Add a way to set lifecycle properties of the image

[imrannayer]

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Description

Users can manage lifecycle of an image by [setting deprecate, obsolete and delete date](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/deprecate-custom. They have to use CLI to set these properties. It will be great to have deprecate_at, obsolete_at and delete_at parameters to manage lifecycle of the image.

Use Case(s)

AWS packer builder allows parameter deprecate_at

Potential configuration

deprecate_at = `2025-05-01`

Potential References

https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/image-management-best-practices https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/deprecate-custom