C#•12mo ago

✅ Serilog does not write logs to file

I have tried to configure it on the appsettings to write file but it doesnt

{
  "Serilog": {
    "Using": [ "Serilog.Sinks.Console", "Serilog.Sinks.File" ],
    "MinimumLevel": {
      "Default": "Debug",
      "Microsoft": "Information",
      "System": "Information"
    },
    "Enrich": [ "FromLogContext", "WithMachineName", "WithProcessId", "WithThreadId" ],
    "WriteTo": [
      {
        "Name": "Console",
        "outputTemplate": "{Timestamp:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff zzz} [{Level}] [{SourceContext}] [{EventId}] {Message}{NewLine}{Exception}"
      },
      {

        "Name": "File",
        "Args": {

          "pathFormat": "\\Employeeslog-{Date}.txt",
          "rollOnFileSizeLimit": true,
          "outputTemplate": "{Timestamp:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff zzz} [{Level}] [{SourceContext}] [{EventId}] {Message}{NewLine}{Exception}",
          "formatter": "Serilog.Formatting.Json.JsonFormatter",
          "rollingInterval": "Day"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

{
  "Serilog": {
    "Using": [ "Serilog.Sinks.Console", "Serilog.Sinks.File" ],
    "MinimumLevel": {
      "Default": "Debug",
      "Microsoft": "Information",
      "System": "Information"
    },
    "Enrich": [ "FromLogContext", "WithMachineName", "WithProcessId", "WithThreadId" ],
    "WriteTo": [
      {
        "Name": "Console",
        "outputTemplate": "{Timestamp:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff zzz} [{Level}] [{SourceContext}] [{EventId}] {Message}{NewLine}{Exception}"
      },
      {

        "Name": "File",
        "Args": {

          "pathFormat": "\\Employeeslog-{Date}.txt",
          "rollOnFileSizeLimit": true,
          "outputTemplate": "{Timestamp:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff zzz} [{Level}] [{SourceContext}] [{EventId}] {Message}{NewLine}{Exception}",
          "formatter": "Serilog.Formatting.Json.JsonFormatter",
          "rollingInterval": "Day"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

and the included packages are

 <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="7.0.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Context" Version="4.6.5" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Environment" Version="2.2.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Process" Version="2.0.2" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Thread" Version="3.1.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Formatting.Compact" Version="1.1.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />

 <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="7.0.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Context" Version="4.6.5" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Environment" Version="2.2.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Process" Version="2.0.2" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Thread" Version="3.1.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Formatting.Compact" Version="1.1.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />

Saber•12mo ago

how are you configuring serilog in the code

ffmpeg -i me -f null -•12mo ago

at first sight config seems alright except maybe pathFormat which i don't know where the hell that would point at like maybe "folder\file.txt" could be ok, but starting with \ is probably not even .\file.txt should be ok

PontiacGTX•12mo ago

I am using

builder.Host.UseSerilog((context, configuration) => {  
    configuration.ReadFrom.Configuration(context.Configuration); });

builder.AddLoggers();

//after creating the app
//Add serilog to the pipeline
app.UseSerilogRequestLogging();

builder.Host.UseSerilog((context, configuration) => {  
    configuration.ReadFrom.Configuration(context.Configuration); });

builder.AddLoggers();

//after creating the app
//Add serilog to the pipeline
app.UseSerilogRequestLogging();

will it create the folder if it doesnt exist? because the folder does not exist the console works

ffmpeg -i me -f null -•12mo ago

in my experience it does create the folder

PontiacGTX•12mo ago

"pathFormat": "./Employeeslog-{Date}.txt", like that?

ffmpeg -i me -f null -•12mo ago

is this win, linux, osx?

PontiacGTX•12mo ago

it will be on linux probably my pc is windows that's why using a env variable would be cool how do you replace a env variable in serilog %varname% or ${varname}

ffmpeg -i me -f null -•12mo ago

apparently it's %var% although i've never used that

PontiacGTX•12mo ago

so %var%/mypath/myfile.txt what am i doing wrong?

{
  "Serilog": {
    "Using": [ "Serilog.Sinks.Console", "Serilog.Sinks.File" ],
    "MinimumLevel": {
      "Default": "Debug",
      "Microsoft": "Information",
      "System": "Information"
    },
    "Enrich": [ "FromLogContext", "WithMachineName", "WithProcessId", "WithThreadId" ],
    "WriteTo": [
      {
        "Name": "Console",
        "outputTemplate": "{Timestamp:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff zzz} [{Level}] [{SourceContext}] [{EventId}] {Message}{NewLine}{Exception}"
      },
      {

        "Name": "File",
        "Args": {

          "pathFormat": ".\\Employeeslog-{Date}.txt",
          "rollOnFileSizeLimit": true,
          "outputTemplate": "{Timestamp:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff zzz} [{Level}] [{SourceContext}] [{EventId}] {Message}{NewLine}{Exception}",
          "formatter": "Serilog.Formatting.Json.JsonFormatter",
          "rollingInterval": "Day"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

{
  "Serilog": {
    "Using": [ "Serilog.Sinks.Console", "Serilog.Sinks.File" ],
    "MinimumLevel": {
      "Default": "Debug",
      "Microsoft": "Information",
      "System": "Information"
    },
    "Enrich": [ "FromLogContext", "WithMachineName", "WithProcessId", "WithThreadId" ],
    "WriteTo": [
      {
        "Name": "Console",
        "outputTemplate": "{Timestamp:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff zzz} [{Level}] [{SourceContext}] [{EventId}] {Message}{NewLine}{Exception}"
      },
      {

        "Name": "File",
        "Args": {

          "pathFormat": ".\\Employeeslog-{Date}.txt",
          "rollOnFileSizeLimit": true,
          "outputTemplate": "{Timestamp:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff zzz} [{Level}] [{SourceContext}] [{EventId}] {Message}{NewLine}{Exception}",
          "formatter": "Serilog.Formatting.Json.JsonFormatter",
          "rollingInterval": "Day"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

i will do that instead then

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

that is for debugging only

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

they are meant ot include it in the configuration

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

these using probably to include it in the WriteTo

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

why?

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

I referenced

 <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="7.0.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Context" Version="4.6.5" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Environment" Version="2.2.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Process" Version="2.0.2" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Thread" Version="3.1.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Formatting.Compact" Version="1.1.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />

 <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="7.0.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Context" Version="4.6.5" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Environment" Version="2.2.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Process" Version="2.0.2" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Thread" Version="3.1.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Formatting.Compact" Version="1.1.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />

it is the damn path thign or the fomratting

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

they had done it before

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

I dont konw why they changed their ways

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

now you us ea Static class

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

i dont know why they changed that because in 4.0 it worked with microsoft logger

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

Log is their own

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

mm i am using it to ensure it is reading the log from my string

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

so I dont get that my code is not calling serilog method for no reason

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

how?

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MODiX•12mo ago

TeBeCo

.Ovverride(new {
  ["Default"] = "Debug",
  ["Microsoft"] = "Information",
  ["System"] = "Information",
}
.WriteTo.File(fileSinkOptions)
.WriteTo.Console(consoleSinkOptions)
.FromLogContext()
)

.Ovverride(new {
  ["Default"] = "Debug",
  ["Microsoft"] = "Information",
  ["System"] = "Information",
}
.WriteTo.File(fileSinkOptions)
.WriteTo.Console(consoleSinkOptions)
.FromLogContext()
)

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

makes sense

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

those are other sinks i dont think they belong to Serilog

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

ops yeah but they are their own package I mean

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

yes i know i forgot the terminology

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

@TeBeClone one question can i override the reader form serilog so I can see what it isreading for the path? or know what is reading for the file path

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

maybe it is not recognizing the path i mean the one that reads the configuration from appsettings so I can see what it is receiving

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

well this is like a blackbox with the json

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

it is within the container

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

so there are like 300 services

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

lol

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

so you telll me every logger that is created is replaced by theirs at the IloggerFactory they impelement i didnt knwo that good think i only do ILogger DI with generic and I dont use the ILoggerProvider/Factory

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

as far the DI works fine I am fine I dont plan using a LoggerFactory if it was some other dependency package that required one I Would be worried but I am fine using whatever they inject lol

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

what kind of enricher do you need to make one your own in what case scenario do you need one?

PontiacGTX•12mo ago

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60228026/serilog-how-to-customize-date-in-rolling-file-name

Stack Overflow

Serilog - how to customize date in rolling file name?

In Serilog, you can easily enable rolling log files: Log.Logger = new LoggerConfiguration() .WriteTo.File("log-.txt", rollingInterval: RollingInterval.Day) .CreateLogger(); This will crea...

PontiacGTX•12mo ago

how do I place the Date on the file

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

builder.Host.UseSerilog((context, configuration) => {

    //configuration.ReadFrom.Configuration(context.Configuration);
    configuration.WriteTo
    .Console()
    .MinimumLevel
    .Information();
    var fileName = "employeesLog-{Date}";
    fileName = string.Concat(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, fileName, ".txt");


   Log.Logger = configuration.WriteTo.File(fileName, rollingInterval: RollingInterval.Day).CreateLogger();
});

builder.Host.UseSerilog((context, configuration) => {

    //configuration.ReadFrom.Configuration(context.Configuration);
    configuration.WriteTo
    .Console()
    .MinimumLevel
    .Information();
    var fileName = "employeesLog-{Date}";
    fileName = string.Concat(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, fileName, ".txt");


   Log.Logger = configuration.WriteTo.File(fileName, rollingInterval: RollingInterval.Day).CreateLogger();
});

like this? makes sense

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

how do i assign the property into the config for serilog then?

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PontiacGTX•12mo ago

ok let me join

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