feat(avatar): add default accessible labels to AvatarStatusDot per variant#4298
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AvatarStatusDot now resolves a default accessible label per variant
("Online", "Away", "Busy") when no explicit `label` prop is given,
ensuring screen readers always have status meaning to announce
(WCAG 2.1 SC 1.4.1).
The label resolves as: explicit `label` prop → default per variant → none.
Custom augmented variants have no default label and continue to render
without role="img", as documented.
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Follow-up to #4157 — per @humbertovirtudes's suggestion (review comment), the default label piece from #4218 is now a separate PR against the shapes base that landed in #4157.
What this adds
AvatarStatusDot now resolves a default accessible label per variant when no explicit
labelprop is given, so screen readers always have status meaning to announce (WCAG 2.1 SC 1.4.1):success→ "Online"neutral→ "Away"error→ "Busy"Presence-oriented naming (rather than "Success"/"Neutral"/"Error") because the dot represents a person's real-time status.
Resolution order: explicit
labelprop → default per variant → none.Custom augmented variants (via
AvatarStatusDotVariantMapmodule augmentation) have no default label and continue to render withoutrole="img", as documented.Backward compatible: consumers who already pass an explicit
labelsee no change. The only behavioral difference is that dots without alabelprop now get one — which is the whole point.Tests: 4 new tests covering default labels per variant, explicit label override,
role="img"presence with default, and no role for custom variants without a default.