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[A11y] Send un-merged SemanticsNodes in the same update that first references them - #195829

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Remove a framework side trigger of #193235.

When a node stops merging its descendants, the descendants' isMergedIntoParent flips to false but the setter only marked the parent dirty. The next SemanticsUpdate then listed the un-merged children in the parent's child ids without containing the children themselves (they were never sent while merged), which is the embedder-side crash in #193235.

  • SemanticsNode.isMergedIntoParent now marks the node itself dirty as well.
  • It also re-evaluates the flag on descendants, since nodes created and cached by render objects in assembleSemanticsNode (e.g. RenderParagraph's per-span nodes) are never rebuilt by _RenderObjectSemantics.
  • _updateChildMergeFlagRecursively skips stale children that already belong to another node, which the setter can now reach mid-rebuild.

Regression tests drive isMergingSemanticsOfDescendants on a live render object and check every update against an embedder-style model of the tree.

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When a node stops merging its descendants, the descendants' isMergedIntoParent
flips to false but the setter only marked the *parent* dirty. The next
SemanticsUpdate then listed the un-merged children in the parent's child ids
without containing the children themselves (they were never sent while
merged), which is the embedder-side crash in flutter#193235.

- SemanticsNode.isMergedIntoParent now marks the node itself dirty as well.
- It also re-evaluates the flag on descendants, since nodes created and
  cached by render objects in assembleSemanticsNode (e.g. RenderParagraph's
  per-span nodes) are never rebuilt by _RenderObjectSemantics.
- _updateChildMergeFlagRecursively skips stale children that already belong
  to another node, which the setter can now reach mid-rebuild.

Regression tests drive isMergingSemanticsOfDescendants on a live render
object and check every update against an embedder-style model of the tree.

Fixes the framework side of flutter#193235.
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This pull request updates SemanticsNode to ensure that merge flags are correctly propagated to descendants when an ancestor's merge state changes, addressing issues where un-merged descendants were not properly sent to the engine. It also adds comprehensive regression tests for these scenarios. The review feedback suggests adding a doc comment to the private helper class _ToggleableMergeSemantics to align with the repository's style guide.

@hannah-hyj hannah-hyj changed the title [A11y] Fix 193235: Send un-merged SemanticsNodes in the same update that first references them [A11y] Send un-merged SemanticsNodes in the same update that first references them Nov 2, 2026
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@@ -3308,20 +3323,15 @@ class SemanticsNode with DiagnosticableTreeMixin {
}

void _updateChildMergeFlagRecursively(SemanticsNode child) {

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this should be named _updateChildMergeFlag since it no longer recurse

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just small nit, otherwise LGTM

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LGTM

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2026-11-06 [email protected] Roll Skia from ae35b7b2221f to 793b8ac73d4b (3 revisions) (flutter/flutter#196091)
2026-11-06 [email protected] [web] Rasterize scenes at the size passed to `FlutterView.render` (flutter/flutter#196052)
2026-11-06 [email protected] Roll Skia from 4aa043a81e0c to ae35b7b2221f (1 revision) (flutter/flutter#196086)
2026-11-06 [email protected] Roll Fuchsia Linux SDK from Fqe3UlLwAohsPbsCS... to KIc0XZbhLmvDpTluZ... (flutter/flutter#196085)
2026-11-06 [email protected] Allow a zero scale change in InteractiveViewer (flutter/flutter#194949)
2026-11-06 [email protected] Roll Skia from dd5c2553a856 to 4aa043a81e0c (2 revisions) (flutter/flutter#196079)
2026-11-06 [email protected] [web] Keep ImageFilter.blur bounds in equality and description (flutter/flutter#196013)
2026-11-06 [email protected] iOS: Remove unused PlatformViewIOS setup from FlutterPlatformViewsTest (flutter/flutter#196033)
2026-11-06 [email protected] Serialize LoggerTests that mutate the shared Logger (flutter/flutter#196028)
2026-11-06 [email protected] Use reverseDuration for the AnimatedCrossFade size animation (flutter/flutter#194860)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Roll Skia from a5aacd103e68 to dd5c2553a856 (8 revisions) (flutter/flutter#196073)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Fix ListWheelScrollView null check error when it reads itemIndex before content dimensions are set (flutter/flutter#194859)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Allow zero cross axis extent in SliverGridDelegateWithMaxCrossAxisExtent (flutter/flutter#194858)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Revert: Allow color delta tolerance in in-memory fuzzy image comparator (flutter/flutter#196067)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Revert: Mitigate snapshot race in 3D transform test by reducing loop density (flutter/flutter#196066)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Delegate createStream in ResizeImage and ScrollAwareImageProvider (flutter/flutter#194756)
2026-11-05 [email protected] [iOS] Introduce FlutterShell and move thread host and profiler (flutter/flutter#195388)
2026-11-05 [email protected] [web] Support FragmentShader.getImageSampler on CanvasKit and Skwasm (flutter/flutter#195854)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Deprecates setFloat API (flutter/flutter#195505)
2026-11-05 [email protected] [flutter_tools] Remove public GlobalToolContext and globals from runner (flutter/flutter#195561)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Defer TLHC PlatformViewWrapper frame post and avoid initial 1x1 buffer resize (flutter/flutter#195861)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Roll Skia from b5abed66da86 to a5aacd103e68 (17 revisions) (flutter/flutter#196054)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Made `FlutterWindowControllerSizeTest.SizedToContentNotResizable` more robust (flutter/flutter#195845)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Update docs for contributor ladder (flutter/flutter#196011)
2026-11-05 [email protected] [Impeller] Use the transfer stage for the Vulkan readback barrier (flutter/flutter#194991)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Remove Mac mac_unopt builder (flutter/flutter#196027)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Updated Instructions for Determining Gradle Version for `gradle_dists` in CIPD (flutter/flutter#193310)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Move ios_app_with_extensions_test into the tool integration shard (flutter/flutter#195609)
2026-11-05 [email protected] [web] Respect Uint8List view bounds when detecting animated WebP/GIF (flutter/flutter#196010)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Add platform_views_layout to build_tests so iOS/Android build breaks are caught in presubmit (flutter/flutter#192985)
2026-11-05 [email protected] [flutter_tools] Detect macOS TCC permission crashes and provide diagnostic guidance (flutter/flutter#192432)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Roll Packages from 670b30e to 0478162 (15 revisions) (flutter/flutter#196047)
2026-11-05 [email protected] [web] Support Skwasm rendering without bitmap capture (flutter/flutter#195103)
2026-11-05 [email protected] [flutter_tools] Reland fix for local CanvasKit asset paths on Windows (flutter/flutter#195770)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Roll Skia from f96be51af95d to b5abed66da86 (14 revisions) (flutter/flutter#196017)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Split chrome web engine test drone (flutter/flutter#195873)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Roll Dart SDK from c9153304136a to 6623b84628f3 (1 revision) (flutter/flutter#196026)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Roll ICU from 4fe960221710 to a0ea93436c52 (6 revisions) (flutter/flutter#196025)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Add more guidance in README and AGENTS for contributing to flutter_tools (flutter/flutter#195998)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Roll Fuchsia Linux SDK from p0HDXLISPIElJfSz7... to Fqe3UlLwAohsPbsCS... (flutter/flutter#196019)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Roll Dart SDK from e362a23e9738 to c9153304136a (18 revisions) (flutter/flutter#196014)
2026-11-05 [email protected] [Impeller] Fix dilation input bounds when clipping saveLayers (flutter/flutter#195652)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Add `variantOf` to the M3E migration checklist (flutter/flutter#195099)
2026-11-05 [email protected] [flutter_tools] Eliminate globals from remaining subsystem files (flutter/flutter#195555)
2026-11-05 [email protected] Fix gap flipping when dragging variable height reorderable items (flutter/flutter#194478)
2026-11-05 [email protected] [A11y] Send un-merged SemanticsNodes in the same update that first references them (flutter/flutter#195829)
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