ci(workflows): add release and deployment automation

.github/workflows/docker-image.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 name: Build and Push Docker Images
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
+  release:
+    types: [published]
 
-# Ensure only one workflow run per branch at a time; cancel any in-progress runs on new push
+# Ensure only one workflow run per branch at a time; cancel any in-progress runs on new push 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         service: 
-          - "dograh-api|api/Dockerfile|./api"
+          - "dograh-api|api/Dockerfile|."
           - "dograh-ui|ui/Dockerfile|./ui"
 
     steps:

.github/workflows/release-automation.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: Release Please
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+        with:
+          # Config files location
+          config-file: release-please-config.json
+          manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
+          # Use PAT to trigger deployment workflow
+          token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/release-deployment.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+name: Deploy to Vercel Production
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: production
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+      
+      - name: Install Vercel CLI
+        run: npm install --global vercel@latest
+      
+      - name: Pull Vercel Environment Information
+        run: vercel pull --yes --environment=production --token=$VERCEL_TOKEN
+        env:
+          VERCEL_ORG_ID: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_ORG_ID }}
+          VERCEL_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_PROJECT_ID }}
+          VERCEL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }}
+      
+      - name: Build Project Artifacts
+        run: vercel build --prod --token=$VERCEL_TOKEN
+        env:
+          VERCEL_ORG_ID: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_ORG_ID }}
+          VERCEL_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_PROJECT_ID }}
+          VERCEL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }}
+      
+      - name: Deploy to Vercel Production
+        run: |
+          DEPLOYMENT_URL=$(vercel deploy --prebuilt --prod --token=$VERCEL_TOKEN)
+          echo "Deployed to: $DEPLOYMENT_URL"
+          echo "deployment_url=$DEPLOYMENT_URL" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        id: deploy
+        env:
+          VERCEL_ORG_ID: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_ORG_ID }}
+          VERCEL_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_PROJECT_ID }}
+          VERCEL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }}
+      
+      - name: Comment on Release
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const deployment_url = '${{ steps.deploy.outputs.deployment_url }}';
+            const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
+            const release_id = context.payload.release.id;
+            
+            await github.rest.repos.updateRelease({
+              owner,
+              repo,
+              release_id,
+              body: context.payload.release.body + 
+                    '\n\n---\n🚀 **Deployed to Production:** ' + deployment_url
+            });