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dtslint should install `typescript@next` at least once a day

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Start at the dtslint installation path and trace how missing TypeScript versions are detected and installed. Define the once-per-day freshness check for typescript@next, then verify that repeated runs avoid unnecessary installs while an outdated version is refreshed.

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Description

currently dtslint only installs versions of typescript that are missing. However, typescript@next changes every day, so it should get installed whenever it's out of date. The simplest way would be to install it on each run, but that would slow down testing.

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