fix(core): define better typings for TestModuleMetadata.

To improve compiler errors on `TestModuleMetadata`, lets replace `any`  for `providers`, `declarations` and `imports`

fixes angular#51765

Author: JeanMeche

packages/core/test/acceptance/change_detection_signals_in_zones_spec.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,38 @@ import {TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {signal} from '../../src/signals';
 
 describe('CheckAlways components', () => {
+  it('should properly remove stale dependencies from the signal graph', () => {
+    @Component({
+      template: `{{show() ? name() + ' aged ' + age() : 'anonymous'}}`,
+      standalone: true,
+    })
+    class CheckAlwaysCmp {
+      name = signal('John');
+      age = signal(25);
+      show = signal(true);
+    }
+
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(CheckAlwaysCmp);
+    const instance = fixture.componentInstance;
+
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.textContent.trim()).toEqual('John aged 25');
+
+    instance.show.set(false);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.textContent.trim()).toEqual('anonymous');
+
+    instance.name.set('Bob');
+
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.textContent.trim()).toEqual('anonymous');
+
+    instance.show.set(true);
+
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement.textContent.trim()).toEqual('Bob aged 25');
+  });
+
   it('can read a signal', () => {
     @Component({
       template: `{{value()}}`,

packages/core/testing/src/test_bed_common.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {InjectionToken, SchemaMetadata, ɵDeferBlockBehavior as DeferBlockBehavior} from '@angular/core';
+import {ModuleWithProviders} from '@angular/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/testing/fake_core';
+import {EnvironmentProviders, InjectionToken, Provider, SchemaMetadata, Type, ɵDeferBlockBehavior as DeferBlockBehavior} from '@angular/core';
 
 
 /** Whether test modules should be torn down by default. */
@@ -42,9 +43,9 @@ export const ComponentFixtureNoNgZone = new InjectionToken<boolean>('ComponentFi
  * @publicApi
  */
 export interface TestModuleMetadata {
-  providers?: any[];
-  declarations?: any[];
-  imports?: any[];
+  providers?: Array<Provider|EnvironmentProviders>;
+  declarations?: Array<Type<any>>;
+  imports?: Array<Type<any>|ModuleWithProviders<any>>;
   schemas?: Array<SchemaMetadata|any[]>;
   teardown?: ModuleTeardownOptions;
   /**

packages/core/testing/src/test_bed_compiler.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {ResourceLoader} from '@angular/compiler';
-import {ApplicationInitStatus, Compiler, COMPILER_OPTIONS, Component, Directive, Injector, InjectorType, LOCALE_ID, ModuleWithComponentFactories, ModuleWithProviders, NgModule, NgModuleFactory, NgZone, Pipe, PlatformRef, Provider, provideZoneChangeDetection, resolveForwardRef, StaticProvider, Type, ɵclearResolutionOfComponentResourcesQueue, ɵcompileComponent as compileComponent, ɵcompileDirective as compileDirective, ɵcompileNgModuleDefs as compileNgModuleDefs, ɵcompilePipe as compilePipe, ɵDEFAULT_LOCALE_ID as DEFAULT_LOCALE_ID, ɵDEFER_BLOCK_CONFIG as DEFER_BLOCK_CONFIG, ɵDeferBlockBehavior as DeferBlockBehavior, ɵdepsTracker as depsTracker, ɵDirectiveDef as DirectiveDef, ɵgenerateStandaloneInDeclarationsError, ɵgetAsyncClassMetadata as getAsyncClassMetadata, ɵgetInjectableDef as getInjectableDef, ɵInternalEnvironmentProviders as InternalEnvironmentProviders, ɵisComponentDefPendingResolution, ɵisEnvironmentProviders as isEnvironmentProviders, ɵNG_COMP_DEF as NG_COMP_DEF, ɵNG_DIR_DEF as NG_DIR_DEF, ɵNG_INJ_DEF as NG_INJ_DEF, ɵNG_MOD_DEF as NG_MOD_DEF, ɵNG_PIPE_DEF as NG_PIPE_DEF, ɵNgModuleFactory as R3NgModuleFactory, ɵNgModuleTransitiveScopes as NgModuleTransitiveScopes, ɵNgModuleType as NgModuleType, ɵpatchComponentDefWithScope as patchComponentDefWithScope, ɵRender3ComponentFactory as ComponentFactory, ɵRender3NgModuleRef as NgModuleRef, ɵresolveComponentResources, ɵrestoreComponentResolutionQueue, ɵsetLocaleId as setLocaleId, ɵtransitiveScopesFor as transitiveScopesFor, ɵUSE_RUNTIME_DEPS_TRACKER_FOR_JIT as USE_RUNTIME_DEPS_TRACKER_FOR_JIT, ɵɵInjectableDeclaration as InjectableDeclaration} from '@angular/core';
+import {ApplicationInitStatus, Compiler, COMPILER_OPTIONS, Component, Directive, EnvironmentProviders, Injector, InjectorType, LOCALE_ID, ModuleWithComponentFactories, ModuleWithProviders, NgModule, NgModuleFactory, NgZone, Pipe, PlatformRef, Provider, provideZoneChangeDetection, resolveForwardRef, StaticProvider, Type, ɵclearResolutionOfComponentResourcesQueue, ɵcompileComponent as compileComponent, ɵcompileDirective as compileDirective, ɵcompileNgModuleDefs as compileNgModuleDefs, ɵcompilePipe as compilePipe, ɵDEFAULT_LOCALE_ID as DEFAULT_LOCALE_ID, ɵDEFER_BLOCK_CONFIG as DEFER_BLOCK_CONFIG, ɵDeferBlockBehavior as DeferBlockBehavior, ɵdepsTracker as depsTracker, ɵDirectiveDef as DirectiveDef, ɵgenerateStandaloneInDeclarationsError, ɵgetAsyncClassMetadata as getAsyncClassMetadata, ɵgetInjectableDef as getInjectableDef, ɵInternalEnvironmentProviders as InternalEnvironmentProviders, ɵisComponentDefPendingResolution, ɵisEnvironmentProviders as isEnvironmentProviders, ɵNG_COMP_DEF as NG_COMP_DEF, ɵNG_DIR_DEF as NG_DIR_DEF, ɵNG_INJ_DEF as NG_INJ_DEF, ɵNG_MOD_DEF as NG_MOD_DEF, ɵNG_PIPE_DEF as NG_PIPE_DEF, ɵNgModuleFactory as R3NgModuleFactory, ɵNgModuleTransitiveScopes as NgModuleTransitiveScopes, ɵNgModuleType as NgModuleType, ɵpatchComponentDefWithScope as patchComponentDefWithScope, ɵRender3ComponentFactory as ComponentFactory, ɵRender3NgModuleRef as NgModuleRef, ɵresolveComponentResources, ɵrestoreComponentResolutionQueue, ɵsetLocaleId as setLocaleId, ɵtransitiveScopesFor as transitiveScopesFor, ɵUSE_RUNTIME_DEPS_TRACKER_FOR_JIT as USE_RUNTIME_DEPS_TRACKER_FOR_JIT, ɵɵInjectableDeclaration as InjectableDeclaration} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {ComponentDef, ComponentType} from '../../src/render3';
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class TestBedCompiler {
   // Testing module configuration
   private declarations: Type<any>[] = [];
   private imports: Type<any>[] = [];
-  private providers: Provider[] = [];
+  private providers: (Provider|EnvironmentProviders)[] = [];
   private schemas: any[] = [];
 
   // Queues of components/directives/pipes that should be recompiled.