fix(content): automatically recalculate offset when header/footer changes #30862
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Issue number: resolves #26981
What is the current behavior?
Currently, ion-content calculates its layout offsets (--offset-top/bottom) only on initialization or window resize.
If a developer dynamically changes the height of a header or footer (e.g., expanding a searchbar, wrapping text) or adds a toolbar conditionally to the DOM (e.g., via *ngIf), the ion-content does not adjust. This results in content being obscured behind the header/footer.
What is the new behavior?
This PR adds a ResizeObserver and MutationObserver to ion-content to automatically handle dynamic layout changes.
ResizeObserver watches sibling and elements and triggers a recalculation of --offset-top and --offset-bottom whenever their dimensions change.
MutationObserver watches the parent element to detect when or elements are added to or removed from the DOM.
Removes the need for developers to manually listen for standard dynamic layout changes.
Does this introduce a breaking change?
Other information
I have added a new E2E test suite in core/src/components/content/test/auto-offset which covers:
Visual Regression: Ensures no regressions on initial load.
Functional Header: Expands a header dynamically and asserts that content --offset-top update correctly.
Functional Footer: Expands a footer dynamically and asserts that content --offset-bottom update correctly.
Visual Confirmation: Snapshots verify that the content is physically pushed down/up when toolbars expand.
Before:

After:
