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convert_entry_type processor should support "automatic" mode #5733

@kkondaka

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@kkondaka

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The convert_entry_type processor should detect the type of data in the string and auto convert it.

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For all string type fields in the event, the processor should auto detect the type and convert it to appropriate type.
For example
"flag":"true" should be converted to "flag":true (boolean)
"value":"10" should be converted to "value":10 (integer or long depending on the value)
"delta": "1.2e6" should be converted to "delta": 1.2e6 (double or float)
"date":"2025-05-30 14:22:07" optionally converted to epoch_millis or epoch_nanos

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