Add configs for Github Actions and dependabot

Signed-off-by: Martin Tzvetanov Grigorov <mgrigorov@apache.org>

.github/dependabot.yml

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+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
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+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
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+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+version: 2
+updates:
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "maven"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+      day: "sunday"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 50
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+      day: "sunday"

.github/workflows/run_tests.yml

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+name: Java CI
+
+on:
+    push:
+    pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+    build:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+            - name: Set up JDK
+              uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+              with:
+                  java-version: 11
+                  distribution: temurin
+
+            - name: Cache Local Maven Repository
+              uses: actions/cache@v4
+              with:
+                  path: ~/.m2/repository
+                  key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+                  restore-keys: |
+                      ${{ runner.os }}-maven-
+
+            - name: Build with Maven
+              run: mvn -B verify