101198: in place links replaced with buttons

src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.html

@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
         <span class="fa fa-chevron-right invisible" aria-hidden="true"></span>
       </button>
       <div class="align-middle pt-2">
-        <a *ngIf="node!==loadingNode" [routerLink]="[]" (click)="getNextPage(node)"
+        <button *ngIf="node!==loadingNode" (click)="getNextPage(node)"
            class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm" role="button">
            <i class="fas fa-angle-down"></i> {{ 'communityList.showMore' | translate }}
-        </a>
+        </button>
         <ds-themed-loading *ngIf="node===loadingNode && dataSource.loading$ | async" class="ds-themed-loading"></ds-themed-loading>
       </div>
     </div>

src/app/community-list-page/community-list/community-list.component.spec.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { isEmpty, isNotEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { FlatNode } from '../flat-node.model';
+import { RouterLinkWithHref } from '@angular/router';
 
 describe('CommunityListComponent', () => {
   let component: CommunityListComponent;
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ describe('CommunityListComponent', () => {
         }),
         CdkTreeModule,
         RouterTestingModule],
-      declarations: [CommunityListComponent],
+      declarations: [CommunityListComponent, RouterLinkWithHref],
       providers: [CommunityListComponent,
         { provide: CommunityListService, useValue: communityListServiceStub },],
       schemas: [CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA],
@@ -230,9 +231,14 @@ describe('CommunityListComponent', () => {
     expect(showMoreEl).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
+  it('should not render the show more button as an empty link', () => {
+    const debugElements = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.directive(RouterLinkWithHref));
+    expect(debugElements).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
   describe('when show more of top communities is clicked', () => {
     beforeEach(fakeAsync(() => {
-      const showMoreLink = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.show-more-node a'));
+      const showMoreLink = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.show-more-node .btn-outline-primary'));
       showMoreLink.triggerEventHandler('click', {
         preventDefault: () => {/**/
         }
@@ -240,6 +246,7 @@ describe('CommunityListComponent', () => {
       tick();
       fixture.detectChanges();
     }));
+
     it('tree contains maximum of currentPage (2) * (2) elementsPerPage of first top communities, or less if there are less communities (3)', () => {
       const expandableNodesFound = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('.expandable-node a'));
       const childlessNodesFound = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('.childless-node a'));

src/app/item-page/simple/field-components/file-section/file-section.component.html

@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
       </ds-file-download-link>
       <ds-themed-loading *ngIf="isLoading" message="{{'loading.default' | translate}}" [showMessage]="false"></ds-themed-loading>
       <div *ngIf="!isLastPage" class="mt-1" id="view-more">
-        <a class="bitstream-view-more btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" [routerLink]="[]" (click)="getNextPage()">{{'item.page.bitstreams.view-more' | translate}}</a>
+        <button class="bitstream-view-more btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" (click)="getNextPage()">{{'item.page.bitstreams.view-more' | translate}}</button>
       </div>
       <div *ngIf="isLastPage && currentPage != 1" class="mt-1" id="collapse">
-        <a class="bitstream-collapse btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" [routerLink]="[]" (click)="currentPage = undefined; getNextPage();">{{'item.page.bitstreams.collapse' | translate}}</a>
+        <button class="bitstream-collapse btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" (click)="currentPage = undefined; getNextPage();">{{'item.page.bitstreams.collapse' | translate}}</button>
       </div>
     </div>
   </ds-metadata-field-wrapper>

src/app/item-page/simple/metadata-representation-list/metadata-representation-list.component.html

@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
       <ds-themed-loading *ngIf="(i + 1) === objects.length && (i > 0) && (!representations || representations?.length === 0)" message="{{'loading.default' | translate}}"></ds-themed-loading>
       <div class="d-inline-block w-100 mt-2" *ngIf="(i + 1) === objects.length && representations?.length > 0">
         <div *ngIf="(objects.length * incrementBy) < total" class="float-left">
-          <a [routerLink]="[]" (click)="increase()">{{'item.page.related-items.view-more' |
-            translate:{ amount: (total - (objects.length * incrementBy) < incrementBy) ? total - (objects.length * incrementBy) : incrementBy } }}</a>
+          <button class="btn btn-link btn-link-inline" (click)="increase()">{{'item.page.related-items.view-more' |
+            translate:{ amount: (total - (objects.length * incrementBy) < incrementBy) ? total - (objects.length * incrementBy) : incrementBy } }}</button>
         </div>
         <div *ngIf="objects.length > 1" class="float-right">
-          <a [routerLink]="[]" (click)="decrease()">{{'item.page.related-items.view-less' |
-            translate:{ amount: representations?.length } }}</a>
+          <button class="btn btn-link btn-link-inline" (click)="decrease()">{{'item.page.related-items.view-less' |
+            translate:{ amount: representations?.length } }}</button>
         </div>
       </div>
     </ng-container>

src/app/item-page/simple/related-items/related-items.component.html

@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
       <ds-themed-loading *ngIf="(i + 1) === objects.length && (itemsRD || i > 0) && !(itemsRD?.hasSucceeded && itemsRD?.payload && itemsRD?.payload?.page?.length > 0)" message="{{'loading.default' | translate}}"></ds-themed-loading>
       <div class="d-inline-block w-100 mt-2" *ngIf="(i + 1) === objects.length && itemsRD?.payload?.page?.length > 0">
         <div *ngIf="itemsRD?.payload?.totalPages > objects.length" class="float-left" id="view-more">
-          <a [routerLink]="[]" (click)="increase()">{{'item.page.related-items.view-more' |
-            translate:{ amount: (itemsRD?.payload?.totalElements - (incrementBy * objects.length) < incrementBy) ? itemsRD?.payload?.totalElements - (incrementBy * objects.length) : incrementBy } }}</a>
+          <button class="btn btn-link btn-link-inline" (click)="increase()">{{'item.page.related-items.view-more' |
+            translate:{ amount: (itemsRD?.payload?.totalElements - (incrementBy * objects.length) < incrementBy) ? itemsRD?.payload?.totalElements - (incrementBy * objects.length) : incrementBy } }}</button>
         </div>
         <div *ngIf="objects.length > 1" class="float-right" id="view-less">
-          <a [routerLink]="[]" (click)="decrease()">{{'item.page.related-items.view-less' |
-            translate:{ amount: itemsRD?.payload?.page?.length } }}</a>
+          <button class="btn btn-link btn-link-inline" (click)="decrease()">{{'item.page.related-items.view-less' |
+            translate:{ amount: itemsRD?.payload?.page?.length } }}</button>
         </div>
       </div>
     </ng-container>

src/app/search-navbar/search-navbar.component.html

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
       <input #searchInput [@toggleAnimation]="isExpanded" [attr.aria-label]="('nav.search' | translate)" name="query"
              formControlName="query" type="text" placeholder="{{searchExpanded ? ('nav.search' | translate) : ''}}"
              class="d-inline-block bg-transparent position-absolute form-control dropdown-menu-right p-1" [attr.data-test]="'header-search-box' | dsBrowserOnly">
-      <a class="submit-icon" [routerLink]="" (click)="searchExpanded ? onSubmit(searchForm.value) : expand()" [attr.data-test]="'header-search-icon' | dsBrowserOnly">
+      <button class="submit-icon btn btn-link ds-btn-link" type="button" (click)="searchExpanded ? onSubmit(searchForm.value) : expand()" [attr.data-test]="'header-search-icon' | dsBrowserOnly">
         <em class="fas fa-search fa-lg fa-fw"></em>
-      </a>
+      </button>
     </form>
   </div>
 </div>

src/app/search-navbar/search-navbar.component.scss

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ input[type="text"] {
   }
 }
 
-a.submit-icon {
+.submit-icon {
   cursor: pointer;
   position: sticky;
   top: 0;

src/styles/_global-styles.scss

@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ ngb-modal-backdrop {
 .researcher-profile-switch button:focus {
     outline: none !important;
 }
+
 .researcher-profile-switch .switch.checked {
     color: #fff;
 }
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ ngb-modal-backdrop {
     box-shadow: none !important;
     width: 100%;
 }
+
 .custom-accordion .card:first-of-type {
     border-bottom: var(--bs-card-border-width) solid var(--bs-card-border-color) !important;
     border-bottom-left-radius: var(--bs-card-border-radius) !important;
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ ds-dynamic-form-control-container.d-none {
     .modal-body ds-listable-object-component-loader div.row > div:first-child {
         display: none;
     }
+
     .modal-body ds-listable-object-component-loader div.row > div:nth-child(2) {
         flex: 0 0 100%;
         max-width: 100%;
@@ -176,6 +179,7 @@ ds-dynamic-form-control-container.d-none {
         padding: 0.1rem;
     }
 }
+
 .thumb-font-1 {
     .thumbnail-placeholder {
         @media screen and (max-width: map-get($grid-breakpoints, sm)) {
@@ -190,12 +194,14 @@ ds-dynamic-form-control-container.d-none {
         padding: 0.125rem;
     }
 }
+
 .thumb-font-2 {
     .thumbnail-placeholder {
         font-size: 0.9rem;
         padding: 0.125rem;
     }
 }
+
 .thumb-font-3 {
     .thumbnail-placeholder {
         font-size: 1.25rem;
@@ -203,4 +209,14 @@ ds-dynamic-form-control-container.d-none {
     }
 }
 
+.btn.btn-link.btn-link-inline {
+    display: inline;
+    padding: 0;
 
+    &:not(:disabled){
+        &:hover, &:focus {
+            box-shadow: none;
+        }
+    }
+
+}