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  rboin.dock

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  Asynchronous logging using logging application block

  Jun 06, 2008 12:19 PM|rboin.dock|LINK

  Hi,

   Is it possible to have Asynchronous logging using LAB?

  I also wanted to know the advantages of LAB over Log4Net.

  Or should I go for writing my own asynchronous logger?

   

  Please Help,

  Robin

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  Re: Asynchronous logging using logging application block

  Jun 09, 2008 12:49 AM|anup_daware|LINK

  Hi, 

  rboin.dock

  Is it possible to have Asynchronous logging using LAB?

  NO the LAB is not Asynchronous by default.  But you can make it Asynchronous using MSMQ 

  rboin.dock

  I also wanted to know the advantages of LAB over Log4Net.

   

   LAB is one of the most complex application block articture wise. it supports many listeners and it is highly configurable.

  And advantage over the the Log4Net: May be because it is Microsoft Initative :)

  rboin.dock

  should I go for writing my own asynchronous logger?

  
  Yes, if you want a lightweight logger, which only logs to a file or event logger, then go for writing your own Asynchronous logger.

   

  Following post will give you more info as well as some useful links:

  http://forums.asp.net/p/1117624/1736413.aspx#1736413

   

  Hope this helps,

   

  Thanks,

  Anup

   

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  Re: Asynchronous logging using logging application block

  Jun 09, 2008 01:06 AM|rboin.dock|LINK

  Hi Anup,

  Thank you very mukch for this, you answered all the questions!

   Best Regards,

  Rob

   

   

   

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  Re: Asynchronous logging using logging application block

  Jun 20, 2008 06:17 AM|rboin.dock|LINK

   Hi Anup,

   

  Can you please give me some pointers on how to make my logger asynchronous?

   

  Thanks,

  Rob
  

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  Re: Asynchronous logging using logging application block

  Jun 20, 2008 06:28 AM|rboin.dock|LINK

   Hi Anup,

   

  Can you please give me some pointers on how to make my logger asynchronous?

   

  Thanks,

  Rob
  

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  Re: Asynchronous logging using logging application block

  Jun 20, 2008 06:39 AM|anup_daware|LINK

   Hi Rob,

   Few Suggestions:

  1. Make the logger class singleton

  2. Keep a queue of log messages in Logger class

  3. Current threads will just add the records to the queue and will not do actual I/O operation (so performance is assured)

  4. Run a separate thread in Logger class which will periodically access the queue and to log the messages in file or whatever the destination is.

   

  You have to be very careful about the race and deadlocks in this case. Thus may have to do proper synchronization
  

   

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  Anup
  

   

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  Re: Asynchronous logging using logging application block

  Jun 20, 2008 06:45 AM|rboin.dock|LINK

   Hi Anup,

   

  Thanks for these valuable suggestions. Could you please forward me some good link to start on threading?

   

  Regards,

  Rob
  

   

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  Re: Asynchronous logging using logging application block

  Jun 23, 2008 11:23 PM|anup_daware|LINK

  Hi Rob,

   Following is the best book  on threading

  Threading in C# by Joseph Albahari

  http://geekswithblogs.net/ram/archive/2006/06/16/82078.aspx

   

  Hope this helps  

  Thanks,

  Anup

   

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