Adds an API server to enable advanced ilab features from the UI

.github/workflows/api-server.yml

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+name: api-server
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - release-1.0
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - release-1.0
+
+jobs:
+  fmt-build-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    env:
+      CGO_ENABLED: 1
+
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: api-server
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.21.6'
+
+      - name: Install Build Dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential pkg-config
+
+      - name: Install Go Dependencies
+        run: |
+          go mod download
+
+      - name: Go Format
+        run: |
+          unformatted=$(gofmt -l .)
+          if [ -n "$unformatted" ]; then
+            echo "The following files are not formatted properly:"
+            echo "$unformatted"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          go build ./...

api-server/.gitignore

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+# Binaries for programs and plugins
+*.exe
+*.exe~
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.dylib
+
+# Test binary, built with `go test -c`
+*.test
+
+# Output of the go coverage tool, specifically when used with LiteIDE
+*.out
+
+# Dependency directories (remove the comment below to include it)
+# vendor/
+
+# Go workspace file
+go.work
+go.work.sum
+
+# env file
+.env
+
+# app specific
+logs/
+jobs.json