Automated accessibility tests - GlSearchboxByClick

Description

Implement automated accessibility tests for the {+GlSearchboxByClick+} component. Automated accessibility tests use the axe-core engine to find issues on GitLab UI components.

What to test?

• default
• history variant with no recent searches
• history variant with recent searches
• disabled

How to write tests?

Implementation guide

Read the axe accessibility test documentation to learn how to implement automated A11Y tests using the axe-core addon in Cypress.

Implementation examples

• You can check out our pairing session on YouTube, where we implement tests for GlLabel component: https://youtu.be/FQ985DWwfCM
• Here's the MR with the implemented tests: !3769 (merged)

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If you have any questions, you can tag Product Accessibility working group with @gitlab-org/working-group/accessibility handle.