feat(ci): enhance CI pipeline with artifact uploads and release job

- Added artifact upload steps for Helm and Kubectl outputs.
- Introduced a new release job dependent on discovery and build stages.
- Cleaned up unnecessary directories and adjusted formatting for consistency.

Author: winromulus

.github/workflows/pipeline.yaml

@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ jobs:
               - 'tests/**'
               - 'playground/**'
 
-
       - name: evaluate - build
         id: evaluate_build
         run: |
@@ -136,17 +135,15 @@ jobs:
           fi
           echo "result=$result" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-
-
   build:
     name: build
     if: ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.build == 'true' }}
     needs: [discovery]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      build:  ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.build }}
-      build_push:  ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.build_push }}
-      build_configuration:  ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.build_configuration }}
+      build: ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.build }}
+      build_push: ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.build_push }}
+      build_configuration: ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.build_configuration }}
       gitVersion_SemVer: ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.gitVersion_SemVer }}
       gitVersion_AssemblySemFileVer: ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.gitVersion_AssemblySemFileVer }}
     steps:
@@ -157,7 +154,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir -p .artifacts/helm
           mkdir -p .artifacts/kubectl
-          mkdir -p .artifacts/artifacthub
 
       - name: tools - dotnet - install
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
@@ -180,9 +176,7 @@ jobs:
           name: Test Results
           path: .artifacts/TestResults/*.trx
           reporter: dotnet-trx
-          fail-on-empty: 'false'
-
-
+          fail-on-empty: "false"
 
       # - name: tools - kubectl - install
       #   uses: azure/setup-kubectl@v4
@@ -236,7 +230,7 @@ jobs:
         run: helm template --namespace kube-system ${{ env.helm_chart }} .artifacts/helm/${{ env.helm_chart }}-${{ env.gitVersion_SemVer }}.tgz > .artifacts/kubectl/${{ env.helm_chart }}.yaml
 
       - name: helm - artifacthub - repo
-        run: install -D src/helm/artifacthub-repo.yaml .artifacts/artifacthub/artifacthub-repo.yaml
+        run: install -D src/helm/artifacthub-repo.yaml .artifacts/helm/artifacthub-repo.yaml
 
       - name: docker - build and push
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
@@ -249,7 +243,7 @@ jobs:
           labels: |
             org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}
             org.opencontainers.image.url=https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}
-            org.opencontainers.image.vendor=${{ github.repository_owner }}
+            org.opencontainers.image.vendor=https://github.com/${{ github.repository_owner }}
             org.opencontainers.image.version=${{ env.gitVersion_SemVer }}
             org.opencontainers.image.revision=${{ github.sha }}
           tags: |
@@ -260,6 +254,30 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ env.build_push == 'true' }}
         run: helm push .artifacts/helm/${{ env.helm_chart }}-${{ env.gitVersion_SemVer }}.tgz ${{ env.helm_chart_repository }}
 
+      - name: artifacts - helm - upload
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: artifacts-helm-${{env.gitVersion_SemVer}}
+          path: .artifacts/helm
+
+      - name: artifacts - kubectl - upload
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: artifacts-kubectl-${{env.gitVersion_SemVer}}
+          path: .artifacts/kubectl
+
+  release:
+    name: release
+    if: ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.release == 'true' }}
+    needs: [discovery, build]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      release: ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.release }}
+      gitVersion_SemVer: ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.gitVersion_SemVer }}
+      gitVersion_AssemblySemFileVer: ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.gitVersion_AssemblySemFileVer }}
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       # - name: oras - push - artifact hub metadata
       #   if: ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.requiresRelease == 'true' }}
       #   run: |
@@ -275,8 +293,6 @@ jobs:
       #       --tag ${{ env.ghcrContainerImageRepository }}/${{ env.containerImage }}:latest \
       #       ${{ env.ghcrContainerImageRepository }}/${{ env.containerImage }}:${{ env.gitVersion_SemVer }}
 
-
-
       # - name: github - release - create
       #   if: ${{ needs.discovery.outputs.requiresRelease == 'true' }}
       #   uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
@@ -288,4 +304,4 @@ jobs:
       #     generate_release_notes: true
       #     token: ${{ secrets.ES_GITHUB_PAT }}
       #     files: |
-      #       .artifacts/kubectl/${{ env.helmChart }}.yaml
+      #       .artifacts/kubectl/${{ env.helmChart }}.yaml