Add lint rule for as any and bulk ignore all existing breaks

For #269213

This adds a new eslint rule for `as any` and `<any>({... })`. We'd like to remove almost all of these, however right now the first goal is to prevent them in new code. That's why with this first PR I simply add `eslint-disable` comments for all breaks

Trying to get this change in soon after branching off for release to hopefully minimize disruption during debt week work

extensions/git/src/commands.ts

@@ -2381,8 +2381,10 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 		let promptToSaveFilesBeforeCommit = config.get<'always' | 'staged' | 'never'>('promptToSaveFilesBeforeCommit');
 
 		// migration
+		// eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
 		if (promptToSaveFilesBeforeCommit as any === true) {
 			promptToSaveFilesBeforeCommit = 'always';
+			// eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
 		} else if (promptToSaveFilesBeforeCommit as any === false) {
 			promptToSaveFilesBeforeCommit = 'never';
 		}
@@ -5368,6 +5370,7 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 		};
 
 		// patch this object, so people can call methods directly
+		// eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
 		(this as any)[key] = result;
 
 		return result;

extensions/git/src/emoji.ts

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export async function ensureEmojis() {
 
 async function loadEmojiMap() {
 	const context = getExtensionContext();
+	// eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
 	const uri = (Uri as any).joinPath(context.extensionUri, 'resources', 'emojis.json');
 	emojiMap = JSON.parse(new TextDecoder('utf8').decode(await workspace.fs.readFile(uri)));
 }

extensions/git/src/git.ts

@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ export class GitError extends Error {
 		}, null, 2);
 
 		if (this.error) {
+			// eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
 			result += (<any>this.error).stack;
 		}
 
@@ -2972,7 +2973,9 @@ export class Repository {
 					const result = await this.exec(['rev-list', '--left-right', '--count', `${branch.name}...${branch.upstream.remote}/${branch.upstream.name}`]);
 					const [ahead, behind] = result.stdout.trim().split('\t');
 
+					// eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
 					(branch as any).ahead = Number(ahead) || 0;
+					// eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
 					(branch as any).behind = Number(behind) || 0;
 				} catch { }
 			}

extensions/git/src/main.ts

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ async function createModel(context: ExtensionContext, logger: LogOutputChannel,
 
 	const git = new Git({
 		gitPath: info.path,
+		// eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
 		userAgent: `git/${info.version} (${(os as any).version?.() ?? os.type()} ${os.release()}; ${os.platform()} ${os.arch()}) vscode/${vscodeVersion} (${env.appName})`,
 		version: info.version,
 		env: environment,

extensions/git/src/util.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export function combinedDisposable(disposables: IDisposable[]): IDisposable {
 export const EmptyDisposable = toDisposable(() => null);
 
 export function fireEvent<T>(event: Event<T>): Event<T> {
+	// eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
 	return (listener: (e: T) => any, thisArgs?: any, disposables?: Disposable[]) => event(_ => (listener as any).call(thisArgs), null, disposables);
 }
 
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ export function once(fn: (...args: any[]) => any): (...args: any[]) => any {
 
 export function assign<T>(destination: T, ...sources: any[]): T {
 	for (const source of sources) {
+		// eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
 		Object.keys(source).forEach(key => (destination as any)[key] = source[key]);
 	}
 
@@ -236,6 +238,7 @@ export function readBytes(stream: Readable, bytes: number): Promise<Buffer> {
 			bytesRead += bytesToRead;
 
 			if (bytesRead === bytes) {
+				// eslint-disable-next-line local/code-no-any-casts
 				(stream as any).destroy(); // Will trigger the close event eventually
 			}
 		});