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 Log4Net Dashboard      

Log4Net Dashboard is a log viewer that can read log statements from a variety of logging output targets, including:
  • SQL Server
  • XML Files
  • Windows Event Log
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It features:

  • Easy and powerful access to logs
  • Web application for centralized configuration and easy access by multiple users
  • Suitable for both development and production
  • Highly configurable
  • Extendible

The main page in Log4Net Dashboard is the dashboard page which gives the user instant information on an appliction's logging status, at a high level, through a log summary pivot table.

Log4Net Dashboard summary pivot table:

Log4Net Dashboard / Log4Net Viewer summary pivot table


From the summary table the user can drill down to view collections of log rows and to view all details about a single log row. The content of the summary table can be configured.

Log4Net Dashboard was originally developed to support the log4net logging framework and it is the perfect companion to log4net providing both the developer and the end user with a feature rich log viewer and analyzer.

Through its flexible provider interface, developers can extend Log4Net Dashboard to read log events from almost any kind of logging output.

Configurable

  • The summary pivot table can be customized to show the time periods you are interested in.

  • Add custom columns in addition to the standard columns in log4net. Many log4net users extend log4net beyond the standard columns (DateTime, Level, Logger, Message and Exception) and add custom columns. Log4Net Dashboard can be configured to use the custom columns both in viewing and filtering (available in version 2.1)

  • The user interface is defined through extensive use of CSS style sheets. This gives the user the possibility to adjust the look and feel in accordance with personal preferences. In the Settings page the user can choose among several predefined style sheets. New style sheets can be added to the style sheet directory to customize the user interface. 

  • Log4Net Dashboard can be configured to use several data sources by defining multiple data sources in the configuration file. The user can choose among these different data sources in the Settings page.

Extendible


Log4Net Dashboard features a SDK that provides the developer with the possibility to:
  • Write custom providers to read log events from almost any kind of logging output.

  • Provide custom visualizers for specialized logging columns / values.

Technology

  • Log4Net Dashboard is written in C# and using Microsoft ASP.NET technology.  Version 1.1 of Log4Net Dashboard uses ASP.NET 1.1 and version 2.2 is based on ASP.NET 2.0.
     
  • If you use ASP.NET 1.1 it is still possible to use Log4Net Dashboard version 2.x by configuring Internet Information Server to use different .NET frameworks for different virtual directories.
     
  • Log4Net Dashboard can be used with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
     
  • Log4Net Dashboard uses Log4net to log events and can be configured to log to all of the appenders that log4net offers.
     
  • Log4Net Dashboard uses CSS (cascading style sheet) to define the look and feel of the user interface.
     
  • Log4Net Dashboard does not require any third-party plug-ins or components. The user interface is rendered through plain html and javascript.
     
  • For easy installation, Log4Net Dashboard comes with an msi installer. The installer will create a virtual directory (of your choice) in IIS (Internet Information Server).
     

To find out more about Log4Net Dashboard , check out the live demonstration. If you like what you see and would like to test it with your application, you can download a free trial/developer version.
 L4NDash is available now!      

Spend less time finding those bugs!

FaktNet AS (www.faktnet.com) has released Log4Net Dashboard. Log4Net Dashboard (L4NDash) is a web application that connects to the Log4Net log table in a SqlServer database, and gives the user features to view and analyze the content of the log table. L4NDash is aimed to fulfill the needs both during development of an application, and later when that application goes into production.

version 2.2 - highlights:

Retrieve log events from several types of log storage, SqlServer, TextFile and Windows Event Log.
Predefined filters, save filters for future use.
Column Visualizers to render column values.
New Css style sheet “VerdanaSlate”.
SDK, write your own log providers, and your own Visualizers.


Production licences cost from $45 and are available on http://www.l4ndash.com/.

A live demonstration version is available on demo.l4ndash.com.

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