Defaulting to CHANGELOG.md if no output given

Author: tomasbjerre

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@ Changelog of Git Changelog Maven plugin.
 ## Unreleased
 ### No issue
 
+**Defaulting to CHANGELOG.md if no output given**
+
+
+[d6e65ae5593fa53](https://github.com/tomasbjerre/git-changelog-maven-plugin/commit/d6e65ae5593fa53) Tomas Bjerre *2017-07-12 18:48:57*
+
+
+## 1.46
+### No issue
+
+**Reading file parameter correctly**
+
+
+[b2fdb96a8929d98](https://github.com/tomasbjerre/git-changelog-maven-plugin/commit/b2fdb96a8929d98) Tomas Bjerre *2017-07-12 18:08:20*
+
 **doc**
 
 

README.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Here is and example that will generate a CHANGELOG.md.
       <plugin>
         <groupId>se.bjurr.gitchangelog</groupId>
         <artifactId>git-changelog-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.45</version>
+        <version>1.46</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>GenerateGitChangelog</id>

git-changelog-maven-plugin-example/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@ Changelog of Git Changelog Maven plugin.
 ## Unreleased
 ### No issue
 
+**Defaulting to CHANGELOG.md if no output given**
+
+
+[d6e65ae5593fa53](https://github.com/tomasbjerre/git-changelog-maven-plugin/commit/d6e65ae5593fa53) Tomas Bjerre *2017-07-12 18:48:57*
+
+
+## 1.46
+### No issue
+
+**Reading file parameter correctly**
+
+
+[b2fdb96a8929d98](https://github.com/tomasbjerre/git-changelog-maven-plugin/commit/b2fdb96a8929d98) Tomas Bjerre *2017-07-12 18:08:20*
+
 **doc**
 
 

git-changelog-maven-plugin-example/CHANGELOG_custom.md

@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ Changelog of Git Changelog Maven plugin.
 
 ## Unreleased
 ### No issue / 
+   Defaulting to CHANGELOG.md if no output given
+
+
+
+## git-changelog-maven-plugin-1.46
+### No issue / 
+   Reading file parameter correctly
+
    doc
 
 

git-changelog-maven-plugin-example/CHANGELOG_ignoreCommitsOlderThan.md

@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ Changelog of Git Changelog Maven plugin.
 
 ## Unreleased
 ### No issue
+   Defaulting to CHANGELOG.md if no output given *2017-07-12 18:48:57*
+
+
+
+## git-changelog-maven-plugin-1.46
+### No issue
+   Reading file parameter correctly *2017-07-12 18:08:20*
+
    doc *2017-07-09 19:51:59*
 
 

git-changelog-maven-plugin-example/CHANGELOG_inline.md

@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@ Changelog of Git Changelog Maven plugin.
 ## Unreleased
 ### No issue
 
+[d6e65ae5593fa53](https://github.com/tomasbjerre/git-changelog-maven-plugin/commit/d6e65ae5593fa53) Tomas Bjerre *2017-07-12 18:48:57*
+
+Defaulting to CHANGELOG.md if no output given
+
+
+## git-changelog-maven-plugin-1.46
+### No issue
+
+[b2fdb96a8929d98](https://github.com/tomasbjerre/git-changelog-maven-plugin/commit/b2fdb96a8929d98) Tomas Bjerre *2017-07-12 18:08:20*
+
+Reading file parameter correctly
+
 [6afaf9eaec53f64](https://github.com/tomasbjerre/git-changelog-maven-plugin/commit/6afaf9eaec53f64) Tomas Bjerre *2017-07-09 19:51:59*
 
 doc

git-changelog-maven-plugin-example/CHANGELOG_jira.md

@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@ Changelog of Git Changelog Maven plugin.
 ## Unreleased
 ### No issue
 
+**Defaulting to CHANGELOG.md if no output given**
+
+
+[d6e65ae5593fa53](https://github.com/tomasbjerre/git-changelog-maven-plugin/commit/d6e65ae5593fa53) Tomas Bjerre *2017-07-12 18:48:57*
+
+
+## 1.46
+### No issue
+
+**Reading file parameter correctly**
+
+
+[b2fdb96a8929d98](https://github.com/tomasbjerre/git-changelog-maven-plugin/commit/b2fdb96a8929d98) Tomas Bjerre *2017-07-12 18:08:20*
+
 **doc**
 
 

git-changelog-maven-plugin-example/CHANGELOG_minimal.md

@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@ Changelog of Git Changelog Maven plugin.
 ## Unreleased
 ### No issue
 
+**Defaulting to CHANGELOG.md if no output given**
+
+
+[d6e65ae5593fa53](https://github.com/tomasbjerre/git-changelog-maven-plugin/commit/d6e65ae5593fa53) Tomas Bjerre *2017-07-12 18:48:57*
+
+
+## git-changelog-maven-plugin-1.46
+### No issue
+
+**Reading file parameter correctly**
+
+
+[b2fdb96a8929d98](https://github.com/tomasbjerre/git-changelog-maven-plugin/commit/b2fdb96a8929d98) Tomas Bjerre *2017-07-12 18:08:20*
+
 **doc**
 
 

git-changelog-maven-plugin-example/CHANGELOG_mixed.md

@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ Fix fromCommit and fromRef property typo *21:11:26*
 
 
 ### These commits have not issue in their commit comment
+   Defaulting to CHANGELOG.md if no output given *18:48:57*
+
+   Reading file parameter correctly *18:08:20*
+
    doc *19:51:59*
 
    ignoreCommitsOlderThan *06:45:33*

git-changelog-maven-plugin-example/CHANGELOG_settings.md

@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@ Changelog of Git Changelog Maven plugin.
 ## Next release
 ### Other changes
 
+**Defaulting to CHANGELOG.md if no output given**
+
+
+[d6e65ae5593fa53](https://github.com/tomasbjerre/git-changelog-maven-plugin/commit/d6e65ae5593fa53) Tomas Bjerre *2017-07-12 18:48:57*
+
+
+## 1.46
+### Other changes
+
+**Reading file parameter correctly**
+
+
+[b2fdb96a8929d98](https://github.com/tomasbjerre/git-changelog-maven-plugin/commit/b2fdb96a8929d98) Tomas Bjerre *2017-07-12 18:08:20*
+
 **doc**
 
 

git-changelog-maven-plugin-example/CHANGELOG_templatefile.md

@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@ Changelog of Git Changelog Maven plugin.
 ## Unreleased
 ### No issue
 
+**Defaulting to CHANGELOG.md if no output given**
+
+
+[d6e65ae5593fa53](https://github.com/tomasbjerre/git-changelog-maven-plugin/commit/d6e65ae5593fa53) Tomas Bjerre *2017-07-12 18:48:57*
+
+
+## 1.46
+### No issue
+
+**Reading file parameter correctly**
+
+
+[b2fdb96a8929d98](https://github.com/tomasbjerre/git-changelog-maven-plugin/commit/b2fdb96a8929d98) Tomas Bjerre *2017-07-12 18:08:20*
+
 **doc**
 
 

git-changelog-maven-plugin-example/pom.xml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>se.bjurr.gitchangelog</groupId>
 				<artifactId>git-changelog-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.46-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>1.47-SNAPSHOT</version>
 				<executions>
 					<!-- Minimal config // -->
 					<execution>

src/main/java/se/bjurr/gitchangelog/plugin/GitChangelogMojo.java

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 @Mojo(name = "git-changelog", defaultPhase = PROCESS_SOURCES)
 public class GitChangelogMojo extends AbstractMojo {
+  private static final String DEFAULT_FILE = "CHANGELOG.md";
+
   @Parameter(property = "toRef", required = false)
   private String toRef;
 
@@ -214,6 +216,11 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException {
         builder.withJiraServer(jiraServer);
       }
 
+      if (file == null && !isSupplied(mediaWikiUrl)) {
+        getLog().info("No output set, using file " + DEFAULT_FILE);
+        file = new File(DEFAULT_FILE);
+      }
+
       if (file != null) {
         builder.toFile(file);
         getLog().info("#");