What is npm Pa11y?

What is npm Pa11y?

Pa11y Webservice is a Node. js app that provides scheduled accessibility reports for multiple URLs. It runs Pa11y on a list of URLs, which you can update and query the results of via a JSON web-service.

What does Pa11y stand for?

This post assumes that you’ve installed pa11y (requirements and instructions). pa11y is most useful when it’s used almost like a linter – the numbers of errors, warnings, and notices are probably some of the most useful statistics, especially when plotted on a graph over time.

How do I install Pa11y?

1. Copy the file(s) where your json folder is located (Note: This was set in config.php file)
2. Launch WAMP Server then select Localhost.
3. Copy the folder name pa11y-summary-PDF-generator-master, paste it beside localhost url then press ‘ Enter ‘ key.
4. Save as a PDF:

What is Pa11y CI?

Pa11y CI is an accessibility test runner built using Pa11y focused on running on Continuous Integration environments. This is best used during automated testing of your application and can act as a gatekeeper to stop a11y issues from making it to live.

What do you need to know about pa11y?

Pa11y A command-line interface which loads web pages and highlights any accessibility issues it finds. Useful for when you want to run a one-off test against a web page. Pa11y Dashboard A web dashboard which automatically tests web pages for accessibility issues daily. Graphs help you track improvements and regressions over time.

Where can I install pa11y CI on my computer?

You can install through npm: Pa11y CI can be used by running it as a command line tool, pa11y-ci:

What should my pa11y config file look like?

The config files should look like this: Pa11y will be run against each of the URLs in the urls array and the paths specified as CLI arguments. Paths can be specified as relative, absolute and as glob patterns. You can specify a default set of pa11y configurations that should be used for each test run.

Which is the command line argument to run pa11y?

You can use the –config command line argument to specify a different file, which can be either JSON or JavaScript. The config files should look like this: Pa11y will be run against each of the URLs in the urls array and the paths specified as CLI arguments. Paths can be specified as relative, absolute and as glob patterns.