[Feature]: Add a CodeQL Github Workflow

Fixes #356.

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

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+name: "CodeQL"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  schedule:
+      # Run every night at midnight
+      #        ┌───────────── minute (0 - 59)
+      #        │  ┌───────────── hour (0 - 23)
+      #        │  │ ┌───────────── day of the month (1 - 31)
+      #        │  │ │ ┌───────────── month (1 - 12 or JAN-DEC)
+      #        │  │ │ │ ┌───────────── day of the week (0 - 6 or SUN-SAT)
+      #        │  │ │ │ │
+      #        │  │ │ │ │
+      #        │  │ │ │ │
+      #        *  * * * *
+      - cron: '0 0 * * *'
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
+      with:
+        packs: carlspring/vertx-codeql-queries
+        languages: java
+        # 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.
+
+        # Details on CodeQL's query packs refer to : https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/configuring-code-scanning#using-queries-in-ql-packs
+        # queries: security-extended,security-and-quality
+        queries: security-extended
+
+    # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages (C/C++, C#, Go, or Java).
+    # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
+    - name: Autobuild
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v2
+
+    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
+    # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
+
+    #   If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines.
+    #   modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project, please refer to the EXAMPLE below for guidance.
+
+    # - run: |
+    #     echo "Run, Build Application using script"
+    #     ./location_of_script_within_repo/buildscript.sh
+
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
+      with:
+          category: "/language:java"