Fix export CLI and add HTML documentation for GitHub Pages

- Fix --output flag not being respected (convert relative to absolute path)
- Remove .gitignore from export output folder
- Skip .git directory during export copy
- Update HTML Export requirement and test for .git exclusion
- Add generated HTML documentation for GitHub Pages

Author: ilijaljubicic

.gitignore

@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 tmpspec
 tmpdoc
 
-# Generated files in html directory (but keep directory structure)
-html/**/*
-!html/**/.gitkeep
-
 # Rust-specific ignores
 /target/
 **/*.rs.bk

Cargo.lock

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ members = [
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.86"
 license = "Apache-2.0"

Cargo.toml

@@ -846,7 +846,12 @@ pub fn handle_command(
         },
         Some(Commands::Export { output }) => {
             info!("Exporting model to HTML folder: {}", &output);
-            let output_path = PathBuf::from(&output);
+            // Convert to absolute path before export (cwd changes during export)
+            let output_path = if PathBuf::from(&output).is_absolute() {
+                PathBuf::from(&output)
+            } else {
+                current_dir.join(&output)
+            };
             let git_root = git_commands::get_git_root_dir()?;
             export::export_model_with_artifacts(
                 &model_manager.graph_registry,

cli/src/cli.rs

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use std::fs;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use log::{debug,warn,info};
 use crate::git_commands;
-use std::io::Write;
 
 use crate::error::ReqvireError;
 use crate::html_export;
@@ -18,14 +17,6 @@ fn prepare_output_folder(output_folder: &Path) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     }
     fs::create_dir_all(output_folder)?;
 
-    // Create a .gitignore file that ignores everything except itself
-    let gitignore_path = output_folder.join(".gitignore");
-    let mut file = fs::File::create(gitignore_path)?;
-    writeln!(
-        file,
-        "*\n!.gitignore"
-    )?;
-
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -130,6 +121,10 @@ fn copy_html_and_assets(src: &Path, dst: &Path, temp_root: &Path) -> Result<(),
         let dst_path = dst.join(entry.file_name());
 
         if src_path.is_dir() {
+            // Skip .git directory
+            if entry.file_name() == ".git" {
+                continue;
+            }
             // Recursively copy directories
             copy_html_and_assets(&src_path, &dst_path, temp_root)?;
         } else if src_path.is_file() {

core/src/export.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+name: Generate Diagrams and Traces SVG on PR Merge
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [closed]
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  generate-diagrams:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true && !startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'release/')
+    name: Generate and Commit Diagrams
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    permissions:
+      contents: write  # Required to commit to the repository
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: main  # Checkout the main branch
+          fetch-depth: 0  # Get full history for proper Git operations
+      
+      - name: Set up Rust
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      
+      - name: Cache Cargo dependencies
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+      
+      - name: Build Reqvire
+        run: |
+          cargo build --release
+          cp target/release/reqvire ./reqvire
+      
+      - name: Configure Git
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name "GitHub Action"
+          git config --global user.email "actions@github.com"
+      
+      - name: Generate Diagrams
+        run: |
+          ./reqvire generate-diagrams
+
+      - name: Check for Changes
+        id: check_changes
+        run: |
+          if [[ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]]; then
+            echo "HAS_CHANGES=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "HAS_CHANGES=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+      
+      - name: Commit and Push Changes
+        if: env.HAS_CHANGES == 'true'
+        run: |
+          git add -A
+          git commit -m "Auto-generate diagrams after PR merge to main"
+          git push origin main