packages/flutter/lib/src/semantics/semantics_service.dart

// Copyright 2017 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

import 'dart:async';
import 'dart:ui' show TextDirection;

import 'package:flutter/services.dart' show SystemChannels;

import 'semantics_event.dart' show AnnounceSemanticsEvent;


/// Allows access to the platform's accessibility services.
///
/// Events sent by this service are handled by the platform-specific
/// accessibility bridge in Flutter's engine.
///
/// When possible, prefer using mechanisms like [Semantics] to implicitly
/// trigger announcements over using this event.
class SemanticsService {
  SemanticsService._();

  /// Sends a semantic announcement.
  ///
  /// This should be used for announcement that are not seamlessly announced by
  /// the system as a result of a UI state change.
  ///
  /// For example a camera application can use this method to make accessibility
  /// announcements regarding objects in the viewfinder.
  static Future<Null> announce(String message, TextDirection textDirection) async {
    final AnnounceSemanticsEvent event = new AnnounceSemanticsEvent(message, textDirection);
    await SystemChannels.accessibility.send(event.toMap());
  }
}