feat(index)!: covering ("included") columns for IVF vector indexes - #7566

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feat(format)!: declare covering (included) columns across the metadata contract
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feat(index): covering (included) columns for IVF_PQ vector indexes
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feat(index): extend covering (included) columns to IVF_SQ/RQ/FLAT/HNSW
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feat(index): keep covering consistent across lifecycle & concurrency
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feat(merge_insert): rewrite covered-column updates as bounded-streaming row-moves
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feat(index)!: support covering columns in distributed vector index builds
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feat(bindings): expose covering columns on the Java and Python create APIs
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