From e1d86ea5fc68a2e15af0db634b3f421640274eb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Martin Edlman <ac@anycode.dev>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 11:22:37 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add support for retrieving current and rotated log files
 in AdvancedFileOutput

---
 lib/src/outputs/advanced_file_output.dart     | 24 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../outputs/advanced_file_output_stub.dart    | 10 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/src/outputs/advanced_file_output.dart b/lib/src/outputs/advanced_file_output.dart
index 4b8d525..485c920 100644
--- a/lib/src/outputs/advanced_file_output.dart
+++ b/lib/src/outputs/advanced_file_output.dart
@@ -275,4 +275,28 @@ class AdvancedFileOutput extends LogOutput {
     }
     await _closeSink();
   }
+
+  /// Returns the current log file.
+  File getFile() {
+    return _file;
+  }
+
+  /// Returns list of log files (latest and rotated) up to the limit.
+  List<File> getFiles() {
+    // only the latest file
+    if (_maxRotatedFilesCount == null) return [_file];
+
+    final files = _file.parent
+        .listSync()
+        .whereType<File>()
+        .toList();
+
+    // If the number of files is less than the limit, return all files
+    if (files.length <= _maxRotatedFilesCount!) return files;
+
+    // return only the latest files (not to be deleted)
+    files.sort(_fileSorter);
+    return files.sublist(files.length - _maxRotatedFilesCount!);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/outputs/advanced_file_output_stub.dart b/lib/src/outputs/advanced_file_output_stub.dart
index dcfd10c..523e46b 100644
--- a/lib/src/outputs/advanced_file_output_stub.dart
+++ b/lib/src/outputs/advanced_file_output_stub.dart
@@ -87,4 +87,14 @@ class AdvancedFileOutput extends LogOutput {
   void output(OutputEvent event) {
     throw UnsupportedError("Not supported on this platform.");
   }
+
+  /// Returns the current log file.
+  File getFile() {
+    throw UnsupportedError("Not supported on this platform.");
+  }
+
+  /// Returns list of log files (latest and rotated) up to the limit.
+  List<File> getFiles() {
+    throw UnsupportedError("Not supported on this platform.");
+  }
 }

From 4a9bfaf42429fd204904a442bc8791cbce6de97a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Martin Edlman <ac@anycode.dev>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 11:24:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Add `clearLog` method to `AdvancedFileOutput`.

This method clears the main log file and removes all rotated log files.
---
 lib/src/outputs/advanced_file_output.dart     | 24 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../outputs/advanced_file_output_stub.dart    |  5 ++++
 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/src/outputs/advanced_file_output.dart b/lib/src/outputs/advanced_file_output.dart
index 4b8d525..1820bb7 100644
--- a/lib/src/outputs/advanced_file_output.dart
+++ b/lib/src/outputs/advanced_file_output.dart
@@ -275,4 +275,28 @@ class AdvancedFileOutput extends LogOutput {
     }
     await _closeSink();
   }
+
+  /// Clears the log file. Removes all rotated log files as well.
+  Future<void> clearLog() async {
+    // immediate flush, delete and recreate the file
+    _flushBuffer();
+    await _closeSink();
+    await _file.delete();
+    await _openSink();
+    // remove all rotated files
+    final files = _file.parent
+        .listSync()
+        .whereType<File>()
+        // Filter out the latest file
+        .where((f) => f.path != _file.path)
+        .toList();
+    for (final file in files) {
+      try {
+        await file.delete();
+      } catch (e, s) {
+        print('Failed to delete file: $e');
+        print(s);
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/outputs/advanced_file_output_stub.dart b/lib/src/outputs/advanced_file_output_stub.dart
index dcfd10c..63defaf 100644
--- a/lib/src/outputs/advanced_file_output_stub.dart
+++ b/lib/src/outputs/advanced_file_output_stub.dart
@@ -87,4 +87,9 @@ class AdvancedFileOutput extends LogOutput {
   void output(OutputEvent event) {
     throw UnsupportedError("Not supported on this platform.");
   }
+
+  /// Clears the log file. Removes all rotated log files as well.
+  Future<void> clearLog() async {
+    throw UnsupportedError("Not supported on this platform.");
+  }
 }