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+---
+'@pockethost/plugin-instance-logger-file': minor
+---
+
+initial commit
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diff --git a/packages/plugin-instance-logger-file/LICENSE.md b/packages/plugin-instance-logger-file/LICENSE.md
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+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software
+and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
+including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute,
+sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software
+is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or
+substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
+BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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diff --git a/packages/plugin-instance-logger-file/package.json b/packages/plugin-instance-logger-file/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "@pockethost/plugin-instance-logger-file",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "http://github.com/pockethost/pockethost/packages/plugin-instance-logger-file"
+  },
+  "description": "A pockethost plugin.",
+  "main": "src/index.ts",
+  "module": "src/index.ts",
+  "types": "src/index.ts",
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "check-types": "tsc --noEmit "
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "pockethost"
+  ],
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Ben Allfree",
+    "url": "https://github.com/benallfree"
+  },
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "pockethost": "workspace:^1.6.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^20.8.10",
+    "typescript": "^5.4.5"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "inflection": "^3.0.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-instance-logger-file/readme.md b/packages/plugin-instance-logger-file/readme.md
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+# plugin-instance-logger-file
+
+A plugin for [pockethost](https://www.npmjs.com/package/pockethost).
+
+## Quickstart
+
+```bash
+npx pockethost plugin install @pockethost/plugin-instance-logger-file
+
+npx pockethost instance-logger-file --help
+```
+
+## Variables
+
+The following variables will be used if they are found in the shell environment. PocketHost will also load them from an `.env` file if found at load time.
+
+| Name                            | Default                                | Discussion                                                    |
+| ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| PH\_INSTANCE_LOGGER_FILE\_HOME | `.pockethost/plugin-instance-logger-file` | The home directory for any data storage needs of this plugin. |
+
+## Actions
+
+## Filters
+
+## Support
+
+PocketHost has a thriving [Discord community](https://discord.gg/nVTxCMEcGT).
+
+---
+
+### Sponsored by https://pockethost.io. Instantly host your PocketBase projects.
+
+---
diff --git a/packages/plugin-instance-logger-file/src/constants.ts b/packages/plugin-instance-logger-file/src/constants.ts
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+import { underscore } from 'inflection'
+import { dirname, join } from 'path'
+import { PH_HOME, Settings, mkPath } from 'pockethost/core'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
+
+export const PLUGIN_NAME = `plugin-instance-logger-file`
+
+export const HOME_DIR =
+  process.env.PH_INSTANCE_LOGGER_FILE_HOME || join(PH_HOME(),PLUGIN_NAME)
+
+export const PLUGIN_NAME_CONSTANT_CASE = underscore(PLUGIN_NAME, true)
+
+export const PLUGIN_DATA = (...paths: string[]) => join(HOME_DIR, ...paths)
+
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
+export const PROJECT_DIR = (...paths: string[]) =>
+  join(__dirname, '..', ...paths)
+
+export const settings = Settings({
+  PH_INSTANCE_LOGGER_FILE_HOME: mkPath(HOME_DIR, { create: true }),
+})
+
diff --git a/packages/plugin-instance-logger-file/src/index.ts b/packages/plugin-instance-logger-file/src/index.ts
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+import { plugin } from './plugin'
+
+export default plugin
diff --git a/packages/plugin-instance-logger-file/src/log.ts b/packages/plugin-instance-logger-file/src/log.ts
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+import { LoggerService } from 'pockethost'
+import { PLUGIN_NAME } from './constants'
+
+const logger = LoggerService().create(PLUGIN_NAME)
+export const { dbg, info, error } = logger
diff --git a/packages/plugin-instance-logger-file/src/plugin.ts b/packages/plugin-instance-logger-file/src/plugin.ts
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+import { appendFileSync, existsSync, mkdirSync } from 'fs'
+import {
+  PocketHostPlugin,
+  onAfterPluginsLoadedAction,
+  onInstanceLogAction,
+  onSettingsFilter,
+} from 'pockethost'
+import { INSTANCE_DATA_DIR } from 'pockethost/core'
+import { PLUGIN_NAME, settings } from './constants'
+import { dbg } from './log'
+
+export const plugin: PocketHostPlugin = async ({}) => {
+  dbg(`initializing ${PLUGIN_NAME}`)
+
+  onAfterPluginsLoadedAction(async () => {})
+
+  onInstanceLogAction(async ({ instance, type, data }) => {
+    const { id } = instance
+    const logDirectory = INSTANCE_DATA_DIR(id, `logs`)
+    if (!existsSync(logDirectory)) {
+      dbg(`Creating ${logDirectory}`)
+      mkdirSync(logDirectory, { recursive: true })
+    }
+
+    const logFile = INSTANCE_DATA_DIR(id, `logs`, `exec.log`)
+
+    const logLine = JSON.stringify({
+      stream: type,
+      time: +new Date(),
+      message: data,
+    })
+    appendFileSync(logFile, logLine + '\n')
+    dbg(`Logged: ${logLine}`)
+  })
+
+  onSettingsFilter(async (allSettings) => ({ ...allSettings, ...settings }))
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-instance-logger-file/tsconfig.json b/packages/plugin-instance-logger-file/tsconfig.json
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+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "lib": ["ES2021.String"],
+    "allowJs": true,
+    "checkJs": true,
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
+    "resolveJsonModule": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "sourceMap": true,
+    "strict": true,
+    "target": "ESNext",
+    "module": "ESNext",
+    "moduleResolution": "node",
+    "noUncheckedIndexedAccess": true,
+    "strictNullChecks": true,
+    "noEmit": true
+  },
+  "include": ["**/*.ts"]
+}