PeEx Sample Logging Application with Serilog

This is a minimal ASP.NET Core Web API application created to demonstrate:

• Controllers and minimal endpoints
• Background services
• Structured logging using Serilog
• Logging to multiple sinks (Console and File)

Prerequisites

• .NET SDK 8.0 or later
• Git

How to Run the Application

From the project root:

dotnet restore dotnet run

Available Endpoints

Health Check (Minimal API) GET /health

Sample Controller Endpoint GET /api/sample/hello?name=Hello

Background Service The application includes a background service (HeartbeatBackgroundService) that:

1. Starts when the application starts
2. Logs a heartbeat message every 10 seconds
3. Stops gracefully when the application shuts down

How to See Logs

Serilog is configured via appsettings.json with two active sinks:

1. Console
2. File

Log File Location Logs/log-YYYYMMDD.txt

Start the application:

1. dotnet run

Observe logs in:

1. The terminal (console sink)

2. The Logs/ folder (file sink)

3. Call the endpoint: GET /api/sample/hello?name=Test

Watch new log entries appear in both sinks.

PeEx Sample Logging Application with Nlog

This is a minimal ASP.NET Core Web API application created to demonstrate:

• Controllers and minimal endpoints
• Background services
• Structured logging using Nlog
• Logging to multiple sinks (Console and File)

Prerequisites

• .NET SDK 8.0 or later
• Git

How to Run the Application

From the project root:

dotnet restore dotnet run

Available Endpoints

Health Check (Minimal API) GET /health

Sample Controller Endpoint GET /api/sample/hello?name=Hello

Background Service The application includes a background service (HeartbeatBackgroundService) that:

1. Starts when the application starts
2. Logs a heartbeat message every 10 seconds
3. Stops gracefully when the application shuts down

How to See Logs

Serilog is configured via nlog.config with two active sinks:

1. Console
2. File

Log File Location Logs/test.log.tsx

Start the application:

1. dotnet run

Observe logs in:

1. The terminal (console sink)

2. The Logs/ folder (file sink)

3. Call the endpoint: GET /api/sample/hello?name=Test

Watch new log entries appear in both sinks.