Add a11y support for embedded iOS platform view

shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformViews.mm

@@ -165,6 +165,13 @@
   composition_order_.push_back(view_id);
 }
 
+NSObject<FlutterPlatformView>* FlutterPlatformViewsController::GetPlatformViewByID(int view_id) {
+  if (views_.empty()) {
+    return nil;
+  }
+  return views_[view_id].get();
+}
+
 std::vector<SkCanvas*> FlutterPlatformViewsController::GetCurrentCanvases() {
   std::vector<SkCanvas*> canvases;
   for (size_t i = 0; i < composition_order_.size(); i++) {

shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformViews_Internal.h

@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ class FlutterPlatformViewsController {
 
   void PrerollCompositeEmbeddedView(int view_id);
 
+  NSObject<FlutterPlatformView>* GetPlatformViewByID(int view_id);
+
   std::vector<SkCanvas*> GetCurrentCanvases();
 
   SkCanvas* CompositeEmbeddedView(int view_id, const flow::EmbeddedViewParams& params);

shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/accessibility_bridge.h

@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ class PlatformViewIOS;
 
 class AccessibilityBridge final {
  public:
-  AccessibilityBridge(UIView* view, PlatformViewIOS* platform_view);
+  AccessibilityBridge(UIView* view,
+                      PlatformViewIOS* platform_view,
+                      FlutterPlatformViewsController* platform_views_controller);
   ~AccessibilityBridge();
 
   void UpdateSemantics(blink::SemanticsNodeUpdates nodes,
@@ -129,6 +131,10 @@ class AccessibilityBridge final {
 
   fml::WeakPtr<AccessibilityBridge> GetWeakPtr();
 
+  FlutterPlatformViewsController* flutter_platform_views_controller() const {
+    return flutter_platform_views_controller_;
+  };
+
   void clearState();
 
  private:
@@ -139,6 +145,7 @@ class AccessibilityBridge final {
 
   UIView* view_;
   PlatformViewIOS* platform_view_;
+  FlutterPlatformViewsController* flutter_platform_views_controller_;
   fml::scoped_nsobject<NSMutableDictionary<NSNumber*, SemanticsObject*>> objects_;
   fml::scoped_nsprotocol<FlutterBasicMessageChannel*> accessibility_channel_;
   fml::WeakPtrFactory<AccessibilityBridge> weak_factory_;

shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/accessibility_bridge.mm

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
 
 #include "flutter/fml/logging.h"
+#include "flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterPlatformViews_Internal.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/platform_view_ios.h"
 
 namespace {
@@ -165,6 +166,10 @@ - (BOOL)isAccessibilityElement {
   //  We enforce in the framework that no other useful semantics are merged with these nodes.
   if ([self node].HasFlag(blink::SemanticsFlags::kScopesRoute))
     return false;
+  // If the node is the placeholder for a platform view. We know it should be a container.
+  if ([self node].platformViewId > -1) {
+    return false;
+  }
   return ([self node].flags != 0 &&
           [self node].flags != static_cast<int32_t>(blink::SemanticsFlags::kIsHidden)) ||
          ![self node].label.empty() || ![self node].value.empty() || ![self node].hint.empty() ||
@@ -436,6 +441,20 @@ - (nullable id)accessibilityElementAtIndex:(NSInteger)index {
     return _semanticsObject;
   }
   SemanticsObject* child = [_semanticsObject children][index - 1];
+
+  // This 'if' block handles adding accessibility support for the embedded platform view.
+  // We first check if the child is a semantic node for a platform view.
+  // If so, we add the platform view as accessibilityElements of the child.
+  shell::FlutterPlatformViewsController* flutterPlatformViewsController =
+      _bridge.get()->flutter_platform_views_controller();
+  if (child.node.platformViewId > -1 && flutterPlatformViewsController) {
+    NSObject<FlutterPlatformView>* platformViewProtocolObject =
+        flutterPlatformViewsController->GetPlatformViewByID(child.node.platformViewId);
+    UIView* platformView = [platformViewProtocolObject view];
+    child.accessibilityElements = @[ platformView ];
+    return child;
+  }
+
   if ([child hasChildren])
     return [child accessibilityContainer];
   return child;
@@ -485,9 +504,12 @@ - (BOOL)accessibilityScroll:(UIAccessibilityScrollDirection)direction {
 
 namespace shell {
 
-AccessibilityBridge::AccessibilityBridge(UIView* view, PlatformViewIOS* platform_view)
+AccessibilityBridge::AccessibilityBridge(UIView* view,
+                                         PlatformViewIOS* platform_view,
+                                         FlutterPlatformViewsController* platform_views_controller)
     : view_(view),
       platform_view_(platform_view),
+      flutter_platform_views_controller_(platform_views_controller),
       objects_([[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init]),
       weak_factory_(this),
       previous_route_id_(0),

shell/platform/darwin/ios/platform_view_ios.mm

@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
 
     if (accessibility_bridge_) {
       accessibility_bridge_.reset(
-          new AccessibilityBridge(static_cast<FlutterView*>(owner_controller_.get().view), this));
+          new AccessibilityBridge(static_cast<FlutterView*>(owner_controller_.get().view), this,
+                                  [owner_controller.get() platformViewsController]));
     }
     // Do not call `NotifyCreated()` here - let FlutterViewController take care
     // of that when its Viewport is sized.  If `NotifyCreated()` is called here,
@@ -96,7 +97,8 @@
   }
   if (enabled && !accessibility_bridge_) {
     accessibility_bridge_ = std::make_unique<AccessibilityBridge>(
-        static_cast<FlutterView*>(owner_controller_.get().view), this);
+        static_cast<FlutterView*>(owner_controller_.get().view), this,
+        [owner_controller_.get() platformViewsController]);
   } else if (!enabled && accessibility_bridge_) {
     accessibility_bridge_.reset();
   }