YGLogProvider 1.0.1

YGLogProvider

A simple log provider that writes to a text file for .net 8.0

Installation

Include this package in the project file

Usage

LogProvider logP = new LogProvider(Parm1, Parm2, Parm3, Parm4, Parm5);
Parm 1: it will log any log type equal to or higher than the LogLevel enum as specified. For example, Information will include Warning, Error, and Critical error. Warning will only include Warning, Error, andCritical.
Parm 2: relative folder for the log file.
Parm 3: log file base name.
Parm 4: number of days to keep this log file.
Parm 5: number of bytes before it starts to create a new log with base name and copy the maxed out log file into a new filename with datetime stamp.

See sample code

Examples

in program.cs IoC Dependency Injection:

using YGLogProvider;

LogProvider logP = new LogProvider(LogLevel.Information, "../MyLog", "log.txt", 10, 50000);
builder.Logging.ClearProviders(); // If you want to use just this log provider only for logging
builder.Logging.AddProvider(logP);

in Blazor pages:

@inject ILogger<Home> _logger

and to log:

_logger.LogInformation("Test ...");

in controller:

take it from constructor parameter:

private readonly ILogger<TestController> _logger;
public TestController(ILogger<TestController> logger)
{
_logger = logger
}

and to log:

_logger.LogInformation("Test ...");

_logger.LogWarning("Test Warning ...");

Sample Log:

2024-05-14 16:26:41.049 [Information] Application started. Press Ctrl+C to shut down.
2024-05-14 16:26:41.067 [Information] Hosting environment: Development
2024-05-14 16:26:41.100 [Information] Content root path: C:\Temp\publish3
2024-05-14 16:26:41.301 [Information] Test ...
2024-05-14 16:26:43.282 [Information] Test Warning ...

Dependencies

Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions
System.Diagnostics.EventLog

Contributing

Any new ideas on how to enhance this class without adding much complexity, please adhere to SOLID principle

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License(LICENSE).