ExtremelySimpleLogger/README.md
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# ExtremelySimpleLogger
**A very simple logger for .NET programs.**
To set up an extremely simple logger, add a reference to the [NuGet package](https://www.nuget.org/packages/ExtremelySimpleLogger/) to your project file. Remember to change the `VERSION` to the most recent one.
```xml
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="ExtremelySimpleLogger" Version="VERSION" />
</ItemGroup>
```
Next, you have to create an instance of the `Logger` class:
```cs
var logger = new Logger {
Name = "My Logger",
Sinks = {
new FileSink("Log.txt", append: true),
new ConsoleSink()
}
};
```
Since there are multiple ways for logging data to be processed, the logger needs to receive a set of `Sink` instances. By default, the following sinks are available:
- `FileSink`, which outputs logging data to a file
- `ConsoleSink`, which outputs logging data to the default console
- `DirectorySink`, which outputs logging data to a set of files and automatically manages how many old logs are kept
- `StringSink`, which stores logging data in a string
There are multiple ways to easily log messages with your newly created logger:
```cs
// Logging info
logger.Log(LogLevel.Info, "Some information");
logger.Info("Some information, but shorter");
// Logging exceptions
try {
// some dangerous code
} catch (Exception e) {
logger.Error("An exception was thrown", e);
}
```
For more information, you can also check out [the sample](https://github.com/Ellpeck/ExtremelySimpleLogger/blob/master/Sample/Program.cs).