The "ThreadContext" will help, thanks. I don't see what extending ILogger would do for me, the Logging Facility is only ever going to give me a "Castle.Core.Logging.ILogger" instance (unless there some magic I am missing).
I think I can work something out with log4net's ThreadContext. Cheers, Callum On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 10:37 PM, Ken Egozi <[email protected]> wrote: > if you're gonna use a specific Log4Net thing, why won't you simply extend > ILogger to have what you need? > > On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 12:33 AM, Ayende Rahien <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Use log4net's ThreadContext >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Callum Hibbert <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> Can someone give me a pointer on how I can get the Event ID populated >>> when logging to the Event Log via the Logging Facility and log4net? >>> I understand how to do this if I own all the code but I'm having trouble >>> seeing an elegant way of passing a value for the Event ID when using the >>> Logging Facility. If I owned all the code I would have log4net log a >>> "LoggingEvent" as follows: >>> >>> LoggingEvent loggingEvent = new LoggingEvent(_caller, >>> _log.Logger.Repository, _log.Logger.Name, Level.Info, message, >>> exception); >>> loggingEvent.Properties["EventID"] = eventId; >>> _log.Logger.Log(loggingEvent); >>> >>> I thought about providing the Logging Facility with a custom factory >>> (which would provide my own logger) but I'm still bound to the "ILogger" >>> interface to which I can only really provide messages in text form, no hook >>> for an Event ID. >>> >>> There is the possibility of setting "EventID" property "globally" on >>> log4net before making the call to ILogger (and resetting after the call) >>> e.g. >>> >>> _log4netLogger.Logger.Repository.Properties["EventID"] = eventId; >>> >>> This is likely to leave me with threading/race conditions when two >>> widgets are logging at the same time. >>> >>> Anyone have any ideas for an elegant solution? >>> >>> Thanks very much, >>> >>> Callum >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > Ken Egozi. > http://www.kenegozi.com/blog > http://www.delver.com > http://www.musicglue.com > http://www.castleproject.org > http://www.gotfriends.co.il > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Castle Project Users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/castle-project-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
