fix(kibana): send an empty object when no body is provided on POST, PUT, PATCH and DELETE

[JoshMock]

Kibana was interpreting an empty body as null, and failing the request. This fix ensures non-GET requests always send an empty object instead.

[github-actions]

✅MegaLinter analysis: Success

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🟡 Changes recommended

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Pull request overview

Updates Kibana request construction to normalize missing mutation bodies to {}.

Changes:

• Adds empty-body handling while excluding GET, HEAD, and multipart requests.
• Adds regression tests using synthetic and real API definitions.
• Updates functional-test skip classifications.

File summaries

File	Description
src/kb/request-builder.ts	Adds empty-body normalization.
test/kb/request-builder.test.ts	Covers normalization behavior and exceptions.
codegen/functional/kb.ts	Updates functional-test skip reasons and entries.

Review details

• Files reviewed: 3/3 changed files
• Comments generated: 1
• Review effort level: Balanced

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