Automate publishing to GitHub Packages and remove build artifacts from repo

[Copilot]

Implements automated publishing to GitHub Packages on release and removes the /dist directory from version control per requirements.

Changes

Removed build artifacts from version control

• Deleted /dist directory from repo
• Added dist/ to .gitignore

Created publishing workflow (.github/workflows/publish.yml)

• Triggers on release publication
• Builds package and publishes to GitHub Packages registry
• Uses GITHUB_TOKEN for authentication

Configured package for GitHub Packages

• Added publishConfig pointing to https://npm.pkg.github.com
• Created scripts/prepare-package.js to adjust paths when publishing from dist:
  • Corrects entry points (main, module, types) to be relative to dist
  • Preserves postinstall script and copies postinstall.cjs
  • Specifies files to include in published package

Updated installation documentation

• Added GitHub Packages installation instructions with .npmrc configuration
• Preserved repository-based installation as fallback

Usage

After release, users install via:

# Configure .npmrc
@uselagoon:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com

# Install
npm install @uselagoon/ui-library

Package versioning follows existing semantic versioning in package.json.

Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>Publish UI package to GitHub Packages</issue_title>
<issue_description>Request: Publish the resulting UI package from this repository to GitHub Packages so it can be consumed by other projects.

Details:

• Automate CI/CD to publish new package versions upon release
• Update documentation to indicate usage from GitHub Packages
• Ensure package versioning is clear and follows semantic versioning

Acceptance Criteria:

• UI package is available in GitHub Packages
• Documentation updated for install instructions
• Publishing process is automated as part of CI/CD pipeline</issue_description>

<agent_instructions>make sure that you remove the /dist directory from the repo since it should only be built when published</agent_instructions>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

• Fixes Publish UI package to GitHub Packages #21

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