chore(release): configure semantic-release automation (#433)

* update .releaserc.yaml

* add perms to release

* add GITHUB_TOKEN

* add install of the dev dep

* add presetConfig

* cat noop

* change ordering to cat the file

* add --input-type=module

* add package.json

* add random input

* change args

* update package.json

* remove run

* update trigger file again

* remove package.json and update release ref

* update to locking version 24 (latest)

* update release settings to what we want

* update settings file to json and add comment

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Co-authored-by: Charlie McBride <[email protected]>

Author: charliedmcb

.github/workflows/release-trigger.yaml

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   generate-sem-ver:
     permissions:
-      contents: read
+      contents: write
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
@@ -22,5 +24,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: '20.x' # semantic-release requires Node version 20.8.1 or higher
       - name: semantic-release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          npx semantic-release@18
+          npm install conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits -D
+          # Using the current latest major version of semantic-release v24, to
+          # prevent automated breaking changes, but still pickup features and patches ASAP.
+          # Will need to adopt new major versions as they are released.
+          npx semantic-release@24

.releaserc.json

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+{
+  "branches": ["main"],
+  "plugins": [
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+      {
+        "preset": "conventionalcommits",
+        "presetConfig": {
+          "header": "Changelog",
+          "types": [
+            {"type": "feat", "section": "Features"},
+            {"type": "fix", "section": "Bug Fixes"},
+            {"type": "chore", "hidden": true},
+            {"type": "docs", "hidden": true},
+            {"type": "style", "hidden": true},
+            {"type": "refactor", "hidden": true},
+            {"type": "perf", "hidden": true},
+            {"type": "test", "hidden": true}
+          ],
+          "preMajor": true
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+      {
+        "preset": "conventionalcommits",
+        "presetConfig": {
+          "header": "Changelog",
+          "types": [
+            {"type": "feat", "section": "Features"},
+            {"type": "fix", "section": "Bug Fixes"},
+            {"type": "chore", "hidden": true},
+            {"type": "docs", "hidden": true},
+            {"type": "style", "hidden": true},
+            {"type": "refactor", "hidden": true},
+            {"type": "perf", "hidden": true},
+            {"type": "test", "hidden": true}
+          ],
+          "preMajor": true
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    [
+      "@semantic-release/github",
+      {
+        "draftRelease": true,
+        "successComment": false,
+        "releasedLabels": false
+      }
+    ]
+  ]
+}