Try creating dist if it doesn't exist

[Alex-Welsh]

When generating package repo version list, create a distribution when it doesn't exist for some reason.

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Updated Debian and RPM repository version-list generation to handle missing publications and distributions safely. The playbook now matches timestamped distribution names, creates a missing distribution from the latest publication, re-queries distribution data, and guards display and fact-setting tasks.

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Changes

Pulp version queries

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Resolve repositories and publications ansible/test-pulp-repo-version-query.yml	Debian and RPM lookups now use safe list selection, empty defaults, and timestamp-tolerant distribution name matching.
Create and refresh distributions ansible/test-pulp-repo-version-query.yml	Missing distributions are created only when a publication exists. Distribution data is re-queried before display and version facts are set.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant QueryTasks
  participant PulpAPI
  participant VersionFacts
  QueryTasks->>PulpAPI: query repositories, publications, and distributions
  PulpAPI-->>QueryTasks: matching lists or empty results
  QueryTasks->>PulpAPI: create missing distribution when publication exists
  PulpAPI-->>QueryTasks: distribution creation result
  QueryTasks->>PulpAPI: re-query distributions
  PulpAPI-->>VersionFacts: matching distribution data
  VersionFacts->>VersionFacts: display data and set version facts

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