NLog 4.5.0-rc06

NLog 4.5 adds structured logging and .NET Standard support/UPW without breaking changes! Also a lot features has been added! # RC 6 summary: - [#2576](https://github.com/NLog/NLog/pull/2576) Fix possible infinite loop in message template parser + better handling incorrect templates (@304NotModified, @snakefoot) - [#2581](https://github.com/NLog/NLog/pull/2581) MessageTemplateParameter(s) ctors to internal (@304NotModified) - See also https://github.com/NLog/NLog/milestone/63?closed=1 # RC 5 summary: - [#2570](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2570) Update nuspec NLog.Config and NLog.Schema (@304NotModified) - [#2542](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2542) Added TooManyStructuredParametersShouldKeepBeInParamList testcase (@304NotModified) - [#2467](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2467) TargetWithContext - Easier to capture snapshot of MDLC and NDLC context (#2467) (@snakefoot) - [#2555](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2555) JsonLayout - Added MaxRecursionLimit and set default to 0 (@snakefoot) - [#2568](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2568) WebServiceTarget - Rollback added Group-Layout (@snakefoot) - [#2544](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2544) MessageTemplate renderer with support for mixed mode templates (@snakefoot) - [#2538](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2538) Renamed ValueSerializer to ValueFormatter (@snakefoot) - [#2554](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2554) LogBuilder - Check level before allocation of Properties-dictionary (@snakefoot) - [#2550](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2550) DefaultJsonSerializer - Reflection should skip index-item-properties (@snakefoot) - [#2549](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2549) LoggingConfiguration - FindTargetByName should also find target + fix for logging on a target even after removed (@snakefoot) - [#2548](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2548) IAppDomain.FriendlyName should also work on NetStandard15 (@snakefoot) - [#2563](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2563) WebService-Target fails internally with PlatformNotSupportedException on NetCore (@snakefoot) - [#2560](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2560) Network/NLogViewer/Chainsaw Target - Enabled OptimizeBufferReuse by default, but not for sub classes (@snakefoot) - [#2551](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2551) Blackhole LoggingRule without targets (@snakefoot) - [#2534](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2534) Docs for DefaultJsonSerializer/(i)ValueSerializer (#2534) (@304NotModified) - [#2519](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2519) RegisterItemsFromAssembly - Include assemblies from nuget packages (Strict) (@304NotModified, @snakefoot) - [#2524](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2524) FileTarget - Dynamic archive mode with more strict file-mask for cleanup (@snakefoot) - [#2518](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2518) DatabaseTarget - Added DbProvider System.Data.SqlClient for NetStandard (@snakefoot) - [#2514](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2514) Added missing docgen for different options (Less noise in appveyor) (@snakefoot) - See also https://github.com/NLog/NLog/milestone/62?closed=1 # RC 4 summary: - [#2490](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2490) LogEventInfo.MessageTemplateParameters as class instead of interface (#2490) (@snakefoot) - [#2510](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2510) Database target entity framework connection string (@snakefoot) - [#2513](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2513) Update docs for [AppDomainFixedOutput], remove [AppDomainFixedOutput] on ${currentDir} (@NLog) - [#2512](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2512) LogManager.LoadConfiguration - Support relative paths by default (@snakefoot) - [#2507](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2507) Reduce string allocations for logevents with single target destination (@snakefoot) - [#2491](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2491) Added ${currentDir} (#2491) (@UgurAldanmaz) - [#2500](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2500) ${gdc}, ${mdc} & {mdlc} - Support Format parameter (@snakefoot) - [#2497](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2497) RegisterItemsFromAssembly - Include assemblies from nuget packages (Fix) (@snakefoot) - [#2472](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2472) LogManager.LoadConfiguration - Prepare for custom config file readers (@snakefoot) - [#2486](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2486) JsonConverter- Sanitize Exception.Data dictionary keys option (on by default) (@snakefoot) - [#2495](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2495) MultiFileWatcher - Detach from FileSystemWatcher before disposing (@snakefoot) - [#2493](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2493) RegisterItemsFromAssembly - Include assemblies from nuget packages (@snakefoot) - [#2487](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2487) Adds version types to AssemblyVersion layout renderer (#2487) (@alexangas) - [#2464](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2464) Add methods to enabling/disabling LogLevels (@MikeFH) - [#2477](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2477) fix typo (@heldersepu) - [#2485](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2485) FileTarget - Dispose Archive-Mutex after completing file-archive (@snakefoot) - [#2475](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2475) Fix XmlLoggingConfiguration reloading (@MikeFH) - [#2471](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2471) TreatWarningsAsErrors = true (@snakefoot) - [#2462](https://github.com/nlog/nlog/pull/2462) AsyncLogEventInfo - Removed private setter (@snakefoot) - See also https://github.com/NLog/NLog/milestone/60?closed=1 # RC 3 summary - File target: support for writing BOM (WriteBom option) - Futher memory allocation improvements - See https://github.com/NLog/NLog/milestone/59?closed=1 # RC 2 summary - Support for UWP - Added "regex-matches" condition method for filtering - .NET Core: Improve auto loading of NLog extension dlls - And more, see all details: https://github.com/NLog/NLog/milestone/58?closed=1 # List of important changes in NLog 4.5 ## Features: - Support for .Net Standard 1.5 #2341 - Support for .Net Standard 2.0 #2263 + #2402 - Support for UPW #2441 - Introduced Structured logging #2208 + #2262 + #2244 - Default file archive logic is now easier to use #1993 - Introduced InstallationContext.ThrowExceptions #2214 - WebServiceTarget can now batch multiple logevents into single request #2223 - WebServiceTarget - Allow configuration of proxy address #2375 - Json conversion also supports object properties #2179 - event-properties layout-renderer can now render objects as json #2241 - exception layout-renderer can now render exceptions as json #2357 - ${guid}, added GeneratedFromLogEvent #2226 - TraceTarget RawWrite to always perform Trace.WriteLine independent of LogLevel #1968 - Adding OverflowAction options to BufferingTargetWrapper #2276 - WhenRepeatedFilter #2123 + #2297 - ${callsite} added CleanNamesOfAsyncContinuations option #2292 - ${ndlctiming} allows timing of ndlc-scopes #2377 - NLogViewerTarget - Enable override of the Logger-name #2390 - ${sequenceid} added #2411 - Added "regex-matches" for filtering #2437 - File target: support for writing BOM (WriteBom option) #2456 ## BugFixes: - Improve archive stability during concurrent file access #1889 - FallbackGroup could lose log events #2265 - Exception separator should only be inserted for available items #2250 - ${exception} - only include separator when items are available #2257 - LogFactory - Fixes broken EventArgs for ConfigurationChanged #1897 - Do not report wrapped targets as unused targets #2290 - Added IIncludeContext, implemented missing properties #2117 - Improve logging of callsite linenumber for async-methods #2386 - NLogTraceListener - DisableFlush is enabled by default when AutoFlush=true #2407 - NLogViewer - Better defaults for connection limits #2404 - LoggingConfiguration.LoggingRules is not thread safe #2393, #2418 ## Performance: - More targets has OptimizeBufferReuse enabled by default #1913 + #1923 + #1912 + #1911 + #1910 + #1909 + #1908 + #1907 - StringBuilderPool - Improved Layout Render Performance by reusing StringBuilders #2208 - JsonLayout - Improved Layout Performance, by optimizing use of StringBuilder #2208 - FileTarget - Faster byte-encoding of log messsages, by using crude Encoding.GetMaxByteCount() instead of exact Encoding.GetByteCount() #2208 - Target - Precalculate Layout should ignore sub-layouts for complex layout (Ex Json) #2378