[FEA] Java AST should allow passing Scalar instance as literal
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When building a cudf AST expression in Java, sometimes there are cases where a `Scalar` instance already exists for a literal. The current Java bindings do not allow a `Scalar` to be used directly, so one must synchronize and fetch the validity and value to manually construct a corresponding AST `Literal` instance.
**Describe the solution you'd like**
The Java bindings should allow for an AST `Literal` instance to take a `Scalar` argument as the literal value to use, which will include both the validity and value. No synchronization is necessary for this constructor. When compiled, the resulting `CompiledExpression` instance should increment the reference count of the `Scalar` instance, as it is being actively referenced by the compiled AST, and closing the `CompiledExpression` should close the corresponding `Scalar` instance.
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