From d2b9bf021a3bc40baa13181bf3fe78ecd5b6d4e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeff Yates Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 12:06:39 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add deprecation notice to README.md (#214) --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 85 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ README.md | 89 +++++-------------------------------------------- 2 files changed, 93 insertions(+), 81 deletions(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 1c066ea2..83531b34 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -2,6 +2,91 @@ In order to contribute to tota11y, you must first sign the CLA, which can be found at http://www.khanacademy.org/r/cla. +## Installation + +`npm install @khanacademy/tota11y` + +Include it right before `` like so: + +```html + +``` + +## Development + +Want to contribute to tota11y? Awesome! Run the following in your terminal: + +```bash +git clone https://github.com/Khan/tota11y.git +cd tota11y/ +npm install +``` + +## Architecture Overview + +Most of the functionality in tota11y comes from its **plugins**. Each plugin +gets its own directory in [`plugins/`](https://github.com/Khan/tota11y/tree/master/plugins) and maintains its own JavaScript, CSS, +and even handlebars. [Here's what the simple LandmarksPlugin looks like](https://github.com/Khan/tota11y/blob/master/plugins/landmarks/index.js). + +[`plugins/shared/`](https://github.com/Khan/tota11y/tree/master/plugins/shared) contains a variety of shared utilities for the plugins, namely the [info-panel](https://github.com/Khan/tota11y/tree/master/plugins/shared/info-panel) and [annotate](https://github.com/Khan/tota11y/tree/master/plugins/shared/annotate) modules, which are used to report accessibility violations on the screen. + +[`index.js`](https://github.com/Khan/tota11y/blob/master/index.js) brings it all together. + +tota11y uses a variety of technologies, including [jQuery](https://jquery.com/), [webpack](https://webpack.github.io/), [babel](https://babeljs.io/), and [JSX](https://facebook.github.io/jsx/). **There's no need to know all (or any!) of these to contribute to tota11y, but we hope tota11y is a good place to learn something new and interesting.** + +## Testing + +You can run unit tests on tota11y with the following: + +```bash +npm test +``` + +Or lint with: + +```bash +npm run lint +``` + +To perform manual testing as you work, you can run a live dev-server with the +following: + +```bash +npm start +``` + +## Building + +To create a development build as the test server uses: + +```bash +npm run build:dev +``` + +To create a production build, with minified and unminified output: + +```bash +npm run build:prod +``` + +## Releasing + +Currently, the following steps must be made to release a new version of tota11y: + +1. Update `package.json` with the version number to be released. +1. Commit the release details to the CHANGELOG.md. + This should be list of the unique pull requests and commits that contributed to the release (see the CHANGLOG.md file for previous examples). +1. Draft a new release for the version. + The tag name and name of the release should be of the form `v1.2.3` where `1.2.3` is the version from `package.json`. +1. Login to `npm` with the Khan Academy credentials. + This requires someone with appropriate privileges. +1. Run `npm publish`. + This step will run tests and pre-publish checks, then perform a production build and publish the new package to NPM. + +## Community Examples +Want to integrate tota11y into your site, but don't know where to start? Here are some examples from the tota11y community to inspire you: +* [azemetre/webpack-react-typescript-project](https://github.com/azemetre/tota11y-webpack-react-typescript-example) shows how to integrate tota11y into a webpack build for a React + TypeScript project. + ## License tota11y is licensed under the [MIT License](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT). diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 779c667c..2924fd73 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -7,90 +7,13 @@ An accessibility visualization toolkit [Try tota11y in your browser](http://khan.github.io/tota11y/#Try-it), or [read why we built tota11y](http://engineering.khanacademy.org/posts/tota11y.htm). -## Installation +## Deprecation Notice -`npm install @khanacademy/tota11y` +tota11y was created at a time when tooling to assist in developing accessible solutions was sparse. Since then, not only have some great browser extensions and automated tooling come into existence, like [axe][1] and [axe-core][2] from [deque][3], but browsers have added specific development tooling to support accessibility. As such, we are no longer actively developing or maintaining tota11y. -Include it right before `` like so: +After careful consideration of the options available, we decided to archive the repository and deprecate the project. As such, we will no longer be accepting pull requests or issues. -```html - -``` - -## Development - -Want to contribute to tota11y? Awesome! Run the following in your terminal: - -```bash -git clone https://github.com/Khan/tota11y.git -cd tota11y/ -npm install -``` - -## Architecture Overview - -Most of the functionality in tota11y comes from its **plugins**. Each plugin -gets its own directory in [`plugins/`](https://github.com/Khan/tota11y/tree/master/plugins) and maintains its own JavaScript, CSS, -and even handlebars. [Here's what the simple LandmarksPlugin looks like](https://github.com/Khan/tota11y/blob/master/plugins/landmarks/index.js). - -[`plugins/shared/`](https://github.com/Khan/tota11y/tree/master/plugins/shared) contains a variety of shared utilities for the plugins, namely the [info-panel](https://github.com/Khan/tota11y/tree/master/plugins/shared/info-panel) and [annotate](https://github.com/Khan/tota11y/tree/master/plugins/shared/annotate) modules, which are used to report accessibility violations on the screen. - -[`index.js`](https://github.com/Khan/tota11y/blob/master/index.js) brings it all together. - -tota11y uses a variety of technologies, including [jQuery](https://jquery.com/), [webpack](https://webpack.github.io/), [babel](https://babeljs.io/), and [JSX](https://facebook.github.io/jsx/). **There's no need to know all (or any!) of these to contribute to tota11y, but we hope tota11y is a good place to learn something new and interesting.** - -## Testing - -You can run unit tests on tota11y with the following: - -```bash -npm test -``` - -Or lint with: - -```bash -npm run lint -``` - -To perform manual testing as you work, you can run a live dev-server with the -following: - -```bash -npm start -``` - -## Building - -To create a development build as the test server uses: - -```bash -npm run build:dev -``` - -To create a production build, with minified and unminified output: - -```bash -npm run build:prod -``` - -## Releasing - -Currently, the following steps must be made to release a new version of tota11y: - -1. Update `package.json` with the version number to be released. -1. Commit the release details to the CHANGELOG.md. - This should be list of the unique pull requests and commits that contributed to the release (see the CHANGLOG.md file for previous examples). -1. Draft a new release for the version. - The tag name and name of the release should be of the form `v1.2.3` where `1.2.3` is the version from `package.json`. -1. Login to `npm` with the Khan Academy credentials. - This requires someone with appropriate privileges. -1. Run `npm publish`. - This step will run tests and pre-publish checks, then perform a production build and publish the new package to NPM. - -## Community Examples -Want to integrate tota11y into your site, but don't know where to start? Here are some examples from the tota11y community to inspire you: -* [azemetre/webpack-react-typescript-project](https://github.com/azemetre/tota11y-webpack-react-typescript-example) shows how to integrate tota11y into a webpack build for a React + TypeScript project. +Thank you for all the support this project has received over the years and for all those who work hard to ensure the web is accessible to all. ## Special thanks @@ -101,3 +24,7 @@ The awesome glasses in our logo were created by [Kyle Scott](https://thenounproj ## License [MIT License](LICENSE.txt) + +[1]: https://www.deque.com/axe +[2]: https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core +[3]: https://www.deque.com