fix(@angular/build): correctly configure per-browser headless mode in Vitest runner

packages/angular/build/src/builders/unit-test/runners/vitest/browser-provider.ts

@@ -36,13 +36,17 @@ function findBrowserProvider(
   return undefined;
 }
 
-function normalizeBrowserName(browserName: string): string {
+function normalizeBrowserName(browserName: string): { browser: string; headless: boolean } {
   // Normalize browser names to match Vitest's expectations for headless but also supports karma's names
   // e.g., 'ChromeHeadless' -> 'chrome', 'FirefoxHeadless' -> 'firefox'
   // and 'Chrome' -> 'chrome', 'Firefox' -> 'firefox'.
   const normalized = browserName.toLowerCase();
+  const headless = normalized.endsWith('headless');
 
-  return normalized.replace(/headless$/, '');
+  return {
+    browser: headless ? normalized.slice(0, -8) : normalized,
+    headless: headless,
+  };
 }
 
 export async function setupBrowserConfiguration(
@@ -120,21 +124,23 @@ export async function setupBrowserConfiguration(
   }
 
   const isCI = !!process.env['CI'];
-  let headless = isCI || browsers.some((name) => name.toLowerCase().includes('headless'));
+  const instances = browsers.map(normalizeBrowserName);
   if (providerName === 'preview') {
-    // `preview` provider does not support headless mode
-    headless = false;
+    instances.forEach((instance) => {
+      instance.headless = false;
+    });
+  } else if (isCI) {
+    instances.forEach((instance) => {
+      instance.headless = true;
+    });
   }
 
   const browser = {
     enabled: true,
     provider,
-    headless,
-    ui: !headless,
+    ui: !isCI && instances.some((instance) => !instance.headless),
     viewport,
-    instances: browsers.map((browserName) => ({
-      browser: normalizeBrowserName(browserName),
-    })),
+    instances,
   } satisfies BrowserConfigOptions;
 
   return { browser };

packages/angular/build/src/builders/unit-test/runners/vitest/browser-provider_spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.dev/license
+ */
+
+import { mkdir, mkdtemp, rm, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { setupBrowserConfiguration } from './browser-provider';
+
+describe('setupBrowserConfiguration', () => {
+  let workspaceRoot: string;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    // Create a temporary workspace root
+    workspaceRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'angular-cli-test-'));
+    await writeFile(join(workspaceRoot, 'package.json'), '{}');
+
+    // Create a mock @vitest/browser-playwright package
+    const playwrightPkgPath = join(workspaceRoot, 'node_modules/@vitest/browser-playwright');
+    await mkdir(playwrightPkgPath, { recursive: true });
+    await writeFile(
+      join(playwrightPkgPath, 'package.json'),
+      JSON.stringify({ name: '@vitest/browser-playwright', main: 'index.js' }),
+    );
+    await writeFile(
+      join(playwrightPkgPath, 'index.js'),
+      'module.exports = { playwright: () => ({ name: "playwright" }) };',
+    );
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await rm(workspaceRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it('should configure headless mode for specific browsers based on name', async () => {
+    const { browser } = await setupBrowserConfiguration(
+      ['ChromeHeadless', 'Firefox'],
+      false,
+      workspaceRoot,
+      undefined,
+    );
+
+    expect(browser?.enabled).toBeTrue();
+    expect(browser?.instances).toEqual([
+      { browser: 'chrome', headless: true },
+      { browser: 'firefox', headless: false },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('should force headless mode in CI environment', async () => {
+    const originalCI = process.env['CI'];
+    process.env['CI'] = 'true';
+
+    try {
+      const { browser } = await setupBrowserConfiguration(
+        ['Chrome', 'FirefoxHeadless'],
+        false,
+        workspaceRoot,
+        undefined,
+      );
+
+      expect(browser?.instances).toEqual([
+        { browser: 'chrome', headless: true },
+        { browser: 'firefox', headless: true },
+      ]);
+    } finally {
+      if (originalCI === undefined) {
+        delete process.env['CI'];
+      } else {
+        process.env['CI'] = originalCI;
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should set ui property based on headless instances (local)', async () => {
+    // Local run (not CI)
+    const originalCI = process.env['CI'];
+    delete process.env['CI'];
+
+    try {
+      // Case 1: All headless -> UI false
+      let result = await setupBrowserConfiguration(
+        ['ChromeHeadless'],
+        false,
+        workspaceRoot,
+        undefined,
+      );
+      expect(result.browser?.ui).toBeFalse();
+
+      // Case 2: Mixed -> UI true
+      result = await setupBrowserConfiguration(
+        ['ChromeHeadless', 'Firefox'],
+        false,
+        workspaceRoot,
+        undefined,
+      );
+      expect(result.browser?.ui).toBeTrue();
+    } finally {
+      if (originalCI !== undefined) {
+        process.env['CI'] = originalCI;
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should disable UI in CI even if headed browsers are requested', async () => {
+    const originalCI = process.env['CI'];
+    process.env['CI'] = 'true';
+
+    try {
+      const { browser } = await setupBrowserConfiguration(
+        ['Chrome'],
+        false,
+        workspaceRoot,
+        undefined,
+      );
+
+      expect(browser?.ui).toBeFalse();
+      // And verify instances are forced to headless
+      expect(browser?.instances?.[0].headless).toBeTrue();
+    } finally {
+      if (originalCI === undefined) {
+        delete process.env['CI'];
+      } else {
+        process.env['CI'] = originalCI;
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should support Preview provider forcing headless false', async () => {
+    // Create mock preview package
+    const previewPkgPath = join(workspaceRoot, 'node_modules/@vitest/browser-preview');
+    await mkdir(previewPkgPath, { recursive: true });
+    await writeFile(
+      join(previewPkgPath, 'package.json'),
+      JSON.stringify({ name: '@vitest/browser-preview', main: 'index.js' }),
+    );
+    await writeFile(
+      join(previewPkgPath, 'index.js'),
+      'module.exports = { preview: () => ({ name: "preview" }) };',
+    );
+
+    // Remove playwright mock for this test to force usage of preview
+    await rm(join(workspaceRoot, 'node_modules/@vitest/browser-playwright'), {
+      recursive: true,
+      force: true,
+    });
+
+    const { browser } = await setupBrowserConfiguration(
+      ['ChromeHeadless'],
+      false,
+      workspaceRoot,
+      undefined,
+    );
+
+    expect(browser?.provider).toBeDefined();
+    // Preview forces headless false
+    expect(browser?.instances?.[0].headless).toBeFalse();
+  });
+});