Nested JSON Layouts configured in NLog.config

[mccabela]

Hi,

I'm trying to output my exception detail in a JSON structure with the config being done in the NLog.config.

At the moment the, in the example below, the exception is being rendered as a string.

I had a look at https://github.com/NLog/NLog/wiki/JsonLayout#advanced-examples which shows that it can be done, and an example of doing it using the API, and it does mention 'This is also possible with the XML config.' but there is no example and I cannot get it working.

If you could provide me with an example of Nested JSON Layouts configured in the NLog.config that would be great.

Many Thanks,

Lach

NLog version: 4.2.3

Platform: .Net 4.6.2

Current NLog config

    <target name="file" xsi:type="AsyncWrapper" queueLimit="5000" overflowAction="Discard">
      <target xsi:type="File" fileName="${logFilePath}web.txt"
              maxArchiveFiles="100"
              archiveNumbering="Sequence"
              archiveAboveSize="${archiveFileAboveBytes}"
              archiveFileName="${logFilePath}archive/web-{#####}.txt">
        <layout xsi:type="JsonLayout">
          <attribute name="datetime" layout="${iso8601dateformat}" />
          <attribute name="level" layout="${level:uppercase=true}" />
          <attribute name="logger" layout="${logger}" />
          <attribute name="thread" layout="${threadid}" />
          <attribute name="machine" layout="${machinename}" />
          <attribute name="message" layout="${message}" />

          <attribute name="exception" layout="${onexception:${exception:maxInnerExceptionLevel=5:innerFormat=tostring:format=tostring}}" />
        </layout>
      </target>
    </target>

[304NotModified]

Hi, I have edit the wiki: https://github.com/NLog/NLog/wiki/JsonLayout

It is working as can be seen in #1309

Have fun with it :)

[mccabela]

Thanks!