feat: Deprecated Internet Explorer support

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -11,13 +11,7 @@ unix_nightly_box: &unix_nightly_box
   docker:
     - image: cimg/node:lts-browsers
 
-win_box: &win_box
-  executor:
-    name: win/default
-    shell: bash.exe
-
 orbs:
-  win: circleci/windows@2.2.0
   puppeteer: threetreeslight/puppeteer@0.1.2
   browser-tools: circleci/browser-tools@1.1.0
 
@@ -30,12 +24,6 @@ restore_dependency_cache_unix: &restore_dependency_cache_unix
       - v9-cache-unix-{{ checksum "package-lock.json" }}
       - v9-cache-unix-
 
-restore_dependency_cache_win: &restore_dependency_cache_win
-  restore_cache:
-    keys:
-      - v9-cache-win-{{ checksum "package-lock.json" }}
-      - v9-cache-win-
-
 jobs:
   # Fetch and cache dependencies.
   dependencies_unix:
@@ -52,18 +40,6 @@ jobs:
           key: v9-cache-unix-{{ checksum "package-lock.json" }}
           paths:
             - node_modules
-  dependencies_win:
-    <<: *defaults
-    <<: *win_box
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - <<: *set_npm_auth
-      - <<: *restore_dependency_cache_win
-      - run: npm ci
-      - save_cache:
-          key: v9-cache-win-{{ checksum "package-lock.json" }}
-          paths:
-            - node_modules
 
   # Run ESLINT
   lint:
@@ -88,23 +64,6 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm run test:integration:chrome
       - run: npm run test:integration:firefox
 
-  # Run the test suite in IE in windows
-  test_win:
-    <<: *defaults
-    <<: *win_box
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      # npm i or restore cache
-      - <<: *restore_dependency_cache_win
-      - run: npm run build
-      - run: npm run test -- --browsers IE
-      # install selenium
-      - run: |
-          choco install selenium-ie-driver --version 3.141.5
-          export PATH=/c/tools/selenium:$PATH
-          echo $PATH
-      - run: npm run test:integration:ie
-
   # Run examples under `doc/examples`
   test_examples:
     <<: *defaults
@@ -312,7 +271,6 @@ workflows:
     jobs:
       # install deps
       - dependencies_unix
-      - dependencies_win
       # Run linting
       - lint:
           requires:
@@ -321,10 +279,6 @@ workflows:
       - test_unix:
           requires:
             - lint
-      # Run IE/ Windows test on all commits
-      - test_win:
-          requires:
-            - dependencies_win
       - test_examples:
           requires:
             - test_unix
@@ -354,7 +308,6 @@ workflows:
           type: approval
           requires:
             - test_unix
-            - test_win
             - test_examples
             - test_locales
             - test_virtual_rules

README.md

@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ The [axe-core API](doc/API.md) fully supports the following browsers:
 - Google Chrome v42 and above
 - Mozilla Firefox v38 and above
 - Apple Safari v7 and above
-- Internet Explorer v11
+- Internet Explorer v11 (DEPRECATED)
 
-Support means that we will fix bugs and attempt to test each browser regularly. Only Firefox, Chrome, and Internet Explorer 11 are currently tested on every pull request.
+Support means that we will fix bugs and attempt to test each browser regularly. Only Chrome and Firefox are currently tested on every pull request.
 
 There is limited support for JSDOM. We will attempt to make all rules compatible with JSDOM but where this is not possible, we recommend turning those rules off. Currently the `color-contrast` rule is known not to work with JSDOM.
 
@@ -127,8 +127,7 @@ axe.configure({
       },
       'aria-errormessage': {
         // Note: doT (https://github.com/olado/dot) templates are supported here.
-        fail:
-          'Der Wert der aria-errormessage ${data.values}` muss eine Technik verwenden, um die Message anzukündigen (z. B., aria-live, aria-describedby, role=alert, etc.).'
+        fail: 'Der Wert der aria-errormessage ${data.values}` muss eine Technik verwenden, um die Message anzukündigen (z. B., aria-live, aria-describedby, role=alert, etc.).'
       }
       // ...
     }

doc/accessibility-supported.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ We currently test the following AT combinations for support
 
 1. VoiceOver and Safari on OS X
 1. VoiceOver and Safari on iOS
-1. JAWS and IE11 on Windows
+1. JAWS and IE11 on Windows (DEPRECATED)
 1. JAWS and Chrome on Windows
 1. NVDA and Firefox on Windows
 1. Talkback and Chrome on Android

package.json

@@ -86,11 +86,9 @@
     "integration:apg": "mocha test/aria-practices/*.spec.js",
     "integration:chrome": "npm run integration -- browser=Chrome",
     "integration:firefox": "npm run integration -- browser=Firefox",
-    "integration:ie": "npm run integration -- browser=\"Internet Explorer\"",
     "test:integration": "npm run test:integration:chrome",
     "test:integration:chrome": "start-server-and-test 9876 integration:chrome",
     "test:integration:firefox": "start-server-and-test 9876 integration:firefox",
-    "test:integration:ie": "start-server-and-test 9876 integration:ie",
     "test:examples": "node ./doc/examples/test-examples",
     "test:act": "karma start test/act-mapping/karma.config.js",
     "test:act:debug": "npm run test:act -- --no-single-run --browsers=Chrome",