Implement runtime-based IValidatableTypeInfoResolver implementation

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🚀 Goal

Provide a runtime implementation of IValidatableTypeInfoResolver so that minimal-API validation still works when the source-generator path is unavailable (e.g., dynamic compilation, IDEs without generators, or environments where generators are turned off).

We already have a runtime implementation for parameter discovery (RuntimeValidatableParameterInfoResolver), but type discovery still falls back to the generated-code path. This issue tracks filling that gap.

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📚 Background & Current State

• Compile-time story
  The Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.ValidationsGenerator source-generator analyzes user code and emits a GeneratedValidatableInfoResolver that can resolve every validatable type/property via static look-ups (no reflection, very AOT-friendly).

• Runtime story

  • RuntimeValidatableParameterInfoResolver already examines method parameters with reflection.
  • The type side (TryGetValidatableTypeInfo) is currently a stub that always returns false.

• Why we need a runtime fallback

  • Enables validation in projects that do not reference the generator-capable SDK.
  • Keeps behavior consistent when developers disable generators during debugging.
  • Unblocks dynamic scenarios (e.g., plugins, Roslyn scripting).

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🗺️ High-level Design

Concern	Runtime behavior
Discovery algorithm	Reflect over the supplied Type, walking public instance properties recursively to build a ValidatableTypeInfo graph that mirrors the compile-time generator’s output.
Performance	Cache results in ConcurrentDictionary<Type, IValidatableInfo?> to avoid repeated reflection.
Cycles	Track a HashSet<Type> during the walk to break infinite recursion (return null for already-seen types).
Trimming	Avoid type.GetProperties() overloads that allocate attribute arrays; use BindingFlags filters and store only needed PropertyInfos.
Thread-safety	All caches must be static and thread-safe; rely on ConcurrentDictionary.GetOrAdd instead of lock.
Registration order	Add the new resolver to ValidationOptions.Resolvers after generated resolvers so compile-time wins when present, but before any user-added fallback.

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🔨 Step-by-Step Tasks

1. Create the file
   src/Http/Http.Abstractions/src/Validation/RuntimeValidatableTypeInfoResolver.cs
   (namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Validation).

2. Scaffold the class

   internal sealed class RuntimeValidatableTypeInfoResolver : IValidatableInfoResolver
   {
       private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Type, IValidatableInfo?> _cache = new();
   
       public bool TryGetValidatableTypeInfo(
           Type type,
           [NotNullWhen(true)] out IValidatableInfo? info)
       {
           // TODO – implement
       }
   
       // Parameter discovery is handled elsewhere
       public bool TryGetValidatableParameterInfo(
           ParameterInfo p,
           [NotNullWhen(true)] out IValidatableInfo? i)
       {
           i = null;
           return false;
       }
   }

3. Implement the discovery walk

   • Bail out early if the type is primitive, enum, or one of the special cases handled by RuntimeValidatableParameterInfoResolver.IsClass.
   • Collect [ValidationAttribute] instances applied to the type.
   • Iterate over each PropertyInfo:
     • Determine flags:
       • IsEnumerable → implements IEnumerable but not string.
       • IsNullable → Nullable.GetUnderlyingType != null or reference type.
       • IsRequired → property has [Required] or is a non-nullable reference type.
       • HasValidatableType → recurse into property.PropertyType and check result.
     • Construct a RuntimeValidatablePropertyInfo object (mirrors the pattern in the parameter resolver).
   • Create a RuntimeValidatableTypeInfo instance derived from ValidatableTypeInfo.
   • Cache the result (null counts) before returning.

4. Unit tests

   • Add tests under src/Http/Http.Extensions/test/….

   • Test cases:

     Scenario	Expectation
     POCO with [Required] properties	Attributes surfaced
     Nested complex types	Recursion works
     Collection of complex types	IsEnumerable == true, HasValidatableType == true
     Cyclic reference (A ↔ B)	No stack overflow; duplicate types handled

   • Use Validator.TryValidateObject in assertions to validate behavior end-to-end.

5. Wire-up
   In ServiceCollectionValidationExtensions.AddValidation, register:

   options.Resolvers.Add(new RuntimeValidatableTypeInfoResolver());

   Place it after generated resolver registration.

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✅ Acceptance Criteria

• A sample minimal-API app without the ValidationsGenerator package validates request bodies & query parameters successfully at runtime.
• All new and existing unit tests pass

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🔗 Helpful Code References

• Generator logic: src/Http/Http.Extensions/gen/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.ValidationsGenerator/*
• Existing runtime parameter resolver: src/Http/Http.Abstractions/src/Validation/RuntimeValidatableParameterInfoResolver.cs