Plinth.Logging.NLog.AppInsights 1.7.2

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README

Plinth.Logging.NLog.AppInsights

Integration allowing Plinth and NLog to record telemetry and logs to Azure Application Insights

1. Add this to your NLog.config under the <nlog> tag

  <extensions>
    <add assembly="Plinth.Logging.NLog.AppInsights" prefix="plinthAI" />
  </extensions>

2. Then create the target

  <targets>
    <target xsi:type="plinthAI.AppInsightsTarget" name="aiTarget">
      <connectionString>{from-Azure-Portal}</connectionString>
      <cloudRoleName>testRole1</cloudRoleName>
      <cloudRoleInstance>serverA</cloudRoleInstance>
      <maxLength>25000</maxLength>
    </target>
  </targets>
  • 👉 Do not wrap this in an async wrapper. It will break the context and metadata.
  • cloudRoleName and cloudRoleInstance are optional, and will have reasonable defaults if not specified
  • Cloud Role Name is typically the application name
  • Cloud Role Instance is typically the machine name
  • The maxLength field is optional, and defaults to 25000 characters
  • 👉 Using a connection string is preferred. <instrumentationKey> is supported but deprecated and will stop working in March 2025

3. Reference the target in a logger rule

  <rules>
    <logger name="*" minlevel="Debug" writeTo="aiTarget" />
  </rules>

4. Initialize telemetry in Startup

  services.AddPlinthAppInsightsTelemetry(cfg => 
  {
      cfg.CloudRoleName = "MyApp";
      cfg.DisabledPrefixes.Add("/health");
  });

👉 The lambda is optional and only necessary if setting hardcoded configuration

Configurations Options are

  • ConnectionString: If not setting via environment variable or NLog.config
  • DisabledPrefixes: A blacklist of url prefixes to disable Request Telemetry. Example: "/favicon.ico"
  • EnabledPrefixes: A whitelist of url prefixes to enable Request Telemetry. This is null by default. If a list of prefixes is specified, only requests which match will have request telemetry. If there is a conflict between this and DisabledPrefixes, the preference is to disable telemetry.
  • CaptureSqlCommandText: Set to true to have SQL Dependency Telemetry capture the SQL command text sent to the database. Defaults to false.
  • CloudRoleName: See next section
  • CloudRoleInstance: See next section

5. Application Insights Configuration Settings

Values are applied in this order of precedence

  • Connection String (get this from the Azure Portal)

    1. Hardcoded parameter passed in Startup.cs (does not apply to NLog logs)
    2. NLog.config <connectionString>
    3. Environment variable: APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING
    4. (Obsolete): NLog.config <instrumentationKey>
    5. (Obsolete): Environment variable APPINSIGHTS_INSTRUMENTATIONKEY

  • Cloud Role Name

    1. Hardcoded parameter passed in Startup.cs (does not apply to NLog logs)
    2. NLog.config <cloudRoleName>
    3. Environment variable: APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CLOUD_ROLENAME

  • Cloud Role Instance

    1. Hardcoded parameter passed in Startup.cs (does not apply to NLog logs)
    2. NLog.config <cloudRoleInstance>
    3. Environment variable: APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CLOUD_ROLEINSTANCE
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