Merge branch 'main' into hack_gitignore

Author: Anmol-Baranwal

.github/dependabot.yml

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+version: 2
+updates:
+  # Update GitHub Actions
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    labels:
+      - 📦 dependencies
+    directory: "/" # refers to the location of package.json
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "chore(deps)"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"

.github/workflows/close-old-issues.yml

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+name: Close inactive issues
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "30 1 * * *"
+
+jobs:
+  close-issues:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@v5
+        with:
+          days-before-issue-stale: 16
+          days-before-issue-close: 14
+          stale-issue-label: "issue: stale"
+          stale-issue-message: "This issue is marked stale because it has been open for 16 days with no activity."
+          close-issue-message: "This issue was closed because it has been inactive for 14 days since being marked as stale."
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}