[4.15.9] - 2023-08-25

Fixed

• Fixes #4718. In high contrast mode, Adaptive Card buttons, when pushed, should highlighted properly, by @compulim, in PR #4746
• Fixes #4721 and #4726. Adaptive Cards TextBlock heading elements should start at level 2, by @compulim, in PR #4747
• Fixes #3699. Correcting timestamp roundoff, by @compulim, in PR #4821
• Fixes #4849. Rendering an erroneous Adaptive Cards should bail out and not throw MutationObserver error, by @compulim, in PR #4852

Changed

• Bumped all dependencies to the latest versions, by @compulim in PR #4843
  • Production dependencies
    • @emotion/css@11.11.2
    • classnames@2.3.2
    • core-js@3.32.1
    • redux-saga@1.2.3
    • sanitize-html@2.11.0
    • use-ref-from@0.0.2
    • whatwg-fetch@3.6.18
  • Development dependencies
    • @types/node@20.5.8
    • @types/react@18.2.21
    • @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin@6.5.0
    • @typescript-eslint/parser@6.5.0
    • axe-core@4.7.2
    • babel-jest@29.6.4
    • babel-loader@9.1.3
    • chalk@5.3.0
    • concurrently@8.2.1
    • dotenv@16.3.1
    • esbuild@0.19.2
    • eslint-plugin-prettier@5.0.0
    • eslint-plugin-react@7.33.2
    • eslint@8.48.0
    • jest-image-snapshot@6.2.0
    • jest-junit@16.0.0
    • jest-trx-results-processor@3.0.2
    • lerna@6.6.2
    • lint-staged@14.0.1
    • node-fetch@2.7.0
    • nodemon@3.0.1
    • nopt@7.2.0
    • prettier@3.0.3
    • read-pkg-up@10.1.0
    • read-pkg@8.1.0
    • selenium-webdriver@4.12.0
    • serve@14.2.1
    • terser-webpack-plugin@5.3.9
    • typescript@5.2.2
    • url-search-params-polyfill@8.2.4
    • webpack-cli@5.1.4
    • webpack-stats-plugin@1.1.3
    • webpack@5.88.2

[4.15.8] - 2023-06-06

Breaking changes

• When activity.channelData['webchat:fallback-text'] is present but empty, it will no longer applies aria-hidden to the activity
  • The activity will not be narrated through live region. However, when navigating the transcript, it will be narrated as empty
  • To make an activity presentational or hide from screen reader, please use activityMiddleware to customize the rendering

Added

• Resolved #4643. Decoupling botframework-directlinejs from business logic of Web Chat for better tree-shaking, by @compulim, in PR #4645 and PR #4648
• Resolved #4650. Added automated accessibility check using axe-core
  • Add axe-core in end-to-end tests, by @compulim, in PR #4704
  • HTML test: using <main> for the root container, by @compulim, in PR #4684 and PR #4704
  • HTML test: changed contrast ratio in tests that use different background colors, by @compulim, in PR #4686 and PR #4704
  • Added ponyfill prop to <ReactWebChat>/<Composer> and createStoreWithOptions, by @compulim, in PR #4662
    • This is for development scenarios where fake timer is needed and will only applies to Web Chat only
  • HTML test: fix accessibility issues on HTML file, by @compulim, in PR #4685
  • HTML test: ensure all images has alternate text, by @compulim, in PR #4704
  • Adaptive Cards: always set role attribute, by @compulim, in PR #4704
  • Adaptive Cards: update host config to use lighter color for disabled inputs, by @compulim, in PR #4704
  • Keyboard help screen: remove <header> container, by @compulim, in PR #4704
  • Live region: added <label> for input fields in Adaptive Cards, by @compulim, in PR #4704

Fixed

• Fixes #4557. Flipper buttons in carousels and suggested actions is now renamed to "next/previous" from "left/right", by @compulim, in PR #4646
• Fixes #4652. Keyboard help screen, activity focus traps, and chat history terminator should not be hidden behind aria-hidden because they are focusable, by @compulim, in PR #4659
• Fixes #4665. Updated development server with latest ESBuild API, by @compulim, in PR #4662.
• Fixes #4706. Send button and <kbd>ENTER</kbd> key should function after reconnected, by @compulim, in PR #4707.
• Fixes #4708. Should function properly in browsers without setImmediate or without passing store prop, by @compulim, in PR #4709.

Changed

• Bumped all dependencies to the latest versions, by @compulim in PR #4647, PR #4655, and PR #4737
  • Production dependencies
    • @emotion/css@11.10.6
    • botframework-directlinejs@0.15.4
    • core-js@3.28.0
    • markdown-it-attrs@4.1.6
    • react-redux@7.2.9
    • redux-saga@1.2.2
    • redux@4.2.1
    • sanitize-html@2.10.0
  • Development dependencies
    • @types/node@18.14.1
    • @types/react@18.0.28
    • @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin@5.53.0
    • @typescript-eslint/parser@5.53.0
    • adm-zip@0.5.10
    • babel-jest@29.4.3
    • babel-loader@9.1.2
    • chalk@5.2.0
    • concurrently@7.6.0
    • core-js@3.28.0
    • dotenv@16.0.3
    • esbuild@0.17.10
    • eslint-config-prettier@8.6.0
    • eslint-plugin-react@7.32.2
    • eslint-plugin-security@1.7.1
    • eslint@8.34.0
    • express@4.18.2
    • glob@8.1.0
    • http-proxy-middleware@2.0.6
    • husky@8.0.3
    • jest-image-snapshot@6.1.0
    • jest-junit@15.0.0
    • jest@29.4.3
    • lerna@6.5.1
    • lint-staged@13.1.2
    • node-dev@8.0.0
    • node-fetch@2.6.9
    • nopt@7.0.0
    • prettier@2.8.4
    • restify@11.1.0
    • selenium-webdriver@4.8.1
    • serve-handler@6.1.5
    • serve@14.2.0
    • source-map-loader@4.0.1
    • typescript@4.9.5
    • webpack-cli@5.0.1
    • webpack-stats-plugin@1.1.1
    • webpack@5.75.0
  • Sample dependencies
    • @azure/storage-blob@12.13.0
    • @babel/cli@7.21.0
    • @babel/core@7.21.0
    • @babel/preset-env@7.20.2
    • @babel/preset-react@7.18.6
    • botbuilder-dialogs@4.19.1
    • botbuilder@4.19.1
    • classnames@2.3.2
    • dotenv@16.0.3
    • eslint-config-standard@17.0.0
    • eslint-plugin-import@2.27.5
    • http-proxy-middleware@2.0.6
    • node-dev@8.0.0
    • node-fetch@2.6.9
    • nodemon@2.0.20
    • react-dom@18.2.0
    • react-redux@8.0.5
    • react-scripts@5.0.1
    • react@18.2.0
    • redux@4.2.1
    • restify@11.1.0
    • uuid@9.0.0
• Bumped Docker containers, by @compulim, in PR #4654
  • selenium/hub:4.8.1
  • selenium/node-chrome:110.0