Is it possible to specify value for named parameters of constructor

[vhatsura]

Hey, guys!

In some case I need to specify named parameters of constructor (in most cases, it's needed for custom formatters).
Let's see it on a simple example.
To use custom formatter with Console sink we can use the following configuration:

{
  "Serilog": {
    "WriteTo": [
      {
        "Name": "Console",
        "Args": {
          "formatter": "JsonValueFormatter "
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Is it possible to somehow in above example to specify typeTagName parameter of constructor?

If it isn't possible to do, I will appreciate for ability to implement such functionality by myself.

[tsimbalar]

Hi Vadim,

no it is not currently supported :-/
There has been a similar request here, with a proposed workaround if that works for you : tsimbalar/serilog-settings-comparison#1

[vhatsura]

Hi, @tsimbalar.

Thanks for the link. The proposed workaround is interisting and can be helpful, however not in all scenario.

As an example, for ExceptionAsObjectJsonFormatter from Serilog.Formatting.Elasticsearch package it can be hard to precreate formatters with all possible combinations of parameters.