refactred getContainer() to getFieldContainer() to make more sense that the developer needs to only return the Item the User see to interact with.

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

VDS/Components/DropdownSelect/DropdownSelect.swift

@@ -103,26 +103,10 @@ open class DropdownSelect: EntryFieldBase {
     open override func setup() {
         super.setup()      
         
-        // stackview for controls in EntryFieldBase.controlContainerView
-        let controlStackView = UIStackView().with {
-            $0.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
-            $0.axis = .horizontal
-            $0.spacing = VDSFormControls.spaceInset
-        }
-        fieldContainerView.addSubview(controlStackView)
-        controlStackView.pinToSuperView()
-        
-        controlStackView.addArrangedSubview(dropdownField)
-        controlStackView.addArrangedSubview(inlineDisplayLabel)
-        controlStackView.addArrangedSubview(selectedOptionLabel)
-        
-        containerStackView.isAccessibilityElement = true
-        containerStackView.accessibilityLabel = "Dropdown Select"
+        fieldStackView.isAccessibilityElement = true
+        fieldStackView.accessibilityLabel = "Dropdown Select"
         inlineDisplayLabel.isAccessibilityElement = true
 
-        controlStackView.setCustomSpacing(0, after: dropdownField)
-        controlStackView.setCustomSpacing(VDSLayout.space1X, after: inlineDisplayLabel)
-        controlStackView.setCustomSpacing(VDSLayout.space3X, after: selectedOptionLabel)
         dropdownField.width(0)
         inlineWidthConstraint = inlineDisplayLabel.widthAnchor.constraint(greaterThanOrEqualToConstant: 0)
         inlineWidthConstraint?.isActive = true
@@ -150,7 +134,7 @@ open class DropdownSelect: EntryFieldBase {
         }()
         
         // tap gesture
-        containerStackView
+        fieldStackView
             .publisher(for: UITapGestureRecognizer())
             .sink { [weak self] _ in
                 self?.launchPicker()
@@ -158,6 +142,21 @@ open class DropdownSelect: EntryFieldBase {
             .store(in: &subscribers)
     }
     
+    open override func getFieldContainer() -> UIView {
+        let controlStackView = UIStackView().with {
+            $0.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
+            $0.axis = .horizontal
+            $0.spacing = VDSFormControls.spaceInset
+        }
+        controlStackView.addArrangedSubview(dropdownField)
+        controlStackView.addArrangedSubview(inlineDisplayLabel)
+        controlStackView.addArrangedSubview(selectedOptionLabel)
+        controlStackView.setCustomSpacing(0, after: dropdownField)
+        controlStackView.setCustomSpacing(VDSLayout.space1X, after: inlineDisplayLabel)
+        controlStackView.setCustomSpacing(VDSLayout.space3X, after: selectedOptionLabel)
+        return controlStackView
+    }
+     
     /// Used to make changes to the View based off a change events or from local properties.
     open override func updateView() {
         super.updateView()
@@ -250,14 +249,14 @@ open class DropdownSelect: EntryFieldBase {
     open override func updateAccessibility() {
         super.updateAccessibility()
         let selectedOption = selectedOptionLabel.text ?? ""
-        containerStackView.accessibilityLabel = "Dropdown Select, \(selectedOption) \(isReadOnly ? ", read only" : "")"
-        containerStackView.accessibilityHint = isReadOnly || !isEnabled ? "" : "Double tap to open."
+        fieldStackView.accessibilityLabel = "Dropdown Select, \(selectedOption) \(isReadOnly ? ", read only" : "")"
+        fieldStackView.accessibilityHint = isReadOnly || !isEnabled ? "" : "Double tap to open."
     }
     
     open override var accessibilityElements: [Any]? {
         get {
             var elements = [Any]()
-            elements.append(contentsOf: [titleLabel, containerStackView])
+            elements.append(contentsOf: [titleLabel, fieldStackView])
             
             if showError {
                 elements.append(statusIcon)
@@ -281,7 +280,7 @@ open class DropdownSelect: EntryFieldBase {
         optionsPicker.isHidden = true
         dropdownField.resignFirstResponder()
         setNeedsUpdate()
-        UIAccessibility.post(notification: .layoutChanged, argument: containerStackView)
+        UIAccessibility.post(notification: .layoutChanged, argument: fieldStackView)
     }
 }
 

VDS/Components/TextFields/EntryFieldBase.swift

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ open class EntryFieldBase: Control, Changeable, FormFieldInternalValidatable {
         }
     }()
     
-    internal var containerStackView: UIStackView = {
+    internal var fieldStackView: UIStackView = {
         return UIStackView().with {
             $0.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
             $0.axis = .horizontal
@@ -76,12 +76,6 @@ open class EntryFieldBase: Control, Changeable, FormFieldInternalValidatable {
         }
     }()
     
-    internal var fieldContainerView: UIView = {
-        return UIView().with {
-            $0.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
-        }
-    }()
-    
     internal var bottomContainerStackView: UIStackView = {
         return UIStackView().with {
             $0.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
@@ -224,21 +218,20 @@ open class EntryFieldBase: Control, Changeable, FormFieldInternalValidatable {
         
         widthConstraint = containerView.widthAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 0)
         widthConstraint?.priority = .defaultHigh
-        
-        //get the container this is what is color
-        //border, internal, etc...
-        let container = getContainer()
-        
+                
         //add ContainerStackView
         //this is the horizontal stack that contains
         //the left, InputContainer, Icons, Buttons
-        container.addSubview(containerStackView)
-        containerStackView.pinToSuperView(.uniform(VDSLayout.space3X))
+        containerView.addSubview(fieldStackView)
+        fieldStackView.pinToSuperView(.uniform(VDSLayout.space3X))
     
+        let fieldContainerView = getFieldContainer()
+        fieldContainerView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
+        
         //add the view to add input fields
-        containerStackView.addArrangedSubview(fieldContainerView)
-        containerStackView.addArrangedSubview(statusIcon)
-        containerStackView.setCustomSpacing(VDSLayout.space3X, after: fieldContainerView)
+        fieldStackView.addArrangedSubview(fieldContainerView)
+        fieldStackView.addArrangedSubview(statusIcon)
+        fieldStackView.setCustomSpacing(VDSLayout.space3X, after: fieldContainerView)
 
         //get the container this is what show helper text, error text
         //can include other for character count, max length
@@ -249,11 +242,11 @@ open class EntryFieldBase: Control, Changeable, FormFieldInternalValidatable {
         bottomContainerStackView.addArrangedSubview(helperLabel)
         
         stackView.addArrangedSubview(titleLabel)
-        stackView.addArrangedSubview(container)
+        stackView.addArrangedSubview(containerView)
         stackView.addArrangedSubview(bottomContainer)
 
         stackView.setCustomSpacing(4, after: titleLabel)
-        stackView.setCustomSpacing(8, after: container)
+        stackView.setCustomSpacing(8, after: containerView)
         stackView.setCustomSpacing(8, after: bottomContainer)
 
         stackView
@@ -322,8 +315,8 @@ open class EntryFieldBase: Control, Changeable, FormFieldInternalValidatable {
     // MARK: - Public Methods
     //--------------------------------------------------
     /// Container for the area in which the user interacts.
-    open func getContainer() -> UIView {
-        return containerView
+    open func getFieldContainer() -> UIView {
+        fatalError("Subclass must return the view that contains the field/view the user will interact with.")
     }
    
     /// Container for the area in which helper or error text presents.

VDS/Components/TextFields/InputField/FieldTypes/FieldType.swift

@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ extension InputField {
                     actionModel.onClick(inputField)
                 }
                 inputField.actionTextLink.isHidden = false
-                inputField.containerStackView.setCustomSpacing(VDSLayout.space2X, after: inputField.statusIcon)
+                inputField.fieldStackView.setCustomSpacing(VDSLayout.space2X, after: inputField.statusIcon)
             } else {
                 inputField.actionTextLink.isHidden = true
-                inputField.containerStackView.setCustomSpacing(0, after: inputField.statusIcon)
+                inputField.fieldStackView.setCustomSpacing(0, after: inputField.statusIcon)
             }
 
             //set the width constraints

VDS/Components/TextFields/InputField/InputField.swift

@@ -178,19 +178,7 @@ open class InputField: EntryFieldBase {
 
         minWidthConstraint = containerView.widthAnchor.constraint(greaterThanOrEqualToConstant: 0)
         minWidthConstraint?.isActive = true
-        
-        // stackview for controls in EntryFieldBase.controlContainerView
-        let controlStackView = UIStackView().with {
-            $0.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
-            $0.axis = .horizontal
-            $0.spacing = VDSLayout.space3X
-        }
-        fieldContainerView.addSubview(controlStackView)
-        controlStackView.pinToSuperView()
-        
-        controlStackView.addArrangedSubview(leftImageView)
-        controlStackView.addArrangedSubview(textField)
-        
+                
         textField.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 20).isActive = true
         textField.delegate = self
         textField
@@ -207,7 +195,7 @@ open class InputField: EntryFieldBase {
         stackView.addArrangedSubview(successLabel)
         stackView.setCustomSpacing(8, after: successLabel)
         
-        containerStackView.addArrangedSubview(actionTextLink)
+        fieldStackView.addArrangedSubview(actionTextLink)
         
         successLabel.textColorConfiguration = primaryColorConfiguration.eraseToAnyColorable()
         
@@ -217,6 +205,18 @@ open class InputField: EntryFieldBase {
 
     }
     
+    open override func getFieldContainer() -> UIView {
+        // stackview for controls in EntryFieldBase.controlContainerView
+        let stackView = UIStackView().with {
+            $0.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
+            $0.axis = .horizontal
+            $0.spacing = VDSLayout.space3X
+        }
+        stackView.addArrangedSubview(leftImageView)
+        stackView.addArrangedSubview(textField)
+        return stackView
+    }
+    
     /// Resets to default settings.
     open override func reset() {
         super.reset()
@@ -230,12 +230,6 @@ open class InputField: EntryFieldBase {
         successText = nil
         helperTextPlacement = .bottom
     }
-    
-    /// Container for the area in which the user interacts.
-    open override func getContainer() -> UIView {
-        inputFieldStackView.addArrangedSubview(containerView)
-        return inputFieldStackView
-    }
 
     /// Used to make changes to the View based off a change events or from local properties.
     open override func updateView() {

VDS/Components/TextFields/TextArea/TextArea.swift

@@ -151,15 +151,9 @@ open class TextArea: EntryFieldBase {
     /// Called once when a view is initialized and is used to Setup additional UI or other constants and configurations.
     open override func setup() {
         super.setup()
-        containerStackView.pinToSuperView(.uniform(VDSFormControls.spaceInset))
+        fieldStackView.pinToSuperView(.uniform(VDSFormControls.spaceInset))
         minWidthConstraint = containerView.widthAnchor.constraint(greaterThanOrEqualToConstant: containerSize.width)
         minWidthConstraint?.isActive = true
-        fieldContainerView.addSubview(textView)
-        textView
-            .pinTop()
-            .pinLeading()
-            .pinTrailingLessThanOrEqualTo(nil, 0, .defaultHigh)
-            .pinBottom(0, .defaultHigh)
         
         textView.isScrollEnabled = true
         textView.autocorrectionType = .no
@@ -200,13 +194,7 @@ open class TextArea: EntryFieldBase {
         characterCounterLabel.textStyle = .bodySmall
         setNeedsUpdate()
     }
-    
-    /// Container for the area in which the user interacts.
-    open override func getContainer() -> UIView {
-        inputFieldStackView.addArrangedSubview(containerView)
-        return inputFieldStackView
-    }
-    
+        
     /// Used to make changes to the View based off a change events or from local properties.
     open override func updateView() {
         super.updateView()
@@ -242,6 +230,10 @@ open class TextArea: EntryFieldBase {
         rules.append(.init(countRule))
     }
     
+    open override func getFieldContainer() -> UIView {
+        textView
+    }
+    
     /// Container for the area showing helper text, error text, character count, maximum length value.
     open override func getBottomContainer() -> UIView {
         let stackView = UIStackView().with {