Make Aspire templates consistent

[eerhardt]

This pull request updates naming and descriptions for Aspire starter templates to improve clarity and consistency, especially around technology stacks used in each template. It also removes an obsolete project file and refines metadata for the Python/React starter template.

It is easier to review commit-by-commit, since the first commit is just a simple folder rename.

Template Naming and Description Updates:

• Renamed the description for AspireStarter_Description to "Starter App (ASP.NET Core/Blazor)" for clearer tech stack identification.
• Updated the description for AspireJsFrontendStarter_Description to "Starter App (ASP.NET Core/React)" to better reflect its components.
• Changed the description for AspirePyStarter_Description to "Starter App (FastAPI/React)" for accuracy.

Template ID and Metadata Changes:

• Changed the internal template ID from "aspire-js-frontend-starter" to "aspire-starter-ts-cs" in DotNetTemplateFactory.cs to align with new naming conventions.
• Updated template.json for the Python starter: added new tags ("TypeScript", "React"), changed language to "Python", and revised identity/groupIdentity fields for consistency with the new naming scheme. Also improved the description to mention optional Redis caching.

esproj

• Always generate an esproj, even from the command line.

[github-actions]

🚀 Dogfood this PR with:

⚠️ WARNING: Do not do this without first carefully reviewing the code of this PR to satisfy yourself it is safe.

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[Copilot]

Pull request overview

This pull request updates Aspire starter templates to improve naming consistency and clarity across the template ecosystem. The changes rename template descriptions to explicitly identify technology stacks (ASP.NET Core/Blazor, ASP.NET Core/React, FastAPI/React), update internal template IDs to follow new naming conventions, and ensure the esproj file is always generated regardless of the host environment.

Key Changes:

• Renamed template descriptions to include explicit technology stack identifiers
• Changed template ID from "aspire-js-frontend-starter" to "aspire-starter-ts-cs" for the React/TypeScript template
• Updated identity and groupIdentity fields for consistency
• Added new TypeScript/React template files with modern Vite/React setup
• Removed conditional exclusion of esproj files

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
aspire-starter/.template.config/template.json	Updated name and description to "Aspire Starter App (ASP.NET Core/Blazor)" for clarity
aspire-starter/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json	Updated English localization strings to match new naming
aspire-starter-ts-cs/.template.config/template.json	Changed shortName from "aspire-js-frontend-starter" to "aspire-starter-ts-cs", updated identity/groupIdentity, changed "JavaScript" to "TypeScript" in classifications, removed conditional esproj exclusion
aspire-starter-ts-cs/.template.config/localize/*.json	Added new localization files for Chinese, Turkish, and Russian languages
aspire-starter-ts-cs/frontend/*	Added complete React/TypeScript/Vite frontend template files including configuration and source code
aspire-starter-ts-cs/Aspire-StarterApplication.1.Server/*	Added ASP.NET Core backend server files with minimal API and service defaults
aspire-starter-ts-cs/Aspire-StarterApplication.1.AppHost/*	Added AppHost project files for distributed application orchestration
aspire-starter-ts-cs/Aspire-StarterApplication.1.sln	Added solution file with conditional esproj inclusion for Visual Studio

[radical]

In future PRs, we should also add some tests to at least create+build all the templates we have.

[eerhardt]

is the new list

[davidfowl]

I hate it but let's merge it (disagree and commit)

[eerhardt]

I hate it but let's merge it (disagree and commit)

What do you hate about it?