chore(ENG-884): add semantic release into project

.github/workflows/semantic-release.yml

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+# Create a semantic release, including
+# - a package.json version number
+# - an updated change log file
+# - a Github release, which will trigger a deployment
+name: Create Github Release
+
+# All changes to `main` have gone through
+# automated checks and should have gone
+# through code review and manual checks
+# where appropriate.
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    # This stops us getting into an infinite loop when a release commit
+    # is created on `main` containing the changes to CHANGE_LOG.md .
+    # The loop could happen because we use credentials from the machine
+    # user so that a commit to the protected `main` branch is possible
+    # (default workflow credentials can't trigger further workflows via
+    # events, to avoid this exact situation).
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "CHANGE_LOG.md"
+      - "sonar-project.properties"
+jobs:
+  semantic_release:
+    name: semantic release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          # Need this to prevent the custom Github credentials on
+          # the semantic release step being overridden with the
+          # default ones.
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Use Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20.x
+          cache: "npm"
+
+      # Install.
+      - run: npm ci
+
+      # Create Github release using semantic-release package.
+      # See config here release.config.js
+      # Note, this runs on `main` and creates the release tag.
+      # and updates the changelog file.
+      - name: do release
+        id: semantic_release
+        run: npx semantic-release
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          # Don't run pre-commit or commit message hooks on this commit
+          HUSKY: 0
+
+      - name: Report to Slack on failure
+        if: ${{ steps.semantic_release.outcome == 'failure' }}
+        uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
+        env:
+          SLACK_COLOR: ${{ job.status }} # or a specific color like 'green' or '#ff00ff'
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: "Semantic Release status: ${{ job.status }}"
+          SLACK_TITLE: Semantic Release
+          SLACK_USERNAME: SemanticReleaseReporter
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.OAK_GITHUB_NOTIFICATION_WEBHOOK }}