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NLog SetLogTargetBaseDirectory Helper
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public static class LogTargetManager | |
{ | |
private static Logger logger = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger(); | |
public static void SetLogTargetBaseDirectory(string targetName, string baseDirectory) | |
{ | |
logger.Debug("SetLogTargetBaseDirectory() - Log Target Name: {0}.", targetName); | |
logger.Debug("SetLogTargetBaseDirectory() - (New) Base Directory: {0}.", baseDirectory); | |
var logTarget = (FileTarget)LogManager.Configuration.FindTargetByName(targetName); | |
if (logTarget != null) | |
{ | |
// Capture the Target's current Filename and Archive Filename | |
var currentTargetFilename = Path.GetFileName(logTarget.FileName.ToString().TrimEnd('\'')); | |
var currentTargetArchiveFilename = Path.GetFileName(logTarget.ArchiveFileName.ToString().TrimEnd('\'')); | |
// Re-base the Target's Filename and Archive Filename Directory to that supplied in 'baseDirectory'. | |
logTarget.FileName = Path.Combine(baseDirectory, currentTargetFilename); | |
logTarget.ArchiveFileName = Path.Combine(baseDirectory, currentTargetArchiveFilename); | |
logger.Debug("Logger Target '{0}' Filename re-based to: {1}", targetName, logTarget.FileName); | |
logger.Debug("Logger Target '{0}' Archive Filename re-based to: {1}", targetName, logTarget.ArchiveFileName); | |
} | |
// Re-configure the existing logger with the new logging target details | |
LogManager.ReconfigExistingLoggers(); | |
} | |
} |
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