feat: add validate-metadata action for catalog metadata validation
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Add new GitHub Action to validate catalog metadata files against plugin package.json files to ensure consistency during the dynamic plugin export workflow. Features: - Validates `packageName` corresponds to a plugin in `plugins-list.yaml` - Validates `version` matches the plugin's `package.json` version - Validates OCI reference format in `dynamicArtifact` (tag and repository) - Validates `backstage.supportedVersions` matches `dist-dynamic/package.json` - Reports detailed errors to GitHub workflow summary - Provides JSON output for downstream workflow consumption Also updates: - Integrate `validate-metadata` into `export-dynamic` workflow - Add metadata validation outputs to `export-dynamic` and `export-workspaces` - Update `actions/checkout` and `actions/setup-node` to latest versions - Add comprehensive test suite with 8 test scenarios Signed-off-by: Jon Koops <jonkoops@gmail.com>
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Add new GitHub Action to validate catalog metadata files against plugin package.json files to ensure consistency during the dynamic plugin export workflow.
Features:
packageNamecorresponds to a plugin inplugins-list.yamlversionmatches the plugin'spackage.jsonversiondynamicArtifact(tag and repository)backstage.supportedVersionsmatchesdist-dynamic/package.jsonAlso updates:
validate-metadataintoexport-dynamicworkflowexport-dynamicandexport-workspacesactions/checkoutandactions/setup-nodeto latest versions