- removed unneeded code in Dockerfile
- created first partial version of TopologyAbstractor

- Extended DltGatewayClient to support configuration through env vars
- Added DltEventsCollector to DltConnector
- Implemented RecordDevice in DltConnectorServicer

- redesigned EventsCollector to enable auto-reconnections

- Improved error logging

- Added MockBlockchain deployment
- Added interdomain and DLT components per domain.

- implemented preliminary version of CI/CD pipeline definition for DLT (still not integrated in pipeline)

MockBlockchain:
- Implemented mock-blockchain module to facilitate testing and debugging of DLT connector & workflows
- Added manifests, Dockerfile, etc.

DLT Connector:
- corrected requirements.in
- updated Dockerfile
- WIP: implementation of test_unitary.py

DLT Gateway:
- Improved/extended Dockerfile
- Moved Dockerfile to correct folder
- Corrected import path for proto files

Consolidating commong fixtures in a single file at the root of the tests folder. Updating ECOC'22 and OFC'22 tests to use it.

Fixing some imports and branching a fixture file for each test case so that they can have particularities.

Including the validation of creation of KPIs and their values to the OFC'22 test set. Also consolidating the fixtures into a single file in the root of the 'src/tests' folder so that all tests can import from it.

- added device type "NETWORK" to represent an abstracted network

- added descriptor files

- added file with notes and commands

- improved HTTP status code checks

- minor styling improvements in Slice pages

- Created initial scenario deployment scripts and manifests

Also, remove unecessary conditions prior to rule
insert/update/delete operations

Signed-off-by: Georgios P. Katsikas <gkatsikas@ubitech.eu>

- added bearers for Hackfest

- refined TrandportAPIDriver endpoint retrieval
- refined Driver selection

- added "Delete Service" button

- added support for json-formatted custom config rules

- fix wrong import of TaskScheduler in _ServiceHandlerAPI interface and related files

Signed-off-by: Georgios P. Katsikas <gkatsikas@ubitech.eu>

- Removed deprecated Database Model within Service
- Corrected constructor signature of ServiceHandler interface
- Removed unneeded file in L3NMEmulated Service Handler
- Removed unused imports from TAPI Service Handler

- Removed deprecated PathComputationElement class
- Migrated old L3NMOpenConfig Service Handler to the new framework
- Removed unneeded file in L3NMEmulated Service Handler

OpenConfig Driver:
- added default endpoint type in case it cannot be retrieved from the remote device
- corrected network_instance/edit_config.xml template; wrong XML format

- Added basic support for ACL rules
- Corrected unitary tests

- solved bug with JSON descripotor file load.