///<summary>
/// Log to the audit sub-system that a specific category event has occurred with optional
/// message.
///</summary>
///<param name="category">A category usually named in <see cref="AuditNames"/></param>
///<param name="message">A string message to include with the audited event.</param>
public void Log(string category, string message)
{
try
{
EventLogHelper.WriteInformation("Health.Direct.Audit",
string.Format("AUDIT: {0} - {1}", category, message));
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Diagnostics.Log.For(this).Warn("While auditing", ex);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// This is a utility method to convert the values found in the LogFileSection
/// to <see cref="LogFileSettings"/> and to substitute the appearance of a '~'
/// for a call to <see cref="HttpServerUtility.MapPath"/> if this is run inside
/// of a web context, or use the <see cref="Environment.CurrentDirectory"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>This assumes that there is <logging /> section in the app.config </remarks>
/// <returns>A <see cref="LogFileSettings"/> object.</returns>
public static LogFileSettings GetAsSettings()
{
LogFileSection section = (LogFileSection)ConfigurationManager.GetSection("logging");
if (section == null)
{
return(null);
}
LogFileSettings settings = section.ToSettings();
if (settings.DirectoryPath.Contains("~"))
{
string appDirectory = HostingEnvironment.ApplicationPhysicalPath ?? Environment.CurrentDirectory;
settings.DirectoryPath = settings.DirectoryPath.Replace("~", appDirectory);
}
EventLogHelper.WriteInformation(settings.EventLogSource,
"Writing log file to " + settings.DirectoryPath);
return(settings);
}