[ESLint] Adds --output-file flag

packages/next/cli/next-lint.ts

@@ -71,10 +71,12 @@ const nextLint: cliCommand = async (argv) => {
     '--cache-strategy': String,
     '--error-on-unmatched-pattern': Boolean,
     '--format': String,
+    '--output-file': String,
 
     // Aliases
     '-c': '--config',
     '-f': '--format',
+    '-o': '--output-file',
   }
 
   let args: arg.Result<arg.Spec>
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ const nextLint: cliCommand = async (argv) => {
           --max-warnings Int             Number of warnings to trigger nonzero exit code - default: -1
 
         Output:
+          -o, --output-file path::String  Specify file to write report to
           -f, --format String            Use a specific output format - default: Next.js custom formatter
 
         Inline configuration comments:
@@ -171,6 +174,7 @@ const nextLint: cliCommand = async (argv) => {
   const maxWarnings = args['--max-warnings'] ?? -1
   const formatter = args['--format'] || null
   const strict = Boolean(args['--strict'])
+  const outputFile = args['--output-file'] || null
 
   const distDir = join(baseDir, nextConfig.distDir)
   const defaultCacheLocation = join(distDir, 'cache', 'eslint/')
@@ -183,6 +187,7 @@ const nextLint: cliCommand = async (argv) => {
     reportErrorsOnly,
     maxWarnings,
     formatter,
+    outputFile,
     strict
   )
     .then(async (lintResults) => {

packages/next/lib/eslint/customFormatter.ts

@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export function formatResults(
   format: (r: LintResult[]) => string
 ): {
   output: string
+  outputWithMessages: string
   totalNextPluginErrorCount: number
   totalNextPluginWarningCount: number
 } {
@@ -124,7 +125,8 @@ export function formatResults(
         .join('\n')
 
   return {
-    output:
+    output: output,
+    outputWithMessages:
       resultsWithMessages.length > 0
         ? output +
           `\n\n${chalk.cyan(

packages/next/lib/eslint/runLintCheck.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import * as CommentJson from 'next/dist/compiled/comment-json'
 import { LintResult, formatResults } from './customFormatter'
 import { writeDefaultConfig } from './writeDefaultConfig'
 import { hasEslintConfiguration } from './hasEslintConfiguration'
+import { writeOutputFile } from './writeOutputFile'
 
 import { ESLINT_PROMPT_VALUES } from '../constants'
 import { existsSync, findPagesDir } from '../find-pages-dir'
@@ -86,7 +87,8 @@ async function lint(
   eslintOptions: any = null,
   reportErrorsOnly: boolean = false,
   maxWarnings: number = -1,
-  formatter: string | null = null
+  formatter: string | null = null,
+  outputFile: string | null = null
 ): Promise<
   | string
   | null
@@ -221,8 +223,10 @@ async function lint(
       0
     )
 
+    if (outputFile) await writeOutputFile(outputFile, formattedResult.output)
+
     return {
-      output: formattedResult.output,
+      output: formattedResult.outputWithMessages,
       isError:
         ESLint.getErrorResults(results)?.length > 0 ||
         (maxWarnings >= 0 && totalWarnings > maxWarnings),
@@ -266,6 +270,7 @@ export async function runLintCheck(
   reportErrorsOnly: boolean = false,
   maxWarnings: number = -1,
   formatter: string | null = null,
+  outputFile: string | null = null,
   strict: boolean = false
 ): ReturnType<typeof lint> {
   try {
@@ -309,7 +314,8 @@ export async function runLintCheck(
         eslintOptions,
         reportErrorsOnly,
         maxWarnings,
-        formatter
+        formatter,
+        outputFile
       )
     } else {
       // Display warning if no ESLint configuration is present during "next build"

packages/next/lib/eslint/writeOutputFile.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { promises as fs } from 'fs'
+import path from 'path'
+import * as Log from '../../build/output/log'
+import isError from '../../lib/is-error'
+
+/**
+ * Check if a given file path is a directory or not.
+ * @param {string} filePath The path to a file to check.
+ * @returns {Promise<boolean>} `true` if the path is a directory.
+ */
+async function isDirectory(filePath: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  try {
+    return (await fs.stat(filePath)).isDirectory()
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (
+      isError(error) &&
+      (error.code === 'ENOENT' || error.code === 'ENOTDIR')
+    ) {
+      return false
+    }
+    throw error
+  }
+}
+/**
+ * Create a file with eslint output data
+ * @param {string} outputFile The name file that needs to be created
+ * @param {string} outputData The data that needs to be inserted into the file
+ */
+export async function writeOutputFile(outputFile: string, outputData: string) {
+  const filePath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), outputFile)
+
+  if (await isDirectory(filePath)) {
+    Log.error(
+      `Cannot write to output file path, it is a directory: ${filePath}`
+    )
+  } else {
+    try {
+      await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(filePath), { recursive: true })
+      await fs.writeFile(filePath, outputData)
+      Log.info(`The output file has been created: ${filePath}`)
+    } catch {
+      Log.error(`There was a problem writing the output file: ${filePath}`)
+    }
+  }
+}

test/integration/eslint/test/index.test.js

@@ -604,5 +604,108 @@ describe('ESLint', () => {
       expect(output).not.toContain('pages/index.js')
       expect(output).not.toContain('External synchronous scripts are forbidden')
     })
+
+    test('output flag create a file respecting the chosen format', async () => {
+      const filePath = `${__dirname}/output/output.json`
+      const { stdout, stderr } = await nextLint(
+        dirFileLinting,
+        ['--format', 'json', '--output-file', filePath],
+        {
+          stdout: true,
+          stderr: true,
+        }
+      )
+
+      const cliOutput = stdout + stderr
+      const fileOutput = await fs.readJSON(filePath)
+
+      expect(cliOutput).toContain(
+        `The output file has been created: ${filePath}`
+      )
+
+      if (fileOutput && fileOutput.length) {
+        fileOutput.forEach((file) => {
+          expect(file).toHaveProperty('filePath')
+          expect(file).toHaveProperty('messages')
+          expect(file).toHaveProperty('errorCount')
+          expect(file).toHaveProperty('warningCount')
+          expect(file).toHaveProperty('fixableErrorCount')
+          expect(file).toHaveProperty('fixableWarningCount')
+          expect(file).toHaveProperty('source')
+          expect(file).toHaveProperty('usedDeprecatedRules')
+        })
+
+        expect(fileOutput[0].messages).toEqual(
+          expect.arrayContaining([
+            expect.objectContaining({
+              message:
+                'img elements must have an alt prop, either with meaningful text, or an empty string for decorative images.',
+            }),
+            expect.objectContaining({
+              message: `Do not use <img>. Use Image from 'next/image' instead. See: https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/no-img-element`,
+            }),
+          ])
+        )
+
+        expect(fileOutput[1].messages).toEqual(
+          expect.arrayContaining([
+            expect.objectContaining({
+              message:
+                'External synchronous scripts are forbidden. See: https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/no-sync-scripts',
+            }),
+          ])
+        )
+      }
+    })
+
+    test('output flag create a file respecting the chosen format', async () => {
+      const filePath = `${__dirname}/output/output.txt`
+      const { stdout, stderr } = await nextLint(
+        dirFileLinting,
+        ['--format', 'compact', '--output-file', filePath],
+        {
+          stdout: true,
+          stderr: true,
+        }
+      )
+
+      const cliOutput = stdout + stderr
+      const fileOutput = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8')
+
+      expect(cliOutput).toContain(
+        `The output file has been created: ${filePath}`
+      )
+
+      expect(fileOutput).toContain('file-linting/pages/bar.js')
+      expect(fileOutput).toContain(
+        'img elements must have an alt prop, either with meaningful text, or an empty string for decorative images.'
+      )
+      expect(fileOutput).toContain(
+        `Do not use <img>. Use Image from 'next/image' instead. See: https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/no-img-element`
+      )
+
+      expect(fileOutput).toContain('file-linting/pages/index.js')
+      expect(fileOutput).toContain(
+        'External synchronous scripts are forbidden. See: https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/no-sync-scripts'
+      )
+    })
+
+    test('show error message when the file path is a directory', async () => {
+      const filePath = `${__dirname}`
+      const { stdout, stderr } = await nextLint(
+        dirFileLinting,
+        ['--format', 'compact', '--output-file', filePath],
+        {
+          stdout: true,
+          stderr: true,
+        }
+      )
+
+      const cliOutput = stdout + stderr
+
+      expect(cliOutput).toContain(
+        `Cannot write to output file path, it is a directory: ${filePath}`
+      )
+    })
   })
 })