[WIP] Add Control Type Information to UIA Tree (#11876)

* Add Support for ControlType Specification

* Change files

* Format

* Fix Switch Statement

* Format

* Remove Dup

Author: chiaramooney

change/react-native-windows-ed4b1594-95cb-4689-a8de-053a7e2e31dc.json

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "prerelease",
+  "comment": "Add Support for ControlType Specification",
+  "packageName": "react-native-windows",
+  "email": "34109996+chiaramooney@users.noreply.github.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}

vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/ActivityIndicatorComponentView.cpp

@@ -126,4 +126,8 @@ bool ActivityIndicatorComponentView::focusable() const noexcept {
   return false;
 }
 
+std::string ActivityIndicatorComponentView::DefaultControlType() const noexcept {
+  return "progressbar";
+}
+
 } // namespace Microsoft::ReactNative

vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/ActivityIndicatorComponentView.h

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ struct ActivityIndicatorComponentView : CompositionBaseComponentView {
   facebook::react::Tag hitTest(facebook::react::Point pt, facebook::react::Point &localPt, bool ignorePointerEvents)
       const noexcept override;
   winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::Composition::IVisual Visual() const noexcept override;
+  virtual std::string DefaultControlType() const noexcept;
 
  private:
   ActivityIndicatorComponentView(

vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/CompositionDynamicAutomationProvider.cpp

@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ long GetControlType(const std::string &role) noexcept {
     return UIA_TabItemControlTypeId;
   } else if (role == "tablist") {
     return UIA_TabControlTypeId;
+  } else if (role == "textinput" || role == "searchbox") {
+    return UIA_EditControlTypeId;
   } else if (role == "toolbar") {
     return UIA_ToolBarControlTypeId;
   } else if (role == "tree") {
@@ -205,12 +207,16 @@ HRESULT __stdcall CompositionDynamicAutomationProvider::GetPropertyValue(PROPERT
   if (props == nullptr)
     return UIA_E_ELEMENTNOTAVAILABLE;
 
+  auto baseView = std::static_pointer_cast<::Microsoft::ReactNative::CompositionBaseComponentView>(strongView);
+  if (baseView == nullptr)
+    return UIA_E_ELEMENTNOTAVAILABLE;
+
   auto hr = S_OK;
 
   switch (propertyId) {
     case UIA_ControlTypePropertyId: {
       pRetVal->vt = VT_I4;
-      auto role = props->accessibilityRole;
+      auto role = props->accessibilityRole == "" ? baseView.get()->DefaultControlType() : props->accessibilityRole;
       pRetVal->lVal = GetControlType(role);
       break;
     }

vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/CompositionViewComponentView.cpp

@@ -1091,6 +1091,9 @@ void CompositionBaseComponentView::updateAccessibilityProps(
       UIA_IsEnabledPropertyId,
       !oldViewProps.accessibilityState.disabled,
       !newViewProps.accessibilityState.disabled);
+
+  winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::implementation::UpdateUiaProperty(
+      provider, UIA_ControlTypePropertyId, oldViewProps.accessibilityRole, newViewProps.accessibilityRole);
 }
 
 void CompositionBaseComponentView::updateBorderLayoutMetrics(
@@ -1212,6 +1215,10 @@ bool CompositionBaseComponentView::focusable() const noexcept {
   return false;
 }
 
+std::string CompositionBaseComponentView::DefaultControlType() const noexcept {
+  return "group";
+}
+
 CompositionViewComponentView::CompositionViewComponentView(
     const winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::Composition::ICompositionContext &compContext,
     facebook::react::Tag tag)
@@ -1413,6 +1420,10 @@ bool CompositionViewComponentView::focusable() const noexcept {
   return m_props->focusable;
 }
 
+std::string CompositionViewComponentView::DefaultControlType() const noexcept {
+  return "group";
+}
+
 IComponentView *lastDeepChild(IComponentView &view) noexcept {
   auto current = &view;
   while (current) {

vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/CompositionViewComponentView.h

@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ struct CompositionBaseComponentView : public IComponentView,
 
   winrt::IInspectable EnsureUiaProvider() noexcept override;
 
+  virtual std::string DefaultControlType() const noexcept;
+
  protected:
   std::array<winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::Composition::SpriteVisual, SpecialBorderLayerCount>
   FindSpecialBorderLayers() const noexcept;
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ struct CompositionViewComponentView : public CompositionBaseComponentView {
   void finalizeUpdates(RNComponentViewUpdateMask updateMask) noexcept override;
   void prepareForRecycle() noexcept override;
   bool focusable() const noexcept override;
+  std::string DefaultControlType() const noexcept override;
 
   facebook::react::Props::Shared props() noexcept override;
 

vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/ImageComponentView.cpp

@@ -409,6 +409,10 @@ bool ImageComponentView::focusable() const noexcept {
   return m_props->focusable;
 }
 
+std::string ImageComponentView::DefaultControlType() const noexcept {
+  return "image";
+}
+
 std::shared_ptr<ImageComponentView> ImageComponentView::Create(
     const winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::Composition::ICompositionContext &compContext,
     facebook::react::Tag tag,

vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/ImageComponentView.h

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct ImageComponentView : CompositionBaseComponentView {
       const noexcept override;
   winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::Composition::IVisual Visual() const noexcept override;
   bool focusable() const noexcept override;
+  virtual std::string DefaultControlType() const noexcept;
 
  private:
   ImageComponentView(

vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/ParagraphComponentView.cpp

@@ -474,6 +474,10 @@ void ParagraphComponentView::DrawText() noexcept {
   }
 }
 
+std::string ParagraphComponentView::DefaultControlType() const noexcept {
+  return "text";
+}
+
 winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::Composition::IVisual ParagraphComponentView::Visual() const noexcept {
   return m_visual;
 }

vnext/Microsoft.ReactNative/Fabric/Composition/ParagraphComponentView.h

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct ParagraphComponentView : CompositionBaseComponentView {
   facebook::react::SharedTouchEventEmitter touchEventEmitterAtPoint(facebook::react::Point pt) noexcept override;
 
   winrt::Microsoft::ReactNative::Composition::IVisual Visual() const noexcept override;
+  virtual std::string DefaultControlType() const noexcept;
 
  private:
   ParagraphComponentView(