Log4net.Extension.AspNetCore 1.0.0

Log4net.Extension.AspNetCore

Lightweight Logging Extension implementation of log4net

Install Package

https://www.nuget.org/packages/Log4net.Extension.AspNetCore

Configure

• Add the AddLog4Net() call into your Configure method of the Startup class.

using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;

public class Startup
{
    //...

    public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
    {
        //...

        loggerFactory.AddLog4Net(); 

        //...
    }
}

• Add a log4net.config file with the content:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
  
  <log4net>
    <appender name="DebugAppender" type="log4net.Appender.ConsoleAppender,log4net">
      <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout,log4net">
        <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d [%t] %-5p %c - %m%n" />
      </layout>
    </appender>
    <appender name="InfoAppender" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender,log4net">
      <param name="File" value="Logs/" />
      <param name="AppendToFile" value="true" />
      <param name="RollingStyle" value="Date" />
      <param name="DatePattern" value="&quot;Logs_&quot;yyyyMMdd&quot;_All.txt&quot;" />
      <param name="StaticLogFileName" value="false" />
      <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout,log4net">
        <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d [%t] %-5p %c - %m%n" />
      </layout>
    </appender>
    <appender name="ErrorAppender" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender,log4net">
      <param name="File" value="Logs/" />
      <param name="AppendToFile" value="true" />
      <param name="RollingStyle" value="Date" />
      <param name="DatePattern" value="&quot;Logs_&quot;yyyyMMdd&quot;.txt&quot;" />
      <param name="StaticLogFileName" value="false" />
      <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout,log4net">
        <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d [%t] %-5p %c - %m%n" />
      </layout>
      <filter type="log4net.Filter.LevelRangeFilter">
        <levelMin value="ERROR" />
        <levelMax value="FATAL" />
      </filter>
    </appender>
    <root>
      <level value="ALL" />
      <appender-ref ref="ErrorAppender" />
      <appender-ref ref="InfoAppender" />
    </root>
    <logger name="WebLogger">
      <appender-ref ref="ErrorAppender" />
    </logger>
  </log4net>
</configuration>

• appsettings.json

{
  "Logging": {
    "LogLevel": {
      "Default": "Debug",
      "Microsoft": "Warning",
      "Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime": "Information"
    }
  },
  "AllowedHosts": "*"
}

• appsettings.Development.json

{
  "Logging": {
    "LogLevel": {
      "Default": "Information",
      "Microsoft": "Warning",
      "Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime": "Information"
    }
  }
}

• Add the log directory as static, so we can view the logs online.

using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;

public class Startup
{
    //...

    public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
    {
        //...

        loggerFactory.AddLog4Net(); 

        //...

        app.UseFileServer(new FileServerOptions()
        {
            FileProvider = new PhysicalFileProvider(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), @"Logs")),
            RequestPath = new PathString("/Log"),
            EnableDirectoryBrowsing = true
        });

        //...
    }
}