Add CI release automation

[nathanklick]

Description

As requested by @michielmulders, there is a need to automate the release process. The work required to automate the release process will be tracked by this Epic.

Tasks

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1. Fix license specified in the NPM package specification and adjust pre-commit hooks #234
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2. Add dependabot configuration and update Git ignore definitions #235
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3. Add CI workflow to build and test code #236
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4. Add release workflow to publish both the NPM package and the docker container image #238
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5. Add semantic release support and workflow enforcement of commit message syntax #239
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6. Update eslint, remark, and other configuration to work with Codacy #240
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7. Enable Codacy and CodeCov coverage reporting #241
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8. Remove and ignore visual studio code files #242
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9. Add code owners definition and a pull request template #243
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10. Disable husky hooks in favor of CI pipelines on pull requests and opt-in pre-commit configuration #262
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11. Revert URL used in e2e tests to use the main branch file #272
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12. Update package configuration to allow publication to the NPM registries #274
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13. Troubleshoot codacy coverage reporting #276
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14. Add CI workflow to build and test the docker container image #237
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