- Added functions to handle custom staging directories
- Updated imports and removed deprecated code
- Created a new module for staging directory handling

…ging directories in the pipeline.

- Added import statement for 'os' in creator_plugins.py
- Implemented method 'apply_staging_dir' to apply staging directory with persistence to instance's transient data in creator_plugins.py
- Updated comments and added TODOs related to staging directories in various files
- Created a new plugin 'CollectManagedStagingDir' to manage staging directories in publish/lib.py

…ctions

- Renamed variables for better understanding and uniformity
- Improved readability by using more descriptive names

…g-dir-functions' into feature/AY-971_Use-custom-staging-dir-functions

Co-authored-by: Jakub Trllo <[email protected]>

Co-authored-by: Jakub Trllo <[email protected]>

Co-authored-by: Jakub Trllo <[email protected]>

Imported the 'warnings' module for potential future usage in the codebase.

Co-authored-by: Jakub Trllo <[email protected]>

- Renamed function `get_staging_dir` to `get_staging_dir_info` for clarity.
- Updated variable names in multiple files to use `template_data` instead of `formatting_data`.
- Adjusted function parameters in the staging directory module for consistency and added new optional parameters.
- Improved logging by passing logger instances instead of creating new loggers within functions.

The code changes remove the unnecessary addition of roots to ctx_data in the get_staging_dir_info function.

…ctions

- Updated return type in docstring
- Added a comment for clarity
- Removed unnecessary return statements