qe-visual-accessibility

inclusion	auto
name	qe-visual-accessibility
description	Visual regression testing, responsive design validation, and WCAG accessibility compliance testing.

QE Visual Accessibility

Purpose

Guide the use of v3's visual and accessibility testing capabilities including screenshot comparison, responsive design validation, and WCAG 2.2 compliance verification.

Activation

• When testing visual appearance
• When validating responsive design
• When checking accessibility compliance
• When detecting visual regressions
• When testing cross-browser rendering

Quick Start

# Visual regression test
aqe visual test --baseline production --current staging

# Responsive design test
aqe visual responsive --url https://example.com --viewports all

# Accessibility audit
aqe a11y audit --url https://example.com --standard wcag22-aa

# Cross-browser test
aqe visual cross-browser --url https://example.com --browsers chrome,firefox,safari

Agent Workflow

// Visual regression testing
Task("Run visual regression", `
  Compare staging against production:
  - Capture screenshots of key pages
  - Detect pixel differences
  - Flag significant visual changes
  - Generate visual diff report
`, "qe-visual-tester")

// Accessibility audit
Task("Audit accessibility", `
  Run WCAG 2.2 AA compliance audit:
  - Check color contrast ratios
  - Verify keyboard navigation
  - Test screen reader compatibility
  - Validate ARIA labels
  Generate compliance report with fix suggestions.
`, "qe-accessibility-agent")

Visual Testing Operations

1. Visual Regression

await visualTester.compareScreenshots({
  baseline: {
    source: 'production',
    pages: ['/', '/login', '/dashboard', '/settings']
  },
  current: {
    source: 'staging',
    pages: ['/', '/login', '/dashboard', '/settings']
  },
  comparison: {
    threshold: 0.1,  // 0.1% pixel difference
    antialiasing: true,
    ignoreRegions: ['#dynamic-content', '.timestamp']
  }
});

2. Responsive Testing

await responsiveTester.test({
  url: 'https://example.com',
  viewports: [
    { name: 'mobile', width: 375, height: 667 },
    { name: 'tablet', width: 768, height: 1024 },
    { name: 'desktop', width: 1920, height: 1080 }
  ],
  checks: {
    layoutShift: true,
    contentOverflow: true,
    touchTargets: true,
    fontScaling: true
  }
});

3. Accessibility Audit

await accessibilityAgent.audit({
  url: 'https://example.com',
  standard: 'WCAG22-AA',
  checks: {
    perceivable: {
      colorContrast: true,
      textAlternatives: true,
      captions: true
    },
    operable: {
      keyboardAccessible: true,
      noTimingIssues: true,
      navigable: true
    },
    understandable: {
      readable: true,
      predictable: true,
      inputAssistance: true
    },
    robust: {
      compatible: true,
      parseErrors: true
    }
  }
});

4. Cross-Browser Testing

await visualTester.crossBrowser({
  url: 'https://example.com',
  browsers: ['chrome', 'firefox', 'safari', 'edge'],
  versions: 'latest-2',
  comparisons: {
    betweenBrowsers: true,
    betweenVersions: true,
    againstBaseline: true
  }
});

WCAG 2.2 Checklist

Level	Criteria	Auto-Testable
A	Non-text Content	✅
A	Info and Relationships	Partial
A	Color Contrast (4.5:1)	✅
A	Keyboard Accessible	✅
A	Focus Visible	✅
AA	Reflow	✅
AA	Text Spacing	✅
AAA	Enhanced Contrast (7:1)	✅

Visual Test Report

interface VisualReport {
  summary: {
    pagesCompared: number;
    differencesFound: number;
    passRate: number;
  };
  comparisons: {
    page: string;
    viewport: string;
    baseline: string;
    current: string;
    diff: string;
    diffPercentage: number;
    status: 'pass' | 'fail' | 'review';
  }[];
  accessibility: {
    violations: A11yViolation[];
    passes: number;
    incomplete: number;
    score: number;
  };
  responsive: {
    viewport: string;
    issues: ResponsiveIssue[];
  }[];
}

Accessibility Report

interface AccessibilityReport {
  summary: {
    score: number;
    violations: number;
    warnings: number;
    passes: number;
  };
  violations: {
    id: string;
    impact: 'critical' | 'serious' | 'moderate' | 'minor';
    description: string;
    wcag: string[];
    elements: {
      selector: string;
      html: string;
      issue: string;
      fix: string;
    }[];
  }[];
  compliance: {
    wcagLevel: 'A' | 'AA' | 'AAA';
    criteriasMet: number;
    criteriasTotal: number;
  };
}

CI/CD Integration

visual_testing:
  on_pr:
    - capture_screenshots
    - compare_to_baseline
    - run_a11y_audit

  thresholds:
    visual_diff: 0.1
    a11y_violations: 0

  artifacts:
    - screenshots/
    - diffs/
    - a11y-report.html

Coordination

Primary Agents: qe-visual-tester, qe-accessibility-agent, qe-responsive-tester Coordinator: qe-visual-coordinator Related Skills: qe-test-execution, qe-quality-assessment