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`urlRoot` in `karma.conf.js` can't be set to anything other than the default `/`

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area: @angular-devkit/build-angular devkit/build-angular:karma freq1: low severity3: broken type: bug/fix
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Description

# 🐞 Bug report

### Command (mark with an `x`)

- [ ] new
- [ ] build
- [ ] serve
- [x] test
- [ ] e2e
- [ ] generate
- [ ] add
- [ ] update
- [ ] lint
- [ ] extract-i18n
- [ ] run
- [ ] config
- [ ] help
- [ ] version
- [ ] doc

### Is this a regression?

No.

### Description

Can't set `urlRoot` in `karma.conf.js` to anything other than "/" because:

> Angular CLI uses custom context file, which leads to this bug. It adds ``, which forces context.html to request http://localhost:9876/context.js instead of http://localhost:9876/karma/context.js.

which is described in detail in this issue: https://github.com/karma-runner/karma/issues/3357#issuecomment-634630974.

## 🔬 Minimal Reproduction

Run `ng test` with a `karma.conf.js` that contains a `urlRoot` set to anything but `/`:

```js
{
...,
urlRoot: "newBase"
}

```

## 🔥 Exception or Error

The error that is logged is the following:

```
09 11 2021 23:25:29.766:WARN [web-server]: 404: /_karma_webpack_/context.js
```

## 🌍 Your Environment



Angular CLI: 11.2.0
Node: 14.18.0
OS: darwin x64

Angular: 11.2.14
... common, compiler, compiler-cli, core, forms, localize
... platform-browser, platform-browser-dynamic, router, upgrade
Ivy Workspace: Yes

Package Version
---------------------------------------------------------
@angular-devkit/architect 0.1102.0
@angular-devkit/build-angular 0.1102.0
@angular-devkit/core 11.2.14
@angular-devkit/schematics 11.2.14
@angular/animations 12.2.8
@angular/cdk 11.2.13
@angular/cli 11.2.0
@schematics/angular 11.2.14
@schematics/update 0.1102.0
rxjs 6.6.7
typescript 4.1.6

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start with karma.conf.js and the ng test entry point, using the shown urlRoot configuration to reproduce the failure. Trace how the custom context file resolves context.js when urlRoot is set to newBase, and compare it with the expected /karma/context.js path. Done means the test run requests the context script under the configured urlRoot without a 404.

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Assessment

Tech stack
angular, javascript, typescript
Domain
testing
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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