[DMAP-152] Use Log4net to log in .NET clients

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.0.1 C#
• Component/s: .NET Client
• Labels: .net Windows log4net logging
• Environment: Windows
• Assignee: Werner Keil
• Reporter: Werner Keil
• Created: 25/Mar/15 13:41
• Updated: 15/Sep/15 16:59
• Resolved: 14/Sep/15 17:22

Description

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.