fix(form-core): respect dontValidate option in formApi array modifiers

[PejmanNik]

fix #1764

🎯 Changes

check the dontValidate option in array modifiers before applying validation

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[PejmanNik]

I couldn't find a single test that checks the dontValidate , should I create a parameterized test for it? What is your plan?

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☁️ Nx Cloud last updated this comment at 2025-09-28 13:06:57 UTC

[LeCarbonator]

Looks good! Not sure why codecov is not tracking this, but either way, unit tests for meta options would be great!

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[PejmanNik]

Thank you, I'll try to create a separate PR for adding tests

[LeCarbonator]

I'll merge later today. Thanks for the PR!