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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""Creator plugin for creating workfiles."""
+
+from openpype.pipeline import CreatedInstance, AutoCreator
+from openpype.pipeline import legacy_io
+from openpype.client import get_asset_by_name
+
+import substance_painter.project
+
+
+def set_workfile_data(data, update=False):
+    if update:
+        data = get_workfile_data().update(data)
+    metadata = substance_painter.project.Metadata("OpenPype")
+    metadata.set("workfile", data)
+
+
+def get_workfile_data():
+    metadata = substance_painter.project.Metadata("OpenPype")
+    return metadata.get("workfile") or {}
+
+
+class CreateWorkfile(AutoCreator):
+    """Workfile auto-creator."""
+    identifier = "io.openpype.creators.substancepainter.workfile"
+    label = "Workfile"
+    family = "workfile"
+    icon = "document"
+
+    default_variant = "Main"
+
+    def create(self):
+
+        variant = self.default_variant
+        project_name = self.project_name
+        asset_name = legacy_io.Session["AVALON_ASSET"]
+        task_name = legacy_io.Session["AVALON_TASK"]
+        host_name = legacy_io.Session["AVALON_APP"]
+
+        # Workfile instance should always exist and must only exist once.
+        # As such we'll first check if it already exists and is collected.
+        current_instance = next(
+            (
+                instance for instance in self.create_context.instances
+                if instance.creator_identifier == self.identifier
+            ), None)
+
+        if current_instance is None:
+            self.log.info("Auto-creating workfile instance...")
+            asset_doc = get_asset_by_name(project_name, asset_name)
+            subset_name = self.get_subset_name(
+                variant, task_name, asset_doc, project_name, host_name
+            )
+            data = {
+                "asset": asset_name,
+                "task": task_name,
+                "variant": variant
+            }
+            current_instance = self.create_instance_in_context(subset_name,
+                                                               data)
+        elif (
+                current_instance["asset"] != asset_name
+                or current_instance["task"] != task_name
+        ):
+            # Update instance context if is not the same
+            asset_doc = get_asset_by_name(project_name, asset_name)
+            subset_name = self.get_subset_name(
+                variant, task_name, asset_doc, project_name, host_name
+            )
+            current_instance["asset"] = asset_name
+            current_instance["task"] = task_name
+            current_instance["subset"] = subset_name
+
+        set_workfile_data(current_instance.data_to_store())
+
+    def collect_instances(self):
+        workfile = get_workfile_data()
+        if not workfile:
+            return
+        self.create_instance_in_context_from_existing(workfile)
+
+    def update_instances(self, update_list):
+        for instance, _changes in update_list:
+            set_workfile_data(instance.data_to_store(), update=True)
+
+    # Helper methods (this might get moved into Creator class)
+    def create_instance_in_context(self, subset_name, data):
+        instance = CreatedInstance(
+            self.family, subset_name, data, self
+        )
+        self.create_context.creator_adds_instance(instance)
+        return instance
+
+    def create_instance_in_context_from_existing(self, data):
+        instance = CreatedInstance.from_existing(data, self)
+        self.create_context.creator_adds_instance(instance)
+        return instance