Add .gitignore

Start ignoring stuff that does not belong into the repo
Add various package helpers

Add __init__.py scripts to help shape the sub modules and packages
New configuration class

Encapsulate some of the config work into a helper class for the project
Add util module

Add a cleanup version of etree_to_dict() to a shareable utility module
Refactored Autelis feeder

Basic refactored Autelis feeder leveraging the new shConfig class and
the shared shutil module
New config options

Add new configuration options to the sample config file of the project