diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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index 00000000..f33a02cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for more information:
+# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+# https://containers.dev/guide/dependabot
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+ - package-ecosystem: "devcontainers"
+   directory: "/"
+   schedule:
+     interval: weekly
diff --git a/.ipynb_checkpoints/Untitled-checkpoint.ipynb b/.ipynb_checkpoints/Untitled-checkpoint.ipynb
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index 00000000..363fcab7
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+++ b/.ipynb_checkpoints/Untitled-checkpoint.ipynb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+ "cells": [],
+ "metadata": {},
+ "nbformat": 4,
+ "nbformat_minor": 5
+}
diff --git a/.ipynb_checkpoints/forge.config-checkpoint.js b/.ipynb_checkpoints/forge.config-checkpoint.js
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index 00000000..48f3c1c7
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+++ b/.ipynb_checkpoints/forge.config-checkpoint.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+module.exports = {
+  rebuildConfig: {},
+  makers: [
+    {
+      name: "@electron-forge/maker-squirrel",
+      config: {},
+    },
+    {
+      name: "@electron-forge/maker-zip",
+      platforms: ["darwin"],
+    },
+    {
+      name: "@electron-forge/maker-deb",
+      config: {},
+    },
+    {
+      name: "@electron-forge/maker-rpm",
+      config: {},
+    },
+    {
+      name: "@electron-forge/maker-snap",
+      config: {},
+    },
+  ],   
+  //TODO: document env variables
+  packagerConfig: {
+    icon: "./public/MOR_logo_circle.icns",
+    osxSign: {
+      identity: process.env.APPLE_IDENTITY,
+    },
+
+/*     osxNotarize: {
+      tool: "notarytool",
+//      appleId: process.env.APPLE_ID,
+//      appleIdPassword: process.env.APPLE_PASSWORD,
+//      teamId: process.env.APPLE_TEAM_ID,
+        keychainProfile: "process.env.KEYCHAIN_PROFILE"
+    }, */
+  },
+};
diff --git a/.ipynb_checkpoints/untitled-checkpoint.py b/.ipynb_checkpoints/untitled-checkpoint.py
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index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
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+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "type": "chrome",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Launch Chrome against localhost",
+            "url": "http://localhost:8080",
+            "webRoot": "${workspaceFolder}"
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
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index 00000000..4fb72eac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "python.testing.unittestArgs": [
+        "-v",
+        "-s",
+        "./build",
+        "-p",
+        "*test.py"
+    ],
+    "python.testing.pytestEnabled": false,
+    "python.testing.unittestEnabled": true
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Untitled.ipynb b/Untitled.ipynb
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index 00000000..363fcab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Untitled.ipynb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+ "cells": [],
+ "metadata": {},
+ "nbformat": 4,
+ "nbformat_minor": 5
+}
diff --git a/untitled.py b/untitled.py
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index 00000000..e69de29b