Log the payload the NLogViewer/network target to the InternalLogger

[PureKrome]

Type: Question
NLog version: 4.3.10
Platform: .Net 4.5
Current NLog config

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<nlog xmlns="http://www.nlog-project.org/schemas/NLog.xsd"
      xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
      autoReload="true"
      throwExceptions="true"
      internalLogFile="c:\temp\nlog-debug-log.txt"
      internalLogLevel="Trace"
      >

  <!-- NLog example: https://github.com/nlog/nlog/wiki/Examples -->
  <targets async="true">
    <target name="Sentinel"
            xsi:type="NLogViewer"
            address="udp://127.0.0.1:9999"
            layout="ssss-seeing-if-this-overrides"/>
  </targets>

  <rules>
    <logger name="*" minlevel="Trace" appendTo="Sentinel" />
  </rules>

</nlog>

Hi 👋
I'm trying to figure out a way to see the payload that is sent over the wire when using an NLogViewer target. My reasoning is that we use a viewer called Sentinal and I'm starting to use properties to attach more meta data, per log entry. (We use Serilog + Serilog.sinks.nlog right now).

If i can see the exact payload that is sent over the wire to sentinal I can then determine if it's worth my time in trying to fix their application to handle dynamic columns (1 per property, for example) or maybe flatten the properties into the end of the rendered Message.

So - is there an easy way to see this data?

I'm used to using FIDDLER for snooping this type of info but this isn't HTTP traffic.

NOTE: If you noticed, i've added a internalLogLevel="Trace" attribute to see if the internal tracing might output/dump the payload context, but it doesn't. (I don't put that on any of my nlog files .. just this R&D).

cheers!

[304NotModified]

It looks like this isn't logged to the InternalLogger. We could add it in the next version. The code should added to the NetworkTarget

[PureKrome]

Oh nice then :)

1. would an example be provided if it's added, in the next release?
2. could this issue be updated (with a link to a PR) if it's added in, please?

[304NotModified]

1. would an example be provided if it's added, in the next release?

Do you mean, how to enable? That will be internalLogLevel="Trace"

2. could this issue be updated (with a link to a PR) if it's added in, please?

Yes, also I think you will get a notification when the PR is linked to this issue :)

[PureKrome]

I said

1. would an example be provided if it's added, in the next release?

and you said

Do you mean, how to enable? That will be internalLogLevel="Trace"

and I was actually really trying to say ..

would an example be provided that uses this NetworkTarget if that is the way we will need to see this payload data. Otherwise, what does NetworkTarget have to do with it?

[304NotModified]

Sorry about the confusion.

NLogViewer inherits from NetworkTarget, so if we log at NetworkTarget level, this is fixed for NLogViewer :)

[304NotModified]

I have added some internal logs in NLog 4.3.11. https://www.nuget.org/packages/NLog/4.3.11

[PureKrome]

Thank you kindly!