feat: add feature descritpion and examples to README.md and plugin.xml

Signed-off-by: Chao Wang <[email protected]>

Author: soul2zimate

README.md

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 - **Proxy Configuration** :
   <br >From IntelliJ IDEA Appearance & Behavior > System Settings > HTTP Proxy, you can configure a proxy for all HTTP requests made by the plugin. This is useful when your environment requires going through a proxy to access external services. For example:`http://proxy.example.com:8080`
 
+- **Manifest Exclusion Patterns** :
+  <br >You can exclude manifest files from component analysis using glob patterns. This is useful for excluding third-party dependencies, test files, or other manifests that should not be analyzed.
+  <br >Enter one pattern per line. Examples: `**/node_modules/**/package.json` to exclude all package.json files in node_modules directories, or `test/**/pom.xml` to exclude all Maven files in test directories.
+
 ## Features
 
 - **Component analysis**
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   You can create an alternative file to `requirements.txt`, for example, a `requirements-dev.txt` or
   a `requirements-test.txt` file where you can add the development or test dependencies there.
 
+
+- **Excluding manifest files with patterns**
+  <br >You can exclude specific manifest files from component analysis using configurable glob patterns. This feature allows you to avoid analyzing third-party dependencies, test files, or other manifests that are not relevant to your security analysis.
+  <br >Patterns are configured in the plugin settings under **Tools > Red Hat Dependency Analytics > Manifest Exclusion Patterns**.
+  <br >Examples of exclusion patterns:
+  - `**/node_modules/**/package.json` - Excludes all package.json files in node_modules directories
+  - `test/**/pom.xml` - Excludes all Maven pom.xml files in test directories
+  - `vendor/**/*.go.mod` - Excludes all go.mod files in vendor directories
+  - `**/build.gradle` - Excludes all Gradle build files
+    <br >Right-click on any manifest file and select **Exclude from Component Analysis** to quickly add an exclusion pattern for that specific file.
+
+
 - **Red Hat Dependency Analytics report**
   <br >The Red Hat Dependency Analytics report is a temporary HTML file that exist if the **Red Hat Dependency Analytics
   Report** tab remains open.

src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml

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         <br>You can set the vulnerability severity alert level to <code>Error</code> or <code>Warning</code> for inline
         notifications of detected vulnerabilities.
     </li>
+    <li>
+        <b>Manifest Exclusion Patterns</b>:
+        <br>You can exclude manifest files from component analysis using glob patterns. This is useful for excluding
+        third-party dependencies, test files, or other manifests that should not be analyzed.
+        <br>Enter one pattern per line. Examples: <code>**/node_modules/**/package.json</code> to exclude all
+        package.json files in node_modules directories, or <code>test/**/pom.xml</code> to exclude all Maven files
+        in test directories.
+    </li>
 </ul>
 <p>
 
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         Analytics Report</b> tab remains open.
         <br>Closing the tab removes the temporary HTML file.
     </li>
+    <li>
+        <b>Excluding manifest files with patterns</b>
+        <br>You can exclude specific manifest files from component analysis using configurable glob patterns. This
+        feature allows you to avoid analyzing third-party dependencies, test files, or other manifests that are not
+        relevant to your security analysis.
+        <br>Patterns are configured in the plugin settings under <b>Tools > Red Hat Dependency Analytics > Manifest
+        Exclusion Patterns</b>.
+        <br>Examples: <code>**/node_modules/**/package.json</code>, <code>test/**/pom.xml</code>,
+        <code>vendor/**/*.go.mod</code>
+        <br>Right-click on any manifest file and select <b>Exclude from Component Analysis</b> to quickly add an
+        exclusion pattern for that specific file.
+    </li>
 </ul>
 <p>