feat: add accessible flag and environment variable for screen reader friendly forms

cmd/root.go

@@ -247,6 +247,11 @@ func InitConfig(ctx context.Context, clients *shared.ClientFactory, rootCmd *cob
 		clients.Config.SystemConfig.SetCustomConfigDirPath(clients.Config.ConfigDirFlag)
 	}
 
+	// Accessible mode implies no-color
+	if clients.Config.AccessibleFlag {
+		clients.Config.NoColor = true
+	}
+
 	// Init color and formatting
 	style.ToggleStyles(clients.IO.IsTTY() && !clients.Config.NoColor)
 	style.ToggleSpinner(clients.IO.IsTTY() && !clients.Config.NoColor && !clients.Config.DebugEnabled)

internal/config/config.go

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Environment Variable constants
+const slackAccessibleEnv = "ACCESSIBLE"
 const slackAutoRequestAAAEnv = "SLACK_AUTO_REQUEST_AAA"
 const slackConfigDirEnv = "SLACK_CONFIG_DIR"
 const slackDisableTelemetryEnv = "SLACK_DISABLE_TELEMETRY"
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Raw flags (for metrics)
 	RawFlags []string
 	// Command flags
+	AccessibleFlag          bool
 	APIHostFlag             string
 	APIHostResolved         string
 	AppFlag                 string
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	DisableTelemetryFlag    bool
 	ForceFlag               bool
 	LogstashHostResolved    string
+	NoColor                 bool
 	RuntimeFlag             string
 	RuntimeName             string
 	RuntimeVersion          string
@@ -58,7 +61,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	SlackTestTraceFlag      bool
 	TeamFlag                string
 	TokenFlag               string
-	NoColor                 bool
 
 	// Feature experiments
 	ExperimentsFlag []string

internal/config/dotenv.go

@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ func (c *Config) LoadEnvironmentVariables() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// Load accessible mode from environment variables
+	var accessible = strings.TrimSpace(c.os.Getenv(slackAccessibleEnv))
+	if accessible != "" && accessible != "false" && accessible != "0" {
+		c.AccessibleFlag = true
+	}
+
 	// Load slackTestTraceFlag from environment variables
 	var testTrace = strings.TrimSpace(c.os.Getenv(slackTestTraceEnv))
 	if testTrace != "" && testTrace != "false" && testTrace != "0" {

internal/config/dotenv_test.go

@@ -167,6 +167,41 @@ func Test_DotEnv_LoadEnvironmentVariables(t *testing.T) {
 				assert.Equal(t, "", cfg.ConfigDirFlag)
 			},
 		},
+		"ACCESSIBLE=true should set Accessible to true": {
+			envName:  "ACCESSIBLE",
+			envValue: "true",
+			assertOnConfig: func(t *testing.T, cfg *Config) {
+				assert.Equal(t, true, cfg.AccessibleFlag)
+			},
+		},
+		"ACCESSIBLE=1 should set Accessible to true": {
+			envName:  "ACCESSIBLE",
+			envValue: "1",
+			assertOnConfig: func(t *testing.T, cfg *Config) {
+				assert.Equal(t, true, cfg.AccessibleFlag)
+			},
+		},
+		"ACCESSIBLE=false should set Accessible to false": {
+			envName:  "ACCESSIBLE",
+			envValue: "false",
+			assertOnConfig: func(t *testing.T, cfg *Config) {
+				assert.Equal(t, false, cfg.AccessibleFlag)
+			},
+		},
+		"ACCESSIBLE=0 should set Accessible to false": {
+			envName:  "ACCESSIBLE",
+			envValue: "0",
+			assertOnConfig: func(t *testing.T, cfg *Config) {
+				assert.Equal(t, false, cfg.AccessibleFlag)
+			},
+		},
+		"empty ACCESSIBLE should set Accessible to false": {
+			envName:  "ACCESSIBLE",
+			envValue: "",
+			assertOnConfig: func(t *testing.T, cfg *Config) {
+				assert.Equal(t, false, cfg.AccessibleFlag)
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for name, tc := range tableTests {

internal/config/flags.go

@@ -30,22 +30,23 @@ func (c *Config) SetFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 
 // InitializeGlobalFlags configures flags and creates links from cmd to config
 func (c *Config) InitializeGlobalFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&c.AccessibleFlag, "accessible", "", false, "use accessible prompts for screen readers")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&c.APIHostFlag, "apihost", "", "Slack API host")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&c.AppFlag, "app", "a", "", "use a specific app ID or environment")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&c.ConfigDirFlag, "config-dir", "", "", "use a custom path for system config directory")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&c.DeprecatedDevAppFlag, "local-run", "l", false, "use the local run app created by the `run` command") // deprecated
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&c.DeprecatedDevFlag, "dev", "d", false, "use dev apis")                                                // Can be removed after v0.25.0
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&c.DeprecatedWorkspaceFlag, "workspace", "", "", "select workspace or organization by domain name or team ID")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceVarP(&c.ExperimentsFlag, "experiment", "e", nil, "use the experiment(s) in the command")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&c.ForceFlag, "force", "f", false, "ignore warnings and continue executing command")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&c.NoColor, "no-color", "", false, "remove styles and formatting from outputs")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&c.RuntimeFlag, "runtime", "r", "", "the project's runtime language:\n  deno (default), deno1.1, deno1.x, etc")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&c.SkipUpdateFlag, "skip-update", "s", false, "skip checking for latest version of CLI")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&c.SlackDevFlag, "slackdev", "", false, "shorthand for --apihost=https://dev.slack.com")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&c.RuntimeFlag, "runtime", "r", "", "the project's runtime language:\n  deno (default), deno1.1, deno1.x, etc")
 	// TODO - next semver MAJOR can consider a new shorthand flag, right now -t and -T are used by other commands
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&c.TeamFlag, "team", "w", "", "select workspace or organization by team name or ID")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&c.TokenFlag, "token", "", "", "set the access token associated with a team")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&c.DebugEnabled, "verbose", "v", false, "print debug logging and additional info")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&c.DeprecatedWorkspaceFlag, "workspace", "", "", "select workspace or organization by domain name or team ID")
 
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("apihost").Hidden = true
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("dev").Hidden = true

internal/iostreams/forms.go

@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ package iostreams
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"slices"
+	"strings"
 
 	huh "charm.land/huh/v2"
 	"github.com/slackapi/slack-cli/internal/experiment"
@@ -39,13 +41,24 @@ func newForm(io *IOStreams, field huh.Field) *huh.Form {
 	} else {
 		form = form.WithTheme(style.ThemeSurvey())
 	}
+	if io != nil && io.config.AccessibleFlag {
+		form = form.WithAccessible(true)
+	}
 	return form
 }
 
 // buildInputForm constructs an interactive form for text input prompts.
 func buildInputForm(io *IOStreams, message string, cfg InputPromptConfig, input *string) *huh.Form {
+	title := message
+	if io != nil && io.config.AccessibleFlag {
+		if cfg.Placeholder != "" {
+			title = fmt.Sprintf("%s (default: %s):", strings.TrimSuffix(message, ":"), cfg.Placeholder)
+		} else if !strings.HasSuffix(message, ":") {
+			title = message + ":"
+		}
+	}
 	field := huh.NewInput().
-		Title(message).
+		Title(title).
 		Prompt(style.Chevron() + " ").
 		Placeholder(cfg.Placeholder).
 		Value(input)
@@ -100,8 +113,13 @@ func buildSelectForm(io *IOStreams, msg string, options []string, cfg SelectProm
 		opts = append(opts, huh.NewOption(key, opt))
 	}
 
+	title := msg
+	if io != nil && io.config.AccessibleFlag && len(options) > 0 {
+		title = fmt.Sprintf("%s (press Enter for 1):", strings.TrimSuffix(msg, ":"))
+	}
+
 	field := huh.NewSelect[string]().
-		Title(msg).
+		Title(title).
 		Description(cfg.Help).
 		Options(opts...).
 		Value(selected)
@@ -125,8 +143,12 @@ func selectForm(io *IOStreams, _ context.Context, msg string, options []string,
 
 // buildPasswordForm constructs an interactive form for password (hidden input) prompts.
 func buildPasswordForm(io *IOStreams, message string, cfg PasswordPromptConfig, input *string) *huh.Form {
+	title := message
+	if io != nil && io.config.AccessibleFlag && !strings.HasSuffix(message, ":") {
+		title = message + ":"
+	}
 	field := huh.NewInput().
-		Title(message).
+		Title(title).
 		Prompt(style.Chevron() + " ").
 		EchoMode(huh.EchoModePassword).
 		Value(input)

internal/iostreams/forms_test.go

@@ -415,6 +415,78 @@ func TestFormsUseSlackTheme(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestFormsAccessible(t *testing.T) {
+	fsMock := slackdeps.NewFsMock()
+	osMock := slackdeps.NewOsMock()
+	osMock.AddDefaultMocks()
+	cfg := config.NewConfig(fsMock, osMock)
+	cfg.AccessibleFlag = true
+	io := NewIOStreams(cfg, fsMock, osMock)
+
+	t.Run("select form accepts valid numbered input", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var selected string
+		f := buildSelectForm(io, "Pick one", []string{"A", "B", "C"}, SelectPromptConfig{}, &selected)
+
+		var out strings.Builder
+		err := f.WithOutput(&out).WithInput(strings.NewReader("2\n")).Run()
+
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "B", selected)
+		assert.Contains(t, out.String(), "1. A")
+		assert.Contains(t, out.String(), "2. B")
+		assert.Contains(t, out.String(), "3. C")
+		assert.Contains(t, out.String(), "Enter a number between 1 and 3")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("select form shows default hint in accessible mode", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var selected string
+		f := buildSelectForm(io, "Pick one", []string{"Alpha", "Beta"}, SelectPromptConfig{}, &selected)
+
+		var out strings.Builder
+		err := f.WithOutput(&out).WithInput(strings.NewReader("\n")).Run()
+
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "Alpha", selected)
+		assert.Contains(t, out.String(), "Pick one (press Enter for 1)")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("confirm form accepts yes/no input", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var choice bool
+		f := buildConfirmForm(io, "Continue?", &choice)
+
+		var out strings.Builder
+		err := f.WithOutput(&out).WithInput(strings.NewReader("y\n")).Run()
+
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, choice)
+		assert.Contains(t, out.String(), "Continue?")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("input form accepts text input", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var input string
+		f := buildInputForm(io, "Name?", InputPromptConfig{}, &input)
+
+		var out strings.Builder
+		err := f.WithOutput(&out).WithInput(strings.NewReader("my-app\n")).Run()
+
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "my-app", input)
+		assert.Contains(t, out.String(), "Name?")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("input form shows default placeholder in accessible mode", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var input string
+		f := buildInputForm(io, "Name your app:", InputPromptConfig{Placeholder: "cool-app-123"}, &input)
+
+		var out strings.Builder
+		err := f.WithOutput(&out).WithInput(strings.NewReader("\n")).Run()
+
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "", input)
+		assert.Contains(t, out.String(), "Name your app (default: cool-app-123):")
+	})
+}
+
 func TestFormsNoColor(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("forms use plain theme with no-color", func(t *testing.T) {
 		fsMock := slackdeps.NewFsMock()