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MPV/pipeline_helper.py

@@ -562,26 +562,19 @@ def _run_op(op: str, data: Any) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     }
 
 
-def _helper_log_path() -> Path:
-    try:
-        d = _repo_root() / "Log"
-        d.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-        return d / "medeia-mpv-helper.log"
-    except Exception:
-        return Path(tempfile.gettempdir()) / "medeia-mpv-helper.log"
-
-
 def _append_helper_log(text: str) -> None:
+    """Log to database instead of file. This provides unified logging with rest of system."""
     payload = (text or "").rstrip()
     if not payload:
         return
     try:
-        path = _helper_log_path()
-        path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-        with open(path, "a", encoding="utf-8", errors="replace") as fh:
-            fh.write(payload + "\n")
+        # Try database logging first (best practice: unified logging)
+        from SYS.database import log_to_db
+        log_to_db("INFO", "mpv", payload)
     except Exception:
-        return
+        # Fallback to stderr if database unavailable
+        import sys
+        print(f"[mpv-helper] {payload}", file=sys.stderr)
 
 
 def _acquire_ipc_lock(ipc_path: str) -> Optional[Any]: