Simple Generic PoC for 1.18 - List Contains util

[alex-astronomer]

Description

PoC for 1.18. Changes the string contains method that finds a string in a list of strings to be generic for any type that is comparable.

🎟 Issue(s)

n/a

🧪 Functional Testing

Existing unit tests are adequate

📋 Checklist

• [ x] Rebased from the main (or release if patching) branch (before testing)
• [x] Ran make test before taking out of draft
• [x] Ran make lint before taking out of draft
• [x] Added/updated applicable tests
• [x] Tested against Astro-API (if necessary).
• [x] Tested against Houston-API and Astronomer (if necessary).
• [x] Communicated to/tagged owners of respective clients potentially impacted by these changes.
• [x] Updated any related documentation

[andriisoldatenko]

@alex-astronomer please fix lint and tests.

[neel-astro]

@alex-astronomer closing this PR due to inactivity, feel free to reopen if you continue to work on it