Add Linting + type check to CI and format existing files

[shreyasvinaya]

Description

This PR adds a lint + type check to the CI and formats a couple of files with the new standard

Linting and type checking will be fully fixed in #168

Type of change

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• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
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• Documentations (modification for documents)

Checklist

• I have performed a self-review of my own code
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• New unit tests pass locally with my changes
• I have checked my code and corrected any misspellings

[rbharath]

LGTM