new github workflow to create release and docker image

Author: fxai

.github/workflows/release_build_push.yml

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+name: Create GitHub Release & Docker Build and Push
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:  
+
+jobs:
+  release-and-build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write      # Needed to create tags and releases
+      packages: write      # Needed to push to GHCR
+      id-token: write      # For trusted publishing
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0  # Important for tagging
+
+      - name: Generate tag name from current date
+        id: date
+        run: echo "tag=$(date +'%Y.%m.%d')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Check if tag already exists
+        id: check_tag
+        run: |
+          if git rev-parse "${{ steps.date.outputs.tag }}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "exists=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "exists=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+      - name: Create git tag
+        if: steps.check_tag.outputs.exists == 'false'
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git tag ${{ steps.date.outputs.tag }}
+          git push origin ${{ steps.date.outputs.tag }}
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        if: steps.check_tag.outputs.exists == 'false'
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        with:
+          tag: ${{ steps.date.outputs.tag }}
+          name: Release ${{ steps.date.outputs.tag }}
+          generateReleaseNotes: true
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Log in to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=${{ steps.date.outputs.tag }},priority=1000
+            type=raw,value=latest
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: .
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          cache-from: type=gha
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max