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## Summary by CodeRabbit
- **New Features**
- Introduced containerized plugin deployment support with updated Docker
Compose configurations.
- Added continuous build watch modes for API, web, and UI components for
smoother development iterations.
- Added a new job for API testing in the CI/CD workflow.
- Added a new shell script to determine the local host's IP address for
Docker configurations.
- Introduced a new entry point and HTTP server setup in the plugin's
Docker environment.
- Added new scripts for building and watching plugin changes in
real-time.
- Added a new script for building the project in watch mode for the API
and UI components.
- **Improvements**
- Streamlined the plugin installation process and refined release
workflows for a more reliable user experience.
- Enhanced overall CI/CD pipelines to ensure efficient, production-ready
deployments.
- Updated artifact upload paths and job definitions for clarity and
efficiency.
- Implemented new utility functions for better URL management and
changelog generation.
- Modified the `.dockerignore` file to ignore all contents within the
`node_modules` directory.
- Added new constants and functions for managing plugin paths and
configurations.
- Updated the build process in the Dockerfile to focus on release
operations.
- **Tests**
- Expanded automated testing to validate environment setups and build
stability, ensuring higher reliability during updates.
- Introduced new test suites for validating plugin environment setups
and configurations.
- Added tests for validating environment variables and handling of
manifest files.
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