added some github actions w/ burnettk

.github/dependabot.yml

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+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
+  - package-ecosystem: pip
+    directory: "/.github/workflows"
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
+  - package-ecosystem: pip
+    directory: "/docs"
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
+  - package-ecosystem: pip
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily

.github/workflows/auto-merge-dependabot-prs.yml

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+name: Dependabot auto-merge
+on:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: ["Tests"]
+    types:
+      - completed
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  dependabot:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' && github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Dependabot metadata
+        id: metadata
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1.1.1
+        with:
+          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
+        # if: ${{contains(steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names, 'pytest') && steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'}}
+        # if: ${{contains(steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names, 'pytest')}}
+        # ideally we auto-merge if all checks pass
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}

.github/workflows/tests.yml

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+name: Tests
+
+on:
+  - push
+  - pull_request
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Development Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Use Node.js 17.x
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        with:
+          node-version: 17.x
+      - run: npm install
+      - run: npm test
+      - run: npm run build --if-present