SpineOpt logfile location

[DillonJ]

When I specify a log filename with no path for the the log_file_path argument for the SpineOpt tool in toolbox, it writes the file outside of the project to the following location:

C:\Users\jodyd.spinetoolbox\plugins\SpineOpt\specifications\Tool

This is problematic because if I specify an absolute path it won't be portable - it would be good if the default location was the tool folder, inside the project

Edit: I should add that this happens even when the "execute in source directory" option is selected

[DillonJ]

Including this in the TB 0.7 milestone - I think this is a simple thing to fix. If no path is specified, the logfile should be in the project folder somewhere, perhaps in the local tool folder?

[manuelma]

How would we communicate the path of the project or tool folder to SpineOpt?

Also, do we really want log files to travel with the project?

We could try a plugin trick: declare the log file as an output of the tool and in that case it will be placed in the tool's result folder.

[clizbe]

I'm labeling this Nice to Have - we can elevate it if it's a bigger issue.