src/Draggable/Plugins/Announcement/Announcement.js

import AbstractPlugin from 'shared/AbstractPlugin';

const onInitialize = Symbol('onInitialize');
const onDestroy = Symbol('onDestroy');
const announceEvent = Symbol('announceEvent');
const announceMessage = Symbol('announceMessage');

const ARIA_RELEVANT = 'aria-relevant';
const ARIA_ATOMIC = 'aria-atomic';
const ARIA_LIVE = 'aria-live';
const ROLE = 'role';

/**
 * Announcement default options
 * @property {Object} defaultOptions
 * @property {Number} defaultOptions.expire
 * @type {Object}
 */
export const defaultOptions = {
  expire: 7000,
};

/**
 * Announcement plugin
 * @class Announcement
 * @module Announcement
 * @extends AbstractPlugin
 */
export default class Announcement extends AbstractPlugin {
  /**
   * Announcement constructor.
   * @constructs Announcement
   * @param {Draggable} draggable - Draggable instance
   */
  constructor(draggable) {
    super(draggable);

    /**
     * Plugin options
     * @property options
     * @type {Object}
     */
    this.options = {
      ...defaultOptions,
      ...this.getOptions(),
    };

    /**
     * Original draggable trigger method. Hack until we have onAll or on('all')
     * @property originalTriggerMethod
     * @type {Function}
     */
    this.originalTriggerMethod = this.draggable.trigger;

    this[onInitialize] = this[onInitialize].bind(this);
    this[onDestroy] = this[onDestroy].bind(this);
  }

  /**
   * Attaches listeners to draggable
   */
  attach() {
    this.draggable.on('draggable:initialize', this[onInitialize]);
  }

  /**
   * Detaches listeners from draggable
   */
  detach() {
    this.draggable.off('draggable:destroy', this[onDestroy]);
  }

  /**
   * Returns passed in options
   */
  getOptions() {
    return this.draggable.options.announcements || {};
  }

  /**
   * Announces event
   * @private
   * @param {AbstractEvent} event
   */
  [announceEvent](event) {
    const message = this.options[event.type];

    if (message && typeof message === 'string') {
      this[announceMessage](message);
    }

    if (message && typeof message === 'function') {
      this[announceMessage](message(event));
    }
  }

  /**
   * Announces message to screen reader
   * @private
   * @param {String} message
   */
  [announceMessage](message) {
    announce(message, {expire: this.options.expire});
  }

  /**
   * Initialize hander
   * @private
   */
  [onInitialize]() {
    // Hack until there is an api for listening for all events
    this.draggable.trigger = (event) => {
      try {
        this[announceEvent](event);
      } finally {
        // Ensure that original trigger is called
        this.originalTriggerMethod.call(this.draggable, event);
      }
    };
  }

  /**
   * Destroy hander
   * @private
   */
  [onDestroy]() {
    this.draggable.trigger = this.originalTriggerMethod;
  }
}

/**
 * @const {HTMLElement} liveRegion
 */
const liveRegion = createRegion();

/**
 * Announces message via live region
 * @param {String} message
 * @param {Object} options
 * @param {Number} options.expire
 */
function announce(message, {expire}) {
  const element = document.createElement('div');

  element.textContent = message;
  liveRegion.appendChild(element);

  return setTimeout(() => {
    liveRegion.removeChild(element);
  }, expire);
}

/**
 * Creates region element
 * @return {HTMLElement}
 */
function createRegion() {
  const element = document.createElement('div');

  element.setAttribute('id', 'draggable-live-region');
  element.setAttribute(ARIA_RELEVANT, 'additions');
  element.setAttribute(ARIA_ATOMIC, 'true');
  element.setAttribute(ARIA_LIVE, 'assertive');
  element.setAttribute(ROLE, 'log');

  element.style.position = 'fixed';
  element.style.width = '1px';
  element.style.height = '1px';
  element.style.top = '-1px';
  element.style.overflow = 'hidden';

  return element;
}

// Append live region element as early as possible
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
  document.body.appendChild(liveRegion);
});