Purpose of the change

Add a configurable parameter, batch_size, to embedder.

Description

Some platforms have limit on the batch size for each embedding request. This PR adds support for a new configuration paramter, batch_size, for the embedder. If the request batch size exceeds the configured batch size, multiple embedding request will be issued for the embedding.

Fixes/Closes

Fixes #864

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