@aurodesignsystem-dev/auro-formkit 0.0.0-pr1532.1 → 0.0.0-pr1533.0

package/components/combobox/dist/registered.js

@@ -4812,7 +4812,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$2 = class AuroHelpText extends LitElement {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$2 = '202607022050';
+var formkitVersion$2 = '202607061903';
 
 let AuroElement$2 = class AuroElement extends LitElement {
   static get properties() {
@@ -16820,14 +16820,16 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
     this.label = 'Input label is undefined';
     this.layout = 'classic';
     this.locale = 'en-US';
+    this._format = undefined;
+
+    /** @private */
+    this._userSetFormat = false;
     this.max = undefined;
     this.maxLength = undefined;
     this.min = undefined;
     this.minLength = undefined;
     this.noValidate = false;
     this.onDark = false;
-    // Raw values returned from the input mask before model normalization.
-    this._rawMaskValue = undefined;
     this.required = false;
     this.setCustomValidityForType = undefined;
     // Credit Card is intentionally excluded — its mask manages the cursor
@@ -16985,7 +16987,8 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
        */
       format: {
         type: String,
-        reflect: true
+        reflect: true,
+        noAccessor: true
       },
 
       /**
@@ -17323,6 +17326,34 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
     return this.max && dateFormatter.isValidDate(this.max) ? dateFormatter.stringToDateInstance(this.max) : undefined;
   }
 
+  get format() {
+    return this._format;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Overrides LitElement's generated accessor so we can track whether the
+   * consumer explicitly set `format`. Locale-derived updates use
+   * `_setFormatFromLocale` instead, which skips this flag.
+   */
+  set format(value) {
+    const oldValue = this._format;
+    this._format = value ? value.toLowerCase() : value;
+    this._userSetFormat = Boolean(value);
+    this.requestUpdate('format', oldValue);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets format without marking it as user-set. Used by locale auto-derive
+   * so that a subsequent locale change can still update the format.
+   * @private
+   * @param {string} value
+   */
+  _setFormatFromLocale(value) {
+    const oldValue = this._format;
+    this._format = value ? value.toLowerCase() : value;
+    this.requestUpdate('format', oldValue);
+  }
+
   connectedCallback() {
     super.connectedCallback();
 
@@ -17370,15 +17401,6 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
 
     this.inputId = this.id ? `${this.id}-input` : window.crypto.randomUUID();
 
-    // Normalize the format token to lowercase so case-mixed values supplied
-    // via attribute (e.g. `format="MM/DD/YYYY"`) hit the `dateFormatMap`
-    // lookup inside `setCustomHelpTextMessage`. Without this, an uppercase
-    // format silently misses the map and leaves `setCustomValidityForType`
-    // unset.
-    if (this.format) {
-      this.format = this.format.toLowerCase();
-    }
-
     // use validity message override if declared when initializing the component
     if (this.hasAttribute('setCustomValidity')) {
       this.ValidityMessageOverride = this.setCustomValidity;
@@ -17485,12 +17507,10 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
   updated(changedProperties) {
     super.updated(changedProperties);
 
-    // When locale changes without an explicit format override, derive format from the new locale.
-    // Only runs if the current format is still the previous locale's default (not user-overridden).
+    // When locale changes, auto-derive format unless the consumer explicitly set one.
     if (changedProperties.has('locale') && !changedProperties.has('format') && this.type === 'date') {
-      const previousLocaleFormat = getDateFormatFromLocale(changedProperties.get('locale'));
-      if (!this.format || this.format.toLowerCase() === previousLocaleFormat) {
-        this.format = getDateFormatFromLocale(this.locale);
+      if (!this._userSetFormat) {
+        this._setFormatFromLocale(getDateFormatFromLocale(this.locale));
       }
     }
 
@@ -17661,9 +17681,6 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
         this.maskInstance.on('accept', () => {
           if (this._configuringMask) return;
           this.value = this.util.toModelValue(this.maskInstance.value, this.format);
-          if (this.type === "date") {
-            this._rawMaskValue = this.maskInstance.value;
-          }
         });
 
         // Mask fires 'complete' on the restore step below for any value that
@@ -17671,9 +17688,6 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
         this.maskInstance.on('complete', () => {
           if (this._configuringMask) return;
           this.value = this.util.toModelValue(this.maskInstance.value, this.format);
-          if (this.type === "date") {
-            this._rawMaskValue = this.maskInstance.value;
-          }
         });
 
         // Write existingValue through the mask (not the input directly) so
@@ -17694,14 +17708,17 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
    * @returns {void}
    */
   notifyValueChanged() {
-    let inputEvent = null;
-
-    inputEvent = new Event('input', {
+    // This echoes Lit's reactive value update (and handleClickClear's
+    // programmatic clear) — it is NOT a fresh user-input event. Mark it
+    // `isProgrammatic` so consumers (e.g. auro-combobox) can distinguish
+    // it from genuine user typing and skip clobbering their own
+    // programmatic state during init-time renders.
+    const inputEvent = new Event('input', {
       bubbles: true,
       composed: true,
     });
+    inputEvent.isProgrammatic = true;
 
-    // Dispatched event to alert outside shadow DOM context of event firing.
     this.dispatchEvent(inputEvent);
   }
 
@@ -17910,8 +17927,7 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
 
     // Set default date format if type=date and no format is defined
     if (this.type === "date" && !this.format) {
-      // Use locale to determine default date format
-      this.format = this.util.getDateMaskFromLocale().toLowerCase();
+      this._setFormatFromLocale(this.util.getDateMaskFromLocale().toLowerCase());
       this.util.updateFormat(this.format);
     }
   }
@@ -17940,7 +17956,7 @@ class BaseInput extends AuroElement$1 {
     const creditCard = this.matchInputValueToCreditCard();
     const previousFormat = this.format;
 
-    this.format = creditCard.maskFormat;
+    this._setFormatFromLocale(creditCard.maskFormat);
 
     this.maxLength = creditCard.formatLength;
     this.minLength = creditCard.formatMinLength;
@@ -18414,7 +18430,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$1 = class AuroHelpText extends LitElement {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$1 = '202607022050';
+var formkitVersion$1 = '202607061903';
 
 // Copyright (c) 2025 Alaska Airlines. All right reserved. Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
@@ -18700,20 +18716,15 @@ class AuroInput extends BaseInput {
    * @returns {void}
    */
   checkDisplayValueSlotChange() {
-    let nodes = this.shadowRoot.querySelector('slot[name="displayValue"]').assignedNodes();
-
-    // Handle when DisplayValue is multi-level slot content (e.g. combobox passing displayValue to input)
-    if (nodes && nodes[0] && nodes[0].tagName === 'SLOT') {
-      nodes = nodes[0].assignedNodes();
-    }
-
-    let hasContent = false;
+    // flatten:true resolves through auro-combobox's forwarding slot
+    // (<slot name="displayValue" slot="displayValue">) so a clone appended
+    // directly to auro-input's light DOM alongside the forwarder still
+    // counts as content. The prior nodes[0].tagName === 'SLOT' recursion
+    // discarded any siblings past the forwarder.
+    const slot = this.shadowRoot.querySelector('slot[name="displayValue"]');
+    const nodes = slot.assignedNodes({ flatten: true });
 
-    if (nodes.length > 0) {
-      hasContent = true;
-    }
-
-    this.hasDisplayValueContent = hasContent;
+    this.hasDisplayValueContent = nodes.length > 0;
   }
 
   firstUpdated() {
@@ -19540,7 +19551,7 @@ class AuroBibtemplate extends LitElement {
   }
 }
 
-var formkitVersion = '202607022050';
+var formkitVersion = '202607061903';
 
 var styleCss$1 = css`.util_displayInline{display:inline}.util_displayInlineBlock{display:inline-block}.util_displayBlock{display:block}.util_displayFlex{display:flex}.util_displayHidden{display:none}.util_displayHiddenVisually{position:absolute;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;border:0}:host{display:block;text-align:left}:host [auro-dropdown]{--ds-auro-dropdown-trigger-background-color: transparent}:host #inputInBib::part(wrapper){box-shadow:none}:host #inputInBib::part(accent-left){display:none}:host([layout*=classic]) [auro-input]{width:100%}:host([layout*=classic]) [auro-input]::part(helpText){display:none}:host([layout*=classic]) #slotHolder{display:none}`;
 
@@ -20639,9 +20650,19 @@ class AuroCombobox extends AuroElement {
   /**
    * Processes hidden state of all menu options and determines if there are any available options not hidden.
    * @private
+   * @param {object} [options={}] - Optional flag bag.
+   * @param {boolean} [options.preferComboboxValue=false] - When true,
+   *   handleMenuOptions matches the selected option against `this.value`
+   *   first instead of `this.input.value`. Needed on mount and re-mount
+   *   because under `persistInput` the consumer's typedValue prop can drift
+   *   from the framework value (Svelte `{#key}` re-mount after a swap, or
+   *   SPA preselect after route change) and the old input-first match would
+   *   then pick the stale text. Only handleSlotChange passes this; typing
+   *   and clearing paths keep the input-first match so user clears aren't
+   *   undone.
    * @returns {void}
    */
-  handleMenuOptions() {
+  handleMenuOptions({ preferComboboxValue = false } = {}) {
     this.generateOptionsArray();
     this.availableOptions = [];
     // Single source of truth for the menu's filter/highlight token per call.
@@ -20662,7 +20683,20 @@ class AuroCombobox extends AuroElement {
       option.setAttribute('aria-posinset', index + 1);
     });
 
-    if (this.input.value && this.menu.options && this.menu.options.some((opt) => opt.value === this.input.value)) {
+    // On mount/re-mount (via handleSlotChange), prefer the framework-set
+    // `this.value` when it matches a menu option. Covers SPA preselect and
+    // consumer swap patterns (e.g. Svelte `{#key}` re-mount) where
+    // `this.value` is authoritative but `this.input.value` may be empty or
+    // carry stale typed text from another field. Event-driven callers do
+    // not pass the flag, otherwise user clears would be undone by
+    // re-syncing to the previous combobox.value.
+    if (preferComboboxValue &&
+        this.value &&
+        this.menu.options?.some((opt) => opt.value === this.value)) {
+      this.setMenuValue(this.value);
+      this.syncValuesAndStates();
+    } else if (this.input.value &&
+        this.menu.options?.some((opt) => opt.value === this.input.value)) {
       this.setMenuValue(this.input.value);
       this.syncValuesAndStates();
     }
@@ -21099,7 +21133,25 @@ class AuroCombobox extends AuroElement {
       this.optionActive = evt.detail;
 
       if (this.input) {
-        this.input.setActiveDescendant(this.optionActive);
+        // setActiveDescendant runs after Lit's update finishes because the
+        // template's `.a11yActivedescendant` binding calls setAttribute on
+        // the internal <input> in auro-input.updated(), which clears the
+        // reflected ariaActiveDescendantElement property. Setting the ref
+        // synchronously here would get overwritten by that attribute write.
+        // Awaiting updateComplete lets the attribute write finish first,
+        // then the ref sticks and screen readers can cross the shadow-DOM
+        // boundary to the auro-menuoption in light DOM.
+        //
+        // The equality check covers the async gap: this.optionActive can
+        // change before the callback runs (user arrowed elsewhere, or the
+        // menu closed and cleared it to null), so we bail if the target
+        // no longer matches to avoid reinstating a stale ref.
+        const targetOption = this.optionActive;
+        this.updateComplete.then(() => {
+          if (this.input && this.optionActive === targetOption) {
+            this.input.setActiveDescendant(targetOption);
+          }
+        });
       }
 
       // In fullscreen mode the menu sits inside a nested <dialog> shadow root,
@@ -21236,6 +21288,18 @@ class AuroCombobox extends AuroElement {
       }
     }
 
+    // SPA preselect guard: on init render, auro-input's notifyValueChanged
+    // echoes an empty value through as an isProgrammatic input event before
+    // the framework-set combobox.value has propagated down to the input.
+    // Without this bail, the `this.value = this.input.value` below clobbers
+    // the framework value with '' and clear() wipes optionSelected. Scoped
+    // to the exact shape of that echo (isProgrammatic + non-empty combobox
+    // value + empty input.value) so it doesn't affect the swap/typed paths
+    // where value/input already track each other through the sync helpers.
+    if (event && event.isProgrammatic && this.value && !this.input.value) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     this.value = this.input.value;
 
     // Ignore re-entrant input events caused by programmatic value sets.
@@ -21668,7 +21732,11 @@ class AuroCombobox extends AuroElement {
           }
         });
 
-        this.handleMenuOptions();
+        // Slot change (mount/re-mount): pass `preferComboboxValue` so that a
+        // framework-set `this.value` wins over any stale `input.value` when
+        // matching against the newly-available options. Fixes the display
+        // for SPA preselect and Svelte `{#key}` re-mount swap patterns.
+        this.handleMenuOptions({ preferComboboxValue: true });
 
         break;
 

package/components/counter/demo/customize.min.js

@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$1 = class AuroHelpText extends i$2 {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$1 = '202607022050';
+var formkitVersion$1 = '202607061903';
 
 // Copyright (c) 2026 Alaska Airlines. All rights reserved. Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
@@ -5460,7 +5460,7 @@ class AuroHelpText extends i$2 {
   }
 }
 
-var formkitVersion = '202607022050';
+var formkitVersion = '202607061903';
 
 let AuroElement$1 = class AuroElement extends i$2 {
   static get properties() {

package/components/counter/demo/index.min.js

@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$1 = class AuroHelpText extends i$2 {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$1 = '202607022050';
+var formkitVersion$1 = '202607061903';
 
 // Copyright (c) 2026 Alaska Airlines. All rights reserved. Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
@@ -5460,7 +5460,7 @@ class AuroHelpText extends i$2 {
   }
 }
 
-var formkitVersion = '202607022050';
+var formkitVersion = '202607061903';
 
 let AuroElement$1 = class AuroElement extends i$2 {
   static get properties() {

package/components/counter/dist/index.js

@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$1 = class AuroHelpText extends LitElement {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$1 = '202607022050';
+var formkitVersion$1 = '202607061903';
 
 // Copyright (c) 2026 Alaska Airlines. All rights reserved. Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
@@ -5392,7 +5392,7 @@ class AuroHelpText extends LitElement {
   }
 }
 
-var formkitVersion = '202607022050';
+var formkitVersion = '202607061903';
 
 let AuroElement$1 = class AuroElement extends LitElement {
   static get properties() {

package/components/counter/dist/registered.js

@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ let AuroHelpText$1 = class AuroHelpText extends LitElement {
   }
 };
 
-var formkitVersion$1 = '202607022050';
+var formkitVersion$1 = '202607061903';
 
 // Copyright (c) 2026 Alaska Airlines. All rights reserved. Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
@@ -5392,7 +5392,7 @@ class AuroHelpText extends LitElement {
   }
 }
 
-var formkitVersion = '202607022050';
+var formkitVersion = '202607061903';
 
 let AuroElement$1 = class AuroElement extends LitElement {
   static get properties() {

package/components/datepicker/demo/accessibility.md

@@ -32,20 +32,20 @@ The calendar uses the WAI-ARIA grid pattern for screen reader navigation:
 | Attribute | Applied to | Description |
 |---|---|---|
 | `role="grid"` | Calendar table | Identifies the calendar as a grid. The month heading is rendered as visible text adjacent to the grid but is excluded from the accessibility tree (announcements are handled via the live region described below). |
-| `role="rowgroup"` | Body group | Groups the week rows. The day-of-week header row is `aria-hidden="true"` (see below). |
+| `role="rowgroup"` | Body group | Groups the week rows. |
 | `role="row"` | Week row | Groups each week of date cells. |
-| Day-of-week header | Day-of-week row | Rendered as visible `<abbr>` elements with the full day name in the `title` attribute, but the row is `aria-hidden="true"` since the per-cell accessible name already includes the weekday name. |
-| `role="gridcell"` | In-range date cell, active-descendant proxy | Each selectable date cell. Includes `aria-selected`, `aria-current="date"` (for today), and a visually-hidden text label. A proxy `<span>` inside the calendar grid wrapper mirrors the active cell's ARIA attributes for `aria-activedescendant`. |
-| `role="presentation"` | Out-of-range date cell | Cells outside the valid min/max range. Also receive `aria-hidden="true"` and `tabindex="-1"` to remove them from both the accessibility tree and the tab order. |
+| `role="columnheader"` | Day-of-week header | Each weekday cell in the header row exposes the abbreviated day name as visible text and the full localized day name via `aria-label` (e.g. `aria-label="Sunday"`). |
+| `role="gridcell"` | In-range date cell | Each selectable date cell. Includes `aria-selected`, `aria-current="date"` (for today), and an `aria-label` on the host with the full localized date string. |
+| Out-of-range date cell | Cells outside the valid min/max range | The button uses the native `disabled` attribute (spec-compliant way to express "not actionable" on a `<button>`) and is filtered out of keyboard navigation. The host cell drops its `role` and `aria-label` so assistive tech does not browse into it — no `aria-hidden` or `role="presentation"` is applied. |
 | `aria-disabled="true"` | Blackout date cell | Cells matching the `blackout` dates list. Unlike out-of-range cells, blackout cells **remain focusable** via arrow-key navigation so screen reader users can discover them. The cell's label includes ", unavailable" to communicate that the date cannot be selected. |
 | `aria-selected` | Date cell button | `"true"` for the selected date(s), `"false"` for all other in-range cells. |
-| Accessible name | Date cell button | Provided via visually-hidden text content (not an `aria-label` attribute). Localized label built from `Intl.DateTimeFormat` (weekday, month, day, year), plus any date slot content (e.g. prices), the range position label (e.g., "range start"), and availability status (", unavailable" for blackout dates). |
+| Accessible name | Date cell host | Provided via `aria-label` on the cell host element (set by `updateHostAria()` on each render), with the button's inner content marked `aria-hidden="true"` so screen readers don't double-announce. Localized label built from `Intl.DateTimeFormat` (weekday, month, day, year), plus any date slot content (e.g. prices), the range position label (e.g., "range start"), and availability status (", unavailable" for blackout dates). |
 
 <auro-header level="2" id="focusManagement">Focus Management</auro-header>
 The component uses `delegatesFocus: true` on its shadow root, meaning focus is automatically delegated to the first focusable element inside the component (the date input).
 
-<auro-header level="3" id="ariaActivedescendant">aria-activedescendant</auro-header>
-The calendar grid uses an **`aria-activedescendant`** pattern for keyboard navigation. DOM focus remains on a wrapper element (`#calendarGrid`) while `aria-activedescendant` points to a proxy `<span>` that mirrors the active cell's ARIA attributes (`aria-label`, `aria-selected`, `aria-current`, `aria-disabled`). This approach keeps the screen reader in sync with the visually active cell without moving DOM focus on every keystroke, which prevents duplicate announcements during rapid arrow-key navigation.
+<auro-header level="3" id="activeCellTracking">Active Cell Tracking</auro-header>
+The calendar tracks a single active cell across the rendered month(s). DOM focus stays on the `#calendarGrid` wrapper the entire time — arrow keys never move focus onto individual cell buttons. `setActiveCell()` imperatively marks the chosen cell (adds the `active` property on the cell host and an `.activeCell` class on its button) without a Lit re-render. Screen-reader awareness of the active cell is provided by an `aria-live` region rather than by `aria-activedescendant`, so the reader is never asked to shift its point of regard on every arrow keypress — a debounce coalesces bursts (see [Screen Reader Announcements](#screenReaderAnnouncements)).
 
 The active cell receives an `.activeCell` CSS class to display a visible focus ring, since the native `:focus-visible` pseudo-class applies to the grid wrapper (which holds actual DOM focus), not to individual cells.
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The initial active cell is determined in priority order:
 4. The first past enabled date.
 
 <auro-header level="3" id="focusOnOpen">Focus on Open</auro-header>
-When the calendar bib opens, focus moves to the calendar grid wrapper (`#calendarGrid`). The `aria-activedescendant` attribute points to a proxy element that carries the active date cell's label, so screen readers announce the active date. This applies to both desktop and fullscreen modes.
+When the calendar bib opens, focus moves to the calendar grid wrapper (`#calendarGrid`). The initial active cell is marked via `setActiveCell()`, and the `aria-live` region announces its full localized label so screen readers describe the starting position. This applies to both desktop and fullscreen modes.
 
 <auro-header level="2" id="screenReaderAnnouncements">Screen Reader Announcements</auro-header>
 - **Date selection** — When a date is selected, the calendar's live region (`aria-live="assertive"`) announces the formatted date (e.g., "Wednesday, January 15, 2025"). For range datepickers, both the start and end date selections are announced.
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@ When the calendar bib opens, focus moves to the calendar grid wrapper (`#calenda
 - **Validation errors** — When a validation error occurs, the error message is rendered with `role="alert"` and `aria-live="assertive"`, causing it to be announced immediately without requiring focus.
 - **Help text** — The help text content is associated with the input so that screen readers announce it as part of the element description when focused.
 
+<auro-header level="3" id="ariaLiveDeviation">Documented Deviation: `aria-live="assertive"` for Arrow-Key Navigation</auro-header>
+WCAG 2.1 SC 4.1.3 (Status Messages) generally recommends `aria-live="polite"` for non-critical status updates so screen readers don't interrupt the user. The calendar's navigation live region intentionally uses `aria-live="assertive"` instead. This is a knowing deviation, made for the following reasons:
+
+- **VoiceOver behavior** — VoiceOver treats `polite` announcements as "wait until idle," and during active arrow-key traversal the screen reader is never idle. Polite announcements are silently dropped, leaving keyboard users with no feedback about which cell is now active. `assertive` is the only reliable way to communicate the newly focused date on macOS/iOS VoiceOver during navigation.
+- **Interruption mitigation** — A 150 ms debounce is applied in [`announceFocusDebounced`](../../src/auro-calendar.js) so only the final cell after a burst of arrow keys is announced. Rapid navigation produces one announcement per pause, not one per keystroke, which minimizes the interruption cost of `assertive`.
+- **Scope** — The same live region is reused for date selection and month-change announcements, all of which are user-initiated and expected. It is never used for background/system-generated updates.
+
+Consumers auditing against APG or WCAG 4.1.3 should treat this as an intentional, documented trade-off between spec-preferred politeness and reliable VoiceOver support.
+
 <auro-header level="2" id="accessibleLabels">Accessible Labels</auro-header>
 - The `fromLabel` slot content is used as the accessible name for the first date input. It is also forwarded to the dropdown bib as the dialog's accessible name (`aria-labelledby`).
 - When `range` is set, the `toLabel` slot content provides the accessible name for the second date input.

package/components/datepicker/demo/api.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ The `auro-datepicker` component provides users with a way to select a date or da
 |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
 | `appearance`                      | `appearance`                      |           | `'default' \| 'inverse'`                         | "'default'"                    | Defines whether the component will be on lighter or darker backgrounds. |
 | `autoPlacement`                   | `autoPlacement`                   |           | `boolean`                                        | "false"                        | If declared, bib's position will be automatically calculated where to appear. |
-| `blackoutDates`                   | `blackoutDates`                   |           | `array`                                          | []                             | Array of dates that cannot be selected. Dates should be in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD). |
+| `blackoutDates`                   | `blackoutDates`                   |           | `array`                                          | []                             | Array of dates that cannot be selected. Dates should be in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD).<br /><br />**Immutable update required.** The datepicker treats this array as<br />immutable and memoizes a lookup Set keyed on the array's reference<br />identity — matching Lit's own reactivity semantics for array<br />properties. In-place mutations (`blackoutDates.push(...)`,<br />`blackoutDates[i] = ...`, `blackoutDates.splice(...)`) will not<br />invalidate the cache and the new entries will be silently ignored.<br />To update, reassign the property: `el.blackoutDates = [...el.blackoutDates, '2024-12-25']`. |
 | `blackoutLabel`                   | `blackoutLabel`                   |           | `string`                                         | "'unavailable'"                | Label announced for blackout (disabled but in-range) date cells. |
 | `calendarEndDate`                 | `calendarEndDate`                 |           | `string`                                         | "undefined"                    | The last date that may be displayed in the calendar. |
 | `calendarEndDateObject`           |                                   | readonly  | `Date \| undefined`                              |                                | Read-only `Date` object derived from `calendarEndDate`. Returns `undefined` when `calendarEndDate` is empty or not a valid date. |