serilog/serilog
Serilog
Serilog is a structured logging library for .NET applications that records events as rich data objects instead of plain text strings. It functions as a multi-sink framework, allowing a single log stream to be emitted to diverse destinations such as files, consoles, and cloud databases through a structured event pipeline.
The framework distinguishes itself through dynamic metadata enrichment, using log event enrichers to add contextual properties and telemetry to logs for improved traceability and analysis. It employs a routing system that filters, enriches, and directs these structured events to multiple external storage sinks.
Broad capabilities include the management of logging pipelines, external settings configuration, and the control of log volume via minimum severity levels. The project also provides tools for internal diagnostics capture and static analysis to identify common logging mistakes in source code.
Features
- Application Event Recording - Records application events as rich, structured data objects instead of plain text strings to enable precise querying and analysis.
- Structured Logging - Records application events as rich data objects instead of plain text to enable precise querying and analysis.
- Event Pipelines - Implements a routing system that filters, enriches, and directs log events to multiple external storage sinks.
- Structured Logging Libraries - A logging framework for .NET applications that records events as data objects instead of plain text strings.
- Log Event Enrichment - Implements a mechanism to dynamically add contextual properties, such as version numbers, to log events before they are emitted.
- Application Log Routing - Directs structured logs to multiple destinations through a configurable routing pipeline.
- Contextual Logging - Provides mechanisms for adding dynamic metadata and contextual properties to logs for improved traceability.
- Contextual Logging Scopes - Provides a stack-based approach to attach temporary properties to all logs generated within a specific execution block.
- Log Sinks - Dispatches processed log events to a series of pluggable output destinations for storage or display.
- Logging and Telemetry - Adds dynamic metadata and contextual properties to log events to improve traceability in complex systems.
- Event Persistence - Sends structured log events to cloud services, databases, files, and consoles for permanent record keeping.
- Structured Message Templates - Captures events as data objects by parsing named placeholders in strings to maintain separate property values.
- Logging Frameworks - Emits the same log stream to diverse destinations like files, consoles, and cloud databases via a multi-sink framework.
- Telemetry Property Enrichment - Injects dynamic metadata into log events using provider functions to attach execution context.
- Event Filtering Rules - Processes log events through a sequence of filters and switches to determine if an event should be routed or dropped.
- Log Pipeline Definitions - Provides a system for defining how events are filtered, formatted, and routed via configuration files or programming syntax.
- Log Event Filters - Provides a routing system to filter log events based on property values to control the volume and type of recorded data.
- Severity Level Filtering - Controls log volume by filtering out messages that do not meet a specified minimum severity level.
- Logger Hierarchies - Implements a hierarchical logger structure that allows events to delegate to child pipelines for granular control.
- Logging Pipelines - Defines how events are filtered, formatted, and routed using external configuration files or programmatic syntax.
- Nested Pipelines - Allows the definition of sub-loggers with independent filters and sinks for granular control over event handling.
- Application Logging Configurations - Provides mechanisms for setting logging behavior, severity levels, and destinations using external configuration files.
- Event Contextualization - Augments log events with consistent system-level metadata such as thread IDs, machine names, and process IDs.
- Logging - Structured logging library for .NET.
- Logging and Monitoring - Structured diagnostic logging library for modern applications.
- Logging Frameworks - Diagnostic logging library with structured data support.
