CXTDT-518373 - Accessibility on Loader

Signed-off-by: Matt Bruce <matt.bruce@verizon.com>

VDS/Components/Loader/Loader.swift

@@ -120,11 +120,12 @@ open class Loader: View {
 
         // setup timer for post
         loadingTimer = Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval: 60, repeats: true) { [weak self] _ in
-            self?.accessibilityLabel = "Still Loading"
+            guard let self, self.isActive, self.isVisibleOnScreen else { return }
+            self.accessibilityLabel = "Still Loading"
             UIAccessibility.post(notification: .announcement, argument: "Still Loading")
         }
     }
-
+    
     private func stopAnimating() {
         isAccessibilityElement = false
         icon.isHidden = true
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ open class Loader: View {
         loadingTimer?.invalidate()
         loadingTimer = nil
     }
-    
+        
     deinit {
         stopAnimating()
     }

VDS/Extensions/UIView+Accessibility.swift

@@ -24,4 +24,30 @@ extension UIView {
     public func setAccessibilityLabel(for views: [UIView]) {
         accessibilityLabel = combineAccessibilityLabel(for: views)
     }
+    
+    /// Will tell if the view is actually visibile on screen, also it will check the hierarchy above this view.
+    public var isVisibleOnScreen: Bool {
+        // Ensure the view has a window, meaning it's part of the view hierarchy
+        guard let window = self.window, !self.isHidden, self.alpha > 0 else {
+            return false
+        }
+
+        // Check if the view's frame intersects with the window's bounds
+        let viewFrameInWindow = self.convert(self.bounds, to: window)
+        var isIntersecting = viewFrameInWindow.intersects(window.bounds)
+
+        // Check parent views for visibility
+        var currentView: UIView? = self
+        while let view = currentView, isIntersecting {
+            // If any parent has a constraint making it effectively invisible, set isIntersecting to false
+            if view.bounds.size.width == 0 || view.bounds.size.height == 0 {
+                isIntersecting = false
+                break
+            }
+            currentView = view.superview
+        }
+
+        return isIntersecting
+    }
+
 }

VDS/SupportingFiles/ReleaseNotes.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+1.0.54
+----------------
+- CXTDT-518373 Accessibility Voiceover is reading “Still Loading” after waiting for a short time in all the screens.
+
 1.0.53
 ----------------
 - ONEAPP-4683 - Updated to accesibilityValue for the tabs position.