[GSoC26][bazel] add bazel build system support for simple_switch_grpc

[c8ef]

Introduces a complete bazel build alongside the existing cmake setup, targeting the simple_switch_grpc binary and its test suite.

Key implementation notes:

• All BUILD files are formatted with Buildifier and enforced in CI via a dedicated GitHub Actions workflow, keeping the Starlark codebase consistent from day one.
• config.h is generated using the expand_template idiom rather than a raw genrule, making the enabled/disabled feature set explicit and diff-friendly.
• External dependencies (Boost, gmp, nanomsg, grpc, p4lang/PI, etc.) are currently consumed as system-installed libraries through a module extension (bazel/ubuntu2204.bzl). This avoids the need to vendor or pin every transitive dependency upfront; migration to BCR-sourced modules can be done incrementally.
• Groundwork for a full Bazel-native p4lang/PI is already underway: uthash@2.3.0 bazelbuild/bazel-central-registry#8031 tracks a third-party library used by the PI library's contribution to BCR, after which the @ubuntu2204//:pi* stubs can be replaced with proper module dependencies.

[c8ef]

cc @matthewtlam

[matthewtlam]

Thanks for your PR @c8ef.

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[matthewtlam]

@c8ef Can we update this PR to remove the Boost dependencies that you removed?

[c8ef]

@c8ef Can we update this PR to remove the Boost dependencies that you removed?

The current CI for the bmv2 build doesn't use the Ubuntu PI library. To enable Bazel support for bmv2, we first need to implement Bazel support for PI. I have a working local version, but since the patch is quite large, I’m splitting it into smaller updates - starting with p4lang/PI#646. Once the PI Bazel build is refreshed, I’ll update this PR.