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Expose `--init` functionality in a tsserver command

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Description

We now have --init support to generating a default tsconfig.json file (see #4037). Editors would need to expose a functionality that uses this, possibly passing a set of additional defaults based on their scenario. we need to expose this as a Language Service API as well as a tsserver command. see @jrieken's comment in https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/pull/4037#issuecomment-135056980

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Start by reading the existing --init support from issue #4037 and the referenced comment on pull request #4037. Determine the Language Service API and tsserver command shapes needed to expose it, including editor-provided defaults. Done means both interfaces can generate a default tsconfig.json with the requested additional defaults.

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Tech stack
typescript
Domain
api, devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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