add outputFile option

closes #44
sindresorhus · Jan 25, 2015 · 1b1f43a · 1b1f43a
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diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ Name of a [built-in formatter](https://github.com/nzakas/eslint/tree/master/lib/
 Some formatters you might find useful: [eslint-json](https://github.com/sindresorhus/eslint-json), [eslint-tap](https://github.com/sindresorhus/eslint-tap).
 
 
+### outputFile
+
+Type: `boolean`  
+Default: `false`
+
+Output the report to a file.
+
+
 ## License
 
 MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](http://sindresorhus.com)
diff --git a/tasks/eslint.js b/tasks/eslint.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ function calculateExitCode(results) {
 module.exports = function (grunt) {
 	grunt.registerMultiTask('eslint', 'Validate files with ESLint', function () {
 		var opts = this.options({
+			outputFile: false,
 			format: 'stylish'
 		});
 
@@ -40,7 +41,14 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		console.log(formatter(results));
+		var output = formatter(results);
+
+		if (opts.outputFile) {
+			grunt.file.write(opts.outputFile, output);
+		} else {
+			console.log(output);
+		}
+
 		return calculateExitCode(results) === 0;
 	});
 };