feat(cdk/stepper): emit event when the user interacts with a step (#2…

…2400)

Adds an `interacted` event that will emit when the user tries to move away from a step.

Fixes #19918.

src/cdk/stepper/stepper.ts

@@ -124,9 +124,13 @@ export class CdkStep implements OnChanges {
   /** The top level abstract control of the step. */
   @Input() stepControl: AbstractControlLike;
 
-  /** Whether user has seen the expanded step content or not. */
+  /** Whether user has attempted to move away from the step. */
   interacted = false;
 
+  /** Emits when the user has attempted to move away from the step. */
+  @Output('interacted')
+  readonly interactedStream: EventEmitter<CdkStep> = new EventEmitter<CdkStep>();
+
   /** Plain text label of the step. */
   @Input() label: string;
 
@@ -229,6 +233,13 @@ export class CdkStep implements OnChanges {
     this._stepper._stateChanged();
   }
 
+  _markAsInteracted() {
+    if (!this.interacted) {
+      this.interacted = true;
+      this.interactedStream.emit(this);
+    }
+  }
+
   static ngAcceptInputType_editable: BooleanInput;
   static ngAcceptInputType_hasError: BooleanInput;
   static ngAcceptInputType_optional: BooleanInput;
@@ -281,13 +292,7 @@ export class CdkStepper implements AfterContentInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
         throw Error('cdkStepper: Cannot assign out-of-bounds value to `selectedIndex`.');
       }
 
-      const selectedStep = this.selected;
-
-      if (selectedStep) {
-        // TODO: this should really be called something like `visited` instead. Just because
-        // the user has seen the step doesn't guarantee that they've interacted with it.
-        selectedStep.interacted = true;
-      }
+      this.selected?._markAsInteracted();
 
       if (this._selectedIndex !== newIndex && !this._anyControlsInvalidOrPending(newIndex) &&
           (newIndex >= this._selectedIndex || this.steps.toArray()[newIndex].editable)) {

src/material/stepper/stepper.spec.ts

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import {
 import {MatRipple, ThemePalette} from '@angular/material/core';
 import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {NoopAnimationsModule} from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
-import {Observable, Subject} from 'rxjs';
+import {merge, Observable, Subject} from 'rxjs';
 import {map, take} from 'rxjs/operators';
 import {MatStepHeader, MatStepperModule} from './index';
 import {MatHorizontalStepper, MatStep, MatStepper, MatVerticalStepper} from './stepper';
@@ -1059,6 +1059,32 @@ describe('MatStepper', () => {
       fixture.detectChanges();
       expect(stepper.steps.map(step => step.interacted)).toEqual([true, true, true]);
     });
+
+    it('should emit when the user has interacted with a step', () => {
+      const fixture = createComponent(SimpleMatHorizontalStepperApp);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      const stepper: MatStepper =
+          fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(MatStepper)).componentInstance;
+      const interactedSteps: number[] = [];
+      const subscription = merge(...stepper.steps.map(step => step.interactedStream))
+        .subscribe(step => interactedSteps.push(stepper.steps.toArray().indexOf(step as MatStep)));
+
+      expect(interactedSteps).toEqual([]);
+
+      stepper.next();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(interactedSteps).toEqual([0]);
+
+      stepper.next();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(interactedSteps).toEqual([0, 1]);
+
+      stepper.next();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(interactedSteps).toEqual([0, 1, 2]);
+      subscription.unsubscribe();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('linear stepper with valid step', () => {

tools/public_api_guard/cdk/stepper.d.ts

@@ -14,21 +14,23 @@ export declare class CdkStep implements OnChanges {
     get hasError(): boolean;
     set hasError(value: boolean);
     interacted: boolean;
+    readonly interactedStream: EventEmitter<CdkStep>;
     label: string;
     get optional(): boolean;
     set optional(value: boolean);
     state: StepState;
     stepControl: AbstractControlLike;
     stepLabel: CdkStepLabel;
     constructor(_stepper: CdkStepper, stepperOptions?: StepperOptions);
+    _markAsInteracted(): void;
     ngOnChanges(): void;
     reset(): void;
     select(): void;
     static ngAcceptInputType_completed: BooleanInput;
     static ngAcceptInputType_editable: BooleanInput;
     static ngAcceptInputType_hasError: BooleanInput;
     static ngAcceptInputType_optional: BooleanInput;
-    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<CdkStep, "cdk-step", ["cdkStep"], { "stepControl": "stepControl"; "label": "label"; "errorMessage": "errorMessage"; "ariaLabel": "aria-label"; "ariaLabelledby": "aria-labelledby"; "state": "state"; "editable": "editable"; "optional": "optional"; "completed": "completed"; "hasError": "hasError"; }, {}, ["stepLabel"], ["*"]>;
+    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<CdkStep, "cdk-step", ["cdkStep"], { "stepControl": "stepControl"; "label": "label"; "errorMessage": "errorMessage"; "ariaLabel": "aria-label"; "ariaLabelledby": "aria-labelledby"; "state": "state"; "editable": "editable"; "optional": "optional"; "completed": "completed"; "hasError": "hasError"; }, { "interactedStream": "interacted"; }, ["stepLabel"], ["*"]>;
     static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<CdkStep, [null, { optional: true; }]>;
 }