add git actions

.gitattributes

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+# 
+#  git add --renormalize .
+#
+* text=auto eol=lf
+*.{cmd,[cC][mM][dD]} text eol=crlf
+*.{bat,[bB][aA][tT]} text eol=crlf
+#
+# LFS can be used as well
+#
+# *.zip filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text

.github/dependabot.yml

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+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "cargo" # See documentation for possible values
+    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    # ignore:
+      # - dependency-name: "arrow"
+    # group of dependencies to be updated together 
+    groups:
+      # all datafusion deps should be updated together
+      datafusion-dependencies:
+        # A pattern can be...
+        patterns:
+          - "datafusion*" 
+          - "datafusion-*" 

.github/workflows/basic.yml

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+name: Basic Flow
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [master]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "**.md"
+      - "**.yaml"
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [master]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "**.md"
+      - "**.yaml"
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+  # this one speeds up builds, they say
+  CARGO_INCREMENTAL: 0
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          profile: minimal
+          toolchain: stable
+          components: rustfmt
+      # make cargo format to fail first
+      # before bringing other things, and spending time 
+      # compiling 
+      - name: Cargo Format Check
+        run: cargo fmt --all --check --
+        # we use cache if format is correct 
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          cache-on-failure: true
+      - name: Cargo Compile (with tests)
+        # should be faster than compiling tests again in 
+        # test phase 
+        # run: cargo test --no-run --locked --all-features
+        run: cargo test --no-run --all-features
+      - name: Cargo Run Tests
+        run: cargo test  -- --nocapture --quiet
+