Standing up Log4Net

Log4NetTest.cs

using log4net;
namespace XenoInc.Gist
{
  private static readonly ILog Log = LogManager.GetLogger(System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
  [STAThread]
  private static void Main()
  {
    // Initialize log4net.
    log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure();
    
    Log.Info("Let's do this!!   ლ(｀ー´ლ)");
    Log.Error("Let's do this!!   ლ(｀ー´ლ)");
    Log.Warn("Let's do this!!   ლ(｀ー´ლ)");
    Log.Debug("Let's do this!!   ლ(｀ー´ლ)");
    Log.Fatal("Let's do this!!   ლ(｀ー´ლ)");
  }
}

/*
 !! Do not forget the app.config !!
 ** Change your output file/folder. We are using "MY-FILE-NAME"
 ** Set your namespace. We are using, "XenoInc" below

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
  <configSections>
    <section name="log4net" type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler, log4net" />
  </configSections>

  <!-- OTHER STUFF HERE -->
  
  <!--log4net configuration information-->
  <log4net>
    <!-- A1 is set to be a ConsoleAppender -->
    <appender name="A1" type="log4net.Appender.ConsoleAppender">
      <!-- A1 uses PatternLayout -->
      <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
        <!-- Print the date in ISO 8601 format -->
        <conversionPattern value="%level %date [%thread] %logger %message%n" />
      </layout>
    </appender>

    <appender name="LogFile" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender">
      <file value="Logs\MY-FILE-NAME.log" />
      <appendToFile value="true" />
      <rollingStyle value="Size" />
      <maxSizeRollBackups value="10" />
      <maximumFileSize value="10MB" />
      <staticLogFileName value="true" />
      <datePattern value="yyyyMMdd" />
      <lockingModel type="log4net.Appender.FileAppender+MinimalLock" />
      <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
        <conversionPattern value="%date [%thread] %-5level %logger [%property{NDC}] - %message%newline" />
        <!-- <conversionPattern value="%-5level %date [%thread] %logger %message%n" /> -->
      </layout>
    </appender>

    <!-- Defines the root log-->
    <root>
      <level value="INFO" />
      <appender-ref ref="LogFile" />
    </root>
    <logger name="XenoInc">
      <level value="DEBUG" />
    </logger>
  </log4net>
</configuration>
*/