#SBCOSS-508: workflow for code quality check

[Rakshitha-D]

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[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

This PR adds automated code quality checks via GitHub Actions, updates the README with a Code Quality section, and cleans up the legacy CircleCI configuration.

• Introduce a new lint:fix npm script
• Document linting, dependency management, formatting, and testing in README
• Add a GitHub Actions workflow for linting and tests; remove CircleCI config

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 4 out of 4 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

File	Description
package.json	Added lint:fix script for auto-fixing lint issues
README.md	Introduced "Code Quality" section with commands overview
.github/workflows/pull_request.yml	New workflow to run lint and tests on pull requests
.circleci/config.yml	Removed legacy CircleCI configuration

Comments suppressed due to low confidence (2)

.circleci/config.yml:1

• [nitpick] The .circleci/config.yml file was removed but the directory may still exist. If there are no other CircleCI configs in use, consider deleting the empty .circleci/ folder to prevent confusion.

-version: 2.1

README.md:400

• [nitpick] The Table of Contents at the top of the README should be updated to include the new 'Code Quality' section for easier navigation.

## Code Quality