On .Net Core 3.1 we just need to do these:
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var configuration = new ConfigurationBuilder().AddJsonFile("appsettings.json").Build();
}
Using SeriLog will look like:
using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
using Serilog;
using System;
namespace yournamespace
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var configuration = new ConfigurationBuilder().AddJsonFile("appsettings.json").Build();
Log.Logger = new LoggerConfiguration().ReadFrom.Configuration(configuration).CreateLogger();
try
{
Log.Information("Starting Program.");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Log.Fatal(ex, "Program terminated unexpectedly.");
return;
}
finally
{
Log.CloseAndFlush();
}
}
}
}
And the Serilog appsetings.json section for generating one file daily will look like:
"Serilog": {
"MinimumLevel": {
"Default": "Information",
"Override": {
"Microsoft": "Warning",
"System": "Warning"
}
},
"Using": [ "Serilog.Sinks.Console", "Serilog.Sinks.File" ],
"WriteTo": [
{
"Name": "File",
"Args": {
"path": "C:\\Logs\\Program.json",
"rollingInterval": "Day",
"formatter": "Serilog.Formatting.Compact.CompactJsonFormatter, Serilog.Formatting.Compact"
}
}
]
}