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+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { writeFile } from '../../utils/fs';
+import { installPackage } from '../../utils/packages';
+import { exec, ng } from '../../utils/process';
+import { applyVitestBuilder } from '../../utils/vitest';
+
+/**
+ * Allow `vitest` import in browser mode.
+ * @see https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/issues/31745
+ */
+export default async function (): Promise<void> {
+  await applyVitestBuilder();
+
+  await installPackage('playwright@1');
+  await installPackage('@vitest/browser-playwright@4');
+
+  await exec('npx', 'playwright', 'install', 'chromium', '--only-shell');
+
+  await writeFile(
+    'src/app/app.spec.ts',
+    `
+    import { test, expect } from 'vitest';
+
+    test('should pass', () => {
+      expect(true).toBe(true);
+    });
+  `,
+  );
+
+  const { stdout } = await ng('test', '--browsers', 'ChromiumHeadless');
+
+  assert.match(stdout, /1 passed/, 'Expected 1 tests to pass.');
+}