Gbase.NLog.JsonTarget 1.0.0

Gbase.NLog.JsonTarget
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A NLog target that posts Json to a http endpoint

Dependencies
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Currently using ServiceStack.Text for serialization and HttpClient to post asynchronously.

Usage
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Add Gbase.NLog.JsonTarget to your solution and update your nlog.config:

Add the assembly to the extensions section

   <extensions>
       <add assembly="Gbase.NLog.JsonTarget" />
   </extensions>

Add the target with a url & fields to post

   <targets async="true">
       <target name="SampleTarget" xsi:type="JsonPost"
               url="http://myrestservice.com/logjson/">

         <field name="time" layout="${date:universalTime=True:format=yyyy-MM-ddTHH\:mm\:ss.FFFZ}" />
         <field name="msg" layout="${message}" />
         <field name="src" layout="${logger}" />
         <field name="lvl" layout="${level}" />
         <field name="exception" />
         <field name="properties"/>
       </target>
   </targets>

*Field* can be a layout or property of the LogEventInfo class. In this example the exception and properties
of the log event will be sent as objects.

Add a rule to send log events to the target

   <rules>
       <logger name="*" minlevel="Debug" writeTo="SampleTarget"/>
   </rules>


Examples
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   var log = LogManager.GetLogger("myloggername");

   var le = new LogEventInfo();
   le.Level = LogLevel.Info;
   le.Message = "Hello, Json";
   le.Properties["a key"] = "a value";
   le.Properties[5] = 10;

   log.Log(le);

   *produces*

   {
       "time" : "0001-01-01T05:00:00Z",
       "msg" : "Hello, Json",
       "lvl" : "Info",
       "src" : "myloggername",
       "properties" : {
           "a key" : "a value",
           "5" : 10,
       }
   }


License
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Released under MIT License. Enjoy!