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  "$schema": "https://www.digitaltableteur.com/schemas/contract-spec/1.0/contract.schema.json",
  "specVersion": "1.0",
  "name": "HelperText",
  "status": "stable",
  "description": "Helper or validation copy below form controls. Only the error state carries semantics (role=alert); warning, success and info differ by colour and an icon with no text alternative.",
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    "name": "@digitaltableteur/react",
    "import": "import { HelperText } from \"@digitaltableteur/react\";"
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      "optional": false,
      "description": "The helper text content to display"
    },
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "optional": true,
      "description": "Optional ID for aria-describedby association"
    },
    "className": {
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      "optional": true,
      "description": "Additional CSS class name"
    },
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      "type": "union",
      "values": [
        "info",
        "success",
        "warning",
        "error"
      ],
      "optional": true,
      "description": "Semantic state of the helper text (error, warning, success, info).\nWarning, success and info icons carry a translated text alternative, so\nthe state is not conveyed by colour alone. Default is neutral/no state."
    }
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        ],
        "note": "No exportable evidence record for this check; re-run the check to capture one."
      },
      {
        "id": "human-a11y-review",
        "statement": "A human completed an end-to-end accessibility review of this component.",
        "verification": "manual",
        "note": "2026-05-26 — production behavior, keyboard, and forced-colors verified in Storybook. 2026-07-06 beta->stable: independently re-verified all four semantic states (error/warning/success/info) in light/dark + forced-colors in a real browser (state color + fill icon track the theme; forced-colors keeps the icon + CanvasText copy legible); error state carries role=alert. Removed a dead helperTextVariants cva scaffolder stub (empty size axis, never used). realBrowserForcedColorsVerified + accessibilityTreeVerified set true.",
        "reviewedAt": "2026-11-04"
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  },
  "governance": {
    "owner": "design-system",
    "lastReviewed": "2026-11-04",
    "note": "Reviewed by Petri Lahdelma; prepared by Claude from a code review on 2026-11-03"
  },
  "source": [
    "../../../nextjs-app/shared/components/HelperText/HelperText.module.css",
    "../../../nextjs-app/shared/components/HelperText/HelperText.tsx"
  ]
}