added depenabot yml and sync branches

Author: Harmanpreet Kaur

.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:
+  # GitHub Actions dependencies
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "build"
+    target-branch: "dependentbotchanges"
+
+  # .NET NuGet dependencies
+  - package-ecosystem: "nuget"
+    directory: "/App/backend-api"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "build"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 50
+    target-branch: "dependentbotchanges"
+  - package-ecosystem: "nuget"
+    directory: "/App/kernel-memory"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "build"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 50
+    target-branch: "dependentbotchanges"
+
+  # npm dependencies for frontend project
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: "/App/frontend-app"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "build"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 50
+    target-branch: "dependentbotchanges"

.github/workflows/sync-branches.yml

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+name: Sync Main to dependabotchanges
+
+on:
+  # Schedule the sync job to run daily or customize as needed
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 1 * * *'  # Runs every day at 1 AM UTC
+  # Trigger the sync job on pushes to the main branch
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  sync:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0  # Fetch all history for accurate branch comparison
+
+      - name: Configure Git
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+      - name: Sync main to dependabotchanges
+        run: |
+          # Ensure we're on the main branch
+          git checkout main
+          # Fetch the latest changes
+          git pull origin main
+
+          # Switch to dependabotchanges branch
+          git checkout dependabotchanges
+          # Merge main branch changes
+          git merge main --no-edit
+
+          # Push changes back to dependabotchanges branch
+          git push origin dependabotchanges
+
+      - name: Notify on Failure
+        if: failure()
+        run: echo "Sync from main to dependabotchanges failed!"