feat: Initial commit

[abaczek]

This pull request introduces several major changes to the repository, including new workflows for CI/CD, pre-commit hook configuration, and updates to documentation and licensing. Additionally, it adds new modules and examples for the MFD ESXi library. Below is a breakdown of the most important changes grouped by theme.

CI/CD Workflows

• .github/workflows/build_upload_whl.yml: Added a reusable workflow for building and optionally uploading Python .whl packages to PyPI. Includes support for version bumping, virtual environment setup, and test execution.
• .github/workflows/manual_release.yml: Introduced a manual release workflow with matrix builds for Python versions 3.10 and 3.13. Supports tagging and uploading packages for release builds.
• .github/workflows/pull_requests.yml: Added a workflow for pull requests to build and test .whl packages in development mode using Python versions 3.10 and 3.13.
• .github/workflows/codeql.yml: Added a CodeQL analysis workflow to scan the repository for security vulnerabilities and quality issues. Supports Python and GitHub Actions languages.

Pre-commit Configuration

• .pre-commit-config.yaml: Configured pre-commit hooks with Black for code formatting, specifying version 25.1.0 and an additional dependency on click==8.2.1.
• configure.py: Added a script to automate the installation and setup of pre-commit hooks.

Documentation and Licensing

• AUTHORS.md: Added a list of contributors to the project.
• CONTRIBUTING.md: Updated contribution guidelines with the project name and license details.
• LICENSE.md: Added the MIT license for the project.
• README.md: Added project description, requirements, supported OS versions, and API documentation for the MFD ESXi library.

MFD ESXi Library Enhancements

• examples/simple_example.py: Added a comprehensive example demonstrating the usage of the MFD ESXi library, including virtualization and networking features.
• mfd_esxi/__init__.py: Created an initialization module for the MFD ESXi library.
• mfd_esxi/const.py: Added shared constants for ESXi uplink configuration.
• mfd_esxi/esxi_version.py: Implemented a class to parse and manage ESXi version information, including discovery functionality.

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[mfd-intel-bot]

We don't publish DEVs .whl.
To build .whl, run 'pip install git+https://github.com/intel/mfd-esxi@first_release'

[mfd-intel-bot]

We don't publish DEVs .whl.
To build .whl, run 'pip install git+https://github.com/intel/mfd-esxi@first_release'

[mfd-intel-bot]

We don't publish DEVs .whl.
To build .whl, run 'pip install git+https://github.com/intel/mfd-esxi@first_release'

[mfd-intel-bot]

We don't publish DEVs .whl.
To build .whl, run 'pip install git+https://github.com/intel/mfd-esxi@first_release'

[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

Initial commit adding CI/CD setup, pre-commit configuration, documentation scaffolding, licensing, core MFD ESXi library modules, and comprehensive unit tests.

• Introduce GitHub Actions workflows for building, testing, releasing, and CodeQL scanning.
• Configure pre-commit with Black and a setup script.
• Add core modules (vswitch, vmknic, vm_mgr, vm_gold, vm_base, vCenter wrappers) with matching unit tests.
• Scaffold Sphinx documentation and update project metadata and dependency configs.

Reviewed Changes

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File	Description
.github/workflows/build_upload_whl.yml	Add reusable build and upload wheel workflow
.github/workflows/manual_release.yml	Add manual-release workflow with Python matrix
.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml	Add PR build-and-test workflow
.github/workflows/codeql.yml	Add CodeQL analysis workflow
.pre-commit-config.yaml	Configure Black and click hooks
configure.py	Script to automate pre-commit installation
README.md	Add project overview, requirements, API docs
CONTRIBUTORS.md, AUTHORS.md, LICENSE.md	Add contributors list and MIT license
sphinx-doc/…	Scaffold Sphinx documentation files
setup.cfg, pyproject.toml, requirements*	Define formatting, linting, build, test deps
mfd_esxi/vswitch.py	Implement standard vSwitch support
mfd_esxi/vmknic.py	Implement vmkernel adapter support
mfd_esxi/vm_mgr.py	Add ESXi VM manager
mfd_esxi/vm_gold.py	Add gold VM templating and copy logic
mfd_esxi/vm_base.py	Add base VM control (start/stop/register/etc.)
mfd_esxi/vcenter/…	Wrap vCenter API entities (switch, pg, host, VM)
tests/unit/…	Add unit tests covering all new modules