add github action to build and deploy the dev CD/service

NOTE: For testing, this is set to run on pushes to the elr/gh-action-dev-deploy branch.  It won’t run on initial push, but will run on following pushes.

TODO: Update trigger to deploy on merge to master branch.

.github/workflows/build_and_deploy_dev.yml

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+name: JavaScript CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - elr/gh-action-dev-deploy
+
+env:
+  AZURE_WEBAPP_NAME: clearlydefined-api-dev
+  # AZURE_WEBAPP_PACKAGE_PATH: 'my-app-path'      # TODO: confirm that root is the webapp root (default is root)
+  NODE_VERSION: '18' # TODO: does this need to have a minor version?
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-deploy:
+    name: Build and Deploy
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@main
+      - name: Use Node.js ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+      - name: npm install, build, and test
+        run: |
+          # Build and test the project, then
+          # deploy to Azure Web App.
+          npm install
+          npm run build --if-present
+          npm run test --if-present
+        working-directory: my-app-path
+      - name: 'Deploy to Azure WebApp'
+        uses: azure/webapps-deploy@v2
+        with:
+          app-name: ${{ env.AZURE_WEBAPP_NAME }}
+          publish-profile: ${{ secrets.AZURE_WEBAPP_PUBLISH_PROFILE }}
+          # package: ${{ env.AZURE_WEBAPP_PACKAGE_PATH }} # TODO: uncomment if determined that root is not the webapp root