ci: add basic testing and linting GitHub Actions workflow

Author: GaneshPatil7517

.github/workflows/ci.yml

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+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main, master]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main, master]
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+          cache: 'pip'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
+          pip install pytest ruff
+
+      - name: Run linter (ruff)
+        run: |
+          ruff check . --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --output-format=github \
+            --exclude="Dockerfile.*" \
+            --exclude="linktest/" \
+            --exclude="measurements/" \
+            --exclude="0mq/" \
+            --exclude="ratc/"
+        # E9: Runtime errors (syntax errors, etc.)
+        # F63: Invalid print syntax
+        # F7: Syntax errors in type comments
+        # F82: Undefined names in __all__
+        # Excludes: Dockerfiles (not Python), linktest (symlinks),
+        # measurements/0mq/ratc (config-dependent experimental scripts)
+
+      - name: Run tests (pytest)
+        run: |
+          pytest --tb=short -q \
+            --ignore=measurements/ \
+            --ignore=0mq/ \
+            --ignore=ratc/ \
+            --ignore=linktest/ \
+            || true
+        # Allow pytest to pass even if no tests are collected yet
+        # Remove "|| true" once proper tests are added
+        # Ignores: experimental/config-dependent scripts
+
+      - name: Validate Dockerfile build
+        run: |
+          docker build -f Dockerfile.py -t concore-py-test .
+        # Validates that Dockerfile.py can be built successfully
+        # Does not push the image