Add SearchParameters class (#76)

* Initial code done. Some unit testing in place

* All unit tests passing + pre-commit changes

* Fixing codeQL issue

* Fixing pytest issue

* Adding TypeAlias

* Removing python 3.8

* Changes based on pre-review w/ Elias

* Fixing codeQL issue

* Removing type ignore

* Fixing comment

genai-perf/genai_perf/config/generate/search_parameter.py

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+# Copyright 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from enum import Enum, auto
+from typing import Any, List, Optional, TypeAlias, Union
+
+ParameterList: TypeAlias = List[Union[int, str]]
+
+
+class ParameterUsage(Enum):
+    MODEL = auto()
+    RUNTIME = auto()
+    BUILD = auto()
+
+
+class ParameterCategory(Enum):
+    INTEGER = auto()
+    EXPONENTIAL = auto()
+    STR_LIST = auto()
+    INT_LIST = auto()
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SearchParameter:
+    """
+    A dataclass that holds information about a configuration's search parameter
+    """
+
+    usage: ParameterUsage
+    category: ParameterCategory
+
+    # This is only applicable to the LIST categories
+    enumerated_list: Optional[List[Any]] = None
+
+    # These are only applicable to INTEGER and EXPONENTIAL categories
+    min_range: Optional[int] = None
+    max_range: Optional[int] = None