Fix: Resolve Issues #164, #163, #157, #165

[Jaydbrown]

This Pull Request resolves issues #164, #163, #157, and #165 by establishing standardized tooling, automated dependency updates, and contribution documentation for the repository.

Detailed Changes:

1. Code Quality & Linting (Resolves #157 & #164)

• Replaced the missing .eslintrc.js with a modern ESLint Flat Config (eslint.config.js).
• Integrated prettier formatting and hooked it up to the ESLint pipeline.
• Established and enforced code complexity rules to prevent functions and files from becoming unmanageable:
  • Max Cyclomatic Complexity: 15
  • Max Lines per Function: 50
  • Max Lines per File: 300
  • Max Parameters per Function: 5
• Fixed and automatically formatted over 2,500 existing code issues to comply with the new rules.
• Added npm run lint and npm run lint:fix scripts.
• Hooked up lint into the CI pipeline (.github/workflows/ci.yml) so that new PRs are required to pass linting before building and scanning.

2. Automated Dependency Management (Resolves #163)

• Configured GitHub Dependabot (.github/dependabot.yml) to scan npm and GitHub Actions dependencies daily.
• Dependabot will automatically open pull requests for any outdated or vulnerable packages.

3. Documentation & Contribution Standards (Resolves #165)

• Created CONTRIBUTING.md outlining the standard workflow for contributors.
• Created docs/conventions.md to explicitly define project-specific coding styles and the new ESLint complexity thresholds.
• Added a Pull Request template (.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md) to guide developers on structuring PR descriptions.
• Added GitHub Issue templates (.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md and feature_request.md) to ensure incoming issues contain structured, actionable information.

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