feat: Implement Milvus retriver for RAG (#516)

* feat: Implement MilvusRetriever with embedding model and resource management

* chore: Update configuration and loader files for consistency

* chore: Clean up test_milvus.py for improved readability and organization

* feat: Add tests for DashscopeEmbeddings query and document embedding methods

* feat: Add tests for embedding model initialization and example file loading in MilvusProvider

* chore: Remove unused imports and clean up test_milvus.py for better readability

* chore: Clean up test_milvus.py for improved readability and organization

* chore: Clean up test_milvus.py for improved readability and organization

* fix: replace print statements with logging in recursion limit function

* Implement feature X to enhance user experience and optimize performance

* refactor: clean up unused imports and comments in AboutTab component

* Implement feature X to enhance user experience and fix bug Y in module Z

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Co-authored-by: Willem Jiang <willem.jiang@gmail.com>

src/config/configuration.py

@@ -10,36 +10,10 @@ from langchain_core.runnables import RunnableConfig
 
 from src.config.report_style import ReportStyle
 from src.rag.retriever import Resource
+from src.config.loader import get_str_env, get_int_env, get_bool_env
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-_TRUTHY = {"1", "true", "yes", "y", "on"}
-
-
-def get_bool_env(name: str, default: bool = False) -> bool:
-    val = os.getenv(name)
-    if val is None:
-        return default
-    return str(val).strip().lower() in _TRUTHY
-
-
-def get_str_env(name: str, default: str = "") -> str:
-    val = os.getenv(name)
-    return default if val is None else str(val).strip()
-
-
-def get_int_env(name: str, default: int = 0) -> int:
-    val = os.getenv(name)
-    if val is None:
-        return default
-    try:
-        return int(val.strip())
-    except ValueError:
-        logger.warning(
-            f"Invalid integer value for {name}: {val}. Using default {default}."
-        )
-        return default
-
 
 def get_recursion_limit(default: int = 25) -> int:
     """Get the recursion limit from environment variable or use default.