Consider automating npm publish

[johnhunter]

It might be worth automating the package publishing in CI. It's not necessarily right for this project because it involves trade offs for security/convenience, and ultimately project control.

There would be decisions to make but it would reduce the chores involved in publishing.

One critical point is that we must ensure there is a code review step before any contributor's changes can be published.

The following article details the process and outlines the challenges https://hackernoon.com/publish-npm-packages-using-github-actions-a-how-to-guide-q31c34fg

Ultimately it may not be right for us, but worth consideration.