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Summary

Version 2.0 of the add-on, rebuilt on top of the core Vaadin Switch introduced in Vaadin 25.3. It requires Vaadin 25.3+ and Java 21. Version 1.x stays in maintenance for Vaadin 24 and 25.0–25.2.

Why

With Switch in core, the add-on only makes sense for what core doesn't offer. Instead of maintaining our own switch, the add-on now delegates the switch itself to Switch (value, keyboard, focus, ARIA role and state, read-only, disabled, RTL, forced colors) and keeps its differentiators on top: side labels and icons, label highlighting, color and size variants, long swipe, and touch swipe.

This fixes the accessibility gaps of 1.x: the toggle is now announced as a switch with its on/off state, is focusable, and works with the Space key.

Changes

Component

  • ToggleButton extends AbstractField<ToggleButton, Boolean> and wraps a Switch. The fluent API and the value change event type (ComponentValueChangeEvent<ToggleButton, Boolean>) are unchanged.
  • The layout (field label, side labels and icons, helper, error) is rendered as light DOM from Java. The switch's accessible name and description reference those elements with aria-labelledby / aria-describedby.
  • fc-toggle-button.js is now a small custom element without shadow DOM that only handles clicks on labels/icons and touch swipe. All styling lives in styles/fc-toggle-button.css, using only the public --vaadin-switch-* properties.
  • New: helper text, required indicator, error message, Binder validation (HasHelper, HasValidationProperties, Focusable).
  • Works with both Lumo and Aura.

Build

  • Vaadin 25.3.0, Java 21, Jakarta Servlet; the v25 profile is removed and CI runs a single Java 21 job.
  • Frontend sources moved from the deprecated META-INF/resources/frontend/ to META-INF/frontend/. vaadin-maven-plugin still defaults frontendResourcesDirectory to the old location (as of 25.3.1), so it is now configured explicitly; without it, the production build can't find the module. The demo-war step that moved files back to the old location was removed.

Tests and demo

  • Integration tests adapted to the light DOM and pointed to the demo routes (togglebutton/labels, togglebutton/variants, togglebutton), plus a new test for the switch role and accessible name.
  • BinderThemeTest covers the theme collision described below.
  • New "Form Integration" demo tab: helper text, required with Binder, color variants with Binder, and swipe.

Breaking changes

See "Migrating from 1.x" in the README. In short:

  • Requires Vaadin 25.3+ and Java 21.
  • No longer implements HasComponents; use setLeftIcon / setRightIcon. The component now manages its own children (the inner switch, labels, helper and error message), so a public add() / remove() / removeAll() would let callers break that structure, for example removing the switch itself. In 1.x it was only used internally to attach the icons.
  • Without a size variant, the toggle uses the theme's native switch size (1.x defaulted to MEDIUM).
  • Read-only and disabled use the core Switch look (solid border instead of dashed). A checked read-only toggle with a color variant keeps the variant color as a border tint. Read-only and disabled use the core Switch look (in read-only, a solid border instead of dashed). Color variants are kept as in 1.x: a checked read-only toggle shows a desaturated variant color on the border, and a checked disabled toggle a faded variant color on the track.
  • The tooltip is attached to the switch, not the side labels. This is for accessibility: the core Switch opens the tooltip on keyboard focus and links it to the input with aria-describedby, so screen readers announce it. A tooltip on the whole component would also open over the side labels, but would lose both.
  • When swiping, the marker no longer follows the finger; the toggle changes past half the track width.
  • Color variants write color-primary, color-success, color-warning, color-error and color-contrast to the theme attribute. The ToggleButtonVariant constants are unchanged; only custom CSS targeting the attribute is affected.

Notes for reviewers

  • Theme collision with Binder: since Flow 24.9.2, Binder's DefaultBinderValidationErrorHandler adds a theme named after the error level (error, warning, ...) to any field, and removes all of them when the field is valid. With the old variant names, a toggle with ERROR or WARNING bound with Binder lost its color as soon as setBean() validated it. This also affects the released 1.x on Vaadin 24.9.2+, so a 1.x fix may be worth considering.
  • Side labels and screen readers: side labels are decorative for screen readers. The accessible name is the ARIA label, then the field label, then the side labels. When side labels carry meaning (e.g. "Dark" / "Light"), it should go in the field label or ARIA label; this is documented in the README.
  • Online demo: the README still links to the current demo, which needs to be updated when 2.0 is deployed.

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  • New Features
    • Added helper text, read-only mode, required-field indicators, Binder validation, and accessible naming.
    • Added click, tap, swipe, and Space-key interactions, with Lumo and Aura theme compatibility.
    • Added a form integration demo.
  • Compatibility
    • Version 2.x requires Vaadin 25.3 or newer and Java 21. Version 1.x supports Vaadin 24 and Vaadin 25.0–25.2.
  • Documentation
    • Expanded guidance for usage, styling, accessibility, and migration.

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The 2.0 snapshot uses Vaadin 25.3 and Java 21. ToggleButton now wraps Vaadin Switch as a field, with updated accessibility, form, client interaction, and styling behavior. The previous Lit component is removed.

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ToggleButton 2.0

Layer / File(s) Summary
Build baseline and migration documentation
.github/workflows/maven.yml, pom.xml, README.md
The build uses Vaadin 25.3 and Java 21. It no longer has separate Vaadin-version jobs or a v25 Maven profile. The README documents supported versions and migration changes.
Switch-backed field and form API
src/main/java/com/flowingcode/vaadin/addons/togglebutton/ToggleButton.java, README.md, src/test/java/com/flowingcode/vaadin/addons/togglebutton/ToggleButtonDemoView.java, src/test/java/com/flowingcode/vaadin/addons/togglebutton/ToggleButtonFormDemo.java, src/test/java/com/flowingcode/vaadin/addons/togglebutton/it/AbstractViewTest.java, src/test/java/com/flowingcode/vaadin/addons/togglebutton/it/ToggleButtonIT.java, src/test/java/com/flowingcode/vaadin/addons/togglebutton/test/AccessibleNameTest.java, src/test/java/com/flowingcode/vaadin/addons/togglebutton/test/BinderThemeTest.java
ToggleButton synchronizes its field value with an inner Switch and exposes helper, validation, label, accessibility, focus, tooltip, and icon behavior. The README, form demo, and tests cover these APIs.
Client interactions and themed rendering
src/main/resources/META-INF/frontend/*, src/main/resources/META-INF/frontend/styles/*, src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/frontend/fc-toggle-button.js, src/main/java/com/flowingcode/vaadin/addons/togglebutton/ToggleButtonVariant.java, README.md, src/test/java/com/flowingcode/vaadin/addons/togglebutton/it/ToggleButtonVariantsIT.java, src/test/java/com/flowingcode/vaadin/addons/togglebutton/it/ViewIT.java
The custom element handles click and swipe interactions, and the stylesheet defines component layout and themes. The prior Lit component is removed, color variant names use color- prefixes, and integration checks reflect the updated element and theme names.

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The explicit accessible-name reference is preserved across label changes. No identified issue remains that needs resolution before merge.

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Issue #7 asks for a major version that delegates to Vaadin Switch, preserves the API where possible, and retains missing add-on features. ToggleButton extends AbstractField, wraps a core Switch, and retains side labels, icons, variants, and label highlighting. It adds helper and validation support. The documented HasComponents removal prevents callers from altering the component’s internal structure. The tests cover accessible naming, Binder validation, and switch behavior.

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The Vaadin and Java build updates support the Vaadin 25.3 Switch migration in issue #7. The README, demo, and tests document or verify the rebuilt component and its features. The reviewed changes show no unrelated work.

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Requesting changes for the inline comments above. The Vaadin 25 bind* and focus(FocusOption...) default methods act on the host element instead of the inner Switch, so they need overrides. The MEDIUM Javadoc also needs updating.

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Please verify the styles for disabled and readonly states (#2)

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@javier-godoy I checked both states against #2, and I think they already match what we agreed there:

If something else looks wrong (a specific theme, dark mode, or a case not in the demo), could you share the case? I'll take a look.

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@javier-godoy Based on #4, I changed the read-only border tint to match it: 40% of the variant color mixed with --lumo-contrast-30pct (--vaadin-border-color in Aura), instead of 70% with the Switch border color, so it looks desaturated as agreed in #2. Disabled still ignores color variants. Fixed in 8ca13cb.

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Disabled still ignores color variants

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What 1.x actually does

1.x does not ignore color variants when disabled.

The only rule for the disabled state in fc-toggle-button.js is:

:host([disabled]) {
opacity: 0.5;
cursor: not-allowed;
pointer-events: none;
}

None of the variant rules exclude [disabled]:

The only rules that check :not([disabled]) are the two hover filter: brightness(...) rules.

So in 1.x, a checked, disabled success toggle has a green track at 50% opacity, and its active label is green text at 50% opacity. error is red, warning is yellow, contrast is dark, each at half opacity. The variant is kept and faded, not ignored. Disabling a toggle never changes its hue, only its opacity.

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What we agreed in #2

In #2 the justification did say that ignoring color variants for disabled components is Vaadin's behavior. But what was decided was:

▎ Disabled state it's okay as it is. ✔

"As it is" meant the disabled state as it existed at that point, which is the 1.x behavior above: variant kept, faded by opacity: 0.5. The only change #2 agreed to was for read-only (transparent background, base border, desaturated variant). Nothing was decided about changing the disabled state, and nothing in 1.x was changed after #2 to make disabled toggles ignore their variant. A comment explaining why the current behavior is fine can't be read later as agreement to a different behavior.

So "in #2 we agreed that this is fine" covers the 1.x rendering, not the one in this PR.

What this PR does

In fc-toggle-button.css

fc-toggle-button:is([theme~='color-primary'], [theme~='color-success'], [theme~='color-error'], [theme~='color-warning'], [theme~='color-contrast'])
  > .fc-toggle-button-row > vaadin-switch[checked]:not([readonly], [disabled]) {
  --vaadin-switch-background: var(--_toggle-button-variant-color);
  --vaadin-switch-icon-color: var(--_toggle-button-variant-color);
}

When the switch is disabled, none of our variables are set and vaadin-switch falls back to its own theme styles. Those don't produce a neutral "variant ignored" look either. For a checked disabled switch, both themes tint the track with the primary/accent color:

  • Lumo (vaadin-lumo-styles/src/components/switch.css):
:host([disabled][checked]) {
  --vaadin-switch-background: var(--lumo-primary-color-10pct);
  --vaadin-switch-icon-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--lumo-primary-color) 10%, var(--lumo-base-color) 50%);
}
  • Aura (aura/src/components/switch.css):
&[disabled] {
  &[checked] {
    --vaadin-switch-background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--aura-accent-color) 20%, transparent);
  }
}

So with this PR, a checked, disabled color-error toggle doesn't render gray: it renders a faint blue (primary/accent) track. Same for color-success, color-warning and color-contrast. The variant is replaced by primary, which is not "ignored" and not "Gray = Inactive". A disabled error toggle looking like a faded primary toggle arguably says something wrong about the data. That was the very concern in #2 (the variant communicates what the value means).

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@javier-godoy You're right, I misread #2: I checked it with an unchecked disabled toggle, where the variant color never shows. Checked disabled toggles now keep the variant color, faded, as in 1.x (22dd6d0). I also added the disabled color variants to the demo, since that case wasn't there.

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@paodb Please squash WIPs

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@javier-godoy I squashed the WIP commits into feat! and rebased the branch on master. Your two pom commits (commons-demo 5.5.0 and the commons-demo-processor dependency) conflicted with build!. I resolved the conflict and kept your changes. All tests pass, and the PR is ready to merge.

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