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Closes: #12173

This PR is paired with Core #8602. The responsive behavior of Toolbar was moved from viewport media queries to a named container query.

Default: The container lives at the :root and uses our global breakpoints, which will still feel like the media query breakpoints.
Opt-in: Add isContainer (.pf-m-container) to the toolbar to make breakpoints follow the Toolbar's width.
Insets: Stay on media queries. This is intentional because container queries cannot style the container element itself.

What this PR does:

  • Adds new optional prop isContainer which applies .pf-m-container.
  • Stops filtering width modifiers with getBreakpoint(width) which allows the inclusion of all responsive classes (pf-m-hidden-on-md, pf-m-visible-on-lg, …) to be decided by CSS.
  • Example matches code example.

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  • New Features
    • Toolbars can adapt visibility, spacing, alignment, and wrapping to their available width using container-based responsive layouts.
    • Added an option to enable container behavior and support for the sm breakpoint in toolbar item visibility. Expandable toolbar content closes when a container crosses a breakpoint.
  • Documentation
    • Added guidance and an interactive example demonstrating container-based and viewport-based responsive behavior, including how toolbar items and groups respond when resizing.

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The toolbar adds an optional container modifier and formats horizontal responsive modifiers without using page width to derive breakpoints. Managed container toolbars observe their width and collapse expanded content when the width maps to a different breakpoint. A resizable container-query example and related documentation are added.

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Toolbar container query support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Container modifier and width handling
packages/react-core/src/components/Toolbar/Toolbar.tsx, packages/react-core/src/components/Toolbar/__tests__/Toolbar.test.tsx
ToolbarProps adds isContainer, which applies the container modifier to the root toolbar. Managed container toolbars observe their own width and collapse expanded content when the measured breakpoint changes. Other managed toolbars retain window-resize handling. A test checks the container modifier.
Horizontal responsive formatting
packages/react-core/src/components/Toolbar/ToolbarContent.tsx, packages/react-core/src/components/Toolbar/ToolbarGroup.tsx, packages/react-core/src/components/Toolbar/ToolbarItem.tsx, packages/react-core/src/components/Toolbar/ToolbarToggleGroup.tsx, packages/react-core/src/components/Toolbar/__tests__/Toolbar.test.tsx
Toolbar content, groups, items, and toggle groups format horizontal responsive modifiers without a page-width breakpoint. Height-based visibility continues to use the vertical breakpoint. ToolbarItemProps.visibility adds the sm setting. Tests check responsive classes.
Container query example and documentation
packages/react-core/src/components/Toolbar/examples/ToolbarContainerQuery.css, packages/react-core/src/components/Toolbar/examples/ToolbarContainerQuery.tsx, packages/react-core/src/components/Toolbar/examples/Toolbar.md
The example adds a resizable container with responsive toolbar items and groups. The documentation describes container-query breakpoints, the isContainer property, an alternative named container, and viewport-based responsive insets.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ResizeObserver
  participant Toolbar
  participant ManagedExpandedContent
  ResizeObserver->>Toolbar: Report container width
  Toolbar->>Toolbar: Recalculate breakpoint
  Toolbar->>ManagedExpandedContent: Collapse when breakpoint changes
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Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to b8122

The current style dependency can block the build. Container toolbars can also mishandle expansion after prop changes or on their first resize. Resolve these issues before merging.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: adding container query support to the Toolbar.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The PR implements the coding requirements in issue #12173. Toolbar adds isContainer, applies pf-m-container, observes container resizing, and closes managed expandable content when the container…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changed source, tests, example, and example styling support the container-query behavior in issue #12173. No unrelated change is demonstrated.
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Inline comments:
Review comments at
@packages/react-core/src/components/Toolbar/examples/ToolbarContainerQuery.tsx:
- Line 13: Add an optional `sm` breakpoint key with `'hidden' | 'visible'`
values to `ToolbarItemProps.visibility` in `ToolbarItem.tsx`, so the
`ToolbarContainerQuery` example type-checks.

Review comments at @packages/react-core/src/components/Toolbar/Toolbar.tsx:
- Line 180: Update the Toolbar logic around the isContainer styling condition to
observe changes to the relevant container’s width, not just window resize, and
reset managed expansion by calling closeExpandableContent when the
container-query breakpoint changes. Preserve existing window-resize behavior and
avoid closing expansion for unrelated container size changes if the breakpoint
has not crossed.
- Line 180: Update the `@patternfly/react-styles` Toolbar mapping and matching
Core CSS dependency so `styles.modifiers.container` is defined, allowing the
Toolbar component to compile.

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  • packages/react-core/src/components/Toolbar/ToolbarItem.tsx
  • packages/react-core/src/components/Toolbar/ToolbarToggleGroup.tsx
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🟠 Major · Fix the generated Toolbar style-map contract before merging. · Toolbar.tsx:207-212

packages/react-core/src/components/Toolbar/Toolbar.tsx:207-212
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Fix the generated Toolbar style-map contract before merging.

Toolbar.tsx:211 accesses styles.modifiers.container, but the pinned PatternFly Toolbar stylesheet does not define .pf-m-container. The class-map generator therefore omits container, and the ordinary build can fail with TS2339. Resolve this CSS/declaration mismatch separately from the resize observer lifecycle change.

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Review comment at @packages/react-core/src/components/Toolbar/Toolbar.tsx around
lines 207 - 212:
Update the Toolbar style-map usage in Toolbar so it does not access the
undefined styles.modifiers.container entry; use a class supported by the pinned
PatternFly stylesheet or remove the container modifier reference, keeping this
change separate from resize observer lifecycle work.
🟡 Minor · Ignore the first container measurement when closing expanded content. · Toolbar.tsx:118-130

packages/react-core/src/components/Toolbar/Toolbar.tsx:118-130
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Ignore the first container measurement when closing expanded content.

In the fallback path, getResizeObserver only registers a window.resize listener. It does not initialize containerBreakpoint. A managed toolbar can expand before the first resize event. If that event keeps the container in the same breakpoint, breakpoint !== undefined still evaluates true and collapses the content without a breakpoint change.

Track the initial measurement and only collapse content after an established breakpoint changes.

Suggested fix
     const breakpoint = getBreakpoint(containerWidth);
+    const isInitialMeasurement = this.containerBreakpoint === undefined;
     if (breakpoint !== this.containerBreakpoint) {
       this.containerBreakpoint = breakpoint;
-      if (this.state.isManagedToggleExpanded) {
+      if (!isInitialMeasurement && this.state.isManagedToggleExpanded) {
         this.setState({ isManagedToggleExpanded: false });
       }
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Review comment at @packages/react-core/src/components/Toolbar/Toolbar.tsx around
lines 118 - 130:
Update closeExpandableContentOnContainerResize to distinguish the initial
container measurement from a change between established breakpoints. Record the
initial breakpoint without collapsing managed expanded content; only collapse it
when a later measurement changes the breakpoint.
🟡 Minor · Reconcile resize handling when Toolbar props change. · Toolbar.tsx:133-157

packages/react-core/src/components/Toolbar/Toolbar.tsx:133-157
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Reconcile resize handling when Toolbar props change.

componentDidMount installs the resize handler only for the initial isContainer and managed-toggle state. If a mounted managed Toolbar changes from non-container to container mode, the window listener can remain active and no container observer is installed. componentWillUnmount then selects the observer cleanup from the current props, so the window listener can remain registered. The reverse transition can retain the observer and remove only the window handler. A transition into or out of managed-toggle mode can also skip setup or cleanup.

Reconcile the previous and current modes in componentDidUpdate. Clean up the previous mode before installing the current mode.

Suggested fix
+  setupResizeHandling = () => {
+    if (this.isToggleManaged() && canUseDOM) {
+      if (this.props.isContainer && this.toolbarRef.current) {
+        this.resizeObserver = getResizeObserver(
+          this.toolbarRef.current,
+          this.closeExpandableContentOnContainerResize,
+          true
+        );
+      } else {
+        window.addEventListener('resize', this.closeExpandableContent);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  cleanupResizeHandling = (isManaged, isContainer) => {
+    if (isManaged && canUseDOM) {
+      if (isContainer) {
+        this.resizeObserver();
+      } else {
+        window.removeEventListener('resize', this.closeExpandableContent);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
   componentDidMount() {
     if (canUseDOM) {
       this.setState({ windowWidth: window.innerWidth });
     }
-    if (this.isToggleManaged() && canUseDOM) {
-      if (this.props.isContainer && this.toolbarRef.current) {
-        this.resizeObserver = getResizeObserver(
-          this.toolbarRef.current,
-          this.closeExpandableContentOnContainerResize,
-          true
-        );
-      } else {
-        window.addEventListener('resize', this.closeExpandableContent);
-      }
-    }
+    this.setupResizeHandling();
+  }
+
+  componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
+    const wasManaged = !(prevProps.isExpanded || !!prevProps.toggleIsExpanded);
+    const isManaged = this.isToggleManaged();
+
+    if (
+      prevProps.isContainer !== this.props.isContainer ||
+      wasManaged !== isManaged
+    ) {
+      this.cleanupResizeHandling(wasManaged, prevProps.isContainer);
+      this.setupResizeHandling();
+    }
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
-    if (this.isToggleManaged() && canUseDOM) {
-      if (this.props.isContainer) {
-        this.resizeObserver();
-      } else {
-        window.removeEventListener('resize', this.closeExpandableContent);
-      }
-    }
+    this.cleanupResizeHandling(this.isToggleManaged(), this.props.isContainer);
   }
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Review comment at @packages/react-core/src/components/Toolbar/Toolbar.tsx around
lines 133 - 157:
Update the resize handling in Toolbar so changes to isContainer or
managed-toggle state clean up the previous mode before setting up the current
mode in componentDidUpdate. Reuse the setup and cleanup logic from
componentDidMount and componentWillUnmount, ensuring cleanup uses the previous
managed state and container mode so neither a window listener nor a resize
observer is left active.

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Outside diff comments:
Review comments at @packages/react-core/src/components/Toolbar/Toolbar.tsx:
- Around line 118-130: Update closeExpandableContentOnContainerResize to
distinguish the initial container measurement from a change between established
breakpoints. Record the initial breakpoint without collapsing managed expanded
content; only collapse it when a later measurement changes the breakpoint.
- Around line 133-157: Update the resize handling in Toolbar so changes to
isContainer or managed-toggle state clean up the previous mode before setting up
the current mode in componentDidUpdate. Reuse the setup and cleanup logic from
componentDidMount and componentWillUnmount, ensuring cleanup uses the previous
managed state and container mode so neither a window listener nor a resize
observer is left active.
- Around line 207-212: Update the Toolbar style-map usage in Toolbar so it does
not access the undefined styles.modifiers.container entry; use a class supported
by the pinned PatternFly stylesheet or remove the container modifier reference,
keeping this change separate from resize observer lifecycle work.

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