ci: add beta release support (#1536)

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## PR Checklist

- [x] Addresses an existing open issue: fixes #1528
- [x] That issue was marked as [`status: accepting
prs`](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg/eslint-plugin-package-json/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22status%3A+accepting+prs%22)
- [x] Steps in
[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg/eslint-plugin-package-json/blob/main/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md)
were taken

## Overview

This change brings over the changes from `package-json-validator` for
supporting prerelease publishing from the `beta` branch. This relies on
a dedicated release-please config for each release branch, and logic to
detect which dist-tag to publish to

Author: michaelfaith

.github/release-please/release-please-config.beta.json

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+	"changelog-sections": [
+		{ "type": "feat", "section": "Features", "hidden": false },
+		{ "type": "fix", "section": "Bug Fixes", "hidden": false },
+		{
+			"type": "perf",
+			"section": "Performance Improvements",
+			"hidden": false
+		},
+		{ "type": "build", "hidden": true },
+		{ "type": "chore", "hidden": true },
+		{ "type": "ci", "hidden": true },
+		{ "type": "docs", "hidden": true },
+		{ "type": "refactor", "hidden": true },
+		{ "type": "test", "hidden": true }
+	],
+	"include-component-in-tag": false,
+	"prerelease": true,
+	"prerelease-type": "beta",
+	"release-type": "node",
+	"packages": {
+		".": {}
+	},
+	"versioning": "prerelease"
+}

release-please-config.json …e-please/release-please-config.main.jsonrelease-please-config.json renamed to .github/release-please/release-please-config.main.json release-please-config.json renamed to .github/release-please/release-please-config.main.json

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: Release
 on:
   push:
     branches:
+      - beta
       - main
 
 concurrency:
@@ -16,18 +17,48 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
       id-token: write # Required for OIDC
     outputs:
+      dist_tag: ${{ steps.determine_dist_tag.outputs.dist_tag }}
       releases_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
     steps:
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@16a9c90856f42705d54a6fda1823352bdc62cf38 # v4.4.0
         id: release
+        with:
+          config-file: .github/release-please/release-please-config.${{ github.ref_name }}.json
+          manifest-file: .github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
+          target-branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+
       - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
         if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+
       - uses: ./.github/actions/prepare
         if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
-      - run: |
+
+      - name: Determine dist-tag
+        id: determine_dist_tag
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+        run: |
+          TAG_NAME="${{ steps.release.outputs.tag_name }}"
+          echo "Release tag: $TAG_NAME"
+
+          if [[ "$TAG_NAME" == *"-alpha."* ]]; then
+            DIST_TAG=alpha
+          elif [[ "$TAG_NAME" == *"-beta."* ]]; then
+            DIST_TAG=beta
+          elif [[ "$TAG_NAME" == *"-rc."* ]]; then
+            DIST_TAG=rc
+          elif [[ "$TAG_NAME" == *"-"* ]]; then
+            DIST_TAG=next
+          else
+            DIST_TAG=latest
+          fi
+
+          echo "dist_tag=$DIST_TAG" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Build and Publish
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+        run: |
           pnpm build
           pnpm publish
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
 
   post_release:
     needs: release_please
@@ -50,6 +81,6 @@ jobs:
             The release is available on:
 
             * [GitHub releases](https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg/eslint-plugin-package-json/releases/tag/{release_tag})
-            * [npm package (@latest dist-tag)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/eslint-plugin-package-json/v/${{ env.npm_version }})
+            * [npm package (@${{ needs.release_please.outputs.dist_tag }} dist-tag)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/eslint-plugin-package-json/v/${{ env.npm_version }})
 
             Cheers! 📦🚀