generate step

[dave-gray101]

• Adds a new generate step that runs buf generate
  • Not ran by default, available for users to use in multi-step github pipelines
• Ran npm audit fix and picked up one minor dependency update
• Note build script doesn't seem to be compatible with Node v23.2, downgraded to v23.1 to build index.js

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[emcfarlane]

Hi @dave-gray101 thanks for putting the PR together. We investigated this behavior in a previous PR which looked at checking the generated code didn't affect the committed. Maybe we could open an issue to discuss the use cases? There are some edge cases which made us hold off on completing this feature. The main one is that buf generate relies on the local environment for plugins which means it not usually safe to run unless it's opted in.

As a workaround for now you can run buf generate after the setup and linting phase with custom run actions:

  - uses: bufbuild/buf-action@v1
    with:
      token: ${{ secrets.BUF_TOKEN }}
  # Custom steps can invoke buf directly.
  - run: buf generate
  - run: [[ -z "$(git status --porcelain --untracked-files=all)" ]]

[emcfarlane]

Will close for now, please see the workaround above or open a discussion/issue. Thanks