trying to fix gas report generation

.github/workflows/checks.yml

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       FORCE_COLOR: 1
       GAS: true
+      GAS_REPORT: gasReporterOutput.json
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up environment

hardhat.config.js

@@ -55,11 +55,16 @@ const argv = require('yargs/yargs')()
     },
   }).argv;
 
+// implies doesn't work correcly. we force gas if gasReport is set
+argv.gas ||= !!argv.gasReport
+
 require('@nomicfoundation/hardhat-toolbox');
 require('@nomicfoundation/hardhat-ethers');
 require('hardhat-ignore-warnings');
 require('hardhat-exposed');
 require('solidity-docgen');
+argv.coverage && require('solidity-coverage');
+argv.gas && require('hardhat-gas-reporter');
 argv.foundry && require('@nomicfoundation/hardhat-foundry');
 
 if (argv.foundry && argv.coverage) {
@@ -101,30 +106,23 @@ module.exports = {
   networks: {
     hardhat: {
       allowUnlimitedContractSize: !withOptimizations,
+      initialBaseFeePerGas: argv.coverage ? 0 : undefined,
     },
   },
   exposed: {
     imports: true,
     initializers: true,
     exclude: ['vendor/**/*'],
   },
-  docgen: require('./docs/config'),
-};
-
-if (argv.gas) {
-  require('hardhat-gas-reporter');
-  module.exports.gasReporter = {
+  gasReporter: {
+    enabled: argv.gas,
     showMethodSig: true,
     currency: 'USD',
     outputFile: argv.gasReport,
     coinmarketcap: argv.coinmarketcap,
-  };
-}
-
-if (argv.coverage) {
-  require('solidity-coverage');
-  module.exports.networks.hardhat.initialBaseFeePerGas = 0;
-}
+  },
+  docgen: require('./docs/config'),
+};
 
 function hasFoundry() {
   return proc.spawnSync('forge', ['-V'], { stdio: 'ignore' }).error === undefined;