Add the api extractor for documentation purposes

[janechu]

Pull Request

📖 Description

This update adds the API extractor to facilitate future documentation purposes in the gh-pages branch.

👩‍💻 Reviewer Notes

This still generates warnings which will need to be fixed ad hoc.

✅ Checklist

General

• [ ] I have added tests for my changes.
• [x] I have tested my changes.
• [x] I have updated the project documentation to reflect my changes.

[janechu]

This is being abandoned for the time being due to time constraints.