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[feat]: Create <pf-v6-truncate> element #3050

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Summary

Create `` to implement the PatternFly v6 Truncate component.

Text truncation with tooltip showing full content on hover. Supports start, middle, and end truncation.

Prior Art

Source Element Status
PFE v4 -- --
cem -- --
cockpit -- --
chickadee -- --

Requirements

  • MUST implement PFv6 visual designs
  • MUST provide end-user feature parity with `@patternfly/react-core` Truncate
  • 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

  • React `content` (string) - the full text; truncated display is rendered from this
  • React `position`: `start`, `middle`, `end` (default) - map to `position` attribute
  • React `trailingNumChars` - number of trailing characters to preserve in `end` truncation (default 7)
  • Middle truncation requires splitting the string and rendering two `` elements with CSS overflow on the first half
  • Integrates with `` to show the full text on hover/focus - tooltip should activate when truncation is actually occurring (check `scrollWidth > clientWidth`)
  • Use `ResizeObserver` to re-check truncation on container size changes

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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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