Fix PHP 8.4 compatibility by adding nullable type prefixes

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This PR resolves PHP 8.4 compatibility issues by adding explicit nullable type prefixes (?) to constructor parameters that have typed interfaces/classes with default null values.

Problem

PHP 8.4 introduces stricter type checking that requires nullable typed parameters with default null values to be explicitly marked with the ? prefix. Without this, PHP 8.4 throws errors like:

Failed to start the session because headers have already been sent by "/srv/vendor/saintsystems/odata-client/src/ODataClient.php" at line 75

Changes Made

The fix involves minimal changes to two constructor signatures:

src/ODataClient.php:

// Before
public function __construct(
    $baseUrl,
    Callable $authenticationProvider = null,
    IHttpProvider $httpProvider = null
) {

// After  
public function __construct(
    $baseUrl,
    ?Callable $authenticationProvider = null,
    ?IHttpProvider $httpProvider = null
) {

src/Query/Builder.php:

// Before
public function __construct(
    IODataClient $client,
    IGrammar $grammar = null,
    IProcessor $processor = null
) {

// After
public function __construct(
    IODataClient $client,
    ?IGrammar $grammar = null,
    ?IProcessor $processor = null
) {

Impact

• ✅ Maintains full backward compatibility with existing PHP versions (7.4+)
• ✅ Resolves PHP 8.4 compatibility issues
• ✅ No functional changes to existing behavior
• ✅ All existing tests continue to pass

The changes are surgical and only affect the type declarations, ensuring that the library works seamlessly across all supported PHP versions while being ready for PHP 8.4.

Fixes #165.

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