CSharpEssentials.LoggerHelper is a modular, centralized hub for Serilog sinks that delivers comprehensive observability . Its flexible JSON‑based configuration lets you decide which log levels go to which sink—for example, routing only Error messages to email while sending all logs to ElasticSearch—without touching your code . The package unifies logs, metrics and traces via OpenTelemetry; every log entry carries a trace_id to correlate distributed requests, and an interactive dashboard lets you visualize traces, sink failures and telemetry, and configure alerts . Standard structured fields (e.g., IdTransaction, ApplicationName, MachineName, Action) are included by default, and you can enrich logs with custom properties that propagate across all sinks . Each sink—Console, File, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Email, Telegram, xUnit, Telemetry, Dashboard and AI—is delivered as a separate NuGet package, so you install only what you need; the core loads them dynamically and exposes CurrentError and an in‑memory Errors queue to simplify debugging . The latest AI integration enables natural‑language queries against logs, trace correlation for root‑cause analysis, anomaly detection and automatic incident summaries , while the new xUnit sink captures full traces of failed tests directly in your test output—ideal for debugging flaky tests or disconnected environments
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$ dotnet add package CSharpEssentials.LoggerHelperReadme
📦 CSharpEssentials.LoggerHelper
Introduction
CSharpEssentials.LoggerHelper is a flexible, modular structured logging HUB for .NET (6.0/8.0) applications built on Serilog.
The Hub core package acts as a central routing engine—directing log events to one or more sinks based on your configuration and log level.
All built-in sink implementations have been removed from the core and moved into dedicated sub-packages, so you install only the sinks you need and can extend the Hub with any number of additional sinks.
Key Benefits
- 🔧 HUB Core: minimal dependencies, central logger routing engine
- 🟢 Structured logs: includes Action, IdTransaction, ApplicationName, MachineName
- 🔀 Level-based routing: assign sinks per log level (Information, Warning, Error, …)
- 📦 Modular sinks: each sink lives in its own NuGet package under
CSharpEssentials.LoggerHelper.Sink.* - ➕ Infinite extensibility: add as many sinks as you want by installing extra sub-packages
- ⚡️ Placeholder validation: catches template mismatches at startup
- 📁 Single config file:
appsettings.LoggerHelper.json
Available Sink Packages
- Console:
CSharpEssentials.LoggerHelper.Sink.Console - File:
CSharpEssentials.LoggerHelper.Sink.File - MSSqlServer:
CSharpEssentials.LoggerHelper.Sink.MSSqlServer - PostgreSQL:
CSharpEssentials.LoggerHelper.Sink.PostgreSql - ElasticSearch:
CSharpEssentials.LoggerHelper.Sink.Elasticsearch - …and any custom sink you implement