add release & publish ci

.github/workflows/release_and_publish.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: Release and publish
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "v*"
+
+jobs:
+  release_and_publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: "20"
+          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org/"
+
+      - name: Install project dependencies
+        run: npm clean-install
+
+      - name: Build the dist folder
+        run: npm run build
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        id: create_release
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
+          release_name: ${{ github.ref }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+
+      - name: Publish to npm
+        run: npm publish
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}

README.md

@@ -37,3 +37,12 @@ which will create a `.tgz` file that can then be installed by the external appli
 ```
 npm install /path/to/package-x.y.z.tgz
 ```
+
+### Publishing a new version
+
+To make a new version and publish to npm via GitHub Actions:
+
+```bash
+npm version <patch/minor/major>
+git push --follow-tags
+```