chore: Updates for automated release management using release-it

Author: starpit

.gitignore

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+# secrets for release
+.release.env
+
 # guidebook store mirror
 /store
 

docs/release/#release.conf#

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+ASC_PROVIDER=5CR4UDT5VY

docs/release/README.md

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+# Publishing Production Builds
+
+1. Copy [release-template.conf](release-template.conf) to `.release.conf`
+   at the top level, and update it with your secrets.
+
+2. Install dependencies:
+
+```shell
+npm install -g release-it @release-it/conventional-changelog @release-it/bumper dotenv-cli
+```
+
+3. Run `release-it`:
+
+```shell
+release-it
+```

docs/release/release-template.env

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+GITHUB_TOKEN=www
+ASC_PROVIDER=xxx
+APP_BUNDLE_ID=yyy
+OSX_SIGNING_IDENTITY='Developer ID Application: First Last (xxx)'
+APPLEID=[email protected]
+APPLEID_PASSWORD=zzz

package.json

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     "semi": false,
     "printWidth": 120
   },
+  "release-it": {
+    "hooks": {
+      "before:release": [
+        "if [ ! -f .release.env ]; then echo 'Missing .release.env. Copy and modify docs/release/release-template.env' exit 1; fi",
+        "npm ci",
+        "dotenv -e .release.env npm run build:electron:all"
+      ]
+    },
+    "npm": {
+      "publish": false
+    },
+    "github": {
+      "release": true,
+      "releaseName": "${version}",
+      "assets": [
+        "dist/electron/*.zip",
+        "dist/electron/*.bz2"
+      ]
+    },
+    "plugins": {
+      "@release-it/conventional-changelog": {
+        "preset": "angular",
+        "infile": "CHANGELOG.md"
+      },
+      "@release-it/bumper": {
+        "out": "plugins/plugin-client-default/package.json"
+      }
+    }
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@kui-shell/builder": "11.5.0-dev-20220821-135102",
     "@kui-shell/proxy": "11.5.0-dev-20220821-135102",