fix(compiler-cli): report missing pipes when fullTemplateTypeCheck is disabled

packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/type_check_block.ts

@@ -1022,11 +1022,11 @@ export class Context {
     return ts.createIdentifier(`_t${this.nextId++}`);
   }
 
-  getPipeByName(name: string): ts.Expression|null {
+  getPipeByName(name: string): Reference<ClassDeclaration<ts.ClassDeclaration>>|null {
     if (!this.pipes.has(name)) {
       return null;
     }
-    return this.env.pipeInst(this.pipes.get(name)!);
+    return this.pipes.get(name)!;
   }
 }
 
@@ -1568,19 +1568,20 @@ class TcbExpressionTranslator {
       return ts.createIdentifier('ctx');
     } else if (ast instanceof BindingPipe) {
       const expr = this.translate(ast.exp);
+      const pipeRef = this.tcb.getPipeByName(ast.name);
       let pipe: ts.Expression|null;
-      if (this.tcb.env.config.checkTypeOfPipes) {
-        pipe = this.tcb.getPipeByName(ast.name);
-        if (pipe === null) {
-          // No pipe by that name exists in scope. Record this as an error.
-          this.tcb.oobRecorder.missingPipe(this.tcb.id, ast);
-
-          // Return an 'any' value to at least allow the rest of the expression to be checked.
-          pipe = NULL_AS_ANY;
-        }
+      if (pipeRef === null) {
+        // No pipe by that name exists in scope. Record this as an error.
+        this.tcb.oobRecorder.missingPipe(this.tcb.id, ast);
+
+        // Use an 'any' value to at least allow the rest of the expression to be checked.
+        pipe = NULL_AS_ANY;
+      } else if (this.tcb.env.config.checkTypeOfPipes) {
+        // Use a variable declared as the pipe's type.
+        pipe = this.tcb.env.pipeInst(pipeRef);
       } else {
-        pipe = ts.createParen(ts.createAsExpression(
-            ts.createNull(), ts.createKeywordTypeNode(ts.SyntaxKind.AnyKeyword)));
+        // Use an 'any' value when not checking the type of the pipe.
+        pipe = NULL_AS_ANY;
       }
       const args = ast.args.map(arg => this.translate(arg));
       const result = tsCallMethod(pipe, 'transform', [expr, ...args]);

packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/template_typecheck_spec.ts

@@ -1080,6 +1080,31 @@ export declare class AnimationEvent {
       expect(getSourceCodeForDiagnostic(diags[0])).toBe('unknown');
     });
 
+    it('should report an error with an unknown pipe even if `fullTemplateTypeCheck` is disabled',
+       () => {
+         env.tsconfig({ivyTemplateTypeCheck: true, fullTemplateTypeCheck: false});
+         env.write('test.ts', `
+          import {Component, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+
+          @Component({
+            selector: 'test',
+            template: '{{expr | unknown}}',
+          })
+          class TestCmp {
+            expr = 3;
+          }
+
+          @NgModule({
+            declarations: [TestCmp],
+          })
+          class Module {}
+        `);
+         const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+         expect(diags.length).toBe(1);
+         expect(diags[0].messageText).toBe(`No pipe found with name 'unknown'.`);
+         expect(getSourceCodeForDiagnostic(diags[0])).toBe('unknown');
+       });
+
     it('should report an error with pipe bindings', () => {
       env.write('test.ts', `
     import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';