Add vendor specific data to metadata service

Registered by Scott Moser

There was not previously any way for a vendor to extend the metadata
service to include vendor specific or site specific information. A "vendor-data" location in the metadata service can serve a couple purposes:
 * provide vendors a way to make instances aware of features or locations specific to the cloud where the instance is running.
 * provide an experimentation zone for metadata. By adding a way to easily add data to an instance metadata can be experimented with more easily, which could eventually lead to to moving of an item from vendor data to metadata.

The plan is to
 * add an entry named 'vendor_data.json' to the metadata service and config-drive rendering.
 * add a example class that reads json formated content from a configured file.

Some examples of things that a vendor might put in 'vendor-data' are:
 * information on local mirrors
 * location of a local proxy.
 * create a one time license registration codes
 * static networking routes

Blueprint information

Status:
Complete
Approver:
Russell Bryant
Priority:
Low
Drafter:
Scott Moser
Direction:
Approved
Assignee:
Scott Moser
Definition:
Approved
Series goal:
Accepted for havana
Implementation:
Implemented
Milestone target:
milestone icon 2013.2
Started by
Scott Moser
Completed by
Russell Bryant

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Gerrit topic: https://review.openstack.org/#q,topic:bp/vendor-data,n,z

Addressed by: https://review.openstack.org/37964
    add vendor_data to the md service and config drive

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