feat(etag-test): restore ETag behavior for static pre-rendered page

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Adding or Updating Examples

• Follows the examples contribution guide: https://github.com/vercel/next.js/blob/canary/contributing/examples/adding-examples.md
• Linting and build verified via pnpm build && pnpm lint
• Demonstrates ETag behavior in both Next.js 14 and 15
• Helpful for debugging static pre-rendered page caching

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What?

This PR adds an example under examples/etag-test that demonstrates how to restore ETag support for static pre-rendered pages in Next.js 15, and how the behavior compares to Next.js 14.

Why?

Starting with Next.js 15, React Server Components (RSC) are streamed by default, which disables automatic ETag headers on static responses.
Many developers upgrading from v14 expect 304 caching to work, but observe 200s instead.
This example helps validate and test that behavior explicitly.

How?

• Added a minimal etag-test example with a static route (pages/index.tsx)
• Verified that ETag headers are properly included
• Tested curl with If-None-Match to confirm 304 Not Modified response
• Example works with both Next.js 14 and 15 — great for comparing caching behavior

Fixes: #80452

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Example path: examples/etag-test
Works in:

• Next.js 14.1.4 → Static pages send ETag by default
• Next.js 15.3.3 → Restores ETag by avoiding default RSC streaming behavior

To test:

pnpm install
pnpm build
pnpm start
curl -I http://localhost:3000/
curl -I -H 'If-None-Match: "<etag-value>"' http://localhost:3000/

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[graphite-app]

There appears to be a copy-paste error in the README.md installation instructions. The command references hello-world instead of etag-test:

npx create-next-app --example hello-world hello-world-app

This should be corrected to:

npx create-next-app --example etag-test etag-test-app

to ensure users install the correct example when following the documentation.

Suggested change

	npx create-next-app --example hello-world hello-world-app
	npx create-next-app --example etag-test etag-test-app

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