[ISSUE #355] Setup Github workflows for CodeQL scans (#356)

* Setup CodeQL scans

* disable autorun

* add a step for setting up JDK

* add codeql

* fix step Build

* fix strategy

* add events: schedule & workflow_dispatch

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

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+name: "CodeQL"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - develop
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - develop
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '30 5 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        language:
+          - 'java'
+        java:
+          - 8
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Set up JDK ${{ matrix.java }}
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
+
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
+        with:
+          # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
+          # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
+          # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
+          # queries: ./path/to/local/query, your-org/your-repo/queries@main
+          languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: ./gradlew clean build
+
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v1