ci pipeline for creating neovim plugin installation artifacts

add ci pipeline to main branch

.github/workflows/build_nvim_artifacts.yml

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+name: artifact nvim generated folders
+run-name: ${{ github.actor}} make artifact of nvim generated folders
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - feat/cicd
+env:
+  HOME_PATH: /home/runner
+
+jobs:
+  artifact-neovim-generated-folders:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      CONF_PATH: /home/runner/.config/nvim
+      LOCAL_DATA_PATH: /home/runner/.local/share/nvim
+
+    steps:
+      # this checkout moves repo to the $GITHUB_WORKSPACE directory
+      - name: checkout repo code to container
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: move nvim configuration from repo
+        run: mkdir -p $CONF_PATH; mv $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/* $CONF_PATH
+
+
+      - name: install neovim
+        uses: rhysd/action-setup-vim@v1
+        with:
+          neovim: true
+
+      - name: install nvim plugins
+        # open nvim without UI, call ":Lazy install" and quit
+        run: nvim --headless -c "Lazy install" -c "qall"
+
+      - name: compress nvim generated folders
+        run: tar -czf build.tar.gz -C $HOME_PATH $CONF_PATH $LOCAL_DATA_PATH
+
+      - name: artifact nvim generated folders
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: generated nvim folders
+          path: build.tar.gz
+          retention-days: 90
+