Given two dates (inclusive), count the number of weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) that fall within the range. Return null if either input is null. Return 0 if endDate is before startDate. Both the start and end dates are included in the range.
Examples:
Input: startDate = 2026-01-05 (Monday), endDate = 2026-01-11 (Sunday)
Output: 2
Explanation: The range includes Saturday 2026-01-10 and Sunday 2026-01-11
Input: startDate = 2026-01-03 (Saturday), endDate = 2026-01-04 (Sunday)
Output: 2
Explanation: Both days are weekend days
Input: startDate = 2026-01-05 (Monday), endDate = 2026-01-09 (Friday)
Output: 0
Explanation: No weekend days in this weekday-only range
Input: startDate = 2026-01-10, endDate = 2026-01-05
Output: 0
Explanation: End date before start date returns 0
Input: startDate = null, endDate = 2026-01-05
Output: null
Explanation: Null input returns null
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