make indexing more null friendly

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Summary

This PR implements comprehensive null-safety improvements across Reflex's JavaScript code generation system by introducing optional chaining operators (`?.`) throughout indexing and property access operations. The changes affect core variable operations including array indexing, object property access, and string operations to prevent runtime TypeError exceptions when accessing properties or methods on null/undefined values.

The modifications span several key areas:

• Array and string indexing: Converted .at(index) calls to ?.at?.(index) in sequence operations
• Object property access: Changed ["key"] access patterns to ?.["key"] and simplified the logic to always use optional chaining regardless of type annotations
• Event handling: Updated event target property access from _e["target"]["value"] to _e?.["target"]?.["value"]
• Error boundaries: Made navigator API calls and error object property access null-safe
• Console/window operations: Applied optional chaining to global object method calls

These changes represent a defensive programming approach that ensures JavaScript operations gracefully return undefined instead of throwing runtime errors when encountering null or undefined values. This is particularly important in Reflex's dynamic rendering environment where state variables may be uninitialized or reset during the application lifecycle. All corresponding test files have been updated to reflect the new expected JavaScript output patterns.

Changed Files

Filename	Score	Overview
reflex/vars/sequence.py	5/5	Added optional chaining to array and string .at() method calls for null-safe indexing
reflex/vars/object.py	4/5	Simplified object property access to always use optional chaining regardless of type annotations
tests/units/test_var.py	5/5	Updated test expectations for array and object indexing to include optional chaining operators
tests/units/test_state.py	5/5	Comprehensive test updates covering property access, array indexing, and union type handling
tests/units/test_event.py	5/5	Updated console and window object method call expectations to use optional chaining
tests/units/test_app.py	5/5	Modified error boundary test expectations to use null-safe property access
tests/units/utils/test_format.py	5/5	Updated event handler formatting test to expect optional chaining in nested property access

Confidence score: 4/5

• This PR is generally safe to merge with good defensive programming improvements that reduce runtime errors
• Score reflects the comprehensive nature of changes across critical code generation paths, though the defensive approach reduces risk
• Pay close attention to the object.py file which removes conditional logic and may need verification for edge cases

Sequence Diagram

sequenceDiagram
    participant User
    participant ObjectItemOperation
    participant ObjectVar
    participant LiteralStringVar
    
    User->>ObjectVar: Access item via __getitem__
    alt key is string and literal
        ObjectVar->>ObjectVar: Call __getattr__
        ObjectVar->>ObjectItemOperation: Create with null-safe access
        ObjectItemOperation-->>ObjectVar: Return typed var
    else key is not string/literal
        ObjectVar->>ObjectItemOperation: Create with bracket access
        ObjectItemOperation-->>ObjectVar: Return typed var with null-safe operator
    end
    
    User->>ObjectVar: Access via get() method
    ObjectVar->>ObjectVar: Call __getitem__
    ObjectVar->>ObjectItemOperation: Create operation
    ObjectItemOperation-->>ObjectVar: Return value
    ObjectVar->>ObjectVar: Apply null check with cond()
    alt value exists
        ObjectVar-->>User: Return value
    else value is null
        ObjectVar-->>User: Return default
    end

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Merging #5849 will not alter performance

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