Configure logging in code instead of through log4net.config

commonItems/Logger.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 using log4net;
-using log4net.Config;
+using log4net.Appender;
 using log4net.Core;
+using log4net.Layout;
+using log4net.Repository.Hierarchy;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-using System.IO;
 
 // ReSharper disable InconsistentNaming
 
@@ -11,66 +12,107 @@ namespace commonItems;
 [SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "IntroduceOptionalParameters.Global")]
 public static class Logger {
 	private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger("mainLogger");
+
 	static Logger() {
-		Configure("log4net.config");
+		Configure();
 	}
 
-	public static void Configure(string log4netConfigPath) {
+	public static void Configure(bool logToConsole = true, bool logToFile = false) {
 		var repository = LogManager.GetRepository();
 		if (repository.Configured) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		// add custom "PROGRESS" level
+		var hierarchy = (Hierarchy)repository;
+		hierarchy.Root.RemoveAllAppenders();
+
+		// Add custom "PROGRESS" level.
 		repository.LevelMap.Add(LogExtensions.ProgressLevel);
 
-		// configure log4net
-		var logConfiguration = new FileInfo(log4netConfigPath);
-		XmlConfigurator.Configure(logConfiguration);
+		var layout = new PatternLayout {
+			ConversionPattern = "%date{yyyy'-'MM'-'dd HH':'mm':'ss} [%level] %message%newline",
+		};
+		layout.ActivateOptions();
+		if (logToConsole) {
+			var consoleAppender = new ConsoleAppender {
+				Threshold = Level.All, Target = "Console.Out", Layout = layout,
+			};
+			consoleAppender.ActivateOptions();
+			hierarchy.Root.AddAppender(consoleAppender);
+		}
+		if (logToFile) {
+			var fileAppender = new RollingFileAppender {
+				Name = "file",
+				File = "log.txt",
+				AppendToFile = true,
+				RollingStyle = RollingFileAppender.RollingMode.Size,
+				MaxSizeRollBackups = 5,
+				MaximumFileSize = "100MB",
+				StaticLogFileName = true,
+				Layout = layout,
+				Threshold = Level.All,
+			};
+			fileAppender.ActivateOptions();
+			hierarchy.Root.AddAppender(fileAppender);
+		}
+
+		hierarchy.Root.Level = Level.All;
+		hierarchy.Configured = true;
 	}
 
 	public static void Error(string message) {
 		log.Error(message);
 	}
+
 	public static void ErrorFormat(string message, params object[] args) {
 		log.ErrorFormat(message, args);
 	}
+
 	public static void Warn(string message) {
 		log.Warn(message);
 	}
+
 	public static void WarnFormat(string message, params object[] args) {
 		log.WarnFormat(message, args);
 	}
+
 	public static void Info(string message) {
 		log.Info(message);
 	}
+
 	public static void InfoFormat(string message, params object[] args) {
 		log.InfoFormat(message, args);
 	}
+
 	public static void Notice(string message) {
 		log.Notice(message);
 	}
+
 	public static void NoticeFormat(string message, params object[] args) {
 		log.NoticeFormat(message, args);
 	}
+
 	public static void Debug(string message) {
 		log.Debug(message);
 	}
+
 	public static void DebugFormat(string message, params object[] args) {
 		log.DebugFormat(message, args);
 	}
 
 	public static void Progress(int progressValue) {
 		log.Progress(progressValue);
 	}
+
 	public static void IncrementProgress() {
 		log.IncrementProgress();
 	}
+
 	public static void IncrementProgress(int progressLimit) {
 		log.IncrementProgress(progressLimit);
 	}
 
 	public static void Log(Level level, string message) {
 		log.Log(level, message);
 	}
-}
+}

commonItems/commonItems.csproj

@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Update="log4net.config">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </None>
     <None Update="UnitTests\TestFiles\broken-settings.json">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>

global.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "sdk": {
-        "version": "7.0.401",
+        "version": "7.0.402",
         "rollForward": "disable"
     }
 }