work with output file

Author: nahsra

framework/codemodder-base/src/main/java/io/codemodder/CLI.java

@@ -281,16 +281,19 @@ public Integer call() throws IOException {
 
     Path outputPath = null;
     if (output != null) {
-      outputPath = output.toPath();
+      outputPath = output.getAbsoluteFile().toPath();
+      if(!Files.exists(outputPath)) {
+        Files.createFile(outputPath);
+      }
 
-      // check if the output file parent directory doesn't exist
-      if (!Files.exists(outputPath.getParent())) {
-        // create it
-        Files.createDirectories(outputPath.getParent());
+      // check if the output file parent directory doesn't exist or isn't writable
+      if (!Files.exists(outputPath.getParent()) || !Files.isWritable(outputPath.getParent())) {
+        log.error("The output file parent directory doesn't exist");
+        return ERROR_CANT_WRITE_OUTPUT_FILE;
       }
 
-      if (!Files.isWritable(outputPath) && !Files.isWritable(outputPath.getParent())) {
-        log.error("The output file (or its parent directory) is not writable");
+      if (!Files.isWritable(outputPath)) {
+        log.error("The output file is not writable");
         return ERROR_CANT_WRITE_OUTPUT_FILE;
       }
     }

framework/codemodder-base/src/test/java/io/codemodder/CLITest.java

@@ -124,17 +124,6 @@ private static void writeLogMessageToFile(final Path outputFile, final String pr
     log.info("this is a test");
   }
 
-  @Test
-  void output_file_parent_dirs_created() throws IOException {
-    Path normalCodetf = Files.createTempDirectory("exists");
-    Path outputFile = normalCodetf.resolve("doesnt/exist/codetf.json");
-    String[] args =
-        new String[] {"--dont-exit", "--output", outputFile.toString(), workingRepoDir.toString()};
-    Runner.run(List.of(Cloud9Changer.class), args);
-    assertThat(Files.readString(fooJavaFile)).contains("cloud9");
-    assertThat(Files.exists(outputFile)).isTrue();
-  }
-
   @Test
   void dry_run_works() throws IOException {
     Path normalCodetf = Files.createTempFile("normal", ".codetf");