Implement Manual Release Process

.github/workflows/release.yml

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-name: Release
+name: Release and Publish
 
 on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-      - master
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  release:
+  release-please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      issues: write
-      pull-requests: write
+    outputs:
+      release_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      tag_name: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag_name }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+        id: release
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          release-type: node
+          package-name: bulk-ops-generator
 
+  publish:
+    needs: release-please
+    if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment:
+      name: publish
+      url: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Vuong.bulk-ops-generator
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
+          ref: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.tag_name }}
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: '22'
           cache: 'npm'
       - run: npm install
-      - name: Release
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: npx semantic-release
+      - name: Package extension
+        run: npx vsce package --out bulk-ops-generator.vsix
+      - name: Publish to VSCode Marketplace
+        run: npx vsce publish -p ${{ secrets.VSCE_TOKEN }} --packagePath bulk-ops-generator.vsix
+      - name: Publish to Open VSX Marketplace (Placeholder)
+        run: echo "Publishing to Open VSX Marketplace is not yet implemented."

.gitignore

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 packages
 
 bulk-ops-generator-*.vsix
-.DS_Store
+.DS_Store
+out/

RELEASING.md

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+# Releasing a New Version
+
+This document outlines the process for releasing a new version of the Bulk Ops Generator.
+
+## Creating a Release
+
+1.  **Trigger the Release Workflow:**
+    *   Navigate to the "Actions" tab in the GitHub repository.
+    *   Select the "Release and Publish" workflow from the list.
+    *   Click the "Run workflow" button, and then click the green "Run workflow" button in the dropdown. This will trigger the `release-please` action.
+
+2.  **Review the Release Pull Request:**
+    *   The `release-please` action will create a new pull request with a generated changelog and a new version number.
+    *   Review the pull request to ensure the changelog is accurate and the version number is correct.
+    *   If you need to change the version number, you can edit the title of the pull request. For example, to change a `patch` release to a `minor` release, change the version in the title from `1.2.4` to `1.3.0`.
+    *   You can also edit the body of the pull request to amend the changelog.
+
+3.  **Merge the Pull Request:**
+    *   Once you are satisfied with the release pull request, merge it into the `main` branch.
+
+## Publishing the Extension
+
+1.  **Approve the Publish Job:**
+    *   After the release pull request is merged, the `publish` job in the "Release and Publish" workflow will be triggered.
+    *   This job requires manual approval. You will receive a notification to approve the job.
+    *   Navigate to the workflow run for the release, and you will see a "Waiting for approval" status for the `publish` job.
+    *   Click the "Review deployments" button and then "Approve and deploy" to publish the new version to the VSCode Marketplace.
+
+2.  **(Placeholder) Publish to Open VSX Marketplace:**
+    *   The workflow includes a placeholder step for publishing to the Open VSX Marketplace. This step is not yet implemented and will be skipped.