fix(core): handle pass-through repeater entries safely

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This PR addresses a data race that was discovered while executing the GausHitFindTestDesign2 unit test in phlex-examples.

The changes:

• Retire cached products when an exact-match index switches a repeater to pass-through mode, rather than relying on pending-invocation accounting that may not reach zero.
• Avoid generating end-token entries for exact-match slots whose counting layer is the routing layer. Such entries represent a meaningless self-count and can race with data/index delivery.

• Core

  • Retire cached products immediately when an exact-match index switches a repeater to pass-through mode.
  • Emit cached data during cleanup when the transition leaves an invocation in flight and data_msg is available.
  • Prevent stale pending-invocation accounting from delaying cache cleanup.

• Index routing

  • Stop generating end-token entries when the counting layer is the routing layer.
  • Continue descendant enumeration only when the counting layer differs from the slot layer.
  • Simplify resolve_join_slots by removing its unused layer_hash parameter.
  • Update the cache-entry documentation to match the revised end-token generation rules.

• Purpose

  • Prevent meaningless self-counts and reduce races between data delivery and index delivery.
  • Fix the data race observed in the GausHitFindTestDesign2 test.

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The change updates join-slot resolution for pass-through slots and adjusts repeater cache cleanup after pass-through transitions.

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Pass-through semantics

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Join slot resolution phlex/core/index_router.cpp, phlex/core/index_router.hpp	resolve_join_slots no longer accepts layer_hash. Pass-through slots no longer create end-token entries. Descendant entries are created only when the counting layer differs from the slot layer.
Repeater cache cleanup phlex/core/detail/repeater_node.cpp	Pass-through transitions erase cache entries after emitting cached products. Cleanup emits cached data whenever data_msg exists, without requiring zero pending invocations.

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Change: Bug fix

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A pass-through transition can silently drop outputs for requests received before their product. This should be corrected before merge.

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In `@phlex/core/detail/repeater_node.cpp`:
- Line 139: Update the cache-entry cleanup in the pass-through transition and
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