Added welcome-first-time-contributor.yml

[shivasankaran18]

Closes #359

Changes

• Added welcome-first-time-contributor.yml GitHub Action to .github/workflows

• Script posts a welcome message to issues and PRs opened by first-time contributors

• Uses GitHub GraphQL API to detect first-time contributions

Flags

• The action relies on the default ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

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Related Issues

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Author Checklist

• Ensure you provide a DCO sign-off for your commits using the --signoff option of git commit.
• Vital features and changes captured in unit and/or integration tests
• Commits messages follow AP format
• Extend the documentation, if necessary
• Merging to main from fork:branchname

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[dselman]

This looks very useful and something that other repos could benfit from. Is it possible to move the script out into a standalone JS file for easier sharing between repos and maintenace?

[shivasankaran18]

ok @dselman .. will implement this

[shivasankaran18]

@dselman done with changes..could you review the PR now ?

[shivasankaran18]

@DianaLease @dselman could you review the PR when you find time