Honor explicit report directory for file output

internal/cli/config_input.go

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type configInput struct {
 	TranscriptPath string
 	GlossaryPath   string
 	OutputPath     string
+	ReportDirSet   bool
 	Overrides      []ck.Override
 }
 
@@ -124,6 +125,9 @@ func parseConfigInput(command string, args []string, output io.Writer) (configIn
 		if f.Name == "config" {
 			input.ConfigPathSet = true
 		}
+		if f.Name == "report-dir" {
+			input.ReportDirSet = true
+		}
 		path, ok := settingPaths[f.Name]
 		if !ok {
 			return
@@ -208,15 +212,22 @@ func configInputError(err error) string {
 	return strings.Join(messages, "; ")
 }
 
-func selectedReportDir(cfg config.Config, outputPath string) (string, error) {
+func selectedReportDir(cfg config.Config, outputPath string, reportDirSet bool) (string, error) {
 	if !cfg.Reporting.Enabled {
 		return "", nil
 	}
+	var reportDir string
 	if outputPath != "" {
-		return filepath.Dir(outputPath), nil
+		if reportDirSet {
+			reportDir = cfg.Reporting.StdoutDir
+		} else {
+			reportDir = filepath.Dir(outputPath)
+		}
+	} else {
+		reportDir = cfg.Reporting.StdoutDir
 	}
-	if strings.TrimSpace(cfg.Reporting.StdoutDir) == "" {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("report directory is required when reporting is enabled and transcript output is stdout")
+	if strings.TrimSpace(reportDir) == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("report directory is required when reporting is enabled for the selected destination")
 	}
-	return cfg.Reporting.StdoutDir, nil
+	return reportDir, nil
 }

internal/cli/config_input_test.go

@@ -219,18 +219,27 @@ func TestReportingAndDebugOverridesRemainIndependent(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestReportDirectorySelectionOnlyUsesActiveDestination(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := config.Config{Reporting: config.Reporting{Enabled: true, StdoutDir: "reports"}}
-	if got, err := selectedReportDir(cfg, ""); err != nil || got != "reports" {
+	if got, err := selectedReportDir(cfg, "", false); err != nil || got != "reports" {
 		t.Fatalf("stdout destination: %q %v", got, err)
 	}
-	cfg.Reporting.StdoutDir = ""
-	if got, err := selectedReportDir(cfg, filepath.Join("out", "corrected.json")); err != nil || got != "out" {
+	if got, err := selectedReportDir(cfg, filepath.Join("out", "corrected.json"), false); err != nil || got != "out" {
 		t.Fatalf("file destination ignored stdout setting: %q %v", got, err)
 	}
-	if _, err := selectedReportDir(cfg, ""); err == nil {
+	if got, err := selectedReportDir(cfg, filepath.Join("out", "corrected.json"), true); err != nil || got != "reports" {
+		t.Fatalf("explicit file report directory: %q %v", got, err)
+	}
+	cfg.Reporting.StdoutDir = ""
+	if got, err := selectedReportDir(cfg, filepath.Join("out", "corrected.json"), false); err != nil || got != "out" {
+		t.Fatalf("inactive blank configured report directory rejected for file output: %q %v", got, err)
+	}
+	if _, err := selectedReportDir(cfg, filepath.Join("out", "corrected.json"), true); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("active explicit blank report directory accepted for file output")
+	}
+	if _, err := selectedReportDir(cfg, "", false); err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("enabled stdout reporting accepted blank destination")
 	}
 	cfg.Reporting.Enabled = false
-	if got, err := selectedReportDir(cfg, ""); err != nil || got != "" {
+	if got, err := selectedReportDir(cfg, filepath.Join("out", "corrected.json"), true); err != nil || got != "" {
 		t.Fatalf("disabled reporting probed destination: %q %v", got, err)
 	}
 }
@@ -247,4 +256,14 @@ func TestBareBooleanFlagsAndReportDirectoryOverride(t *testing.T) {
 	if values[ck.Keys("reporting", "enabled").String()] != true || values[ck.Keys("diagnostics", "debug").String()] != true || values[ck.Keys("reporting", "stdout_dir").String()] != "reports" {
 		t.Fatalf("incorrect visited overrides: %+v", values)
 	}
+	if !input.ReportDirSet {
+		t.Fatal("explicit --report-dir presence was not recorded")
+	}
+	withoutReportDir, _, err := parseConfigInput("process", []string{"input.json", "--glossary", "glossary.yml"}, io.Discard)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if withoutReportDir.ReportDirSet {
+		t.Fatal("absent --report-dir was recorded as explicit")
+	}
 }

internal/cli/process.go

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func runProcess(ctx context.Context, args []string, stdout, stderr io.Writer) in
 		return 2
 	}
 	cfg := selected.Result.Config
-	reportDir, err := selectedReportDir(cfg, input.OutputPath)
+	reportDir, err := selectedReportDir(cfg, input.OutputPath, input.ReportDirSet)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(stderr, "audita process: %s\n", llm.RedactError(err, cfg))
 		return 2

internal/cli/run.go

@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func writeProcessUsage(w io.Writer) {
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "  --%s\n", name)
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "  --reporting[=true|false]  Write the three-file report bundle (default true)")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "  --report-dir DIR         Report directory for stdout output only; ignored with --output or --reporting=false")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "  --report-dir DIR         Select the report directory (stdout setting for stdout; output parent by default for files)")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "  --debug[=true|false]      Persist detailed diagnostics (default false)")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w)
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "Example:")