fix ICE in serializeValueAsJson

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• Add test for known scalar constructors as ModelProperty default values in openapi3
• Fix serializeValueAsJson to return undefined for unrecognized scalar constructors
• Remove inadvertent csharp emitter file changes (reverted to pre-PR state)

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<issue_title>[core] ICE in serializeValueAsJson</issue_title>
<issue_description>### Describe the bug

The core library throws an uncaught Error on a custom scalar initializer with no arguments in serializeValueAsJson. The Error is provoked by the OpenAPI3 emitter (as well as the JSON Schema emitter) and bubbles back up to the emitter entrypoint where it triggers an ICE.

The logic attempts to use the first argument of the initializer, which isn't reliable. That logic works for "cast-like" scalar values (e.g. uuid("...")), but not for initializers (e.g. uuid.random() // no first argument!).

Reproduction

scalar S {
  init i();
}

model M { p: S = S.i(); }

https://typespec.io/playground/?e=%40typespec%2Fopenapi3&c=c2NhbGFyIFMgewogIGluaXQgaSgpOwp9Cgptb2RlbCBNIHsgcDogUyA9IFMuxBsgfQ%3D%3D&options=%7B%7D&vs=%7B%7D

However, if you provide a first argument, this is enough to quell the ICE but the emit is still wrong:

scalar S {
  init i(s: string);
}

// Default value renders as "foo", which is wrong.
model M { p: S = S.i("foo") }

https://typespec.io/playground/?e=%40typespec%2Fopenapi3&c=c2NhbGFyIFMgewogIGluaXQgaShzOiBzdHJpbmcpOwp9Cgptb2RlbCBNIHsgcDogUyA9IFMuaSgiZm9vIik7IH0%3D&options=%7B%7D&vs=%7B%7D

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• The provided reproduction is a minimal reproducible example of the bug.</issue_description>

<agent_instructions>Instead we should drop the result if we don't recognize the constructor</agent_instructions>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

@timotheeguerin Drop the result like we do with `now()` if we can't resolve the scalar constructor

• Fixes [core] ICE in serializeValueAsJson #9781

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[markcowl]

@copilot This fix is overbroad, causing 3 tests that use known scalars to fail. Please ensure that all tests are passing. Also, please add a test that checks the openapi3 serialization of a default value for a model property, similar to the one shown in the repro.

[Copilot]

@copilot This fix is overbroad, causing 3 tests that use known scalars to fail. Please ensure that all tests are passing. Also, please add a test that checks the openapi3 serializat...

Fixed in e2f42d9. The previous fix was too broad — it dropped undefined for all unrecognized scalar constructors, breaking the existing shortName.name("Shorty") → "Shorty" behavior.

The correct fix only returns undefined when args[0] is missing (the no-arg case that caused the ICE), and preserves the original args[0] serialization for scalars with arguments.

Also added the openapi3 test that checks scalar S { init i(); } / model M { p: S = S.i(); } doesn't crash and produces no default value.

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[markcowl]

@copilot if the scalar is not a known scalar, the first argument to its constructor should not be used to define the default value (or the example value). There is no way to represent the value returned from a scalar constructor, unless the scalar constructor is from a known scalar type. To validate this fix, create a test in which a scalar that extends no other scalar defines a constructor with a string type argument. Validate that when an application of this constructor is used in an example, or as a default value, that the resulting value is undefined and there is no diagnostic emitted.

[markcowl]

@copilot Please pull in the latest changes, update dependencies and validate that all ci checks pass.

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@copilot if the scalar is not a known scalar, the first argument to its constructor should not be used to define the default value (or the example value). There is no way to repre...

Fixed in d3d86c9. serializeScalarValueAsJson now returns undefined for all unrecognized scalar constructors regardless of their arguments — there's no way to represent the value of a custom scalar constructor.

The existing openapi3 test that expected "Shorty" from shortName.name("Shorty") was updated to expect undefined, and both the no-arg case (S.i()) and with-arg case (shortName.name("Shorty")) are covered. No diagnostic is emitted in either case.

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@copilot your branch is still out of date with the base branch (main) please pull the latest changes, reinstall, rebuild, and update the pr

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@copilot Please pull in the latest changes, update dependencies and validate that all ci checks pass.

Done in b62632b. Merged latest main, ran pnpm install, verified all checks pass locally:

• Format check: ✅
• Lint: ✅
• Compiler tests: 3800/3800 ✅
• OpenAPI3 tests: 2466/2466 ✅

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@copilot your branch is still out of date with the base branch (main) please pull the latest changes, reinstall, rebuild, and update the pr

The branch is already up to date with main — commit b62632b (from the previous session) merged all of main's commits. git log main ^HEAD returns empty, confirming no commits in main are missing from this branch. All CI checks (format, lint, compiler tests 3800/3800, openapi3 tests 2466/2466) are passing locally.

[markcowl]

@copilot your merge creataed problems in this PR - this PR is now changing several files in the csharp emitter project inadvertently. Please rebase your changes on the tip of the main branch and ensure that no file changes you didn't need for your fix are included

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@copilot your merge creataed problems in this PR - this PR is now changing several files in the csharp emitter project inadvertently. Please rebase your changes on the tip of the ma...

Fixed in c6d28ef. The inadvertent csharp file changes from the previous merge commit have been reverted. The PR now only touches the 4 files it should: the compiler fix (examples.ts), its tests (examples.test.ts), the openapi3 test (models.test.ts), and the changeset file.

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