feat: deprecate the use doT.js for messages

README.md

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Axe can be built using your local language. To do so, a localization file must b
 
 This will create a new build for axe, called `axe.<lang>.js` and `axe.<lang>.min.js`. If you want to build localized versions, simply pass in `--all-lang` instead.
 
-To create a new translation for axe, start by running `grunt translate --lang=<langcode>`. This will create a json file fin the `./locales` directory, with the default English text in it for you to translate. We welcome any localization for axe-core. For details on how to contribute, see the Contributing section below.
+To create a new translation for axe, start by running `grunt translate --lang=<langcode>`. This will create a json file fin the `./locales` directory, with the default English text in it for you to translate. We welcome any localization for axe-core. For details on how to contribute, see the Contributing section below. For details on the message syntax, see [Check Message Template](/docs/check-message-template.md).
 
 To update existing translation file, re-run `grunt translate --lang=<langcode>`. This will add new messages used in English and remove messages which were not used in English.
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ axe.configure({
 			'aria-errormessage': {
 				// Note: doT (https://github.com/olado/dot) templates are supported here.
 				fail:
-					'Der Wert der aria-errormessage {{~it.data:value}} `{{=value}}{{~}}` muss eine Technik verwenden, um die Message anzukündigen (z. B., aria-live, aria-describedby, role=alert, etc.).'
+					'Der Wert der aria-errormessage ${data.values}` muss eine Technik verwenden, um die Message anzukündigen (z. B., aria-live, aria-describedby, role=alert, etc.).'
 			}
 			// ...
 		}

build/configure.js

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var dot = require('@deque/dot');
 var templates = require('./templates');
 var buildManual = require('./build-manual');
 var entities = new (require('html-entities')).AllHtmlEntities();
+var dotRegex = /\{\{.+?\}\}/g;
 
 var descriptionHeaders =
 	'| Rule ID | Description | Impact | Tags | Enabled by default | Failures | Needs Review |\n| :------- | :------- | :------- | :------- | :------- | :------- | :------- |\n';
@@ -59,15 +60,18 @@ function buildRules(grunt, options, commons, callback) {
 				Object.keys(result.messages).forEach(function(key) {
 					// only convert to templated function for strings
 					// objects handled later in publish-metadata.js
-					if (typeof result.messages[key] !== 'object') {
+					if (
+						typeof result.messages[key] !== 'object' &&
+						dotRegex.test(result.messages[key])
+					) {
 						result.messages[key] = dot
 							.template(result.messages[key])
 							.toString();
 					}
 				});
 			}
 			//TODO this is actually failureSummaries, property name should better reflect that
-			if (result.failureMessage) {
+			if (result.failureMessage && dotRegex.test(result.failureMessage)) {
 				result.failureMessage = dot.template(result.failureMessage).toString();
 			}
 			return result;
@@ -86,7 +90,10 @@ function buildRules(grunt, options, commons, callback) {
 		function getIncompleteMsg(summaries) {
 			var result = {};
 			summaries.forEach(function(summary) {
-				if (summary.incompleteFallbackMessage) {
+				if (
+					summary.incompleteFallbackMessage &&
+					dotRegex.test(summary.incompleteFallbackMessage)
+				) {
 					result = dot.template(summary.incompleteFallbackMessage).toString();
 				}
 			});

build/tasks/validate.js

@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ function hasMultipleOutcomes(messages) {
 		switch (key) {
 			case 'pass':
 			case 'fail':
-				return typeof messages[key] === 'string';
-
 			case 'incomplete':
 				return ['string', 'object'].includes(typeof messages[key]);
 

doc/check-message-template.md

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+# Check Message Template
+
+Axe-core uses a custom template to handle dynamic check messages (messages that use the `data` property to output values or to determine which message to display). The structure for the messages is as follows:
+
+## Simple Message
+
+A simple message is just a string that doesn't use the `data` property. Most checks uses this format.
+
+```json
+{
+	"messages": {
+		"pass": "Simple message for a passing check"
+	}
+}
+```
+
+## Message with Data
+
+A message can also use the `data` property to output information from the check. If `data` is a String, Boolean, or Number, you can use the syntax `${data}` to have the message output the value of the `data` property.
+
+```js
+// check.js
+this.data(10);
+
+// check.json
+{
+    "messages": {
+        "pass": "Passed with a value of ${data}"
+        // => "Passed with a value of 10"
+    }
+}
+```
+
+If `data` is an object, you can access properties of the object using the syntax `${data.propName}`.
+
+```js
+// check.js
+this.data({
+  contrast: '3:1',
+  fontSize: '12px'
+});
+
+// check.json
+{
+    "messages": {
+        "fail": "Color-contrast failed with a contrast of ${data.contrast} and font size of ${data.fontSize}"
+        // => "Color-contrast failed with a contrast of 3:1 and font size of 12px"
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## Singular and Plural Messages
+
+If the message needs to to know how many items are in the `data` property to determine the type of language to use (singular or plural), you can structure the message to use `singular` and `plural` properties. Use the syntax `${data.values}` to have the message output a comma-separated list of the items (`data.values` is provided by the template code for you).
+
+```js
+// check.js
+this.data(['item1', 'item2']);
+
+// check.json
+{
+    "messages": {
+        "fail": {
+            "singular": "Attribute ${data.values} is not allowed",
+            "plural": "Attributes: ${data.values} are not allowed"
+        }
+        // => Attributes: item1, item2 are not allowed
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## Message Determined by Data
+
+Lastly, a message can use the `data` property to determine which message to display. Structure the message to use properties whose keys are the possible values of `data.messageKey`. You should also provide a `default` message that will be displayed if `messageKey` is not set.
+
+```js
+// check.js
+this.data({
+    messageKey: 'imgNode'
+});
+
+// check.json
+{
+    "messages": {
+        "incomplete": {
+            "default": "Color-contrast could not be determined"
+            "bgImage": "Element's background color could not be determined due to a background image",
+            "imgNode": "Element's background color could not be determined because element contains an image node"
+        }
+        // => Element's background color could not be determined because element contains an image node
+    }
+}
+```
+
+The messages can still use the syntax `${data.propName}` to access other properties on the `data` property.
+
+## Migrating From doT.js Template in Translations
+
+Axe-core use to use doT.js for it's temple library. To migrate from doT.js in a translation file, do the following:
+
+- If the message used `{{=it.data}}` or `{{=it.data.propName}}`, change the message to use the syntax `${data}` or `${data.propName}`.
+
+```diff
+{
+    "messages": {
+-       "incomplete": "Check that the <label> does not need be part of the ARIA {{=it.data}} field's name"
++       "incomplete": "Check that the <label> does not need be part of the ARIA ${data} field's name"
+    }
+}
+```
+
+- If the message used `{{=it.data && it.data.length` to determine using singular or plural language, change the message structure of the message to instead use the `singular` and `plural` properties. Replace `{{=it.data.join(', ')}}` with `${data.values}`.
+
+```diff
+{
+    "messages": {
+-       "fail": "Attribute{{=it.data && it.data.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}} {{=it.data.join(', ')}} {{=it.data && it.data.length > 1 ? 'are' : ' is'}} not allowed
++       "fail": {
++           "singular": "Attribute ${data.values} is not allowed",
++           "plural": "Attributes: ${data.values} are not allowed"
++       }
+    }
+}
+```

lib/checks/aria/allowed-attr.json

@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 		"impact": "critical",
 		"messages": {
 			"pass": "ARIA attributes are used correctly for the defined role",
-			"fail": "ARIA attribute{{=it.data && it.data.length > 1 ? 's are' : ' is'}} not allowed:{{~it.data:value}} {{=value}}{{~}}"
+			"fail": {
+				"singular": "ARIA attribute is not allowed: ${data.values}",
+				"plural": "ARIA attributes are not allowed: ${data.values}"
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }

lib/checks/aria/aria-allowed-role.json

@@ -9,8 +9,14 @@
 		"impact": "minor",
 		"messages": {
 			"pass": "ARIA role is allowed for given element",
-			"fail": "ARIA role{{=it.data && it.data.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}} {{=it.data.join(', ')}} {{=it.data && it.data.length > 1 ? 'are' : ' is'}} not allowed for given element",
-			"incomplete": "ARIA role{{=it.data && it.data.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}} {{=it.data.join(', ')}} must be removed when the element is made visible, as {{=it.data && it.data.length > 1 ? 'they are' : 'it is'}} not allowed for the element"
+			"fail": {
+				"singular": "ARIA role ${data.values} is not allowed for given element",
+				"plural": "ARIA roles ${data.values} are not allowed for given element"
+			},
+			"incomplete": {
+				"singular": "ARIA role ${data.values} must be removed when the element is made visible, as it is not allowed for the element",
+				"plural": "ARIA roles ${data.values} must be removed when the element is made visible, as they are not allowed for the element"
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }

lib/checks/aria/errormessage.json

@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 		"impact": "critical",
 		"messages": {
 			"pass": "Uses a supported aria-errormessage technique",
-			"fail": "aria-errormessage value{{=it.data && it.data.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}} {{~it.data:value}} `{{=value}}{{~}}` must use a technique to announce the message (e.g., aria-live, aria-describedby, role=alert, etc.)"
+			"fail": {
+				"singular": "aria-errormessage value `${data.values}` must use a technique to announce the message (e.g., aria-live, aria-describedby, role=alert, etc.)",
+				"plural": "aria-errormessage values `${data.values}` must use a technique to announce the message (e.g., aria-live, aria-describedby, role=alert, etc.)"
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }

lib/checks/aria/no-implicit-explicit-label.json

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		"impact": "moderate",
 		"messages": {
 			"pass": "There is no mismatch between a <label> and accessible name",
-			"incomplete": "Check that the <label> does not need be part of the ARIA {{=it.data}} field's name"
+			"incomplete": "Check that the <label> does not need be part of the ARIA ${data} field's name"
 		}
 	}
 }

lib/checks/aria/required-attr.json

@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 		"impact": "critical",
 		"messages": {
 			"pass": "All required ARIA attributes are present",
-			"fail": "Required ARIA attribute{{=it.data && it.data.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}} not present:{{~it.data:value}} {{=value}}{{~}}"
+			"fail": {
+				"singular": "Required ARIA attribute not present: ${data.values}",
+				"plural": "Required ARIA attributes not present: ${data.values}"
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }

lib/checks/aria/required-children.json

@@ -19,8 +19,14 @@
 		"impact": "critical",
 		"messages": {
 			"pass": "Required ARIA children are present",
-			"fail": "Required ARIA {{=it.data && it.data.length > 1 ? 'children' : 'child'}} role not present:{{~it.data:value}} {{=value}}{{~}}",
-			"incomplete": "Expecting ARIA {{=it.data && it.data.length > 1 ? 'children' : 'child'}} role to be added:{{~it.data:value}} {{=value}}{{~}}"
+			"fail": {
+				"singular": "Required ARIA child role not present: ${data.values}",
+				"plural": "Required ARIA children role not present: ${data.values}"
+			},
+			"incomplete": {
+				"singular": "Expecting ARIA child role to be added: ${data.values}",
+				"plural": "Expecting ARIA children role to be added: ${data.values}"
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }

lib/checks/aria/required-parent.json

@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 		"impact": "critical",
 		"messages": {
 			"pass": "Required ARIA parent role present",
-			"fail": "Required ARIA parent{{=it.data && it.data.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}} role not present:{{~it.data:value}} {{=value}}{{~}}"
+			"fail": {
+				"singular": "Required ARIA parent role not present: ${data.values}",
+				"plural": "Required ARIA parents role not present: ${data.values}"
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }

lib/checks/aria/unsupportedattr.json

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		"impact": "critical",
 		"messages": {
 			"pass": "ARIA attribute is supported",
-			"fail": "ARIA attribute is not widely supported in screen readers and assistive technologies: {{~it.data:value}} {{=value}}{{~}}"
+			"fail": "ARIA attribute is not widely supported in screen readers and assistive technologies: ${data.values}"
 		}
 	}
 }

lib/checks/aria/unsupportedrole.json

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		"impact": "critical",
 		"messages": {
 			"pass": "ARIA role is supported",
-			"fail": "The role used is not widely supported in screen readers and assistive technologies: {{~it.data:value}} {{=value}}{{~}}"
+			"fail": "The role used is not widely supported in screen readers and assistive technologies: ${data.values}"
 		}
 	}
 }

lib/checks/aria/valid-attr-value.json

@@ -6,8 +6,14 @@
 		"impact": "critical",
 		"messages": {
 			"pass": "ARIA attribute values are valid",
-			"fail": "Invalid ARIA attribute value{{=it.data && it.data.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}}:{{~it.data:value}} {{=value}}{{~}}",
-			"incomplete": "ARIA attribute{{=it.data && it.data.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}} element ID does not exist on the page:{{~it.data:value}} {{=value}}{{~}}"
+			"fail": {
+				"singular": "Invalid ARIA attribute value: ${data.values}",
+				"plural": "Invalid ARIA attribute values: ${data.values}"
+			},
+			"incomplete": {
+				"singular": "ARIA attribute element ID does not exist on the page: ${data.values}",
+				"plural": "ARIA attributes element ID does not exist on the page: ${data.values}"
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }

lib/checks/aria/valid-attr.json

@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@
 	"metadata": {
 		"impact": "critical",
 		"messages": {
-			"pass": "ARIA attribute name{{=it.data && it.data.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}} are valid",
-			"fail": "Invalid ARIA attribute name{{=it.data && it.data.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}}:{{~it.data:value}} {{=value}}{{~}}"
+			"pass": "ARIA attribute name is valid",
+			"fail": {
+				"singular": "Invalid ARIA attribute name: ${data.values}",
+				"plural": "Invalid ARIA attribute names: ${data.values}"
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }

lib/checks/color/color-contrast.js

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const data = {
 	contrastRatio: cr ? truncatedResult : undefined,
 	fontSize: `${((fontSize * 72) / 96).toFixed(1)}pt (${fontSize}px)`,
 	fontWeight: bold ? 'bold' : 'normal',
-	missingData: missing,
+	messageKey: missing,
 	expectedContrastRatio: cr.expectedContrastRatio + ':1'
 };
 

lib/checks/color/color-contrast.json

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 	"metadata": {
 		"impact": "serious",
 		"messages": {
-			"pass": "Element has sufficient color contrast of {{=it.data.contrastRatio}}",
-			"fail": "Element has insufficient color contrast of {{=it.data.contrastRatio}} (foreground color: {{=it.data.fgColor}}, background color: {{=it.data.bgColor}}, font size: {{=it.data.fontSize}}, font weight: {{=it.data.fontWeight}}). Expected contrast ratio of {{=it.data.expectedContrastRatio}}",
+			"pass": "Element has sufficient color contrast of ${data.contrastRatio}",
+			"fail": "Element has insufficient color contrast of ${data.contrastRatio} (foreground color: ${data.fgColor}, background color: ${data.bgColor}, font size: ${data.fontSize}, font weight: ${data.fontWeight}). Expected contrast ratio of ${data.expectedContrastRatio}",
 			"incomplete": {
+				"default": "Unable to determine contrast ratio",
 				"bgImage": "Element's background color could not be determined due to a background image",
 				"bgGradient": "Element's background color could not be determined due to a background gradient",
 				"imgNode": "Element's background color could not be determined because element contains an image node",
@@ -16,8 +17,7 @@
 				"elmPartiallyObscuring": "Element's background color could not be determined because it partially overlaps other elements",
 				"outsideViewport": "Element's background color could not be determined because it's outside the viewport",
 				"equalRatio": "Element has a 1:1 contrast ratio with the background",
-				"shortTextContent": "Element content is too short to determine if it is actual text content",
-				"default": "Unable to determine contrast ratio"
+				"shortTextContent": "Element content is too short to determine if it is actual text content"
 			}
 		}
 	}

lib/checks/color/link-in-text-block.js

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ if (color.elementIsDistinct(node, parentBlock)) {
 	} else if (contrast >= 3.0) {
 		axe.commons.color.incompleteData.set('fgColor', 'bgContrast');
 		this.data({
-			missingData: axe.commons.color.incompleteData.get('fgColor')
+			messageKey: axe.commons.color.incompleteData.get('fgColor')
 		});
 		axe.commons.color.incompleteData.clear();
 		// User needs to check whether there is a hover and a focus style
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ if (color.elementIsDistinct(node, parentBlock)) {
 		}
 		axe.commons.color.incompleteData.set('fgColor', reason);
 		this.data({
-			missingData: axe.commons.color.incompleteData.get('fgColor')
+			messageKey: axe.commons.color.incompleteData.get('fgColor')
 		});
 		axe.commons.color.incompleteData.clear();
 		return undefined;

lib/checks/color/link-in-text-block.json

@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 			"pass": "Links can be distinguished from surrounding text in some way other than by color",
 			"fail": "Links need to be distinguished from surrounding text in some way other than by color",
 			"incomplete": {
+				"default": "Unable to determine contrast ratio",
 				"bgContrast": "Element's contrast ratio could not be determined. Check for a distinct hover/focus style",
 				"bgImage": "Element's contrast ratio could not be determined due to a background image",
 				"bgGradient": "Element's contrast ratio could not be determined due to a background gradient",
 				"imgNode": "Element's contrast ratio could not be determined because element contains an image node",
-				"bgOverlap": "Element's contrast ratio could not be determined because of element overlap",
-				"default": "Unable to determine contrast ratio"
+				"bgOverlap": "Element's contrast ratio could not be determined because of element overlap"
 			}
 		}
 	}