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Disallow certain triple slash directives in favor of ES6-style import
declarations.

TypeScript's `///` triple-slash references are a way to indicate that types from
another module are available in a file. Use of triple-slash reference type
directives is generally discouraged in favor of ECMAScript Module imports. This
rule reports on the use of `/// <reference path="..." />`,
`/// <reference types="..." />`, or `/// <reference lib="..." />` directives.

**Invalid:**

```typescript
/// <reference types="foo" />
import * as foo from "foo";
```

**Valid:**

```typescript
import * as foo from "foo";
```