feat(.github/actions): add create-release-v1 action

.github/actions/create-release-v1/README.md

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+# create-release-v1
+
+A GitHub Action to create a release.
+
+## Inputs
+
+| Name             | Required | Description                                                                   | Default        |
+| ---------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- |
+| `base`           | Yes      | The base branch to merge the release into                                     | NA             |
+| `token`          | No       | The GitHub token to use                                                       | `github.token` |
+| `migrations-dir` | No       | The directory containing the database migrations e.g. src/database/migrations | NA             |
+| `env-file-path`  | No       | The path to the `.env` file e.g. src/service/sample.env                       | NA             |
+
+## Example usage
+
+```yaml
+name: create release
+
+on: workflow_dispatch
+
+jobs:
+  create-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: dequelabs/axe-api-team-public/.github/actions/create-release-v1@main
+        with:
+          base: 'main'
+```

.github/actions/create-release-v1/action.yml

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+name: Create release
+description: A GitHub Action to create a production release
+
+inputs:
+  token:
+    description: The GitHub token to use. Defaults to GITHUB_TOKEN
+    default: ${{ github.token }}
+  base:
+    description: The base branch to merge into
+    required: true
+  migrations-dir:
+    description: The directory containing the database migrations e.g. src/database/migrations
+  env-file-path:
+    description: The path to the `.env` file e.g. src/service/sample.env
+
+runs:
+  using: 'composite'
+  steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        # Fetch all history
+        fetch-depth: 0
+
+    - name: Is release in progress
+      uses: dequelabs/axe-api-team-public/.github/actions/is-release-in-progress-v1@main
+      id: is_release_in_progress
+      with:
+        github-token: ${{ inputs.token }}
+
+    - name: Cancel release if a release is already in progress
+      shell: bash
+      if: ${{ steps.is_release_in_progress.outputs.in_progress == 'true' }}
+      run: |
+        echo "A release is already in progress. Cancelling this release."
+        gh run cancel ${{ github.run_id }}
+        gh run watch ${{ github.run_id }}
+
+    - name: Get release version
+      id: get_release_version
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        git checkout release
+
+        # Get the version number from the prepare_release shell script and set it as an output
+        # Monorepos have a lerna.json file that contains the updated version number
+        # Non-monorepos, or non-npm repos, have a package.json file that contains the updated version number
+        if [ -f "lerna.json" ]; then
+          echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$(cat lerna.json | jq -r '.version')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        else
+          echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$(cat package.json | jq -r '.version')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        fi
+
+    - name: Get CHANGELOG changes
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo "## Changelog Additions:" >> /tmp/release-notes.txt
+        echo "" >> /tmp/release-notes.txt
+
+        new_changelog_entries=$(git show origin/${{ inputs.base }}...origin/release --no-color --no-prefix --output-indicator-new=! CHANGELOG.md | egrep '^!' | awk -F'^[!]' '{print $2}' | sed -e 's/\n/$0A/g')
+
+        echo "$new_changelog_entries" >> /tmp/release-notes.txt
+        echo "" >> /tmp/release-notes.txt
+
+    - name: Find new migration files
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        if [ -z "${{ inputs.migrations-dir }}" ]; then
+          echo "No migrations directory provided. Skipping migrations check"
+        else
+          repo_url="https://github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
+
+          echo "Checking for new migration files in ${{ inputs.migrations-dir }}"
+          echo "Repo url: $repo_url"
+
+          # Only get new files added to release branch that are within the provided migrations directory and end in .sql
+
+          new_migration_files=$(git diff --name-only --diff-filter=A  origin/${{ inputs.base }}...origin/release -- "${{ inputs.migrations-dir }}" | grep -E '\.sql$')
+
+          if [ -z "$new_migration_files" ]; then
+            echo "## No new migration files found" >> /tmp/release-notes.txt
+          else
+            echo "## New migration files found:" >> /tmp/release-notes.txt
+
+            for file in $new_migration_files; do
+              # Create permalink to file
+              url="$repo_url/blob/$GITHUB_SHA/$file"
+
+              echo "- [$file]($url)" >> /tmp/release-notes.txt
+            done
+
+            echo "" >> /tmp/release-notes.txt
+          fi
+        fi
+
+    - name: Find new env variables
+      if: ${{ inputs.env-file-path != '' }}
+      uses: dequelabs/axe-api-team-public/.github/actions/get-new-env-vars-v1@main
+      id: get_new_env_vars
+      with:
+        env-file-path: ${{ inputs.env-file-path }}
+        base: ${{ inputs.base }}
+        head: release
+
+    - name: Add new env vars to release notes
+      if: ${{ steps.get_new_env_vars.outputs.new-env-vars != '' }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo "## New environment variables:" >> /tmp/release-notes.txt
+        echo "" >> /tmp/release-notes.txt
+
+        new_vars=$(echo "${{ steps.get_new_env_vars.outputs.new-env-vars }}" | tr ',' '\n')
+
+        for var in $new_vars; do
+          echo "- $var" >> /tmp/release-notes.txt
+        done
+
+        echo "" >> /tmp/release-notes.txt
+
+    - name: Create release pull request
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo "_This PR was automatically created by a :robot:_" >> /tmp/release-notes.txt
+
+        gh pr create \
+          --title "chore: release v${{ steps.get_release_version.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}" \
+          --body-file /tmp/release-notes.txt \
+          --base ${{ inputs.base }} \
+          --head release
+      env:
+        # Required for GH CLI
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}