Fix an issue where output file was created regardless of -or (#444)

* Fix an issue where output file was created regardless of -or

* Add CHANGELOG entry

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 - master
   - New
   - Changed
+    - Fixed an issue where output file was created regardless of `-or`
 
 - v1.3.1
   - New

main.go

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func ParseFlags(opts *ffuf.ConfigOptions) *ffuf.ConfigOptions {
 	flag.BoolVar(&ignored, "compressed", true, "Dummy flag for copy as curl functionality (ignored)")
 	flag.BoolVar(&ignored, "i", true, "Dummy flag for copy as curl functionality (ignored)")
 	flag.BoolVar(&ignored, "k", false, "Dummy flag for backwards compatibility")
-	flag.BoolVar(&opts.Output.OutputCreateEmptyFile, "or", opts.Output.OutputCreateEmptyFile, "Don't create the output file if we don't have results")
+	flag.BoolVar(&opts.Output.OutputSkipEmptyFile, "or", opts.Output.OutputSkipEmptyFile, "Don't create the output file if we don't have results")
 	flag.BoolVar(&opts.General.AutoCalibration, "ac", opts.General.AutoCalibration, "Automatically calibrate filtering options")
 	flag.BoolVar(&opts.General.Colors, "c", opts.General.Colors, "Colorize output.")
 	flag.BoolVar(&opts.General.Noninteractive, "noninteractive", opts.General.Noninteractive, "Disable the interactive console functionality")

pkg/ffuf/config.go

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	OutputDirectory        string                    `json:"outputdirectory"`
 	OutputFile             string                    `json:"outputfile"`
 	OutputFormat           string                    `json:"outputformat"`
-	OutputCreateEmptyFile  bool                      `json:"OutputCreateEmptyFile"`
+	OutputSkipEmptyFile    bool                      `json:"OutputSkipEmptyFile"`
 	ProgressFrequency      int                       `json:"-"`
 	ProxyURL               string                    `json:"proxyurl"`
 	Quiet                  bool                      `json:"quiet"`

pkg/ffuf/optionsparser.go

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ type OutputOptions struct {
 	OutputDirectory     string
 	OutputFile          string
 	OutputFormat        string
-	OutputCreateEmptyFile bool
+	OutputSkipEmptyFile bool
 }
 
 type FilterOptions struct {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func NewConfigOptions() *ConfigOptions {
 	c.Output.OutputDirectory = ""
 	c.Output.OutputFile = ""
 	c.Output.OutputFormat = "json"
-	c.Output.OutputCreateEmptyFile = false
+	c.Output.OutputSkipEmptyFile = false
 	return c
 }
 
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ func ConfigFromOptions(parseOpts *ConfigOptions, ctx context.Context, cancel con
 	conf.InputShell = parseOpts.Input.InputShell
 	conf.OutputFile = parseOpts.Output.OutputFile
 	conf.OutputDirectory = parseOpts.Output.OutputDirectory
-	conf.OutputCreateEmptyFile = parseOpts.Output.OutputCreateEmptyFile
+	conf.OutputSkipEmptyFile = parseOpts.Output.OutputSkipEmptyFile
 	conf.IgnoreBody = parseOpts.HTTP.IgnoreBody
 	conf.Quiet = parseOpts.General.Quiet
 	conf.StopOn403 = parseOpts.General.StopOn403

pkg/output/file_csv.go

@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ import (
 var staticheaders = []string{"url", "redirectlocation", "position", "status_code", "content_length", "content_words", "content_lines", "content_type", "resultfile"}
 
 func writeCSV(filename string, config *ffuf.Config, res []ffuf.Result, encode bool) error {
-
-	if config.OutputCreateEmptyFile && (len(res) == 0) {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	header := make([]string, 0)
 	f, err := os.Create(filename)
 	if err != nil {

pkg/output/file_html.go

@@ -177,11 +177,6 @@ func colorizeResults(results []ffuf.Result) []ffuf.Result {
 }
 
 func writeHTML(filename string, config *ffuf.Config, results []ffuf.Result) error {
-
-	if config.OutputCreateEmptyFile && (len(results) == 0) {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	results = colorizeResults(results)
 
 	ti := time.Now()

pkg/output/file_json.go

@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ type jsonFileOutput struct {
 }
 
 func writeEJSON(filename string, config *ffuf.Config, res []ffuf.Result) error {
-
-	if config.OutputCreateEmptyFile && (len(res) == 0) {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	t := time.Now()
 	outJSON := ejsonFileOutput{
 		CommandLine: config.CommandLine,

pkg/output/file_md.go

@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ const (
 )
 
 func writeMarkdown(filename string, config *ffuf.Config, res []ffuf.Result) error {
-
-	if config.OutputCreateEmptyFile && (len(res) == 0) {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	ti := time.Now()
 
 	keywords := make([]string, 0)

pkg/output/stdout.go

@@ -225,10 +225,6 @@ func (s *Stdoutput) writeToAll(filename string, config *ffuf.Config, res []ffuf.
 	// Go through each type of write, adding
 	// the suffix to each output file.
 
-	if config.OutputCreateEmptyFile && (len(res) == 0) {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	s.config.OutputFile = BaseFilename + ".json"
 	err = writeJSON(filename, s.config, res)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -272,6 +268,10 @@ func (s *Stdoutput) writeToAll(filename string, config *ffuf.Config, res []ffuf.
 // SaveFile saves the current results to a file of a given type
 func (s *Stdoutput) SaveFile(filename, format string) error {
 	var err error
+	if s.config.OutputSkipEmptyFile && len(s.Results) == 0 {
+		s.Info("No results and -or defined, output file not written.")
+		return err
+	}
 	switch format {
 	case "all":
 		err = s.writeToAll(filename, s.config, append(s.Results, s.CurrentResults...))