added vendor directory and gulp support for better dependency organization and compiling less and js files

removed timeline css and merged it with the theme css and added gulp
support for a browser sync task as well for easier development

removed composer package until the repo issue is resolved - added
minified versions into the bower.json for when the repo issue is
resolved

vendor/datatables/js/dataTables.bootstrap4.js

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+/*! DataTables Bootstrap 3 integration
+ * ©2011-2015 SpryMedia Ltd - datatables.net/license
+ */
+
+/**
+ * DataTables integration for Bootstrap 3. This requires Bootstrap 3 and
+ * DataTables 1.10 or newer.
+ *
+ * This file sets the defaults and adds options to DataTables to style its
+ * controls using Bootstrap. See http://datatables.net/manual/styling/bootstrap
+ * for further information.
+ */
+(function( factory ){
+	if ( typeof define === 'function' && define.amd ) {
+		// AMD
+		define( ['jquery', 'datatables.net'], function ( $ ) {
+			return factory( $, window, document );
+		} );
+	}
+	else if ( typeof exports === 'object' ) {
+		// CommonJS
+		module.exports = function (root, $) {
+			if ( ! root ) {
+				root = window;
+			}
+
+			if ( ! $ || ! $.fn.dataTable ) {
+				// Require DataTables, which attaches to jQuery, including
+				// jQuery if needed and have a $ property so we can access the
+				// jQuery object that is used
+				$ = require('datatables.net')(root, $).$;
+			}
+
+			return factory( $, root, root.document );
+		};
+	}
+	else {
+		// Browser
+		factory( jQuery, window, document );
+	}
+}(function( $, window, document, undefined ) {
+'use strict';
+var DataTable = $.fn.dataTable;
+
+
+/* Set the defaults for DataTables initialisation */
+$.extend( true, DataTable.defaults, {
+	dom:
+		"<'row'<'col-md-6'l><'col-md-6'f>>" +
+		"<'row'<'col-md-12'tr>>" +
+		"<'row'<'col-md-5'i><'col-md-7'p>>",
+	renderer: 'bootstrap'
+} );
+
+
+/* Default class modification */
+$.extend( DataTable.ext.classes, {
+	sWrapper:      "dataTables_wrapper form-inline dt-bootstrap4",
+	sFilterInput:  "form-control input-sm",
+	sLengthSelect: "form-control input-sm",
+	sProcessing:   "dataTables_processing panel panel-default",
+	sPageButton:   "paginate_button page-item"
+} );
+
+
+/* Bootstrap paging button renderer */
+DataTable.ext.renderer.pageButton.bootstrap = function ( settings, host, idx, buttons, page, pages ) {
+	var api     = new DataTable.Api( settings );
+	var classes = settings.oClasses;
+	var lang    = settings.oLanguage.oPaginate;
+	var aria = settings.oLanguage.oAria.paginate || {};
+	var btnDisplay, btnClass, counter=0;
+
+	var attach = function( container, buttons ) {
+		var i, ien, node, button;
+		var clickHandler = function ( e ) {
+			e.preventDefault();
+			if ( !$(e.currentTarget).hasClass('disabled') && api.page() != e.data.action ) {
+				api.page( e.data.action ).draw( 'page' );
+			}
+		};
+
+		for ( i=0, ien=buttons.length ; i<ien ; i++ ) {
+			button = buttons[i];
+
+			if ( $.isArray( button ) ) {
+				attach( container, button );
+			}
+			else {
+				btnDisplay = '';
+				btnClass = '';
+
+				switch ( button ) {
+					case 'ellipsis':
+						btnDisplay = '&#x2026;';
+						btnClass = 'disabled';
+						break;
+
+					case 'first':
+						btnDisplay = lang.sFirst;
+						btnClass = button + (page > 0 ?
+							'' : ' disabled');
+						break;
+
+					case 'previous':
+						btnDisplay = lang.sPrevious;
+						btnClass = button + (page > 0 ?
+							'' : ' disabled');
+						break;
+
+					case 'next':
+						btnDisplay = lang.sNext;
+						btnClass = button + (page < pages-1 ?
+							'' : ' disabled');
+						break;
+
+					case 'last':
+						btnDisplay = lang.sLast;
+						btnClass = button + (page < pages-1 ?
+							'' : ' disabled');
+						break;
+
+					default:
+						btnDisplay = button + 1;
+						btnClass = page === button ?
+							'active' : '';
+						break;
+				}
+
+				if ( btnDisplay ) {
+					node = $('<li>', {
+							'class': classes.sPageButton+' '+btnClass,
+							'id': idx === 0 && typeof button === 'string' ?
+								settings.sTableId +'_'+ button :
+								null
+						} )
+						.append( $('<a>', {
+								'href': '#',
+								'aria-controls': settings.sTableId,
+								'aria-label': aria[ button ],
+								'data-dt-idx': counter,
+								'tabindex': settings.iTabIndex,
+								'class': 'page-link'
+							} )
+							.html( btnDisplay )
+						)
+						.appendTo( container );
+
+					settings.oApi._fnBindAction(
+						node, {action: button}, clickHandler
+					);
+
+					counter++;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	};
+
+	// IE9 throws an 'unknown error' if document.activeElement is used
+	// inside an iframe or frame. 
+	var activeEl;
+
+	try {
+		// Because this approach is destroying and recreating the paging
+		// elements, focus is lost on the select button which is bad for
+		// accessibility. So we want to restore focus once the draw has
+		// completed
+		activeEl = $(host).find(document.activeElement).data('dt-idx');
+	}
+	catch (e) {}
+
+	attach(
+		$(host).empty().html('<ul class="pagination"/>').children('ul'),
+		buttons
+	);
+
+	if ( activeEl ) {
+		$(host).find( '[data-dt-idx='+activeEl+']' ).focus();
+	}
+};
+
+
+return DataTable;
+}));