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== Why is this an issue?
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It is a well-established convention to name each logger after its enclosing type. This rule raises an issue when the convention is not respected.
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include::{language}/why-code-example.adoc[]
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Not following such a convention can result in confusion and logging misconfiguration.
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For example, the person configuring the log may attempt to change the logging behavior for the `MyNamespace.EnclosingType` type, by overriding defaults for the logger named after that type.
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[source,json]
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----
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{
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"Logging": {
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"LogLevel": {
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"Default": "Error",
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"MyNamespace.EnclosingType": "Debug"
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}
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}
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}
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However, if the convention is not in place, the override would not affect logs from `MyNamespace.EnclosingType`, since they are made via a logger with a different name.
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Moreover, using the same logger name for multiple types prevents the granular configuration of each type's logger, since there is no way to distinguish them in configuration.
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The rule targets the following logging frameworks:
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* https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/extensions/logging[Microsoft Extensions Logging]
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* https://logging.apache.org/log4net/[Apache log4net]
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* https://nlog-project.org/[NLog]
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=== Exceptions
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The rule doesn't raise issues when custom handling of logging names is in place, and the logger name is not derived from a `Type`.
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include::{language}/why-exception-example.adoc[]
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include::{language}/how.adoc[]
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== Resources
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=== Documentation
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* Microsoft Learn - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/diagnostics/logging-tracing[.NET logging and tracing]
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* Microsoft Learn - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/extensions/logging?tabs=command-line#log-category[Logging in C# and .NET - Log category]
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* Microsoft Learn - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/extensions/logging?tabs=command-line#configure-logging[Logging in C# and .NET - Configure logging]
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* Microsoft Learn - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.extensions.logging.ilogger-1[ILogger<TCategoryName> Interface]
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* Apache Logging - https://logging.apache.org/log4net/[Apache log4net]
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* NLog - https://nlog-project.org/[Flexible & free open-source logging for .NET]
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=== Articles & blog posts
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* Raygun Blog - https://raygun.com/blog/c-sharp-logging-best-practices/[C# logging: Best practices in 2023 with examples and tools]
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* Apache Logging - https://logging.apache.org/log4net/release/manual/configuration.html[Apache log4net Manual - Configuration]
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* GitHub NLog repository - https://github.com/nlog/nlog/wiki/Tutorial#best-practices-for-using-nlog[Best practices for using NLog]
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include::rspecator-dotnet.adoc[]
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