feat(config): map custom file extensions to languages via codegraph.json (#906) (#955)

The extension → language table was hardcoded, so a codebase using a
non-standard extension for a supported language (e.g. `.dota_lua` for Lua)
had those files silently skipped — no way to opt them in short of patching
the source.

Add an opt-in, project-scoped `codegraph.json` at the repo root:

    { "extensions": { ".dota_lua": "lua", ".tpl": "php" } }

Mappings merge on top of the built-in defaults and take precedence (so a
built-in can be re-pointed, e.g. `.h` → `cpp`). Absent or malformed config
is the zero-config default — byte-identical to prior behavior; an invalid
target language or unparseable file is warned-and-skipped, never fatal.

Implementation:
- New `src/project-config.ts` — `loadExtensionOverrides(rootDir)`, validated
  against `isLanguageSupported`, mtime-cached per root.
- `detectLanguage` / `isSourceFile` gain an optional `overrides` arg
  (omitting it is the existing behavior).
- Overrides threaded per-operation through every extraction call site
  (scan/walk gates, git change-detection, grammar selection, extraction,
  the file watcher), resolved from the project root — no process-global
  state, so the multi-project daemon stays isolated. The parse worker
  receives the resolved language in its message.

Tests: 13 new cases (unit, loader validation/normalization/caching, and a
full-index integration proving a custom-extension file is extracted while
the zero-config path indexes nothing). Worker path smoke-tested via the
built CLI.

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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## Configuration
There isn't any — CodeGraph is zero-config, with **no config file** to write or
keep in sync. Language support is automatic from the file extension; there's
nothing to wire up per language.
Next to none — CodeGraph is **zero-config by default**, with nothing to write or
keep in sync to get started. Language support is automatic from the file
extension; there's nothing to wire up per language. The one optional file is for
mapping [custom file extensions](#custom-file-extensions).
What it skips out of the box:
@@ -605,6 +606,29 @@ add a negation — `!vendor/`. The defaults apply uniformly, so committing a
dependency or build directory doesn't force it into the graph; the `.gitignore`
negation is the explicit opt-in.
### Custom file extensions
If your project uses a non-standard extension for a [supported
language](#supported-languages) — say `.dota_lua` for Lua, or `.tpl` for PHP —
those files are skipped by default, because the extension isn't one CodeGraph
recognizes. Map them with an optional **`codegraph.json`** at your project root:
```json
{
"extensions": {
".dota_lua": "lua",
".tpl": "php"
}
}
```
Each value is a supported language id. The mappings merge on top of the built-in
defaults and win on conflict, so you can also re-point a built-in (e.g.
`".h": "cpp"`). Commit the file to share the mapping with your team. A typo'd
language or a malformed file is warned about and skipped — it never breaks
indexing — and a project with no `codegraph.json` behaves exactly as before.
Re-index (`codegraph index`) after adding or changing mappings.
## Telemetry
CodeGraph collects **anonymous usage statistics** — which tools and commands get