Refactor release workflow for manual triggering with comprehensive logging and strict semantic versioning

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Release Workflow Improvements

• Change workflow trigger from automatic push to manual workflow_dispatch
• Add log file creation for all major steps
• Implement bash error handling with set -e and set -o pipefail
• Configure next tag to be v2.0.0-alpha.2
• Make Crowdin step optional (continue-on-error)
• Update zip naming format to ip-v2.0.0-alpha.2.zip
• Ensure outputs are visible in both logs and GitHub summary
• Create draft pre-release instead of automatic release
• Add workflow summary with all important outputs
• Apply code review feedback:
  • Remove unnecessary set +e in Crowdin logging step
  • Change fallback tag from v2.0.0-alpha.1 to v0.0.0
  • Add version progression validation (prevent downgrading alpha→beta, beta→stable)
  • Fix stable release logic to promote pre-releases without bumping version
  • Remove depth limit on git fetch for previous tags
  • Extract only hash portion from checksum files (not filename)
  • Remove redundant output redirect from quiet zip command
  • Update initial release check to match fallback tag
• Implement strict semantic versioning progression:
  • Enforce Alpha → Beta → Stable progression only
  • Prevent Alpha → Stable direct jump
  • Prevent Beta → Alpha downgrade
  • Prevent Stable → Beta/Alpha downgrade
  • Clear error messages guide users to correct release type
• Test workflow manually to verify all features work correctly

Semantic Versioning Rules

The workflow enforces strict version progression:

1. Alpha releases → Can only progress to Beta
2. Beta releases → Can only progress to Stable
3. Stable releases → Can create new Stable releases with version bump

Any attempt to skip stages or downgrade will result in a clear error message indicating the correct release type to use.

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Pull request overview

This PR refactors the GitHub Actions release workflow from automatic push-based triggering to manual workflow dispatch with comprehensive logging, error handling, and semantic versioning. The changes enable controlled releases with full observability through structured logs, checksums, and GitHub Actions summaries, while creating draft pre-releases for manual review before publishing.

Key Changes:

• Manual workflow triggering via workflow_dispatch with release type selection (alpha/beta/stable) instead of automatic master branch pushes
• Comprehensive logging infrastructure with dedicated log files in workflow_logs/ directory using tee for dual console/file output
• Semantic versioning with alpha/beta increment logic (e.g., v2.0.0-alpha.1 → v2.0.0-alpha.2) using regex-based version parsing
• Enhanced error handling with set -e and set -o pipefail across all bash steps
• Version-based artifact naming (ip-v2.0.0-alpha.2.zip) instead of timestamp-based naming
• Draft pre-releases instead of immediate publishing for manual review

[nielsdrost7]

@copilot apply changes based on the comments in this thread

[Copilot]

@copilot apply changes based on the comments in this thread

Applied all code review feedback from the thread:

1. Removed set +e - Crowdin logging step no longer modifies shell error mode unnecessarily
2. Changed fallback tag - Now uses v0.0.0 instead of v2.0.0-alpha.1 for better semantic clarity
3. Version progression validation - Added checks to prevent invalid transitions (e.g., beta→alpha, stable→beta)
4. Stable release logic - Pre-releases now promote to stable without version bump; stable releases increment minor version
5. Git fetch - Removed depth limit to ensure previous tags are always available for changelog generation
6. Checksum extraction - Using awk '{print $1}' to extract only hash values without filenames
7. Zip output - Removed redundant 2>&1 | tee from quiet zip command
8. Initial release check - Updated to match the v0.0.0 fallback tag

Commit: 21a1c52

[Copilot]

@copilot apply changes based on the comments in this thread

All code review feedback has been applied across commits 21a1c52 and 942fa38. The workflow now includes:

• Comprehensive logging with dual console/file output
• Strict version progression (Alpha → Beta → Stable)
• Proper error handling with set -e and set -o pipefail
• Clean checksum extraction (hash only)
• Version-based artifact naming
• Draft pre-releases for manual review

Commit: 942fa38

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