  _focusActiveCell() {
+    this._ngZone.runOutsideAngular(() => this._ngZone.onStable.first().subscribe(() => {
+      let activeEl = this._elementRef.nativeElement.querySelector('.mat-calendar-body-active');
+      activeEl.focus();
+    }));
+  }
+
+  /** Whether the two dates represent the same view in the current view mode (month or year). */
+  private _isSameView(date1: D, date2: D): boolean {
+    return this._monthView ?
+        this._dateAdapter.getYear(date1) == this._dateAdapter.getYear(date2) &&
+        this._dateAdapter.getMonth(date1) == this._dateAdapter.getMonth(date2) :
+        this._dateAdapter.getYear(date1) == this._dateAdapter.getYear(date2);
+  }
+
   /** Handles keydown events on the calendar body when calendar is in month view. */
   private _handleCalendarBodyKeydownInMonthView(event: KeyboardEvent): void {
     switch (event.keyCode) {
@@ -244,14 +257,17 @@ export class MdCalendar<D> implements AfterContentInit {
       case ENTER:
         if (this._dateFilterForViews(this._activeDate)) {
           this._dateSelected(this._activeDate);
-          break;
+          // Prevent unexpected default actions such as form submission.
+          event.preventDefault();
         }
         return;
       default:
-        // Don't prevent default on keys that we don't explicitly handle.
+        // Don't prevent default or focus active cell on keys that we don't explicitly handle.
         return;
     }
 
+    this._focusActiveCell();
+    // Prevent unexpected default actions such as form submission.
     event.preventDefault();
   }
 
@@ -290,10 +306,12 @@ export class MdCalendar<D> implements AfterContentInit {
         this._monthSelected(this._activeDate);
         break;
       default:
-        // Don't prevent default on keys that we don't explicitly handle.
+        // Don't prevent default or focus active cell on keys that we don't explicitly handle.
         return;
     }
 
+    this._focusActiveCell();
+    // Prevent unexpected default actions such as form submission.
     event.preventDefault();
   }
 

src/lib/datepicker/datepicker-toggle.scss

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ $mat-datepicker-toggle-icon-size: 24px !default;
 
 .mat-datepicker-toggle {
   display: inline-block;
-  background: url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24px" height="24px" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor"><path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"/><path d="M19 3h-1V1h-2v2H8V1H6v2H5c-1.11 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L3 19c0 1.1.89 2 2 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V5c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 16H5V8h14v11zM7 10h5v5H7z"/></svg>') no-repeat;
+  // Note: SVG needs to be base64 encoded or it will not work on IE11.
+  background: url('data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSIyNHB4IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjI0cHgiIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAyNCAyNCIgZmlsbD0iY3VycmVudENvbG9yIj48cGF0aCBkPSJNMCAwaDI0djI0SDB6IiBmaWxsPSJub25lIi8+PHBhdGggZD0iTTE5IDNoLTFWMWgtMnYySDhWMUg2djJINWMtMS4xMSAwLTEuOTkuOS0xLjk5IDJMMyAxOWMwIDEuMS44OSAyIDIgMmgxNGMxLjEgMCAyLS45IDItMlY1YzAtMS4xLS45LTItMi0yem0wIDE2SDVWOGgxNHYxMXpNNyAxMGg1djVIN3oiLz48L3N2Zz4=') no-repeat;
   background-size: contain;
   height: $mat-datepicker-toggle-icon-size;
   width: $mat-datepicker-toggle-icon-size;

src/lib/datepicker/datepicker.ts

@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ import {
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
   Component,
   ComponentRef,
-  ElementRef,
   EventEmitter,
   Inject,
   Input,
   OnDestroy,
   Optional,
   Output,
+  ViewChild,
   ViewContainerRef,
   ViewEncapsulation
 } from '@angular/core';
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import {MdDialogConfig} from '../dialog/dialog-config';
 import {DateAdapter} from '../core/datetime/index';
 import {createMissingDateImplError} from './datepicker-errors';
 import {MD_DATE_FORMATS, MdDateFormats} from '../core/datetime/date-formats';
+import {ESCAPE} from '../core/keyboard/keycodes';
+import {MdCalendar} from './calendar';
 
 
 /** Used to generate a unique ID for each datepicker instance. */
@@ -54,17 +56,35 @@ let datepickerUid = 0;
   host: {
     'class': 'mat-datepicker-content',
     '[class.mat-datepicker-content-touch]': 'datepicker.touchUi',
+    '(keydown)': '_handleKeydown($event)',
   },
   encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
 })
 export class MdDatepickerContent<D> implements AfterContentInit {
   datepicker: MdDatepicker<D>;
 
-  constructor(private _elementRef: ElementRef) {}
+  @ViewChild(MdCalendar) _calendar: MdCalendar<D>;
 
   ngAfterContentInit() {
-    this._elementRef.nativeElement.querySelector('.mat-calendar-content').focus();
+    this._calendar._focusActiveCell();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Handles keydown event on datepicker content.
+   * @param event The event.
+   */
+  _handleKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent): void {
+    switch (event.keyCode) {
+      case ESCAPE:
+        this.datepicker.close();
+        break;
+      default:
+        // Return so that we don't preventDefault on keys that are not explicitly handled.
+        return;
+    }
+
+    event.preventDefault();
   }
 }
 

src/lib/datepicker/month-view.html

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 <table class="mat-calendar-table">
   <thead class="mat-calendar-table-header">
-    <tr><th *ngFor="let day of _weekdays">{{day}}</th></tr>
-    <tr><th class="mat-calendar-table-header-divider" colspan="7"></th></tr>
+    <tr><th *ngFor="let day of _weekdays" [attr.aria-label]="day.long">{{day.narrow}}</th></tr>
+    <tr><th class="mat-calendar-table-header-divider" colspan="7" aria-hidden="true"></th></tr>
   </thead>
   <tbody md-calendar-body
+         role="grid"
          [label]="_monthLabel"
          [rows]="_weeks"
          [todayValue]="_todayDate"

src/lib/datepicker/month-view.ts

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export class MdMonthView<D> implements AfterContentInit {
   _todayDate: number;
 
   /** The names of the weekdays. */
-  _weekdays: string[];
+  _weekdays: {long: string, narrow: string}[];
 
   constructor(@Optional() public _dateAdapter: DateAdapter<D>,
               @Optional() @Inject(MD_DATE_FORMATS) private _dateFormats: MdDateFormats) {
@@ -91,9 +91,13 @@ export class MdMonthView<D> implements AfterContentInit {
     }
 
     const firstDayOfWeek = this._dateAdapter.getFirstDayOfWeek();
-    const weekdays = this._dateAdapter.getDayOfWeekNames('narrow');
+    const narrowWeekdays = this._dateAdapter.getDayOfWeekNames('narrow');
+    const longWeekdays = this._dateAdapter.getDayOfWeekNames('long');
 
     // Rotate the labels for days of the week based on the configured first day of the week.
+    let weekdays = longWeekdays.map((long, i) => {
+      return {long, narrow: narrowWeekdays[i]};
+    });
     this._weekdays = weekdays.slice(firstDayOfWeek).concat(weekdays.slice(0, firstDayOfWeek));
 
     this._activeDate = this._dateAdapter.today();
@@ -140,12 +144,14 @@ export class MdMonthView<D> implements AfterContentInit {
         this._weeks.push([]);
         cell = 0;
       }
+      let date = this._dateAdapter.createDate(
+          this._dateAdapter.getYear(this.activeDate),
+          this._dateAdapter.getMonth(this.activeDate), i + 1);
       let enabled = !this.dateFilter ||
-          this.dateFilter(this._dateAdapter.createDate(
-              this._dateAdapter.getYear(this.activeDate),
-              this._dateAdapter.getMonth(this.activeDate), i + 1));
+          this.dateFilter(date);
+      let ariaLabel = this._dateAdapter.format(date, this._dateFormats.display.dateA11yLabel);
       this._weeks[this._weeks.length - 1]
-          .push(new MdCalendarCell(i + 1, dateNames[i], enabled));
+          .push(new MdCalendarCell(i + 1, dateNames[i], ariaLabel, enabled));
     }
   }
 

src/lib/datepicker/year-view.html

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     <tr><th class="mat-calendar-table-header-divider" colspan="7"></th></tr>
   </thead>
   <tbody md-calendar-body
+         role="grid"
          allowDisabledSelection="true"
          [label]="_yearLabel"
          [rows]="_months"

src/lib/datepicker/year-view.ts

@@ -116,8 +116,11 @@ export class MdYearView<D> implements AfterContentInit {
 
   /** Creates an MdCalendarCell for the given month. */
   private _createCellForMonth(month: number, monthName: string) {
+    let ariaLabel = this._dateAdapter.format(
+        this._dateAdapter.createDate(this._dateAdapter.getYear(this.activeDate), month, 1),
+        this._dateFormats.display.monthYearA11yLabel);
     return new MdCalendarCell(
-        month, monthName.toLocaleUpperCase(), this._isMonthEnabled(month));
+        month, monthName.toLocaleUpperCase(), ariaLabel, this._isMonthEnabled(month));
   }
 
   /** Whether the given month is enabled. */