- added dependencies for load generator

- Converted load_gen tool into a microservice
- Added simple WebUI page to manage it
- Created manifests, Dockerfile, etc.
- Created proto file to manage the load generator

- updated definition of constant DEFAULT_CONTEXT_UUID to DEFAULT_CONTEXT_NAME
- updated definition of constant DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_UUID to DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_NAME
- updated definition of constant INTERDOMAIN_TOPOLOGY_UUID to INTERDOMAIN_TOPOLOGY_NAME

- disabled event testing; operation works, but sometimes tests get stuck
- added dynamic wait for CockroachDB and NATS containers to start
- tuned grace shutdown period
- improved NatsBackend termination

- Added backend for NATS message broker
- removed unneeded test script

- corrected metrics names

- corrected logger instantiation
- arranged performance collector for unit tests
- moved performance evaluation dump method to Metrics Pool

- corrected slice and service methods

- disabled Redis MessageBroker backend

- updated policy rule object factory
- updated rpc method wrapper decorator's duration buckets

- updated coveragerc template file
- extended and improved rpc wrapper set of declarable exceptions
- updated default context and topology definition constants

- cosmetic changes in RPC method wrapper

- added results

- removed incorrect instruction

- improved object-factry slice-related methods

- updated histogram definition in Grafana dashboards
- updated prometheus queries

- added field name in context
- added field name in topology
- added field name in device
- added field name in link
- added field name in service
- added field name in slice

- improved README file
- enabled configuration of histogram buckets
- updated emulated and openconfig device driver
- updated L2NM, L3NM and TAPI service handlers

- updated default decorator histogram buckets
- updated grafana dashboard pannel backups
- updated testing deploy script

- Increased default gRPC workers from 10 to 200
- added object factory methods for L2NM services

- moved manifests for service monitors

- solved issue parsing slice config rules

- updated grafana dashboard backups and prometheus queries

- unified RPC method wrapper with performance evaluation
- migrated components to new method wrapping API
- added new grafana dashboard backups

- pre-merge cleanup

- updated deploy specs script
- added missing commands in README.md
- renamed test launcher
- added support for labels

- fixed show_logs_monitoring script
- Context Queries: added get_service, get_slice, get_topology methods
- Context Queries: corrected bug with get inter topology
- Moved old Build/Load Descriptor scripts to common
- Fixed retrieval of objects loaded from descriptors
- Deactivated close of clients in descriptor loader
- Moved MockOSM library to common tests/tools folder

Compute component:
- updated to use new context query methods
- updated to use new MockOSM location

OFC'22 tests:
- updated MockOSM paths
- updated fixtures
- added loggers
- corrected WIM service definitions
- improved verification of KPIs created and values returned
- optimized removal of entities
- optimized service discovery in delete test
- added on-line logging to tests

Lacks events.

Signed-off-by: mansoca <carlos.manso@cttc.es>

- updated generic descriptor loader tool
- updated scenario loader for automated tests

- new generic descriptor loader tool
- new scenario loader for automated tests

- updated README.md file with useful references

- defined README.md file with commands
- created example dashboard
- defined deploy specs
- defined service monitors for context, device, service, slice components

- Initial version (not functional)

- corrected SetContext
- corrected SetSlice/RemoveSlice
- implemented GetSliceEvents
- corrected RemoveService