From 3647a225aaada2ad678df4e4ab6a1399a9574fe8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mijinummi <tech.md.auwal@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:10:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] devops: execute automated axe-core accessibility check on PR
 pipeline (#529)

---
 tests/accessibility.spec.ts | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tests/accessibility.spec.ts

diff --git a/tests/accessibility.spec.ts b/tests/accessibility.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79b68cca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/accessibility.spec.ts
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+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import AxeBuilder from '@axe-core/playwright';
+
+test.describe('Accessibility Quality Gate Matrix', () => {
+  test('should pass standard automated a11y checking algorithms without strict violations', async ({ page }) => {
+    // Navigate to a critical landing view route
+    await page.goto('/');
+    
+    // Scan page elements using WCAG 2.1 AA benchmarks
+    const accessibilityScanResults = await new AxeBuilder({ page })
+      .withTags(['wcag2a', 'wcag2aa'])
+      .analyze();
+
+    // Task Requirement: Verify zero violations to avoid regression failures
+    expect(accessibilityScanResults.violations).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
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