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How to log a Serilog LogEvent to ILogger?

I got a microservice .NET Core that receives a Serilog.Events.LogEvent though a external source. The Microservice implements the UseSerilog whitch mean that the injected Microsoft ILogger will be a disguised Serilog.

The question is how I log my LogEvent from within this class that only got a Microsoft ILogger?

I tried to cast the Microsoft ILogger to a Serilog ILogger but that was not possible.

Solution

  • MS Ilogger is supposed to make it easy to switch logging systems, all a class needs to know about should be the MS Ilogger. But in this case, I took a shortcut, I simple injected a Serilog ILogger and then used this to log the LogEvent.

    This is a very small standalone project so it should not be a problem. Besides, to get Serilog structure logging working one must use a specific syntax, this might not be the same if the log system is changed.