adding TtsSpan with type date

Author: fabOnReact

ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactBaseTextShadowNode.java

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 /**
  * {@link ReactShadowNode} abstract class for spannable text nodes.
@@ -184,7 +185,9 @@ private static void buildSpannedFromShadowNode(
             new SetSpanOperation(start, end, new ReactClickableSpan(textShadowNode.getReactTag())));
       }
       if (textShadowNode.mIsAccessibilityUnit && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 21) {
-        ops.add(new SetSpanOperation(start, end, new ReactTtsSpan.Builder("verbatim").build()));
+        ops.add(
+            new SetSpanOperation(
+                start, end, new ReactTtsSpan.Builder(textShadowNode.mAccessibilityRole).build()));
       }
       float effectiveLetterSpacing = textAttributes.getEffectiveLetterSpacing();
       if (!Float.isNaN(effectiveLetterSpacing)
@@ -327,6 +330,7 @@ protected Spannable spannedFromShadowNode(
   protected int mColor;
   protected boolean mIsBackgroundColorSet = false;
   protected int mBackgroundColor;
+  protected String mAccessibilityRole;
   protected boolean mIsAccessibilityLink = false;
   protected boolean mIsAccessibilityUnit;
 
@@ -503,8 +507,10 @@ public void setBackgroundColor(@Nullable Integer color) {
   @ReactProp(name = ViewProps.ACCESSIBILITY_ROLE)
   public void setIsAccessibilityLink(@Nullable String accessibilityRole) {
     if (isVirtual()) {
+      mAccessibilityRole = accessibilityRole;
       mIsAccessibilityLink = Objects.equals(accessibilityRole, "link");
-      mIsAccessibilityUnit = Objects.equals(accessibilityRole, "verbatim");
+      Set<String> TYPES = Set.of("verbatim", "date");
+      mIsAccessibilityUnit = TYPES.contains(accessibilityRole);
       markUpdated();
     }
   }

ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTtsSpan.java

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ public static class Builder<C extends Builder<?>> {
     public Builder(String type) {
       if (type == "verbatim") {
         mType = TYPE_VERBATIM;
+      } else if (type == "date") {
+        mType = TYPE_DATE;
       } else {
         mType = TYPE_TEXT;
       }

ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/TextLayoutManagerMapBuffer.java

@@ -148,11 +148,6 @@ private static void buildSpannableFromFragment(
               new SetSpanOperation(
                   start, end, new ReactForegroundColorSpan(textAttributes.mColor)));
         }
-        if (textAttributes.mIsAccessibilityUnit) {
-          if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > 21) {
-            ops.add(new SetSpanOperation(start, end, new ReactTtsSpan.Builder("verbatim").build()));
-          }
-        }
         if (textAttributes.mIsBackgroundColorSet) {
           ops.add(
               new SetSpanOperation(

packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Text/TextAdjustsDynamicLayoutExample.js

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default function TextAdjustsDynamicLayoutExample(props: {}): React.Node {
             accessibilityRole="verbatim"
             accessible={true}
             style={{backgroundColor: 'red'}}>
-            please spell this text
+            02/07/1987
           </Text>
           .
         </Text>