The unit-test builder doesn't re-run test suites on changes to non-spec files
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Description
### Command
test
### Is this a regression?
- [ ] Yes, this behavior used to work in the previous version
### The previous version in which this bug was not present was
_No response_
### Description
Storybook has support for running component tests using Vitest. When trying to build a POC with the `unit-test` builder, I ran into two issues.
- Storybook can't transform the stories because the compiled code leads to file with just an`import` as its contents.
- Making changes to files that aren't in the `include` array doesn't trigger tests to be re-run.
I was able to work around the code import issue with a plugin that re-exports the chunks from compiled files
https://github.com/brandonroberts/angular-storybook-vitest/blob/main/vitest-storybook-base.config.ts#L16
### Minimal Reproduction
https://github.com/brandonroberts/angular-storybook-vitest
1. Clone and install dependencies
2. Run `npm run test-storybook`
3. Note the tests pass
4. Make a change in one of the `src/stories/*.stories.ts` files
5. Note the build re-compiles but the tests aren't re-run.
The `test-storybook` target excludes the `stories` files because of the import issue so they are transpiled as-is.
https://github.com/brandonroberts/angular-storybook-vitest/blob/main/angular.json#L94
### Exception or Error
```text
No exception
```
### Your Environment
```text
Angular v21
```
### Anything else relevant?
_No response_
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the linked reproduction, its angular.json test-storybook target, and npm run test-storybook. Change a non-included story or other relevant file and observe whether the build recompiles without rerunning tests. Done means changes to files outside the include array trigger the test suite again; an open pull request is already linked to this issue.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- angular, typescript
- Domain
- build-system, testing
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100