# File lib/simp/cli/config/item_list_factory.rb, line 148
  def create_safety_writer_item
    if file =  @options.fetch( :answers_output_file, nil)
      FileUtils.mkdir_p File.dirname( file ), :verbose => false
      writer = Simp::Cli::Config::Item::AnswersYAMLFileWriter.new
      file   = File.join( File.dirname( file ), ".#{File.basename( file )}" )
      writer.file             = file
      writer.allow_user_apply = true
      writer.silent           = true  if @options.fetch(:verbose, 0) < 2
      writer.start_time       = @options.fetch( :start_time, Time.now )
      # don't sort the output so we figure out the last item answered
      writer.sort_output      = false
      writer
    end
  end