Port TypeScript PR #63054: Default types to [], support "*" wildcard

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Ports microsoft/TypeScript#63054. Changes default behavior: when types is unset, no @types packages are auto-discovered. Use types: ["*"] for the previous behavior.

Core Changes

• internal/core/compileroptions.go: Add UsesWildcardTypes() method—returns true if types contains "*"
• internal/module/resolver.go: Update GetAutomaticTypeDirectiveNames():
  • No wildcard → return types directly (or [] if nil)
  • Wildcard present → enumerate type roots, substitute "*" with discovered packages, deduplicate
• internal/checker/checker.go: Swap diagnostic message selection logic—now suggests adding to types when wildcards are NOT in use
• internal/compiler/fileInclude.go: Update automatic type directive file diagnostics to use new wildcard check

Example

// Old behavior (auto-discover all @types)
{ "compilerOptions": { } }

// New equivalent (explicit wildcard)
{ "compilerOptions": { "types": ["*"] } }

// Explicit subset only
{ "compilerOptions": { "types": ["node", "jest"] } }

// Mix explicit + wildcard
{ "compilerOptions": { "types": ["my-special-types", "*"] } }

Test Updates

• Baseline changes reflect updated error messages (TS2580 → TS2591 with types field instructions)
• Two fourslash tests added to failingTests.txt—depend on old auto-discovery behavior, will resolve when TypeScript submodule updates

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