GitHub Actions workflow to publish a new release on npm

[MisRob]

Description

Adds a GitHub Actions workflow that publishes a new release or pre-release on npm.

Also fixes package.json version.

Issue addressed

Part of #532

Reviewer guidance

• Does code makes sense?
• Are there some other steps that'd be useful to have implemented?

We will need to merge it and then I will make a new release to test it for this repository. I tested the same script in my playground repository here https://github.com/MisRob/hello-npm/blob/main/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml and it went well https://www.npmjs.com/package/@robosovam/hello-npm?activeTab=versions.

Comments

I considered exploring having a package.json version increment guard, but actually the action will fail because npm doesn't allow publishing the same version twice as can be seen here https://github.com/MisRob/hello-npm/actions/runs/7799031860/job/21268937399, where I released v1.0.2, but didn't update package.json's v1.0.1.

So if I forgot, then I will get notified by this action failure and create a new patch with the correct package.json version. We have the version increment in the checklist now though, so hopefully this won't happen often.

Changelog

• #541
  • Description: Add a GitHub Actions workflow to publish a new release on npm
  • Products impact: none
  • Addresses: Establish the new and automated release process #532
  • Components: -
  • Breaking: -
  • Impacts a11y: -
  • Guidance: -

Testing checklist

• Contributor has fully tested the PR manually
• If there are any front-end changes, before/after screenshots are included
• Critical and brittle code paths are covered by unit tests
• The change is described in the changelog section above

Reviewer guidance

• Is the code clean and well-commented?
• Are there tests for this change?
• Are all UI components LTR and RTL compliant (if applicable)?

After review

• The changelog item has been pasted to the CHANGELOG.md

[rtibbles]

I think we should be subscribing to the published type. Everything else seems correct.

[MisRob]

Thank you @rtibbles, updated