feat(inputs.docker_log): Add state-persistence capabilities #12775
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finalizes PR #7749
finalizes PR #6863
follow up on PR #12166
This PR adds the ability to save the last processed message per container and continue reading those logs after a restart of Telegraf. It thus completes the attempts made in #6863 and #7749.