From d1ad45c3afd819ee20401b7e51267ecacc8cd62f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alan Agius <alanagius@google.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2025 11:55:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(@angular-devkit/architect): provide better error when
 builder is not defined

When a builder is not defined a more actionable error message is now displayed.

Closes #29226
---
 .../architect/node/node-modules-architect-host.ts         | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/architect/node/node-modules-architect-host.ts b/packages/angular_devkit/architect/node/node-modules-architect-host.ts
index feb90e803b4a..232b6503308e 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/architect/node/node-modules-architect-host.ts
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/architect/node/node-modules-architect-host.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ function findProjectTarget(
     throw new Error('Project target does not exist.');
   }
 
+  if (!targetDefinition.builder) {
+    throw new Error(`A builder is not set for target '${target}' in project '${project}'.`);
+  }
+
   return targetDefinition;
 }
 
@@ -74,9 +78,9 @@ export class WorkspaceNodeModulesArchitectHost implements ArchitectHost<NodeModu
     } else {
       this.workspaceHost = {
         async getBuilderName(project, target) {
-          const targetDefinition = findProjectTarget(workspaceOrHost, project, target);
+          const { builder } = findProjectTarget(workspaceOrHost, project, target);
 
-          return targetDefinition.builder;
+          return builder;
         },
         async getOptions(project, target, configuration) {
           const targetDefinition = findProjectTarget(workspaceOrHost, project, target);