[EuiToolTip] Enforce only one visible tooltip at a time

src/components/tool_tip/tool_tip.spec.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+/// <reference types="../../../cypress/support"/>
+
+import React from 'react';
+
+import { EuiButton } from '../../components';
+import { EuiToolTip } from './tool_tip';
+
+describe('EuiToolTip', () => {
+  it('shows the tooltip on hover', () => {
+    cy.mount(
+      <EuiToolTip content="Tooltip text here" data-test-subj="tooltip">
+        <EuiButton data-test-subj="toggleToolTip">Show tooltip</EuiButton>
+      </EuiToolTip>
+    );
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="tooltip"]').should('not.exist');
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="toggleToolTip"]').trigger('mouseover');
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="tooltip"]').should('exist');
+  });
+
+  it('shows the tooltip on keyboard focus', () => {
+    cy.mount(
+      <EuiToolTip content="Tooltip text here" data-test-subj="tooltip">
+        <EuiButton data-test-subj="toggleToolTip">Show tooltip</EuiButton>
+      </EuiToolTip>
+    );
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="tooltip"]').should('not.exist');
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="toggleToolTip"]').focus();
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="tooltip"]').should('exist');
+  });
+
+  it('does not show multiple tooltips if one tooltip toggle is focused and another tooltip toggle is hovered', () => {
+    cy.mount(
+      <>
+        <EuiToolTip content="Tooltip A" data-test-subj="tooltipA">
+          <EuiButton data-test-subj="toggleToolTipA">Show tooltip A</EuiButton>
+        </EuiToolTip>
+        <EuiToolTip content="Tooltip B" data-test-subj="tooltipB">
+          <EuiButton data-test-subj="toggleToolTipB">Show tooltip B</EuiButton>
+        </EuiToolTip>
+      </>
+    );
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="tooltip"]').should('not.exist');
+
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="toggleToolTipA"]').focus();
+    cy.contains('Tooltip A').should('exist');
+    cy.contains('Tooltip B').should('not.exist');
+
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="toggleToolTipB"]').trigger('mouseover');
+    cy.contains('Tooltip B').should('exist');
+    cy.contains('Tooltip A').should('not.exist');
+  });
+});

src/components/tool_tip/tool_tip.tsx

@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ import React, {
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 
 import { CommonProps, keysOf } from '../common';
+import { findPopoverPosition, htmlIdGenerator } from '../../services';
+import { enqueueStateChange } from '../../services/react';
+import { EuiResizeObserver } from '../observer/resize_observer';
 import { EuiPortal } from '../portal';
+
+import { EuiToolTipPopover, ToolTipPositions } from './tool_tip_popover';
 import { EuiToolTipAnchor } from './tool_tip_anchor';
 import { EuiToolTipArrow } from './tool_tip_arrow';
-import { EuiToolTipPopover, ToolTipPositions } from './tool_tip_popover';
-import { enqueueStateChange } from '../../services/react';
-import { findPopoverPosition, htmlIdGenerator } from '../../services';
-
-import { EuiResizeObserver } from '../observer/resize_observer';
+import { toolTipManager } from './tool_tip_manager';
 
 const positionsToClassNameMap: { [key in ToolTipPositions]: string } = {
   top: 'euiToolTip--top',
@@ -209,7 +210,10 @@ export class EuiToolTip extends Component<EuiToolTipProps, State> {
   showToolTip = () => {
     if (!this.timeoutId) {
       this.timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
-        enqueueStateChange(() => this.setState({ visible: true }));
+        enqueueStateChange(() => {
+          this.setState({ visible: true });
+          toolTipManager.registerTooltip(this.hideToolTip);
+        });
       }, delayToMsMap[this.props.delay]);
     }
   };
@@ -267,6 +271,7 @@ export class EuiToolTip extends Component<EuiToolTipProps, State> {
           toolTipStyles: DEFAULT_TOOLTIP_STYLES,
           arrowStyles: undefined,
         });
+        toolTipManager.deregisterToolTip(this.hideToolTip);
       }
     });
   };

src/components/tool_tip/tool_tip_manager.test.ts

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+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { toolTipManager } from './tool_tip_manager';
+
+describe('ToolTipManager', () => {
+  describe('registerToolTip', () => {
+    const hideToolTip = jest.fn();
+
+    it('stores the passed hideToolTip callback', () => {
+      toolTipManager.registerTooltip(hideToolTip);
+
+      expect(toolTipManager.toolTipsToHide.has(hideToolTip)).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    it('calls the previously stored hideToolTip callback and removes it from storage', () => {
+      toolTipManager.registerTooltip(() => {});
+
+      expect(hideToolTip).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(toolTipManager.toolTipsToHide.has(hideToolTip)).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('deregisterToolTip', () => {
+    // If the current tooltip is already hidden before the next tooltip is visible,
+    // there's no need to re-hide it, so we deregister the callback
+    const deregisteredHide = jest.fn();
+
+    it('removes the hide callback from storage', () => {
+      toolTipManager.registerTooltip(deregisteredHide);
+      toolTipManager.deregisterToolTip(deregisteredHide);
+      toolTipManager.registerTooltip(() => {});
+
+      expect(deregisteredHide).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+      expect(toolTipManager.toolTipsToHide.has(deregisteredHide)).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+  });
+});

src/components/tool_tip/tool_tip_manager.ts

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+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Manager utility that ensures only one tooltip is visible at a time
+ *
+ * UX rationale (primarily for mouse-only users):
+ * @see https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/144482
+ * @see https://github.com/elastic/eui/issues/5883
+ */
+class ToolTipManager {
+  // We use a set instead of a single var just in case
+  // multiple tooltips are registered via async shenanigans
+  toolTipsToHide = new Set<Function>();
+
+  registerTooltip = (hideCallback: Function) => {
+    this.toolTipsToHide.forEach((hide) => hide());
+    this.toolTipsToHide.clear();
+    this.toolTipsToHide.add(hideCallback);
+  };
+
+  deregisterToolTip = (hideCallback: Function) => {
+    this.toolTipsToHide.delete(hideCallback);
+  };
+}
+
+export const toolTipManager = new ToolTipManager();

upcoming_changelogs/6520.md

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+**Breaking changes**
+
+- `EuiToolTip`s now internally enforce only showing **one** tooltip at a time (the most recently triggered tooltip). This primary affects scenarios where users are focused on a tooltip toggle via click, and then hover onto another tooltip toggle.