gh actions and docs

Author: GEJ1

.github/workflows/generate_cv.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+name: Generate CV
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - 'src/cv_data.yaml'
+      - 'src/cv_template.md.j2'
+      - 'src/build_cv.py'
+      - 'generate_pdf.sh'
+      - '.github/workflows/generate_cv.yml'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build_cv:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+
+      - name: Install Python dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install pyyaml jinja2
+
+      - name: Install Pandoc
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y pandoc texlive-latex-base texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-extra-utils texlive-latex-extra
+
+      - name: Generate Markdown CVs and PDFs
+        run: |
+          chmod +x ./generate_pdf.sh
+          ./generate_pdf.sh
+
+      - name: Commit and Push changes
+        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+        with:
+          commit_message: "Automated CV generation: update Markdown and PDFs"
+          file_pattern: "src/*.md src/english/*.md output/*.pdf"

README.md

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 This command will:
 1. Run `build_cv.py` to rewrite the `.md` files based on the latest `cv_data.yaml`.
 2. Execute Pandoc to convert the newly built Markdown files into high-quality PDFs placed in the `output/` directory.
+
+## Automated CI/CD (GitHub Actions)
+
+This repository includes a GitHub Actions workflow (`.github/workflows/generate_cv.yml`) that completely automates CV generation.
+
+Whenever a push is made to the `main` branch containing changes to `src/cv_data.yaml` (or the generation scripts), GitHub Actions will automatically:
+1. Setup a Python environment and install the required dependencies (`pyyaml`, `jinja2`).
+2. Install Pandoc and LaTeX essentials.
+3. Execute `./generate_pdf.sh` to build fresh Markdown files and PDFs.
+4. Auto-commit and push the newly generated files back to the repository.
+
+You simply edit the data, push your commit, and let GitHub handle the rest!