fix(Menu): Allow for different MenuItem roles

[rebeccaalpert]

MenuItems should correctly support list behavior, where MenuItems do not have a role.

Related to patternfly/chatbot#827

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Accessibility

  • Improved ARIA semantics for menus, list-based menus, and listboxes.
  • Menu items, actions, checkboxes, and wrappers now use roles appropriate to their surrounding menu context.
  • Added clearer guidance for configuring static action menus.

• Bug Fixes

  • Prevented redundant or incorrect roles on menu items and buttons.

• Tests

  • Added coverage for menu, list, and listbox accessibility roles, including action items.

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• packages/react-core/src/components/Menu/MenuContext.ts
• packages/react-core/src/components/Menu/MenuItemAction.tsx
• packages/react-core/src/components/Menu/__tests__/Menu.test.tsx

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• packages/react-core/src/components/Menu/tests/Menu.test.tsx
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Walkthrough

The menu components now derive ARIA roles from the parent menu role. The change supports list, listbox, and default menu semantics for MenuItem and MenuItemAction, with tests covering each case.

Changes

Menu ARIA Role Derivation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Centralized role resolution packages/react-core/src/components/Menu/MenuContext.ts, packages/react-core/src/components/Menu/Menu.tsx	The context exports helpers that derive interactive and list-item roles. The MenuProps.role documentation describes static action menus.
MenuItem role integration packages/react-core/src/components/Menu/MenuItem.tsx	MenuItem uses the derived interactive and list-item roles while preserving checkbox and flyout handling.
MenuItemAction integration and semantic tests packages/react-core/src/components/Menu/MenuItemAction.tsx, packages/react-core/src/components/Menu/__tests__/Menu.test.tsx	MenuItemAction conditionally applies the derived role. Tests cover list, listbox, and default menu semantics.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to ae41b

The Menu behavior change is merge-ready after normal checks and review; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains.

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Inline comments:
In `@packages/react-core/src/components/Menu/MenuItemAction.tsx`:
- Around line 37-62: Update MenuItemAction’s role handling so listbox parents do
not resolve the action control to role="option"; use an action-specific
supported role or suppress the role for that context while preserving other menu
roles. In packages/react-core/src/components/Menu/MenuItemAction.tsx lines
37-62, change the interactiveRole resolution around getMenuItemInteractiveRole.
In packages/react-core/src/components/Menu/__tests__/Menu.test.tsx lines
120-135, add a listbox scenario with MenuItemAction and assert the action is not
exposed as an option.

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• packages/react-core/src/components/Menu/Menu.tsx
• packages/react-core/src/components/Menu/MenuContext.ts
• packages/react-core/src/components/Menu/MenuItem.tsx
• packages/react-core/src/components/Menu/MenuItemAction.tsx
• packages/react-core/src/components/Menu/__tests__/Menu.test.tsx

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