/// <summary>
/// Logs the 'Before Action' info (The method being called and it's properties/parameters).
/// </summary>
/// <param name="properties">(Optional) A collection of properties to log ("Method Name" and "Stack Caller" are automatically generated so do not include).</param>
public static void BeforeAction(OrderedDictionary properties = null)
{
// Get the padding (if any) to prepend to the log line
LogPadding logPadding = new LogPadding(new StackTrace().GetFrame(2).GetMethod().ReflectedType);
// Get the method name (of the method that called this one) from the stack
string methodName = new StackTrace().GetFrame(1).GetMethod().ReflectedType + "." + new StackTrace().GetFrame(1).GetMethod().Name + "()";
// Get that method's caller from the stack
string stackCaller = new StackTrace().GetFrame(2).GetMethod().ReflectedType + "." + new StackTrace().GetFrame(2).GetMethod().Name + "()";
// Write the method name
Log.WriteLine(logPadding.Padding + methodName);
if (properties != null)
{
// Parse the Dictionary (for properties of the method being logged)
foreach (DictionaryEntry entry in properties)
{
// Write the property to the log
Log.WriteLine(logPadding.InfoPadding + "[INFO] " + entry.Key + " : " + entry.Value);
}
}
// Write the stack caller to the log
Log.WriteLine(logPadding.InfoPadding + "[STACK] Caller: " + stackCaller);
}
/// <summary>
/// A convenience method for logging a "[RESULT] Failure: {message}".
/// </summary>
/// <param name="message">(Optional) The message to display in the log's Result line.</param>
/// <param name="exception"></param>
public static void Failure(string message = "", Exception exception = null)
{
// Get the padding (if any)
LogPadding logPadding = new LogPadding(new StackTrace().GetFrame(2).GetMethod().ReflectedType);
// Write the line to the log
if (message != "")
{
WriteLine(logPadding.Padding + "[RESULT] Failure: " + message);
}
else if (exception != null)
{
WriteLine(logPadding.Padding + "[RESULT] Failure: " + exception.Message);
}
else
{
WriteLine(logPadding.Padding + "[RESULT] Failure!");
}
// If there is no padding, then write an end line to sepearte the actions in the log
if (logPadding.Padding == "")
{
Log.WriteLine();
}
}