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Add common test for getting all types in each runtime library implementation assembly

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#68,341 opened on Apr 21, 2022

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Description

Some libraries don't have tests using every type (for example, internal types only used in hard to automate scenarios). It may be valuable to have a test that just loads all types in runtime libraries.

See: https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/68240#issuecomment-1103343367 https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/pull/68274#discussion_r854468777

cc @danmoseley

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Review the linked discussion in issue #68240 and PR #68274 to understand the proposed approach, then implement a test that enumerates all types in each runtime library assembly and verifies they load correctly.
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