Add string slicing support (#2639)

* Initial plan

* Add string slicing support to yq

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* Fix sliceStringNode signature and fix test descriptions/expressions

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* Update pkg/yqlib/operator_slice.go

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* Fix array slice out-of-bounds panic with very negative indices

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* S2-S4: tighten lexer condition, fix doc header, add Unicode example

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* Fix spelling: multibyte -> multi-byte in Unicode test subdescription

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@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ func handleToken(tokens []*token, index int, postProcessedTokens []*token) (toke
log.Debugf("previous token is : traverseArrayOpType")
// need to put the number 0 before this token, as that is implied
postProcessedTokens = append(postProcessedTokens, &token{TokenType: operationToken, Operation: createValueOperation(0, "0")})
} else if index >= 2 && tokens[index-1].TokenType == openCollect &&
(tokens[index-2].TokenType == operationToken || tokens[index-2].TokenType == closeCollect || tokens[index-2].TokenType == closeCollectObject) {
log.Debugf("previous token is : openCollect following a traversal, implying 0 start")
// need to put the number 0 before this token, as that is implied
postProcessedTokens = append(postProcessedTokens, &token{TokenType: operationToken, Operation: createValueOperation(0, "0")})
}
}