in src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/pmd/exec/PmdExecutor.java [341:364]
private File writeReport(Report report, Renderer r) throws IOException {
if (r == null) {
return null;
}
File targetDir = new File(request.getTargetDirectory());
if (!targetDir.exists() && !targetDir.mkdirs()) {
throw new IOException("Couldn't create report target directory: " + targetDir);
}
String extension = r.defaultFileExtension();
File targetFile = new File(targetDir, "pmd." + extension);
try (Writer writer = new OutputStreamWriter(new FileOutputStream(targetFile), request.getOutputEncoding())) {
r.setWriter(writer);
r.start();
if (report != null) {
r.renderFileReport(report);
}
r.end();
r.flush();
}
return targetFile;
}