[Proposal] we should provide a function to build a fork with defs extracted from @babel/types about ast-types HOT 4 OPEN

Just FYI, https://github.com/codemodsquad/astx/blob/main/src/babel/babelAstTypes.ts should be considered the most up-to-date implementation of this approach, not the code example in OP

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@jedwards1211 I think this is a great idea, and thanks for sharing concrete code!

I may be able to get this copy/pasted/tested soon, but I would also be happy to take a PR if you have the time.

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@benjamn okay great! I think I should check first with the Babel maintainers if the way I'm inspecting the validate field is intended to be public API. If not I'll ask them to commit to making that metadata public API in some other way.

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babel/babel#15276

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