feat: allow multiple entity layouts in a section library

[benlife5]

1. Removes the restriction on ENTITY layouts, so there can be >1
2. Replaces the legacy main/directory/locator/edit template names with the name of the section library layout. This is already how the edit pages are working, and is similar to show the old templates worked.
3. Improves some collision handling so ids remain unique

Published to the platform and manually updated page sets to use a section library. Confirmed all types of page sets worked in the editor and live page
https://dev.yext.com/s/1000152098/yextsites/67615/pagesets

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The Section Library validator now permits multiple Entity layouts while requiring at least one Entity, one Directory, and one Locator layout. It rejects duplicate IDs, reserved generated-ID prefixes, and Local Editor template collisions. The generator now writes render templates and manifest entries per layout ID instead of fixed page-set-type aliases. Tests cover generated artifacts, manifest metadata, layout-specific defaults, snapshots, and isolated Local Editor selections. A deprecated generator log message was removed.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant LayoutDirectories
  participant StructureValidator
  participant SectionLibraryGenerator
  participant TemplateManifest
  LayoutDirectories->>StructureValidator: parse and validate layouts
  StructureValidator-->>SectionLibraryGenerator: return sorted layouts
  SectionLibraryGenerator->>TemplateManifest: write entries for each layout
  SectionLibraryGenerator-->>LayoutDirectories: write per-layout template artifacts

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Suggested reviewers: briantstephan

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 3d1cc

Regenerating a section-library build can leave obsolete legacy template files behind, allowing stale templates to remain in generated output. The cleanup behavior should be corrected before merging.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: support for multiple Entity layouts in a section library.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly covers the changes to Entity layouts, template naming, collision handling, and validation performed.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
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[benlife5]

Working through an issue with cog template names... I think there will be at least more commit before this is ready 👍

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In
`@packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/section-library/sectionLibraryGenerator.ts`:
- Around line 87-96: Update the Section Library generation flow around the
layout file writes and its regeneration entry point to remove stale
marker-bearing legacy templates named main.tsx, directory.tsx, locator.tsx, and
edit.tsx, along with each corresponding .client.tsx companion, before or during
regeneration. Preserve current layout-ID generation and add a regression test
covering regeneration when these legacy files already exist.

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• packages/visual-editor/scripts/convertTemplatesToSectionLibrary.ts
• packages/visual-editor/src/internal/sectionLibraryValidation/stages/structure/structure.test.ts
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• packages/visual-editor/src/local-editor/selection.test.ts
• packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/local-editor/artifacts.test.ts
• packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/local-editor/data.test.ts
• packages/visual-editor/src/vite-plugin/section-library/sectionLibraryGenerator.test.ts
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