[CI] Adding CodeQL Configuration, File Change Limitation Script, Linting, Formatting, and Type-Checking

.github/workflows/authorized-changes-detection.yml

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+name: Checking workflow files
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '.github/**'   
+      - 'env.example'
+      - '.node-version'
+      - '.husky/**'
+      - 'scripts/**'
+      - 'package.json'
+      - 'tsconfig.json'
+      - '.gitignore'
+      - '.eslintrc.json'
+      - '.eslintignore '
+      - 'vite.config.ts'      
+      - 'CODEOWNERS'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+
+jobs:
+  Checking-for-unauthorized-file-changes:
+    name: Checking for unauthorized file changes
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Unauthorized file modification in PR
+        run: exit 1

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

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+# For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
+# to commit it to your repository.
+#
+# You may wish to alter this file to override the set of languages analyzed,
+# or to provide custom queries or build logic.
+#
+# ******** NOTE ********
+# We have attempted to detect the languages in your repository. Please check
+# the `language` matrix defined below to confirm you have the correct set of
+# supported CodeQL languages.
+#
+name: "CodeQL"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ '**' ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ '**' ]
+
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze
+    # Runner size impacts CodeQL analysis time. To learn more, please see:
+    #   - https://gh.io/recommended-hardware-resources-for-running-codeql
+    #   - https://gh.io/supported-runners-and-hardware-resources
+    #   - https://gh.io/using-larger-runners
+    # Consider using larger runners for possible analysis time improvements.
+    runs-on: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 'macos-latest') || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    timeout-minutes: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 120) || 360 }}
+    permissions:
+      # required for all workflows
+      security-events: write
+
+      # only required for workflows in private repositories
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        language: [ 'javascript-typescript' ]
+        # CodeQL supports [ 'c-cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java-kotlin', 'javascript-typescript', 'python', 'ruby', 'swift' ]
+        # Use only 'java-kotlin' to analyze code written in Java, Kotlin or both
+        # Use only 'javascript-typescript' to analyze code written in JavaScript, TypeScript or both
+        # Learn more about CodeQL language support at https://aka.ms/codeql-docs/language-support
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+      with:
+        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+        debug: true
+        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
+        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
+        # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
+
+        # For more details on CodeQL's query packs, refer to: https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/configuring-code-scanning#using-queries-in-ql-packs
+        # queries: security-extended,security-and-quality
+
+
+    # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages (C/C++, C#, Go, Java, or Swift).
+    # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
+    - name: Autobuild
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3
+
+    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
+    # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
+
+    #   If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines.
+    #   modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project, please refer to the EXAMPLE below for guidance.
+
+    # - run: |
+    #     echo "Run, Build Application using script"
+    #     ./location_of_script_within_repo/buildscript.sh
+
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
+      with:
+        category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"

.github/workflows/count_changed_files.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
+"""Script to limit number of file changes in single PR.
+
+Methodology:
+
+    Analyses the Pull request to find if the count of file changed in a pr
+    exceeds a pre-defined nummber 20
+
+    This scripts encourages contributors to align with project practices,
+    reducing the likelihood of unintentional merges into incorrect branches.
+
+NOTE:
+
+    This script complies with our python3 coding and documentation standards.
+    It complies with:
+
+        1) Pylint
+        2) Pydocstyle
+        3) Pycodestyle
+        4) Flake8
+
+"""
+
+import sys
+import argparse
+import subprocess
+
+
+def _count_changed_files(base_branch, pr_branch):
+    """
+    Count the number of changed files between two branches.
+
+    Args:
+        base_branch (str): The base branch.
+        pr_branch (str): The PR branch.
+
+    Returns:
+        int: The number of changed files.
+
+    Raises:
+        SystemExit: If an error occurs during execution.
+    """
+    base_branch = f"origin/{base_branch}"
+    pr_branch = f"origin/{pr_branch}"
+
+    command = f"git diff --name-only {base_branch}...{pr_branch} | wc -l"
+
+    try:
+        # Run git command to get the list of changed files
+        process = subprocess.Popen(
+            command, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE
+        )
+        output, error = process.communicate()
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error: {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    file_count = int(output.strip())
+    return file_count
+
+def _arg_parser_resolver():
+    """Resolve the CLI arguments provided by the user.
+
+    Args:
+        None
+
+    Returns:
+        result: Parsed argument object
+
+    """
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--base_branch",
+        type=str,
+        required=True,
+        help="Base branch where pull request should be made."
+    ),
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--pr_branch",
+        type=str,
+        required=True,
+        help="PR branch from where the pull request is made.",
+    ),
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--file_count",
+        type=int,
+        default=20,
+        help="Number of files changes allowed in a single commit")
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+def main():
+    """
+    Execute the script's main functionality.
+
+    This function serves as the entry point for the script. It performs
+    the following tasks:
+    1. Validates and retrieves the base branch and PR commit from
+       command line arguments.
+    2. Counts the number of changed files between the specified branches.
+    3. Checks if the count of changed files exceeds the acceptable
+       limit (20).
+    4. Provides informative messages based on the analysis.
+
+    Raises:
+        SystemExit: If an error occurs during execution.
+    """
+
+    args = _arg_parser_resolver()
+
+    base_branch = args.base_branch
+    pr_branch = args.pr_branch
+
+    print(f"You are trying to merge on branch: {base_branch}")
+    print(f"You are making commit from your branch: {pr_branch}")
+
+    # Count changed files
+    file_count = _count_changed_files(base_branch, pr_branch)
+    print(f"Number of changed files: {file_count}")
+
+    # Check if the count exceeds 20
+    if file_count > args.file_count:
+        print("Error: Too many files (greater than 20) changed in the pull request.")
+        print("Possible issues:")
+        print("- Contributor may be merging into an incorrect branch.")
+        print("- Source branch may be incorrect please use develop as source branch.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()