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[feat]: Update <pf-v6-tooltip> for PatternFly v6 #3048

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Summary

Update `` to implement the PatternFly v6 Tooltip component.

Text popup on hover/focus for supplementary information, with configurable position and delay.

Prior Art

Source Element Status
PFE v4 `` Exists
cem -- --
cockpit -- --
chickadee -- --
portable-genie `` Exists

Requirements

  • MUST implement PFv6 visual designs
  • MUST provide end-user feature parity with `@patternfly/react-core` Tooltip
  • MAY adjust element API to leverage web platform strengths
  • SHOULD maintain CSS custom property theming compatibility
  • SHOULD expose useful CSS shadow parts

Element-specific considerations

  • Uses Floating UI for positioning; already a v5 dep - verify version bump needed for v6
  • React `position`: `top`, `bottom`, `left`, `right`, `top-start`, `top-end`, etc. (12 values)
  • React `trigger`: space-separated string, e.g. `"mouseenter focus"` - map to `trigger` attribute
  • React `entryDelay`, `exitDelay` (ms) - map to attributes
  • React `distance` (offset from target) - CSS custom property preferred
  • React `flipBehavior` - Floating UI flip middleware options
  • React `maxWidth` - CSS custom property preferred
  • React `reference` prop (programmatic trigger target) - consider `for` attribute pattern (like ``)
  • Tooltip MUST NOT receive focus itself (content only); trigger element holds focus

Checklist

Rename

  • Delete `elements/pf-v5-tooltip/`
  • Update `elements/package.json` exports
  • Update `eslint.config.js` ignore globs if applicable
  • Update docs `_snippets/` and `framework-integration/` references

Implementation

  • API per `.claude/ADVICE.md`
  • CSS uses v6 tokens, logical properties, nesting
  • `@summary` and JSDoc on element class

Demos

  • Demos match patternfly.org naming/structure
  • CSS custom properties match computed styles from patternfly.org (Chrome MCP)
  • Visual parity verified via Chrome MCP

Tests

  • Public API covered (attributes, properties, events, slots)
  • `a11ySnapshot` assertions

Reviews

  • `/review-api` passes
  • `/review-demos` passes
  • `/review-a11y` passes
  • `eslint` and `stylelint` pass

Ship

  • Add changeset
  • PR targets `staging/pfv6` (NOT `main`)

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