serve-static target should not be created without e2e config

[DariusPa]

Current Behavior

1. Generate new application without e2e config: nx g @nx/angular:application app123 --directory apps --bundler=esbuild --ssr=false --projectNameAndRootFormat=derived
2. Generated app GENERATES serve-static target under project.json even though I haven't passed e2eTestRunner flag

Expected Behavior

1. Generate new application without e2e config: nx g @nx/angular:application app123 --directory apps --bundler=esbuild --ssr=false --projectNameAndRootFormat=derived
2. Newly created app SHOULD NOT generate serve-static target under project.json if e2eTestRunner flag is not passed

GitHub Repo

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Steps to Reproduce

1. nx g @nx/angular:application app123 --directory apps --bundler=esbuild --ssr=false --projectNameAndRootFormat=derived

Nx Report

Node           : 18.17.0
OS             : darwin-arm64
Native Target  : aarch64-macos
npm            : 10.1.0

nx (global)        : 17.0.3
nx                 : 19.6.4
@nx/js             : 19.6.4
@nx/jest           : 19.6.4
@nx/linter         : 19.6.4
@nx/eslint         : 19.6.4
@nx/workspace      : 19.6.4
@nx/angular        : 19.6.4
@nx/cypress        : 19.6.4
@nx/devkit         : 19.6.4
@nx/eslint-plugin  : 19.6.4
@nx/nest           : 19.6.4
@nx/node           : 19.6.4
@nx/playwright     : 19.6.4
@nx/plugin         : 19.6.4
@nrwl/tao          : 19.6.4
@nx/vite           : 19.6.4
@nx/web            : 19.6.4
@nx/webpack        : 19.6.4
typescript         : 5.5.4
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Community plugins:
@ngneat/transloco        : 6.0.4
@ngrx/component-store    : 18.0.2
@ngrx/effects            : 18.0.2
@ngrx/entity             : 18.0.2
@ngrx/eslint-plugin      : 18.0.2
@ngrx/operators          : 18.0.2
@ngrx/router-store       : 18.0.2
@ngrx/schematics         : 18.0.2
@ngrx/signals            : 18.0.2
@ngrx/store              : 18.0.2
@ngrx/store-devtools     : 18.0.2
angular-auth-oidc-client : 18.0.1
apollo-angular           : 7.1.2

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Additional Information

The code that needs to be moved:

nx/packages/angular/src/generators/application/lib/add-e2e.ts

Line 31 in 320d9f2

addFileServerTarget(tree, options, 'serve-static', e2eWebServerInfo.e2ePort);

Pull request opened: #27853

[Coly010]

The serve static target is useful for other scenarios:

• Previewing a production version of your application locally
• Module Federation features

It is not constrained to just e2e.

I'll make a slight change to how and where it is set up to reflect this.