v0.0.24 - Split publish.yml jobs for improved security (#310)

🌟 Summary (v0.0.24)

Enhanced GitHub Actions workflows with improved modularity, streamlined processes, and heightened security for smoother publishing and CI/CD operations. 🚀

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📊 Key Changes

• Workflow Refactoring: The single publish.yml workflow is now split into modular jobs (check, build, publish, notify) for better clarity and maintainability.
• Version Check Automation: A new check job verifies package version increments and ensures readiness for publishing.
• Build Streamlining: Added a dedicated build job for artifact creation to simplify the build process.
• Efficient Dependency Installation: The --no-cache flag was added to the dependency installation step, optimizing performance and disk usage during CI.
• Improved Secret Management: Replaced secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN with a custom secret (secrets._GITHUB_TOKEN) for enhanced security controls.
• Slack Notifications: Upgraded success and failure notifications for better workflow feedback in Slack channels.
• Version Update: Incremented package version from 0.0.23 to 0.0.24.

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🎯 Purpose & Impact

• 🎯 Better Organization: The refactored workflows improve modularity, making CI/CD pipelines easier to understand, modify, and debug.
• ✅ Automated Validation: Version checks ensure consistent package management and eliminate potential manual errors before publishing.
• ⚡ Performance Boost: Dependency management updates reduce unnecessary cache usage, leading to leaner and faster CI processes.
• 🔒 Stronger Security: Adoption of a custom token provides finer-grained control over permissions, aligning with secure development practices.
• 📣 Enhanced Communication: Slack notifications provide actionable feedback on workflow success or failure, improving team collaboration and response times.
• 🚀 Streamlined Deployment: These updates enable faster, more reliable package publishing to PyPI, empowering developers to ship updates confidently.

This release sets the foundation for a more secure, efficient, and maintainable CI/CD workflow while optimizing development practices for both maintainers and contributors. 🌟

What's Changed

• Update publish.yml by @glenn-jocher in #308
• Update publish.yml by @glenn-jocher in #309
• Split publish.yml jobs for improved security by @glenn-jocher in #310

Full Changelog: v0.0.23...v0.0.24