SIENTIAPDE-1243: Initial commit of the model manager project, adding core files and configurations.

This commit introduces the initial project structure, including:
- .env.example: Example environment configuration.
- .github/workflows/quality-gate.yml: CI workflow for quality checks.
- .gitignore: Specifies intentionally untracked files that Git should ignore.
- Makefile: Automation of tasks like docker builds.
- README.md: Project documentation.
- Source code for model management, activities, utils, worker and workflows.
- Test suite.
- Dockerfile for the simulator.
- sonar-project.properties: SonarQube configuration file.
- values.yaml: Helm chart values for deployment.

run_local.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Exit on any error
+set -e
+
+echo "Activating virtual environment..."
+source ./venv/bin/activate
+
+echo "Loading environment variables from .env..."
+if [ -f .env ]; then
+    export $(cat .env | grep -v '^#' | xargs)
+    echo "Environment variables loaded from .env"
+else
+    echo "Warning: .env file not found. Continuing without environment variables."
+fi
+
+echo "Starting ingestor application..."
+python -m laborious.worker.worker