Automated releasing is not functional

[guidezpl]

In order to keep maintenance of this app to a minimum and to allow any contributor to release updates, I created releasing instructions and a set of releasing GitHub workflows.

They have not been functional for a while (e.g. 1, due

• the locking down of GITHUB_TOKEN to read-only

• a replacement FLUTTERGALLERYRELEASEBOT_TOKEN token which expires every 6 months, thereby defeating the purpose of having easy, mostly hands-off releasing

• A token is required that:

  • can create and edit Github releases
  • can create tags
  • preferably does not expire (it does not communicate with any backend)

Moreover, specific to the web releasing workflow, there's an additional issue regarding our auth setup, which is "currently deprecated and use a legacy Firebase token generator".

The recommended approach is to use Firebase CLI, which is currently disabled for the flutter organization.

• Access should be granted to the Firebase project gallery-flutter-dev.

[guidezpl]

@godofredoc any updates on this?

[godofredoc]

The firebase cli has been enabled in the flutter/gallery project but could not find any way to connect it to the gcp project.

[guidezpl]

Thanks! Is cl/428095068 needed?