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Dynamic Console Logging

This logging provider is a wrapper around the Microsoft Console Logger. It allows for querying the active loggers and their minimum levels, as well as then modifying the levels dynamically at runtime via the loggers actuator.

Caution

External tool integration involves sending the fully-qualified logger name over HTTP. Avoid using colons in the name of a logger to prevent invalid HTTP requests.

Usage

Before starting to use Steeltoe provider, you should know how Logging in .NET works, as Steeltoe provides nothing more than a wrapper around the existing Microsoft console logger.

To use the Steeltoe logging provider, you need to:

  1. Add the appropriate NuGet package reference to your project.
  2. Configure logging settings.
  3. Add the dynamic logging provider to the logging builder.

Add NuGet References

To use the logging provider, you need to add a reference to the Steeltoe.Logging.DynamicConsole NuGet package.

Configure Settings

As mentioned earlier, the Steeltoe Logging provider is a wrapper around the Microsoft Console logging provider. Consequently, you can configure it the same way you would the Microsoft provider. For more details on how this is done, see Configure logging.

Add the Logging Provider

To use the provider, you need to add it to the logging builder by using the AddDynamicConsole() extension method:

using Steeltoe.Logging.DynamicConsole;

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
builder.Logging.AddDynamicConsole();