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#endregion
#define TRACE
using log4net.Layout;
using log4net.Core;
namespace log4net.Appender
{
///
/// Appends log events to the system.
///
///
///
/// The application configuration file can be used to control what listeners
/// are actually used. See the MSDN documentation for the
/// class for details on configuring the
/// trace system.
///
///
/// Events are written using the System.Diagnostics.Trace.Write(string,string)
/// method. The event's logger name is the default value for the category parameter
/// of the Write method.
///
///
/// Compact Framework
/// The Compact Framework does not support the
/// class for any operation except Assert. When using the Compact Framework this
/// appender will write to the system rather than
/// the Trace system. This appender will therefore behave like the .
///
///
/// Douglas de la Torre
/// Nicko Cadell
/// Gert Driesen
/// Ron Grabowski
public class TraceAppender : AppenderSkeleton
{
#region Public Instance Constructors
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the .
///
///
///
/// Default constructor.
///
///
public TraceAppender()
{
}
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the
/// with a specified layout.
///
/// The layout to use with this appender.
///
///
/// Obsolete constructor.
///
///
[System.Obsolete("Instead use the default constructor and set the Layout property")]
public TraceAppender(ILayout layout)
{
Layout = layout;
}
#endregion Public Instance Constructors
#region Public Instance Properties
///
/// Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the appender will
/// flush at the end of each write.
///
///
/// The default behavior is to flush at the end of each
/// write. If the option is set tofalse, then the underlying
/// stream can defer writing to physical medium to a later time.
///
///
/// Avoiding the flush operation at the end of each append results
/// in a performance gain of 10 to 20 percent. However, there is safety
/// trade-off involved in skipping flushing. Indeed, when flushing is
/// skipped, then it is likely that the last few log events will not
/// be recorded on disk when the application exits. This is a high
/// price to pay even for a 20% performance gain.
///
///
public bool ImmediateFlush
{
get { return m_immediateFlush; }
set { m_immediateFlush = value; }
}
///
/// The category parameter sent to the Trace method.
///
///
///
/// Defaults to %logger which will use the logger name of the current
/// as the category parameter.
///
///
///
///
public PatternLayout Category
{
get { return m_category; }
set { m_category = value; }
}
#endregion Public Instance Properties
#region Override implementation of AppenderSkeleton
///
/// Writes the logging event to the system.
///
/// The event to log.
///
///
/// Writes the logging event to the system.
///
///
protected override void Append(LoggingEvent loggingEvent)
{
//
// Write the string to the Trace system
//
#if NETCF
System.Diagnostics.Debug.Write(RenderLoggingEvent(loggingEvent), m_category.Format(loggingEvent));
#else
System.Diagnostics.Trace.Write(RenderLoggingEvent(loggingEvent), m_category.Format(loggingEvent));
#endif
//
// Flush the Trace system if needed
//
if (m_immediateFlush)
{
#if NETCF
System.Diagnostics.Debug.Flush();
#else
System.Diagnostics.Trace.Flush();
#endif
}
}
///
/// This appender requires a to be set.
///
/// true
///
///
/// This appender requires a to be set.
///
///
protected override bool RequiresLayout
{
get { return true; }
}
#endregion Override implementation of AppenderSkeleton
#region Private Instance Fields
///
/// Immediate flush means that the underlying writer or output stream
/// will be flushed at the end of each append operation.
///
///
///
/// Immediate flush is slower but ensures that each append request is
/// actually written. If is set to
/// false, then there is a good chance that the last few
/// logs events are not actually written to persistent media if and
/// when the application crashes.
///
///
/// The default value is true.
///
private bool m_immediateFlush = true;
///
/// Defaults to %logger
///
private PatternLayout m_category = new PatternLayout("%logger");
#endregion Private Instance Fields
///
/// Flushes any buffered log data.
///
/// The maximum time to wait for logging events to be flushed.
/// True if all logging events were flushed successfully, else false.
public override bool Flush(int millisecondsTimeout)
{
// Nothing to do if ImmediateFlush is true
if (m_immediateFlush) return true;
// System.Diagnostics.Trace and System.Diagnostics.Debug are thread-safe, so no need for lock(this).
#if NETCF
System.Diagnostics.Debug.Flush();
#else
System.Diagnostics.Trace.Flush();
#endif
return true;
}
}
}