Type checking for structural directive without parameter
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Description
### Which @angular/* package(s) are the source of the bug?
Don't known / other
### Is this a regression?
No
### Description
Hello,
not sure if this is an actual issue or just me misunderstanding behaviour of structural directives in Angular.
Let's say we have a simple structural directive (see [repro](https://stackblitz.com/edit/angular-ivy-vbzbnj?file=src%2Fapp%2Funless.directive.ts,src%2Fapp%2Fapp.component.html,tsconfig.json,src%2Fapp%2Fapp.module.ts,src%2Fapp%2Fapp.component.ts)). From my point of view, two declarations below should be equal, however, the first one throws type error, while the second one compiles without any errors. Why is that?
```ts
Test
Test
```
From my point of view, typechecker expects the structural directive without any parameters to be equal to following:
```ts
Test
````
when in reality, it is equal to code above (I tried to change the type of the directive parameter to `boolean | string`, and checked if the input setter will be called - it wasn't).
### Please provide a link to a minimal reproduction of the bug
https://stackblitz.com/edit/angular-ivy-vbzbnj?file=src%2Fapp%2Funless.directive.ts,src%2Fapp%2Fapp.component.html,tsconfig.json,src%2Fapp%2Fapp.module.ts,src%2Fapp%2Fapp.component.ts
### Please provide the exception or error you saw
_No response_
### Please provide the environment you discovered this bug in (run `ng version`)
_No response_
### Anything else?
_No response_
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the StackBlitz reproduction, especially src/app/unless.directive.ts, src/app/app.component.html, tsconfig.json, src/app/app.module.ts, and src/app/app.component.ts. Reproduce the differing type-checking behavior for *appUnless and the equivalent ng-template form, then trace Angular's structural-directive template checking. Done means the behavior is explained and the two forms are handled consistently if the reported behavior is confirmed.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- angular, typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100