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Rolling TextWriter TraceListener log files
One of the classic diagnostic tricks for long-running services is to have useful information written to log files for later perusal; unfortunately, those files often grow very large, so people "roll" them to different filenames as time progresses. Dave Bost describes how to do this for System.Diagnostic.TraceListeners.
Check out his weblog for his first-cut solution. One question he asks:There is one question I hope the blog community can help me come to a conclusion on. What happens when the log file rolls over and another process is trying to write a trace message during the rollover? Does that message get lost? Can I solve it through thread synchronization? Is this even an issue?
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Re-invent the wheel
<digression>
Why is it that we continually re-invent the wheel? MS leveraged the experience of the existing development platforms/languages (C++, Java, Delphi, etc.) to create the .Net platform. This is the classic "technology leapfrog" strategy employed by companies (leverage and extend). So, why is it that we (the .net community) are not leveraging well-known technologies? The log4j logging/diagnostic framework is the dominant player in the Java community and the log4net port is a very usable .net analog. The log4j community solved these problems a while back with solutions that are (for the most part) platform AGNOSTIC.
Hence, if the dominant languages and development platforms are on a convergent path, then why do we diverge with the tools, frameworks, etc? Does this make sense? I am remiss to taint your thread with this tangent but this is a painful spot for me and the development teams that I represent. We do both .net and java development and prefer to use a neutral platform with as many semantically equivalent tools, frameworks, patterns, etc. as possible.
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I suggest you look at the log4j rolling file appender for an idiom to manage this timing issue.
Thanks,
Lance
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Re-invent the wheel
I agree with you in using Log4Net rather than reinventing the wheel. Even in Java World Sun introduced there own logging thingy instead of using log4j.
NOT INVENTED HERE syndrome i guess.
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Point taken
Lance, I whole heartedly agree with you 100%. There's no need to re-invent the wheel. However, this excercise was more for my own benefit in understanding how much trouble someone can get into by implementing such as a simple feature. I can almost guarantee developers are creating these types of implementations without really understanding the consequences. I was just trying to get a dialog started to discuss the issues.
With that said, I will fire up my browser and pull down log4net.
Thanks for the advice.
Dave B.
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Does or will MS have its own
Log4J is good, but then Sun introduced their own anyway. So my question is does MS already have a solution that's like Log4net or will MS introduce one in .NET 2.0? Thanks for any feedback!
Ray.
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