fix(extension): Emulator updates to address shadow DOM issues
fix(extension): Using 'this' in the wrong context

fix(extension): Fixes non-functional close button in HTML report
fix(extension): Replace multiselect with menu button for filters
fixrule(element_tabbable_unobscured): Don't report potentially obscured when covering content is hidden

feature(engine, extension): Prototype for screen reader emulator functions in #2453
- Includes some fixes for SVG accessible name

Engine
* performance(engine): Various code changes to improve performance of the engine. 70%+ improvement
* fix(engine): For a_target_warning, check aria-describedby for notifying users of new windows
* fix(engine): aria_hidden_nontabbable / isTabbable not accounting for inert

Help
* fix(help): Text of link to 3.3.2 was wrong
* fix(help): Cleanup of help URLs, remove noembed recommendation

fix(engine): Downgrade the levels of the element_id_unique and table_aria_descendants rules to better line with the requirements

Rules and Engine
* fixrule(input_label_exists, aria_widget_labelled, aria_accessiblename_exists): Update accessible name requirement for certain roles
* fix(engine): Issues related to <elements> made invisible with clip-path
* fixrule(svg_graphics_labelled, img_alt_valid): Ignore SVG & image accessible name requirement when its ancestor is a widget or requires presentational child

What's Changed
* New latest Rule set deployment: 27 March 2025
* CI/CD packages boilerplates: Getting started, batch-scan, and command-line scanning

Rules and Engine
* fixrule (input_label_visible): Fix issues related to visible text on an input element
* fixrule(element_scrollable_tabbable, element_tabbable_role_valid, text_contrast_sufficient): Issues related to scrolling, tabbing, and disabled controls
* fixrule(element_scrollable_tabbable, element_tabbable_role_valid, text_contrast_sufficient): Issues related to scrolling, tabbing, and disabled controls (v4.x)
* fixrule(element_scrollable_tabbable, aria_child_tabbable, element_tabbable_role_valid): Fix combobox tabbable descendent error
* fixrule(element_scrollable_tabbable, aria_child_tabbable, element_tabbable_role_valid): Fix combobox tabbable descendent error (v4.x)

Extension
* fix(extension): Dark mode pop-up
* fix(extension): Fix reset filter link
* fix(extension): Don't show full data:text/html content on generated HTML report page
* fix(extension): Update Carbon package and use new Carbon combobutton

Rules and Engine
* fixrule(meta_refresh_delay | meta_redirect_optional): Align rules with ACT
* fixrule(input_label_visible): Fix issues related to the Firefox css pseudo-element
* fix(engine): Fix circular structure caused by aria-owns
* fix(engine): Fix accessible name concatenation and deprecate aria_search_label_unique rule

fixrule(element_tabbable_unobscured): Fix cacheing of element visibility, improve perf 10x
fixrule(img_alt_null, aria_accessiblename_exists) Update the rule mappings to be consistent with ACT rules

Extensions (Browser DevTools)
* fix(extension): Fix focus mode jump to last selected issue by @nam-singh in #2093

Rules and Engine
* fixrule(aria_landmark_name_unique): Increase the accessible name length limitation
* fixrule(list_markup_review): #text nodes not visited on prevNode causing false positive

Java package
* fix(java): When comparing against baselines, issues not cleaned, so failing due to insignificant differences

What's Changed
* Noticeable performance improvements

Rules and Engine
* fix(engine): rule engine refactor and update by @shunguoy in #2025
* Conflict cases when aria-autocomplete and autocomplete are used together
* fix(target_spacing_sufficient): Ignore cases for potential_overlap of text links
* fix(target_spacing_sufficient): Ignore cases for clipped components
* Rewrite accessible name module
* Categorize the engine utility functions

Chores and dependencies
* Bump cookie and express in /report-react by @dependabot in #2073
* Bump markdown-to-jsx from 7.1.9 to 7.5.0 in /accessibility-checker-extension by @dependabot in #2072
* Bump axios from 1.6.1 to 1.7.7 in /accessibility-checker-extension by @dependabot in #2064
* Bump rollup from 2.75.6 to 2.79.2 in /report-react by @dependabot in #2059
* Bump axios from 1.6.0 to 1.7.4 in /common/module by @dependabot in #2046
* Bump http-proxy-middleware from 2.0.6 to 2.0.7 in /report-react by @dependabot in #2076

## What's Changed

* Updated rule server deployment for May release 3.1.71 in #1906

### Extensions (browser Dev Tools)
* fix(extension): Info overlay for web page doesn't inspect the element underneath in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1894

### Rules and Engine
* fixrule(`a_text_purpose, meta_viewport_zoomable`, `widget_tabbable_exists`, `widget_tabbable_single`): Re-mapping WCAG SC and help references in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1899

### Chores and dependencies
* Update pull_request_template.md Review in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1902
* Bump ejs from 3.1.8 to 3.1.10 in /report-react in https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/pull/1903


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/IBMa/equal-access/compare/3.1.70...3.1.71