feat(autocomplete): allow autocomplete panel to be disabled (#11142)

src/lib/autocomplete/BUILD.bazel

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ ng_module(
     "//src/cdk/keycodes",
     "//src/cdk/portal",
     "//src/cdk/overlay",
+    "//src/cdk/coercion",
   ],
   tsconfig = "//src/lib:tsconfig-build.json",
 )

src/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete-trigger.ts

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import {
 import {MatFormField} from '@angular/material/form-field';
 import {Subscription, defer, fromEvent, merge, of as observableOf, Subject, Observable} from 'rxjs';
 import {MatAutocomplete} from './autocomplete';
+import {coerceBooleanProperty} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
 
 
 /**
@@ -93,12 +94,12 @@ export function getMatAutocompleteMissingPanelError(): Error {
 @Directive({
   selector: `input[matAutocomplete], textarea[matAutocomplete]`,
   host: {
-    'role': 'combobox',
     'autocomplete': 'off',
-    'aria-autocomplete': 'list',
+    '[attr.role]': 'autocompleteDisabled ? null : "combobox"',
+    '[attr.aria-autocomplete]': 'autocompleteDisabled ? null : "list"',
     '[attr.aria-activedescendant]': 'activeOption?.id',
-    '[attr.aria-expanded]': 'panelOpen.toString()',
-    '[attr.aria-owns]': 'autocomplete?.id',
+    '[attr.aria-expanded]': 'autocompleteDisabled ? null : panelOpen.toString()',
+    '[attr.aria-owns]': 'autocompleteDisabled ? null : autocomplete?.id',
     // Note: we use `focusin`, as opposed to `focus`, in order to open the panel
     // a little earlier. This avoids issues where IE delays the focusing of the input.
     '(focusin)': '_handleFocus()',
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ export class MatAutocompleteTrigger implements ControlValueAccessor, OnDestroy {
   private _overlayRef: OverlayRef | null;
   private _portal: TemplatePortal;
   private _componentDestroyed = false;
+  private _autocompleteDisabled = false;
 
   /** Old value of the native input. Used to work around issues with the `input` event on IE. */
   private _previousValue: string | number | null;
@@ -141,6 +143,16 @@ export class MatAutocompleteTrigger implements ControlValueAccessor, OnDestroy {
   /** The autocomplete panel to be attached to this trigger. */
   @Input('matAutocomplete') autocomplete: MatAutocomplete;
 
+  /**
+   * Whether the autocomplete is disabled. When disabled, the element will
+   * act as a regular input and the user won't be able to open the panel.
+   */
+  @Input('matAutocompleteDisabled')
+  get autocompleteDisabled(): boolean { return this._autocompleteDisabled; }
+  set autocompleteDisabled(value: boolean) {
+    this._autocompleteDisabled = coerceBooleanProperty(value);
+  }
+
   constructor(private _element: ElementRef, private _overlay: Overlay,
               private _viewContainerRef: ViewContainerRef,
               private _zone: NgZone,
@@ -569,7 +581,7 @@ export class MatAutocompleteTrigger implements ControlValueAccessor, OnDestroy {
   /** Determines whether the panel can be opened. */
   private _canOpen(): boolean {
     const element: HTMLInputElement = this._element.nativeElement;
-    return !element.readOnly && !element.disabled;
+    return !element.readOnly && !element.disabled && !this._autocompleteDisabled;
   }
 
 }

src/lib/autocomplete/autocomplete.spec.ts

@@ -455,6 +455,20 @@ describe('MatAutocomplete', () => {
       expect(fixture.componentInstance.closedSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
+    it('should not be able to open the panel if the autocomplete is disabled', () => {
+      expect(fixture.componentInstance.trigger.panelOpen)
+          .toBe(false, `Expected panel state to start out closed.`);
+
+      fixture.componentInstance.autocompleteDisabled = true;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      dispatchFakeEvent(input, 'focusin');
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(fixture.componentInstance.trigger.panelOpen)
+          .toBe(false, `Expected panel to remain closed.`);
+    });
+
   });
 
   it('should have the correct text direction in RTL', () => {
@@ -1300,6 +1314,16 @@ describe('MatAutocomplete', () => {
       expect(document.activeElement).toBe(input, 'Expected focus to be restored to the input.');
     }));
 
+    it('should remove autocomplete-specific aria attributes when autocomplete is disabled', () => {
+      fixture.componentInstance.autocompleteDisabled = true;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(input.getAttribute('role')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(input.getAttribute('aria-autocomplete')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(input.getAttribute('aria-expanded')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(input.getAttribute('aria-owns')).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+
   });
 
   describe('Fallback positions', () => {
@@ -1959,7 +1983,12 @@ describe('MatAutocomplete', () => {
 @Component({
   template: `
     <mat-form-field [floatLabel]="floatLabel" [style.width.px]="width">
-      <input matInput placeholder="State" [matAutocomplete]="auto" [formControl]="stateCtrl">
+      <input
+        matInput
+        placeholder="State"
+        [matAutocomplete]="auto"
+        [matAutocompleteDisabled]="autocompleteDisabled"
+        [formControl]="stateCtrl">
     </mat-form-field>
 
     <mat-autocomplete class="class-one class-two" #auto="matAutocomplete" [displayWith]="displayFn"
@@ -1977,6 +2006,7 @@ class SimpleAutocomplete implements OnDestroy {
   floatLabel = 'auto';
   width: number;
   disableRipple = false;
+  autocompleteDisabled = false;
   openedSpy = jasmine.createSpy('autocomplete opened spy');
   closedSpy = jasmine.createSpy('autocomplete closed spy');