Add Project Template for an API application with minimal dependencies

[eerhardt]

Related to #32485

We should have a template that produces an API application, but is very bare-bones, can be published using PublishAot=true with no warnings, and produces a minimally sized executable.

This template would:

• Take advantage of the API proposed in Allow minimal host to be created without default HostBuilder behavior #32485
• Have an endpoint that returns an application/json response using JSON source generation
• Have TrimMode=full by default
• Optionally have PublishAot=true|false
• Configure any source generators needed for trim/AOT safety.
  • Generate route handler-endpoints at compile time via source generator #45524

cc @DamianEdwards

[DamianEdwards]

More strawman details. These will likely evolve during .NET 8:

> dotnet new api -aot

• Has a template option --publish-aot with alias -aot that writes the property <PublishAOT>true</PublishAOT> to the .csproj file
• Has no template option to control use of HTTPS and does not have HTTPS configured (in code or launchSettings.json launch profiles)
• Is configured to use workstation GC via property <ServerGarbageCollection>false</ServerGarbageCollection> in the .csproj file
• Does not have appsettings.json file (the empty/slim host does not have the settings files config provider added)
• Has single MapGet call that declares a JSON-returning endpoint
• No option for using ApiControllers (can change in the future as NativeAOT support expands)

[ghost]

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[DamianEdwards]

Completed in #43756