Create a v1.0 branch to combine ongoing efforts in `mli-feature` and
`smartsim-refactor` feature branches

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Co-authored-by: Alyssa Cote <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Al Rigazzi <[email protected]>

Combine the `core-refactor` feature branch with `mli-feature` in `v1.0`
branch

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Co-authored-by: Amanda Richardson <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Amanda Richardson <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Matt Drozt <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Julia Putko <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: amandarichardsonn <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Alyssa Cote <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Al Rigazzi <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Julia Putko <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Matt Drozt <[email protected]>

Logs are improved during dragon install when there is a platform and asset type mismatch.

[ committed by @AlyssaCote ]
[ reviewed by @ankona ]

Fix a regression introduced during the merge of core refactor into v1.0.

- Ensure host list argument is passed to `DragonRunRequestView`
constructor

[ committed by @ankona ]
[ reviewed by @al-rigazzi ]

RequestBatch rewrite.

[ committed by @AlyssaCote ]
[ reviewed by @ankona @al-rigazzi ]

This PR fixes an unexpected behavior encountered when
using `SymlinkOperation`, where files were symlinked to their own
directory.

[ committed by @al-rigazzi ]
[ reviewed by @MattToast @amandarichardsonn ]

This PR includes the following fixes for dragon tests:

1. Remove a duplicate of `test_dragon_comm_utils.py`
2. Refactor `test_request_dispatcher.py` to run without multiprocessing

[ committed by @ankona ]
[ reviewed by @AlyssaCote ]