The "@nx/node:application" generator fails with "--js" flag

[ChngYrNick]

Current Behavior

I created a new Nx monorepo and attempted to generate a new Node.js project using the following command:
ng g @nx/node:application apps/api --js
However, the command failed with the following error message:

json.exclude is not iterable

Expected Behavior

The command should successfully generate a Node.js application using JavaScript without errors, creating the expected project structure and configurations.

GitHub Repo

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Steps to Reproduce

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a new Nx monorepo:

   npx create-nx-workspace@latest project

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd project

3. Generate a new Node.js application with JavaScript:

   ng g @nx/node:application --js

4. Observe the error message:

   json.exclude is not iterable
   

Nx Report

Node           : 20.17.0
OS             : linux-x64
Native Target  : x86_64-linux
npm            : 10.8.2

nx (global)    : 20.4.4
nx             : 20.4.4
@nx/js         : 20.4.4
@nx/jest       : 20.4.4
@nx/eslint     : 20.4.4
@nx/workspace  : 20.4.4
@nx/devkit     : 20.4.4
@nx/node       : 20.4.4
typescript     : 5.7.3

Failure Logs

TypeError: json.exclude is not iterable
    at /home/serhii/projects/salutem/node_modules/@nx/devkit/src/generators/update-ts-configs-to-js.js:31:25
    at updateJson (/home/serhii/projects/salutem/node_modules/nx/src/generators/utils/json.js:46:26)
    at updateTsConfigsToJs (/home/serhii/projects/salutem/node_modules/@nx/devkit/src/generators/update-ts-configs-to-js.js:28:41)
    at applicationGeneratorInternal (/home/serhii/projects/salutem/node_modules/@nx/node/src/generators/application/application.js:420:42)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at async /home/serhii/projects/salutem/node_modules/nx/src/command-line/generate/generate.js:240:26
    at async handleErrors (/home/serhii/projects/salutem/node_modules/nx/src/utils/handle-errors.js:8:24)
    at async Object.handler (/home/serhii/projects/salutem/node_modules/nx/src/command-line/generate/command-object.js:13:22)

Package Manager Version

10.8.2

Operating System

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Additional Information

WSL version: 2.4.11.0.
OS: Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS