com.levelaccess.continuum

Class Continuum

java.lang.Object

com.levelaccess.continuum.Continuum

public class Continuum
extends Object

This class encapsulates all of the helper functionality Access Continuum offers for running Access Engine to test both web and mobile projects. Native mobile testing is restricted to licensed Continuum Mobile users only; this functionality is not available in the Community edition of Continuum.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Continuum.MobileType Defines the type of mobile testing environment, i.e.
static class	Continuum.TestContext Defines the type of testing environment, i.e.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Continuum()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<AccessibilityConcern>	getAccessibilityConcerns() Gets the list of accessibility concerns found by Access Engine during the last test execution.
String	getAccessibilityConcernsPrettyPrinted() Gets a pretty-printed String of accessibility concerns found by Access Engine during the last test execution.
AMPReportingService	getAMPReportingService() Gets the instance of the AMP reporting service associated with this instance of Continuum.
boolean	getIncludePotentialAccessibilityConcerns() Gets whether or not accessibility concerns that require manual review are included in any of Continuum's test results.
boolean	getScanWebViews() Gets whether or not Continuum should scan for accessibility concerns in the content of any visible web views.
Map<Integer,String>	getSupportedBestPractices() Gets a map of IDs of best practices (defined in AMP and supported by Continuum) to their descriptions for the current test context and mobile type used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext).
Map<Integer,String>	getSupportedStandards() Gets a map of IDs of accessibility standards (defined in AMP and supported by Continuum) to their names for the current test context and mobile type used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext).
Map<Integer,String>	getSupportedTests() Gets a map of IDs of automatic Access Engine tests (supported by Continuum) to their descriptions for the current test context and mobile type used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext).
List<AccessibilityConcern>	runAllTests() Runs all automatic Access Engine tests against the current page, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext).
List<AccessibilityConcern>	runAllTestsOnNode(String selectorForNodeToTest) Runs all automatic Access Engine tests against the current page for only the specified node and all its children, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext) and the specified CSS (if testing a website) or Appium XPath selector (if testing a mobile app).
List<AccessibilityConcern>	runTests(Integer[] engineTestIds) Runs only the specified automatic Access Engine tests against the current page, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext) and, for specific test IDs, AMP.
List<AccessibilityConcern>	runTestsOnNode(Integer[] accessEngineTestIds, String selectorForNodeToTest) Runs only the specified automatic Access Engine tests against the current page for only the specified node and all its children, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext) and, for specific test IDs, AMP.
void	setIncludePotentialAccessibilityConcerns(boolean includePotentialAccessibilityConcerns) Globally sets whether or not accessibility concerns that require manual review are included in any of Continuum's test results.
void	setScanWebViews(boolean scanWebViews) Globally sets whether or not Continuum scans for accessibility concerns in the content of any visible web views.
void	setUp(org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver webDriver) Sets up Continuum for web testing.
void	setUp(org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver webDriver, Continuum.TestContext context) Sets up Continuum for web or mobile testing.
List<AccessibilityConcern>	testForBestPractices(Integer[] bestPracticeIds) Runs only the automatic Access Engine tests corresponding to the specified best practices against the current page, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext) and, for specific best practice IDs, AMP.
List<AccessibilityConcern>	testForNoticeability(Integer minNoticeability) Runs only the automatic Access Engine tests of or greater than the specified noticeability against the current page, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext).
List<AccessibilityConcern>	testForSeverity(Integer minSeverity) Runs only the automatic Access Engine tests of or greater than the specified severity against the current page, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext).
List<AccessibilityConcern>	testForStandards(Integer[] standardIds) Runs only the automatic Access Engine tests corresponding to the specified accessibility standards against the current page, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext) and, for specific accessibility standard IDs, AMP.
List<AccessibilityConcern>	testForTractability(Integer minTractability) Runs only the automatic Access Engine tests of or greater than the specified tractability against the current page, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext).
List<AccessibilityConcern>	testNodeForBestPractices(Integer[] bestPracticeIds, String selectorForNodeToTest) Runs only the automatic Access Engine tests corresponding to the specified best practices against the current page for only the specified node and all its children, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext) and, for specific best practice IDs, AMP.
List<AccessibilityConcern>	testNodeForNoticeability(Integer minNoticeability, String selectorForNodeToTest) Runs only the automatic Access Engine tests of or greater than the specified noticeability against the current page for only the specified node and all its children, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext).
List<AccessibilityConcern>	testNodeForSeverity(Integer minSeverity, String selectorForNodeToTest) Runs only the automatic Access Engine tests of or greater than the specified severity against the current page for only the specified node and all its children, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext).
List<AccessibilityConcern>	testNodeForStandards(Integer[] standardIds, String selectorForNodeToTest) Runs only the automatic Access Engine tests corresponding to the specified accessibility standards against the current page for only the specified node and all its children, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext) and, for specific accessibility standard IDs, AMP.
List<AccessibilityConcern>	testNodeForTractability(Integer minTractability, String selectorForNodeToTest) Runs only the automatic Access Engine tests of or greater than the specified tractability against the current page for only the specified node and all its children, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Continuum

public Continuum()

Method Detail

getAccessibilityConcerns

public List<AccessibilityConcern> getAccessibilityConcerns()

Gets the list of accessibility concerns found by Access Engine during the last test execution.

Returns:

the list of accessibility concerns found by Access Engine during the last test execution

See Also:

AccessibilityConcern

getAccessibilityConcernsPrettyPrinted

public String getAccessibilityConcernsPrettyPrinted()

Gets a pretty-printed String of accessibility concerns found by Access Engine during the last test execution.

Returns:

the list of accessibility concerns found by Access Engine during the last test execution.

getAMPReportingService

public AMPReportingService getAMPReportingService()

Gets the instance of the AMP reporting service associated with this instance of Continuum. Please consult our support documentation for more information on how to report to AMP.

Returns:

the AMP reporting service associated with this instance of Continuum

See Also:

AMPReportingService

getIncludePotentialAccessibilityConcerns

public boolean getIncludePotentialAccessibilityConcerns()

Gets whether or not accessibility concerns that require manual review are included in any of Continuum's test results. If enabled, any accessibility concerns that require manual review will have AccessibilityConcern.getNeedsReview() return true. By default, this is specified by ConfigProvider.getIncludePotentialAccessibilityConcerns(), i.e. the value for the 'includePotentialAccessibilityConcerns' key defined in continuum.properties. This setting can be toggled programmatically using setIncludePotentialAccessibilityConcerns(boolean), overriding the value specified in continuum.properties.

Returns:

true if accessibility concerns that require manual review are included in any of Continuum's test results, false if they are not

getScanWebViews

public boolean getScanWebViews()

Gets whether or not Continuum should scan for accessibility concerns in the content of any visible web views. If enabled, any accessibility concerns that come from web views will have AccessibilityConcern.getTestContext() return Continuum.TestContext.WEB. This setting is only applicable to mobile app testing, i.e. when setUp(WebDriver, TestContext) is invoked with Continuum.TestContext.NATIVEAPP. (Native mobile testing is restricted to licensed Continuum Mobile users only; this functionality is not available in the Community edition of Continuum.) By default, this is specified by ConfigProvider.getMobileScanWebViews(), i.e. the value for the 'mobileScanWebViews' key defined in continuum.properties. This setting can be toggled programmatically using setScanWebViews(boolean), overriding the value specified in continuum.properties.

Returns:

true if the scanning of web views for accessibility concerns is enabled, false if it is not

getSupportedBestPractices

public Map<Integer,String> getSupportedBestPractices()

Gets a map of IDs of best practices (defined in AMP and supported by Continuum) to their descriptions for the current test context and mobile type used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext). Make sure to invoke one of the setUp methods before invoking this method. If a connection to AMP could not be established when best practice data was fetched from AMP, i.e. when Continuum was instantiated, this will return an empty map.

Returns:

a map of IDs of best practices to their descriptions; null in the Community edition of Continuum

getSupportedStandards

public Map<Integer,String> getSupportedStandards()

Gets a map of IDs of accessibility standards (defined in AMP and supported by Continuum) to their names for the current test context and mobile type used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext). Make sure to invoke one of the setUp methods before invoking this method. If a connection to AMP could not be established when best practice data was fetched from AMP, i.e. when Continuum was instantiated, this will return an empty map.

Returns:

a map of IDs of accessibility standards to their names; null in the Community edition of Continuum

getSupportedTests

public Map<Integer,String> getSupportedTests()

Gets a map of IDs of automatic Access Engine tests (supported by Continuum) to their descriptions for the current test context and mobile type used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext). Make sure to invoke one of the setUp methods before invoking this method.

Returns:

a map of IDs of Access Engine tests to their descriptions; null in the Community edition of Continuum

runAllTests

public List<AccessibilityConcern> runAllTests()

Runs all automatic Access Engine tests against the current page, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext). Make sure to invoke one of the setUp methods before invoking this method.

Returns:

the list of accessibility concerns found by Access Engine for the current page of the web driver

See Also:

AccessibilityConcern

runAllTestsOnNode

public List<AccessibilityConcern> runAllTestsOnNode(String selectorForNodeToTest)

Runs all automatic Access Engine tests against the current page for only the specified node and all its children, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext) and the specified CSS (if testing a website) or Appium XPath selector (if testing a mobile app). Make sure to invoke one of the setUp methods before invoking this method.

Parameters:

selectorForNodeToTest - a CSS (if testing web) or Appium XPath (if testing mobile) selector to restrict accessibility testing to

Returns:

the list of accessibility concerns found by Access Engine for the selected element and its children on current page of the web driver

See Also:

AccessibilityConcern

runTests

public List<AccessibilityConcern> runTests(Integer[] engineTestIds)

Runs only the specified automatic Access Engine tests against the current page, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext) and, for specific test IDs, AMP. Make sure to invoke one of the setUp methods before invoking this method.

Parameters:

engineTestIds - the IDs of the automatic Access Engine tests to test for (invoke getSupportedTests() for a list of these, or consult AMP)

Returns:

the list of accessibility concerns found by Access Engine for the current page of the web driver that match the specified tests

See Also:

AccessibilityConcern

runTestsOnNode

public List<AccessibilityConcern> runTestsOnNode(Integer[] accessEngineTestIds,
                                                 String selectorForNodeToTest)

Runs only the specified automatic Access Engine tests against the current page for only the specified node and all its children, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext) and, for specific test IDs, AMP. Make sure to invoke one of the setUp methods before invoking this method.

Parameters:

accessEngineTestIds - the IDs of the automatic Access Engine tests to test for (invoke getSupportedTests() for a list of these, or consult AMP)

selectorForNodeToTest - a CSS (if testing web) or Appium XPath (if testing mobile) selector to restrict accessibility testing to

Returns:

the list of accessibility concerns found by Access Engine for the current page of the web driver that match the specified tests

See Also:

AccessibilityConcern

setIncludePotentialAccessibilityConcerns

public void setIncludePotentialAccessibilityConcerns(boolean includePotentialAccessibilityConcerns)

Globally sets whether or not accessibility concerns that require manual review are included in any of Continuum's test results. If enabled, any accessibility concerns that require manual review will have AccessibilityConcern.getNeedsReview() return true. Using this method will override the value for the 'includePotentialAccessibilityConcerns' key defined in continuum.properties, which is otherwise used by default. This method is only available in the Pro edition of Continuum.

Parameters:

includePotentialAccessibilityConcerns - true if accessibility concerns that require manual review should be included in any of Continuum's test results, false if they should not

setScanWebViews

public void setScanWebViews(boolean scanWebViews)

Globally sets whether or not Continuum scans for accessibility concerns in the content of any visible web views. If enabled, any accessibility concerns that come from web views will have AccessibilityConcern.getTestContext() return Continuum.TestContext.WEB. This setting is only applicable to mobile app testing, i.e. when setUp(WebDriver, TestContext) is invoked with Continuum.TestContext.NATIVEAPP. (Native mobile testing is restricted to licensed Continuum Mobile users only; this functionality is not available in the Community edition of Continuum.) Using this method will override the value for the 'mobileScanWebViews' key defined in continuum.properties, which is otherwise used by default.

Parameters:

scanWebViews - true if the scanning of web views for accessibility concerns is desired, false if it is not

setUp

public void setUp(org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver webDriver)

Sets up Continuum for web testing. For mobile testing, use setUp(WebDriver, TestContext) instead.

Parameters:

webDriver - a Selenium web driver to test with

setUp

public void setUp(org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver webDriver,
                  Continuum.TestContext context)

Sets up Continuum for web or mobile testing. Native mobile testing is restricted to licensed Continuum Mobile users only; this functionality is not available in the Community edition of Continuum.

Parameters:

webDriver - a Selenium (if testing web) or Appium (if testing mobile) web driver to test with

context - the test context, i.e. either web or mobile

See Also:

Continuum.TestContext

testForBestPractices

public List<AccessibilityConcern> testForBestPractices(Integer[] bestPracticeIds)

Runs only the automatic Access Engine tests corresponding to the specified best practices against the current page, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext) and, for specific best practice IDs, AMP. Make sure to invoke one of the setUp methods before invoking this method.

Parameters:

bestPracticeIds - the IDs of the best practices to test for (invoke getSupportedBestPractices() for a list of these, or consult AMP)

Returns:

the list of accessibility concerns found by Access Engine for the current page of the web driver that match the specified best practices

See Also:

AccessibilityConcern

testForNoticeability

public List<AccessibilityConcern> testForNoticeability(Integer minNoticeability)

Runs only the automatic Access Engine tests of or greater than the specified noticeability against the current page, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext). Make sure to invoke one of the setUp methods before invoking this method.

Parameters:

minNoticeability - the inclusive minimum noticeability of accessibility concerns to test for on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is the least noticeable and 10 is the most noticeable

Returns:

the list of accessibility concerns found by Access Engine for the current page of the web driver whose noticeability is equal to or greater than minSeverity

See Also:

AccessibilityConcern

testForSeverity

public List<AccessibilityConcern> testForSeverity(Integer minSeverity)

Runs only the automatic Access Engine tests of or greater than the specified severity against the current page, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext). Make sure to invoke one of the setUp methods before invoking this method.

Parameters:

minSeverity - the inclusive minimum severity of accessibility concerns to test for on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is the least noticeable and 10 is the most noticeable

Returns:

the list of accessibility concerns found by Access Engine for the current page of the web driver whose severity is equal to or greater than minSeverity

See Also:

AccessibilityConcern

testForStandards

public List<AccessibilityConcern> testForStandards(Integer[] standardIds)

Runs only the automatic Access Engine tests corresponding to the specified accessibility standards against the current page, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext) and, for specific accessibility standard IDs, AMP. Note that the IDs of the specified accessibility standards must also be specified by ConfigProvider.getDefaultStandardIds(), i.e. in the set of IDs implied from the value of the 'getDefaultStandardIds' key defined in continuum.properties, otherwise no accessibility concerns will be returned. Make sure to invoke one of the setUp methods before invoking this method.

Parameters:

standardIds - the IDs of the accessibility standards to test for (invoke getSupportedStandards() for a list of these, or consult AMP)

Returns:

the list of accessibility concerns found by Access Engine for the current page of the web driver that match the specified accessibility standards

See Also:

AccessibilityConcern

testForTractability

public List<AccessibilityConcern> testForTractability(Integer minTractability)

Runs only the automatic Access Engine tests of or greater than the specified tractability against the current page, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext). Make sure to invoke one of the setUp methods before invoking this method.

Parameters:

minTractability - the inclusive minimum tractability of accessibility concerns to test for on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is the least noticeable and 10 is the most noticeable

Returns:

the list of accessibility concerns found by Access Engine for the current page of the web driver whose tractability is equal to or greater than minSeverity

See Also:

AccessibilityConcern

testNodeForBestPractices

public List<AccessibilityConcern> testNodeForBestPractices(Integer[] bestPracticeIds,
                                                           String selectorForNodeToTest)

Runs only the automatic Access Engine tests corresponding to the specified best practices against the current page for only the specified node and all its children, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext) and, for specific best practice IDs, AMP. Make sure to invoke one of the setUp methods before invoking this method.

Parameters:

bestPracticeIds - the IDs of the best practices to test for (invoke getSupportedBestPractices() for a list of these, or consult AMP)

selectorForNodeToTest - a CSS (if testing web) or Appium XPath (if testing mobile) selector to restrict accessibility testing to

Returns:

the list of accessibility concerns found by Access Engine for the current page of the web driver that match the specified best practices

See Also:

AccessibilityConcern

testNodeForNoticeability

public List<AccessibilityConcern> testNodeForNoticeability(Integer minNoticeability,
                                                           String selectorForNodeToTest)

Runs only the automatic Access Engine tests of or greater than the specified noticeability against the current page for only the specified node and all its children, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext). Make sure to invoke one of the setUp methods before invoking this method.

Parameters:

minNoticeability - the inclusive minimum noticeability of accessibility concerns to test for on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is the least noticeable and 10 is the most noticeable

selectorForNodeToTest - a CSS (if testing web) or Appium XPath (if testing mobile) selector to restrict accessibility testing to

Returns:

the list of accessibility concerns found by Access Engine for the current page of the web driver whose noticeability is equal to or greater than minSeverity

See Also:

AccessibilityConcern

testNodeForSeverity

public List<AccessibilityConcern> testNodeForSeverity(Integer minSeverity,
                                                      String selectorForNodeToTest)

Runs only the automatic Access Engine tests of or greater than the specified severity against the current page for only the specified node and all its children, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext). Make sure to invoke one of the setUp methods before invoking this method.

Parameters:

minSeverity - the inclusive minimum severity of accessibility concerns to test for on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is the least noticeable and 10 is the most noticeable

selectorForNodeToTest - a CSS (if testing web) or Appium XPath (if testing mobile) selector to restrict accessibility testing to

Returns:

the list of accessibility concerns found by Access Engine for the current page of the web driver whose severity is equal to or greater than minSeverity

See Also:

AccessibilityConcern

testNodeForStandards

public List<AccessibilityConcern> testNodeForStandards(Integer[] standardIds,
                                                       String selectorForNodeToTest)

Runs only the automatic Access Engine tests corresponding to the specified accessibility standards against the current page for only the specified node and all its children, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext) and, for specific accessibility standard IDs, AMP. Note that the IDs of the specified accessibility standards must also be specified by ConfigProvider.getDefaultStandardIds(), i.e. in the set of IDs implied from the value of the 'getDefaultStandardIds' key defined in continuum.properties, otherwise no accessibility concerns will be returned. Make sure to invoke one of the setUp methods before invoking this method.

Parameters:

standardIds - the IDs of the accessibility standards to test for (invoke getSupportedStandards() for a list of these, or consult AMP)

selectorForNodeToTest - a CSS (if testing web) or Appium XPath (if testing mobile) selector to restrict accessibility testing to

Returns:

the list of accessibility concerns found by Access Engine for the current page of the web driver that match the specified accessibility standards

See Also:

AccessibilityConcern

testNodeForTractability

public List<AccessibilityConcern> testNodeForTractability(Integer minTractability,
                                                          String selectorForNodeToTest)

Runs only the automatic Access Engine tests of or greater than the specified tractability against the current page for only the specified node and all its children, as defined by the web driver used previously to invoke setUp(WebDriver) or setUp(WebDriver, TestContext). Make sure to invoke one of the setUp methods before invoking this method.

Parameters:

minTractability - the inclusive minimum tractability of accessibility concerns to test for on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is the least noticeable and 10 is the most noticeable

selectorForNodeToTest - a CSS (if testing web) or Appium XPath (if testing mobile) selector to restrict accessibility testing to

Returns:

the list of accessibility concerns found by Access Engine for the current page of the web driver whose tractability is equal to or greater than minSeverity

See Also:

AccessibilityConcern