diff --git a/hp-labrea/labrea-idea.py b/hp-labrea/labrea-idea.py
index 14d15ffb4670c402bd93ff7944e862c942fde45a..78d3fcf245fbdd78688313ed6ae33f3a7e51bfe4 100755
--- a/hp-labrea/labrea-idea.py
+++ b/hp-labrea/labrea-idea.py
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import signal
 import contextlib
 import uuid
 import json
+import socket
+import resource
+import atexit
 import os.path as pth
 from collections import namedtuple
 try:
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ class FileWatcher(object):
 
     def close(self):
         try:
-            if not self.f:
+            if self.f:
                 self.f.close()
         except IOError:
             pass
@@ -316,7 +319,50 @@ class IdeaGen(object):
             "Target": itargets,
             "Node": [inode]
         }
-        return json.dumps(idea)
+        return json.dumps(idea, ensure_ascii=True)
+
+
+class Filer(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, directory):
+        self.basedir = self._ensure_path(directory)
+        self.tmp = self._ensure_path(pth.join(self.basedir, "tmp"))
+        self.incoming = self._ensure_path(pth.join(self.basedir, "incoming"))
+        self.hostname = socket.gethostname()
+        self.pid = os.getpid()
+
+    def _ensure_path(self, p):
+        try:
+            os.mkdir(p)
+        except OSError:
+            if not pth.isdir(p):
+                raise
+        return p
+
+    def _get_new_name(self, fd=None):
+        (inode, device) = os.fstat(fd)[1:3] if fd else (0, 0)
+        return "%s.%d.%f.%d.%d" % (
+            self.hostname, self.pid, time.time(), device, inode)
+
+    def create_unique_file(self):
+        # First find and open name unique within tmp
+        tmpname = None
+        while not tmpname:
+            tmpname = self._get_new_name()
+            try:
+                fd = os.open(pth.join(self.tmp, tmpname), os.O_CREAT | os.O_RDWR | os.O_EXCL)
+            except OSError as e:
+                if e.errno != errno.EEXIST:
+                    raise   # other errors than duplicates should get noticed
+                tmpname = None
+        # Now we know the device/inode, rename to make unique within system
+        newname = self._get_new_name(fd)
+        os.rename(pth.join(self.tmp, tmpname), pth.join(self.tmp, newname))
+        nf = os.fdopen(fd, "w")
+        return nf, newname
+
+    def publish_file(self, short_name):
+        os.rename(pth.join(self.tmp, short_name), pth.join(self.incoming, short_name))
 
 
 def daemonize(
@@ -338,7 +384,10 @@ def daemonize(
     # Doublefork, split session
     if os.fork()>0:
         os._exit(0)
-    os.setsid()
+    try:
+        os.setsid()
+    except OSError:
+        pass
     if os.fork()>0:
         os._exit(0)
     # Setup signal handlers
@@ -411,12 +460,30 @@ def get_args():
         type="int",
         action="store",
         help="log file polling interval")
+    optp.add_option("-d", "--dir",
+        default=None,
+        dest="dir",
+        type="string",
+        action="store",
+        help="Target directory (mandatory)"),
     optp.add_option("-p", "--pid",
         default=pth.join("/var/run", pth.splitext(pth.basename(sys.argv[0]))[0] + ".pid"),
         dest="pid",
         type="string",
         action="store",
         help="create PID file with this name (default: %default)")
+    optp.add_option("-u", "--uid",
+        default=None,
+        dest="uid",
+        type="int",
+        action="store",
+        help="user id to run under")
+    optp.add_option("-g", "--gid",
+        default=None,
+        dest="gid",
+        type="int",
+        action="store",
+        help="group id to run under")
     optp.add_option("--realtime",
         default=True,
         dest="realtime",
@@ -454,25 +521,30 @@ def reload_me(signum, frame):
     reload_flag = True
 
 def main():
-    # safedir output
-    # daemon
     global reload_flag
     optp = get_args()
     opts, args = optp.parse_args()
-    if not args or opts.name is None:
+    if not args or opts.name is None or opts.dir is None:
         optp.print_help()
         sys.exit()
-    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, terminate_me)
-    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, terminate_me)
-    signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, reload_me)
     if opts.oneshot:
         files = [open(arg) for arg in args]
     else:
+        daemonize(
+            pidfile = opts.pid,
+            uid = opts.uid,
+            gid = opts.gid,
+            signals = {
+                signal.SIGINT: terminate_me,
+                signal.SIGTERM: terminate_me,
+                signal.SIGHUP: reload_me
+            })
         files = [FileWatcher(arg) for arg in args]
     with contextlib.nested(*files):
         lines = itertools.izip(*files)
         ideagen = IdeaGen(name=opts.name, test=opts.test)
         contexts = [context(window=opts.window, timeout=opts.timeout, ideagen=ideagen) for context in [PingContextMgr, ConnectContextMgr, InboundContextMgr]]
+        filer = Filer(opts.dir)
         for line_set in lines:
             for line in line_set:
                 if line:
@@ -494,8 +566,11 @@ def main():
                     if timestamp is not None:
                         for context in contexts:
                             aggr.extend(context.process(event, timestamp))
-                    for a in aggr:
-                        print(a)
+                    for event in aggr:
+                        f, name = filer.create_unique_file()
+                        with f:
+                            f.write(event)
+                        filer.publish_file(name)
             if not running_flag:
                 break
             if reload_flag:
@@ -509,7 +584,10 @@ def main():
     aggr = []
     for context in contexts:
         aggr.extend(context.close())
-    for a in aggr:
-        print(a)
+    for event in aggr:
+        f, name = filer.create_unique_file()
+        with f:
+            f.write(event)
+        filer.publish_file(name)
 
 main()