feat(sdk-metrics): support * and ? wildcards in Allow/DenyListAttributesProcessor

[SaiprasadDash]

Fixes #6951

Extends the existing PatternPredicate (already used by View's InstrumentSelector/MeterSelector) to also support the ? wildcard, not just *, then reuses it in createAllowListAttributesProcessor and createDenyListAttributesProcessor — matching the wildcard semantics of the OpenTelemetry IncludeExclude config type: https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otel-config/types/#type-includeexclude

Added tests for *, ?, combined patterns, and literal regex-special characters. All existing tests continue to pass.

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[JacksonWeber]

Could we keep the exact names in a Set and only use predicates for entries that contain wildcards? This runs for every measurement, and as written the common all-literal case now scans the whole list for each attribute instead of doing a constant-time lookup.

[SaiprasadDash]

I’ve updated the implementation to use a Set for exact-match names, making the common all-literal case a constant-time lookup. Entries containing * or ? are handled separately through PatternPredicate. Pushed the changes in 0f00faf.

[JacksonWeber]

Could you add a CHANGELOG entry for this?

[SaiprasadDash]

Could you add a CHANGELOG entry for this?

Added under Unreleased in experimental/CHANGELOG.md — same commit.

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