[jira] [Commented] (DMAP-152) Use Log4net to log in .NET clients

["Werner Keil (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Werner Keil commented on DMAP-152:
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The approach with Windows EventLog won't work if users don't have admin privileges, see this exception:
Ausnahmefehler: System.Security.SecurityException: Die Quelle wurde nicht gefunden, aber einige oder alle Ereignisprotokolle konnten nicht durchsucht werden. Protokolle, auf die kein Zugriff möglich war: Security.
   bei System.Diagnostics.EventLog.FindSourceRegistration(String source, String
machineName, Boolean readOnly, Boolean wantToCreate)
   bei System.Diagnostics.EventLog.SourceExists(String source, String machineName, Boolean wantToCreate)
   bei System.Diagnostics.EventLog.SourceExists(String source)
   bei DeviceMap.Util.WriteEntry(String appName, String entryStr, EventLogEntryType type, Exception ex)
   bei Program.Main(String[] args)

Log4Net should avoid this problem.

> Use Log4net to log in .NET clients
> ----------------------------------
>
>                 Key: DMAP-152
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DMAP-152
>             Project: DeviceMap
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: .NET Client
>         Environment: Windows
>            Reporter: Werner Keil
>            Assignee: Werner Keil
>            Priority: Minor
>              Labels: .net, Windows, log4net, logging
>
> Currently the .NET clients have a very simple logging abstraction only writing to the console. While it would add one external dependency (of another Apache project ;-) ) using *Log4net* in these places could improve flexibility and control of logging, e.g. log into both files and the console, tweak log levels, etc. 
> I evaluated .NET logging for a client project and did not find a satisfying built-in log API similar to at least *java.util.logging* on the Java side. If it exists, please advise. Since our solution here has to combine .NET and Java apps working together in a larger system Log4net and Log4J were a pretty natural choice. Unless Microsoft has something out of the box in .NET this being an Apache project would also make the license topic a no-brainer.



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