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The unit-test builder doesn't re-run test suites on changes to non-spec files

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angular/build:unit-test freq1: low severity3: broken type: bug/fix
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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

Open the contributing 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

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