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FlashLog 1.0.5

Instructions

Follow these steps to add FlashLog© to your project

1. Install nuget postsharp 6.10.5 (in first run only you should create your postsharp license)
2. Create a file "nlog.config" in your project root, change it's "Copy to output directory" to "Copy if newer", and copy this content:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<nlog xmlns="http://www.nlog-project.org/schemas/NLog.xsd"
 xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

 <extensions>
 <add assembly="Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.NLogTarget" />
 </extensions>

 <targets>
 <target
 xsi:type="Console"
 name="consoleTarget"
 layout="${longdate} | ${level:uppercase=false} | ${logger} | ${message}">
 </target>
 <target
 xsi:type="ApplicationInsightsTarget"
 name="aiTarget"
 instrumentationKey="[instrumentationKey]">
 <contextproperty name="threadid" layout="${threadid}" />
 </target>
 <target
 xsi:type="File"
 name="fileTarget"
 fileName="c:\logs\log.log"
 layout="${longdate} | ${level:uppercase=false} | ${logger} | ${message}" />
 <target
 name="Mail"
 xsi:type="Mail"
 html="true"
 subject="AspectLogger Trace"
 body="${longdate} | ${level:uppercase=false} | ${logger} | ${message}"
 to="[To_mail]"
 from="[From_mail]"
 Encoding="UTF-8"
 smtpUsername="[From_mail]"
 enableSsl="True"
 smtpPassword="[Password]"
 smtpAuthentication="Basic"
 smtpServer="[smtp_server]"
 smtpPort="[smtp_port]" />
 </targets>

 <rules>
 <logger name="*" minlevel="Trace" writeTo="consoleTarget,aiTarget,fileTarget" />
 <logger name="*" minlevel="Error" writeTo="consoleTarget,aiTarget,fileTarget,Mail" />
 </rules>
</nlog>

remember! this is your output settings: writeTo="consoleTarget,aiTarget,fileTarget"

consoleTarget = console window output aiTarget = application insights fileTarget = file in c:\logs\log.log

in case of exception a mail log too

3. Change all the details according to yours
4. create a file "app.config" in your executable, change it's "Copy to output directory" to "Copy if newer", and copy this content:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
 <appSettings>
 <add key="logExceptionsOnly" value="false"/>
 </appSettings>
</configuration>

keep in mind that:

 <add key="logExceptionsOnly" value="true"/> //will print exceptions only

 <add key="logExceptionsOnly" value="false"/> //will print EVERY function entry + exceptions

5. We are all set! now all you need to do is add an attribute [AspectLogger] in your class

Example for class with AspectLogger

class Program
{
 static void Main(string[] args)
 {
 MyClass testClass = new ();

 testClass.Func1();
 testClass.Func2();
 }
}


// this is the logger attribute that will log every step and exception of your class
[AspectLogger]
public class MyClass
{
	public void Func1()
	{}

	public void Func2()
	{}
}

the output will be:

2022-01-02 09:02:49.4440 | Info | FlashLog.Logging.NLogLogger | Entering Method:".ctor" 
2022-01-03 09:02:49.4441 | Info | FlashLog.Logging.NLogLogger | Entering Method:"Func1" 
2022-01-03 09:02:49.4442 | Info | FlashLog.Logging.NLogLogger | Entering Method:"Func2" 

Manual Print

FlashLog can also print log manually, add this code wherever you need to log.

Logger.GetLogger().Log("Print1");

the output will be:

2022-01-03 09:02:49.4580 | Info | FlashLog.Logging.NLogLogger | Print1