Adding api.yml github workflow to make for a more intricate NPM test, I will refine this. (#32)

Author: Chris-LewisI

.github/workflows/api.yml

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+name: Backend Tests   
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '*'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - '*'
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    working-directory: ./api
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 2
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [20]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js with caching
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          cache: 'npm'
+          cache-dependency-path: './api/package-lock.json'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Enforce formatting with Prettier
+        run: npm run format
+    
+      - name: Run ESLint
+        run: npm run lint
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: npm run test:ci
+
+      - name: Check for outdated packages
+        run: npm outdated || echo "No outdated packages found"
+
+      - name: Check for security vulnerabilities
+        run: npm audit --audit-level=high