CSharpEssentials.LoggerHelper.Sink.Console 5.2.2

CSharpEssentials.LoggerHelper.Sink.Console

Colored console output with per-level color coding for CSharpEssentials.LoggerHelper.

Targets: net8.0 · net9.0 · net10.0 — Part of the CSharpEssentials.LoggerHelper ecosystem. Install only the sinks you need.

Install

dotnet add package CSharpEssentials.LoggerHelper
dotnet add package CSharpEssentials.LoggerHelper.Sink.Console

Quick Setup — JSON

Add to appsettings.json:

{
 "LoggerHelper": {
 "ApplicationName": "MyApp",
 "Routes": [
 { "Sink": "Console", "Levels": ["Debug", "Information", "Warning", "Error", "Fatal"] }
 ],
 "Sinks": {
 "Console": {
 "OutputTemplate": "[{Timestamp:HH:mm:ss} {Level:u3}] {Message}{NewLine}{Exception}"
 }
 }
 }
}

// Program.cs
builder.Services.AddLoggerHelper(builder.Configuration);
var app = builder.Build();
app.UseLoggerHelper(); // ← required: activates sinks and registers middleware

Sinks.Console is optional. If omitted, the default template [HH:mm:ss Level] Message is used.

Quick Setup — Fluent API

builder.Services.AddLoggerHelper(b => b
 .WithApplicationName("MyApp")
 .AddRoute("Console", LogEventLevel.Debug, LogEventLevel.Information, LogEventLevel.Warning, LogEventLevel.Error, LogEventLevel.Fatal)
 .ConfigureConsole(c => c.OutputTemplate = "[{Timestamp:HH:mm:ss} {Level:u3}] {Message}{NewLine}{Exception}")
);
var app = builder.Build();
app.UseLoggerHelper(); // ← required

What You'll See

Each line is printed in color according to the log level:

[14:23:01 INF] Application started
[14:23:02 WRN] Retry attempt 1 for endpoint /api/orders
[14:23:03 ERR] Unhandled exception: Connection refused

Default template (no OutputTemplate configured):

[14:23:01 Information] Application started

Configuration Options

Color Mapping

Colors are applied per-line and reset automatically after each message.

Troubleshooting

Links

• Documentation
• CSharpEssentials.LoggerHelper (core)
• GitHub Repository
• MIT License