Convert from Container to TypeScript Action

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Currently, this action is configured as a Docker container action. This leads to extra startup time to build and run the container.

This PR converts this action to TypeScript/JavaScript following the actions/typescript-action template along with a number of other improvements:

GitHub Actions Workflows

• Added a new workflow for continuous integration to run tests, linting, and format checks on pull requests and pushes to the main branch (.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml).
• Introduced a new workflow to check the status of transpiled JavaScript in the dist/ directory to ensure it matches the expected output (.github/workflows/check-dist.yml).
• Updated the CodeQL analysis workflow to use the latest versions of actions and adjusted the schedule and permissions (.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml).
• Added a new workflow for license checks using the Licensed tool to ensure all dependencies have valid licenses (.github/workflows/licensed.yml).
• Created a new workflow for linting the codebase on pull requests and pushes to the main branch (.github/workflows/linter.yml).

Dependency Management

• Added a dependabot.yml configuration to manage dependency updates for GitHub Actions and npm packages (.github/dependabot.yml).
• Updated license files for various dependencies to reflect the latest versions and correct license text (.licenses/npm/@actions/core.dep.yml, .licenses/npm/@actions/exec.dep.yml, .licenses/npm/@actions/github.dep.yml). [1] [2] [3]

Configuration Files

• Added a new development container configuration for TypeScript development with VS Code customizations and necessary extensions (.devcontainer/devcontainer.json).
• Updated .gitattributes to set line endings to LF and mark the dist/ directory as generated (.gitattributes).

Other Changes

• Changed code owners to @actions/actions-oss-maintainers
• Fixed example action in README
• Added 100% unit test coverage
• Removed unused dependencies, including tar files from @actions/toolkit
• Added linting and testing configurations for ESLint, Prettier, and Jest
• Updated licenses for all dependencies to reflect the latest versions and correct license

PR Overview

This PR converts the action from a Docker container to a TypeScript/JavaScript action, improving startup times and consolidating workflows and dependency management. Key changes include new and updated GitHub Actions workflows for CI, CodeQL analysis, license checks, linting, and release management; updates to dependency and license configuration files; and overall improvements to project configuration.

Changes

File	Description
.github/workflows/check-dist.yml	Adds a workflow to verify that the transpiled output in the dist/ directory is up-to-date.
.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml	Introduces a CI workflow for tests, linting, and format checks.
.github/workflows/release.yml	Adds a release workflow using semver tagging and release creation steps.
.github/workflows/licensed.yml	Provides a workflow for ensuring dependency licenses are valid using the Licensed tool.
.github/workflows/linter.yml	Adds a workflow to run the Super Linter for code quality checks.
.github/dependabot.yml	Configures Dependabot for GitHub Actions and npm package updates.
.licensed.yml	Updates license configuration for dependencies.
.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml	Updates CodeQL analysis workflow with changes to schedule and action versions.
.github/workflows/first-interaction.yml	Adjusts the workflow for first interaction on issues and pull requests.
Various .licenses files	Update dependency versions, license texts, and homepages to reflect the current state.

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.licenses/npm/@actions/http-client.dep.yml:7

• The license type was changed from 'mit' to 'other' in this dependency file; please verify that this change aligns with the actual license and that the accompanying license text is correct.

license: other

.github/workflows/first-interaction.yml:14

• [nitpick] The job ID 'first-interaction' could be renamed (e.g. to 'firstInteraction') for consistency with other workflow job naming conventions used in this repository.

first-interaction:

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