How do I switch from Log4Net to NLog in Quartz.Net?

Question

My company's standard logging tool is NLog. I'm trying to introduce Quartz.net and was asked if it could use NLog instead of Log4Net.

I know I can recompile to use NLog, but I'd like to do it from the configuration files if at all possible.

Answer 1

Assuming that you're using Quartz.net 1.0.3. you have to add a reference to the following assemblies:

Common.Logging
Common.Logging.NLog
NLog

Then you have to add the following configuration in your application's config file:

<configuration>
   <configSections>
      <sectionGroup name="common">
         <section name="logging" type="Common.Logging.ConfigurationSectionHandler, Common.Logging" />
      </sectionGroup>
   </configSections>

   ...

   <common>
      <logging>
         <factoryAdapter type="Common.Logging.NLog.NLogLoggerFactoryAdapter, Common.Logging.NLog">
        <arg key="configType" value="FILE" />
        <arg key="configFile" value="~/NLog.config" />
     </factoryAdapter>
      </logging>
   </common>

</configuration>

Note that I am using an external NLog.config file.

NOTE:

Quartz.net uses Common.Logging version 1.2.