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[feat]: Update <pf-v6-tabs> for PatternFly v6 #3040

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Summary

Update `` to implement the PatternFly v6 Tabs component.

Tabbed content panels with horizontal or vertical orientation, supporting default, box, and filled variants.

Prior Art

Source Element Status
PFE v4 `` Exists
cem `` Exists
cockpit `` Exists
chickadee `` Exists

Sub-components

  • `` - Individual tab trigger
  • `` - Content panel associated with a tab

Requirements

  • MUST implement PFv6 visual designs
  • MUST provide end-user feature parity with `@patternfly/react-core` Tabs
  • 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 `variant`: `default`, `box`, `vertical`, `horizontal` - and combinations like `box vertical`; verify v6 variant names
  • React `isBox`, `isVertical`, `isSecondary`, `isFilled` - map to boolean attributes
  • React `activeKey` (controlled) vs `defaultActiveKey` (uncontrolled) - reflect as `active-key` attribute
  • React `onSelect` - fires with tab key and event - emit `tab-select` or `change` custom event
  • React `mountOnEnter`, `unmountOnExit` - lazy content mounting; may not apply to web component slots
  • React `inset`, `usePageInsets` - padding tokens
  • React `overflow menu` - tabs that overflow collapse into a dropdown; complex, verify v6 scope
  • ARIA: `role="tablist"`, tabs have `role="tab"` + `aria-selected` + `aria-controls`; panels have `role="tabpanel"` + `aria-labelledby`
  • RTI (Roving Tab Index) controller for keyboard navigation (← → arrow keys)

Checklist

Rename

  • Delete `elements/pf-v5-tabs/`
  • 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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