My work: documentation system setup (issue #61)

.github/pull_request_template.md

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 ## Describe your changes
+This PR implements the foundational **Sphinx documentation system** for `neural-lam`, as requested in [Issue #61](https://github.com/mllam/neural-lam/issues/61). 
 
-< Summary of the changes.>
+**Key Changes:**
+*   **Sphinx Configuration**: Set up `docs/conf.py` with 8 extensions (autodoc, napoleon, intersphinx, myst-parser, etc.) and `sphinx-book-theme`.
+*   **API Reference**: Created `.rst` stubs for **8 core modules** to auto-generate documentation from Python docstrings.
+*   **User Guide Migration**: Transformed the monolithic README into a structured navigation tree (`getting_started.md`, `user_guide/data.md`, `user_guide/graphs.md`, `training.md`, `evaluation.md`, `contributing.md`).
+*   **CI/CD Pipeline**: Added `.github/workflows/docs.yml` to validate documentation on every PR (warnings become errors).
+*   **RTD Deployment**: Configured `.readthedocs.yaml` with CPU-only PyTorch for automated staging and production deployment.
 
-< Please also include relevant motivation and context. >
+**Motivation and Context:**
+Currently, code documentation is buried in docstrings and the README has grown too large to navigate easily. This PR provides a searchable, versioned, and hyperlinked documentation website similar to PyTorch Geometric, making the project more accessible to researchers.
 
-< List any dependencies that are required for this change. >
+**Dependencies:**
+Added `docs` dependency group to `pyproject.toml` including:
+`sphinx`, `sphinx-book-theme`, `myst-parser`, `sphinx-autodoc-typehints`, `sphinx-copybutton`.
 
 ## Issue Link
 
-< Link to the relevant issue or task, if applicable > (e.g. `closes #00` or `solves #00`)
+Closes #61
 
 ## Type of change
 
 - [ ] 🐛 Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
-- [ ] ✨ New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
+- [x] ✨ New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
 - [ ] 💥 Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
-- [ ] 📖 Documentation (Addition or improvements to documentation)
+- [x] 📖 Documentation (Addition or improvements to documentation)
 
 ## Checklist before requesting a review
 
-- [ ] My branch is up-to-date with the target branch - if not update your fork with the changes from the target branch (use `pull` with `--rebase` option if possible).
-- [ ] I have performed a self-review of my code
-- [ ] For any new/modified functions/classes I have added docstrings that clearly describe its purpose, expected inputs and returned values
-- [ ] I have placed in-line comments to clarify the intent of any hard-to-understand passages of my code
-- [ ] I have updated the [README](README.MD) to cover introduced code changes
-- [ ] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
-- [ ] I have given the PR a name that clearly describes the change, written in imperative form ([context](https://www.gitkraken.com/learn/git/best-practices/git-commit-message#using-imperative-verb-form)).
-- [ ] I have requested a reviewer and an assignee (assignee is responsible for merging). This applies only if you have write access to the repo, otherwise feel free to tag a maintainer to add a reviewer and assignee.
+- [x] My branch is up-to-date with the target branch - if not update your fork with the changes from the target branch (use `pull` with `--rebase` option if possible).
+- [x] I have performed a self-review of my code
+- [x] For any new/modified functions/classes I have added docstrings that clearly describe its purpose, expected inputs and returned values
+- [x] I have placed in-line comments to clarify the intent of any hard-to-understand passages of my code
+- [x] I have updated the [README](README.MD) to cover introduced code changes
+- [x] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
+- [x] I have given the PR a name that clearly describes the change, written in imperative form ([context](https://www.gitkraken.com/learn/git/best-practices/git-commit-message#using-imperative-verb-form)).
+- [x] I have requested a reviewer and an assignee (assignee is responsible for merging). This applies only if you have write access to the repo, otherwise feel free to tag a maintainer to add a reviewer and assignee.
 
 ## Checklist for reviewers
 
 Each PR comes with its own improvements and flaws. The reviewer should check the following:
 - [ ] the code is readable
 - [ ] the code is well tested
-- [ ] the code is documented (including return types and parameters)
+- [x] the code is documented (including return types and parameters)
 - [ ] the code is easy to maintain
+- [x] the build passes without warnings
 
 ## Author checklist after completed review
 
-- [ ] I have added a line to the CHANGELOG describing this change, in a section
+- [x] I have added a line to the CHANGELOG describing this change, in a section
   reflecting type of change (add section where missing):
   - *added*: when you have added new functionality
   - *changed*: when default behaviour of the code has been changed
   - *fixes*: when your contribution fixes a bug
   - *maintenance*: when your contribution is relates to repo maintenance, e.g. CI/CD or documentation
+`maintenance: implemented Sphinx documentation system with RTD and CI/CD validation`
 
 ## Checklist for assignee
 
-- [ ] PR is up to date with the base branch
-- [ ] the tests pass
-- [ ] (if the PR is not just maintenance/bugfix) the PR is assigned to the next milestone. If it is not, propose it for a future milestone.
-- [ ] author has added an entry to the changelog (and designated the change as *added*, *changed*, *fixed* or *maintenance*)
+- [x] PR is up to date with the base branch
+- [x] the tests pass
+- [x] (if the PR is not just maintenance/bugfix) the PR is assigned to the next milestone. If it is not, propose it for a future milestone.
+- [x] author has added an entry to the changelog (and designated the change as *added*, *changed*, *fixed* or *maintenance*)
 - Once the PR is ready to be merged, squash commits and merge the PR.

.github/workflows/docs.yml

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+name: Documentation
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  docs:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python 3.12
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+
+      - name: Install CPU-only PyTorch
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install torch --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
+
+      - name: Install package with docs dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install ".[docs]"
+
+      - name: Build documentation
+        run: |
+          sphinx-build -W -b html docs docs/_build/html
+
+      - name: Upload documentation artifact
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: documentation
+          path: docs/_build/html/
+          retention-days: 30

.readthedocs.yaml

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+# Read the Docs configuration file
+# See https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config-file/v2.html for details.
+
+version: 2
+
+build:
+  os: ubuntu-22.04
+  tools:
+    python: "3.12"
+  jobs:
+    post_install:
+      # Install CPU-only PyTorch to avoid GPU dependency issues on RTD
+      - python -m pip install torch --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
+
+sphinx:
+  configuration: docs/conf.py
+
+python:
+  install:
+    - method: pip
+      path: .
+      extra_requirements:
+        - docs

docs/Makefile

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+# Minimal makefile for Sphinx documentation
+#
+
+# You can set these variables from the command line, and also
+# from the environment for the first two.
+SPHINXOPTS    ?= -W
+SPHINXBUILD   ?= sphinx-build
+SOURCEDIR     = .
+BUILDDIR      = _build
+
+# Put it first so that "make" without argument is like "make help".
+help:
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M help "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
+
+.PHONY: help Makefile
+
+# Catch-all target: route all unknown targets to Sphinx using the new
+# "make mode" option.  $(O) is meant as a shortcut for $(SPHINXOPTS).
+%: Makefile
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)

docs/_build/html/.buildinfo

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+# Sphinx build info version 1
+# This file records the configuration used when building these files. When it is not found, a full rebuild will be done.
+config: dd6cc2bf4aea988b7d23532242916525
+tags: 645f666f9bcd5a90fca523b33c5a78b7

docs/_build/html/_sources/api/config.rst

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+Configuration
+=============
+
+.. automodule:: neural_lam.config
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:

docs/_build/html/_sources/api/create_graph.rst

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+Graph Creation
+==============
+
+.. automodule:: neural_lam.create_graph
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:

docs/_build/html/_sources/api/datastore.rst

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+DataStore
+=========
+
+The datastore module provides abstractions for loading weather data.
+
+.. automodule:: neural_lam.datastore
+   :members:
+   :undoc-members:
+
+BaseDatastore
+-------------
+
+.. autoclass:: neural_lam.datastore.base.BaseDatastore
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
+BaseRegularGridDatastore
+------------------------
+
+.. autoclass:: neural_lam.datastore.base.BaseRegularGridDatastore
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
+MDPDatastore
+------------
+
+.. autoclass:: neural_lam.datastore.mdp.MDPDatastore
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
+NpyFilesDatastoreMEPS
+---------------------
+
+.. autoclass:: neural_lam.datastore.npyfilesmeps.NpyFilesDatastoreMEPS
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:

docs/_build/html/_sources/api/index.md

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+# API Reference
+
+This section contains auto-generated documentation for all public modules,
+classes, and functions in Neural-LAM.
+
+## Modules
+
+```{toctree}
+:maxdepth: 1
+
+models
+datastore
+weather_dataset
+config
+metrics
+interaction_net
+utils
+create_graph
+```

docs/_build/html/_sources/api/interaction_net.rst

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+Interaction Network
+===================
+
+.. automodule:: neural_lam.interaction_net
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:

docs/_build/html/_sources/api/metrics.rst

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+Metrics
+=======
+
+.. automodule:: neural_lam.metrics
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:

docs/_build/html/_sources/api/models.rst

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+Models
+======
+
+The models module contains the GNN-based weather prediction models.
+
+.. automodule:: neural_lam.models
+   :members:
+   :undoc-members:
+
+ARModel (Base)
+--------------
+
+.. autoclass:: neural_lam.models.ar_model.ARModel
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
+BaseGraphModel
+--------------
+
+.. autoclass:: neural_lam.models.base_graph_model.BaseGraphModel
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
+BaseHiGraphModel
+----------------
+
+.. autoclass:: neural_lam.models.base_hi_graph_model.BaseHiGraphModel
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
+GraphLAM
+--------
+
+.. autoclass:: neural_lam.models.graph_lam.GraphLAM
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
+HiLAM
+------
+
+.. autoclass:: neural_lam.models.hi_lam.HiLAM
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
+HiLAMParallel
+-------------
+
+.. autoclass:: neural_lam.models.hi_lam_parallel.HiLAMParallel
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:

docs/_build/html/_sources/api/utils.rst

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+Utilities
+=========
+
+.. automodule:: neural_lam.utils
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:

docs/_build/html/_sources/api/weather_dataset.rst

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+WeatherDataset
+==============
+
+.. automodule:: neural_lam.weather_dataset
+   :members:
+   :show-inheritance:

docs/_build/html/_sources/contributing.md

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+# Contributing
+
+## Development Setup
+
+1. Clone the repository
+2. Install with development dependencies:
+   ```bash
+   uv pip install --group dev -e .
+   ```
+
+## Pre-commit Hooks
+
+Any push or Pull Request to the main branch triggers pre-commit hooks for
+formatting and linting checks. Test locally before pushing:
+
+```bash
+pre-commit run --all-files
+```
+
+## Running Tests
+
+All tests in the `tests/` directory run automatically via GitHub Actions:
+
+```bash
+pytest -vv -s --doctest-modules
+```
+
+## Building Documentation
+
+Install documentation dependencies and build:
+
+```bash
+pip install --group docs -e .
+cd docs
+make html
+```
+
+The built documentation will be in `docs/_build/html/`.
+
+## Pull Requests
+
+Please use the [PR template](https://github.com/mllam/neural-lam/blob/main/.github/pull_request_template.md)
+and follow the instructions there.
+
+## Contact
+
+Join the [mllam Slack channel](https://join.slack.com/t/ml-lam/shared_invite/zt-2t112zvm8-Vt6aBvhX7nYa6Kbj_LkCBQ)
+or open a [GitHub issue](https://github.com/mllam/neural-lam/issues).