gh-action-readme/CLAUDE.md

CLAUDE.md - Development Guide

gh-action-readme - CLI tool for GitHub Actions documentation generation

🚨 CRITICAL: README Protection

NEVER overwrite /README.md - The root README.md is the main project documentation.

For testing generation commands:

# New enhanced targeting (recommended)
gh-action-readme gen testdata/example-action/
gh-action-readme gen testdata/composite-action/action.yml

# Traditional method (still supported)
cd testdata/
../gh-action-readme gen [options]

🏗️ Architecture

Core Components:

• main.go - CLI with Cobra framework, enhanced gen command
• internal/generator.go - Core generation logic with custom output paths
• internal/config.go - Viper configuration (XDG compliant)
• internal/output.go - Colored terminal output with progress bars
• internal/json_writer.go - JSON format support
• internal/errors/ - Contextual error handling with suggestions
• internal/wizard/ - Interactive configuration wizard
• internal/progress.go - Progress indicators for batch operations

Templates:

• templates/readme.tmpl - Default template
• templates/themes/ - Theme-specific templates
  • github/ - GitHub-style with badges
  • gitlab/ - GitLab CI/CD focused
  • minimal/ - Clean, concise
  • professional/ - Comprehensive with ToC
  • asciidoc/ - AsciiDoc format

🛠️ Commands & Usage

Available Commands:

gh-action-readme gen [directory_or_file] [flags]  # Generate documentation
gh-action-readme validate            # Validate action.yml files
gh-action-readme config {init|show|themes|wizard}  # Configuration management
gh-action-readme version             # Show version
gh-action-readme about               # About tool

Key Flags:

• --theme - Select template theme
• --output-format - Choose format (md, html, json, asciidoc)
• --output - Custom output filename
• --recursive - Process directories recursively
• --verbose - Detailed output
• --quiet - Suppress output

🔧 Development Workflow

Build: go build . Test: go test ./internal Lint: golangci-lint run Dependencies: make deps-check / make deps-update

Testing Generation (SAFE):

# Enhanced targeting (recommended)
gh-action-readme gen testdata/example-action/ --theme github --output test-output.md
gh-action-readme gen testdata/composite-action/action.yml --theme professional

# Traditional method (still works)
cd testdata/example-action/
../../gh-action-readme gen --theme github

📊 Feature Matrix

Feature	Status	Files
CLI Framework	✅	main.go
Enhanced Gen Command	✅	main.go:168-180
File Discovery	✅	generator.go:304-324
Template Themes	✅	templates/themes/
Output Formats	✅	generator.go:168-182
Custom Output Paths	✅	generator.go:157-166
Validation	✅	internal/validation/
Configuration	✅	config.go, configuration_loader.go
Interactive Wizard	✅	internal/wizard/
Progress Indicators	✅	progress.go
Contextual Errors	✅	internal/errors/
Colored Output	✅	output.go

🎨 Themes

Available Themes:

1. default - Original simple template
2. github - Badges, tables, collapsible sections
3. gitlab - GitLab CI/CD examples
4. minimal - Clean, concise documentation
5. professional - Comprehensive with troubleshooting

📄 Output Formats

Supported Formats:

• md - Markdown (default)
• html - HTML with styling
• json - Structured data for APIs
• asciidoc - Technical documentation format

🧪 Testing Strategy

Unit Tests: internal/*_test.go (26.2% coverage) Integration: Manual CLI testing Templates: Test with testdata/example-action/

Test Commands:

# Core functionality (enhanced)
gh-action-readme gen testdata/example-action/
gh-action-readme gen testdata/composite-action/action.yml

# All themes with custom outputs
for theme in github gitlab minimal professional; do
  gh-action-readme gen testdata/example-action/ --theme $theme --output "test-${theme}.md"
done

# All formats with custom outputs
for format in md html json asciidoc; do
  gh-action-readme gen testdata/example-action/ --output-format $format --output "test.${format}"
done

# Recursive processing
gh-action-readme gen testdata/ --recursive --theme professional

🚀 Production Features

Configuration:

• XDG Base Directory compliant
• Environment variable support
• Theme persistence
• Multiple search paths

Error Handling:

• Colored error messages
• Actionable suggestions
• Context-aware validation
• Graceful fallbacks

Performance:

• Progress bars for batch operations
• Thread-safe fixture caching with RWMutex
• Binary-relative template paths
• Efficient file discovery
• Custom output path resolution
• Race condition protection
• Minimal dependencies

🔄 Adding New Features

New Theme:

1. Create templates/themes/THEME_NAME/readme.tmpl
2. Add to resolveThemeTemplate() in config.go:67
3. Update configThemesHandler() in main.go:284

New Output Format:

1. Add constant to generator.go:14
2. Add case to GenerateFromFile() switch generator.go:67
3. Implement generate[FORMAT]() method
4. Update CLI help in main.go:84

New Template Functions: Add to templateFuncs() in internal_template.go:19

📦 Dependency Management

Check for updates:

make deps-check          # Show outdated dependencies

Update dependencies:

make deps-update         # Interactive updates with go-mod-upgrade
make deps-update-all     # Update all to latest versions

Automated updates:

• Renovate bot runs weekly on Mondays at 4am UTC
• Creates PRs for minor/patch updates (auto-merge enabled)
• Major updates disabled (require manual review)
• Groups golang.org/x packages together
• Runs go mod tidy after updates

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Status: ENTERPRISE READY ✅ Enhanced gen command, thread-safety, comprehensive testing, and enterprise features fully implemented.

Latest Updates (August 6, 2025):

• ✅ Enhanced gen command with directory/file targeting
• ✅ Custom output filename support (--output flag)
• ✅ Thread-safe fixture management with race condition protection
• ✅ GitHub Actions workflow integration with new capabilities
• ✅ Complete linting and code quality compliance
• ✅ Zero known race conditions or threading issues
• ✅ Dependency management automation with Renovate and go-mod-upgrade