adobe / adobe/spectrum-web-components

[Bug]: Tooltip is missing role="tooltip"

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Description

### Note: will be addressed in Gen2 via: https://github.com/adobe/spectrum-web-components/pull/6387
### Impacted component(s)

Tooltip
### Library version

1.9.0
### Expected behavior

According to the Tooltip documentation, it should have `role="tooltip"` set on its content. I am expecting to see the role set and for it to appear as `tooltip` in the accessibility tree.
### Actual behavior

The Tooltip component is missing a `role` of {{{}tooltip{}}}. It is not present in the accessibility tree and I do not see it in the shadow-root markup. This affects how it is being presented to assistive technology.

The SWC [accessibility documentation for the Tooltip component](https://opensource.adobe.com/spectrum-web-components/components/tooltip/#accessibility) says:
{quote}The tooltip is automatically assigned appropriate ARIA attributes:
{quote}
{quote}- `role="tooltip"` is applied to the tooltip content
{quote}
But I am not seeing that this is currently true. Was this intentional or a regression?
### Screenshots

Example accessibility tree in Chrome from shows it as a group:

Image

Inspector markup:

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### What browsers are you seeing the problem in?

Chrome
### How can we reproduce this issue?
1. Go to any Tooltip currently on
1. Inspect the tooltip component markup and its representation in the accessibility tree.

### Sample code or abstract reproduction which illustrates the problem

*No response*
### Severity

None
### Logs taken while reproducing problem

*No response*
### Would you like to track this issue in Jira?
- Yes, please tell me the ticket number!

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start with the Tooltip component and its accessibility documentation, then review the referenced Gen2 pull request #6387 to understand the work already underway. Verify whether the tooltip content exposes role="tooltip" in the accessibility tree; done means the documented role is present and covered by the relevant component checks.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
accessibility, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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