Add support for Development Containers

[Welding-Torch]

Description:

This pull request proposes the addition of a devcontainer.json file to streamline and standardize the development environment setup using Visual Studio Code's Remote - Containers extension.

Changes Proposed:

• Added a .devcontainer directory to the project root.
• Created a devcontainer.json file within the .devcontainer directory to define the development environment configuration.
• Configured the devcontainer.json file to install necessary tools and dependencies during container creation and startup.
• Added a postCreateCommand.sh file within the .devcontainer directory to define post creation commands.
• Documented the setup process and requirements in the project's README.

Why is this Change Needed?

A devcontainer.json file brings several advantages:

• Consistency: It standardizes the development environment, reducing configuration discrepancies among team members.
• Onboarding: It simplifies onboarding for new contributors, ensuring they have a consistent development environment.
• Isolation: It isolates project dependencies and tools, preventing conflicts with the developer's local environment.
• Automation: It facilitates automated testing and continuous integration.

Testing:

• Not tested, due to lack of time.

Related Issue:

184

[KartikSoneji]

Can we use the same docker image as the actions (docker://asciidoctor/docker-asciidoctor:latest) for consistency?

[Welding-Torch]

Requesting an update on this.

[SirusCodes]

Requesting an update on this.

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Remind me to do this in catchup