Add (check) full support for sampling in full parity with Lightning

[LuisAlfredoNu]

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Context:
Migrate the lightning.kokkos device to the new device API.

Description of the Change:
Add the necessary method for the LightningKokkos that allows the use of new device API. It should have a similar structure as the LightningQubit class.

Note: Lightning Kokkos does not support MCMC sampling.

Benefits:
Integration of LighntingKokkos with the new device API.

Possible Drawbacks:

Related GitHub Issues:

Partial / Freezzed PR ⚠️ ❄️

To make a smooth integration of LightningKokkos with the new device API, we set the branch kokkosNewAPI_backend as the base branch target for this development.

The branch kokkosNewAPI_backend has the mock of all classes and methods necessary for the new API. Also, several tests were disabled with

if device_name == "lightning.kokkos":
    pytest.skip("Kokkos new API in WIP.  Skipping.",allow_module_level=True)

Additionally, the CI testing from PennyLane for LKokkos is temporally disabled through commenting on the following lines in .github/workflows files

: # pl-device-test --device ${DEVICENAME} --skip-ops --shots=20000 $COVERAGE_FLAGS --cov-append
: # pl-device-test --device ${DEVICENAME} --shots=None --skip-ops $COVERAGE_FLAGS --cov-append

However, these tests will unblocked as the implementation progresses.

After all the developments for integrating LightningKokkos with the new API have been completed then the PR will be open to merging to master

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[vincentmr]

First round of review incoming! Cheers @LuisAlfredoNu .

[maliasadi]

Looks good, thanks @LuisAlfredoNu! I'll review tests when reviewing the base branch.

[AmintorDusko]

Looks good!

[AmintorDusko]

Do we want to keep this comment?

[LuisAlfredoNu]

I think now it is not necessary. I will delete it 👍

[vincentmr]

LGTM, cheers @LuisAlfredoNu .