Create .env file in workflow for secure environment variable setup

- Add a step to generate a default .env file if missing, setting default values for PLUGIN_DIR, WP_LATEST_TESTS_DIR, PHPUNIT_DIR, GF_PLUGIN_DIR, and GH_AUTH_TOKEN.
- GH_AUTH_TOKEN is securely injected from GitHub Secrets.
- This ensures consistent behavior between CI environments without exposing the token externally.

.github/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ jobs:
             - name: Checkout Code
               uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+            - name: Create .env file if missing
+              run: |
+                  if [ ! -f .env ]; then
+                    echo "PLUGIN_DIR=$HOME" > .env
+                    echo "WP_LATEST_TESTS_DIR=./wordpress-latest-tests-lib" >> .env
+                    echo "PHPUNIT_DIR=./phpunit" >> .env
+                    echo "GF_PLUGIN_DIR=./gravityforms" >> .env
+                    echo "GH_AUTH_TOKEN=${{ secrets.GH_ACCESS_TOKEN }}" >> .env
+                  fi
+
             - name: Install Docker Compose
               run: |
                   sudo apt-get update
@@ -30,9 +40,6 @@ jobs:
             - name: Clone GV Tooling
               run: gh repo clone GravityKit/Tooling $HOME/tooling
 
-            - name: Set Executable Permissions on Docker Unit Tests Directory
-              run: chmod -R +x $HOME/tooling/docker-unit-tests
-
             - name: Authenticate GitHub for Composer
               env:
                   GH_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
@@ -61,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: Configure Test Environment
               env:
                   GH_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-              run: $HOME/tooling/docker-unit-tests/docker-unit-tests.sh prepare_all
+              run: bash $HOME/tooling/docker-unit-tests/docker-unit-tests.sh prepare_all
 
             # Consolidate workspace files into a single directory for upload
             - name: Prepare Workspace Artifact