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Google Chat: Support inline replies

What does this MR do and why?

Support spaces with inline replies by setting the messageReplyOption query parameter to REPLY_MESSAGE_FALLBACK_TO_NEW_THREAD, indicating that messages should be created as replies to the specified threads. The default value, MESSAGE_REPLY_OPTION_UNSPECIFIED, always starts a new thread

This commit also specifies the thread key in the request body instead of via the deprecated threadKey query parameter

https://developers.google.com/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/spaces.messages/create#messagereplyoption

https://developers.google.com/chat/api/guides/v1/messages/create#create-message-thread

Fixes #438452 (closed)

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  1. Create a new Google Chat space
  2. Add a webhook to the space
  3. Enable the Google Chat integration in GitLab
  4. Perform multiple actions that should result in messages that should be created as replies to the same thread, such as opening and closing a merge request
Edited by robbie-demuth

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