gcloud logging getting started

log4net.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<log4net debug="true">
  <appender name="ConsoleAppender" type="log4net.Appender.ConsoleAppender" >
    <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
      <conversionPattern value="%-4timestamp [%thread] %-5level %logger %ndc - %message" />
    </layout>
  </appender>
  <appender name="CloudLogger" type="Google.Logging.Log4Net.GoogleStackdriverAppender, Google.Logging.Log4Net">
    <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
      <conversionPattern value="%-4timestamp [%thread] %-5level %logger %ndc - %message" />
    </layout>
    <projectId value="tachyusatmion" />
    <logId value="myLog" />
    <withMetaData value="Location" />
    <withMetaData value="ThreadName" />
  </appender>
  <root>
    <level value="DEBUG" />
    <appender-ref ref="ConsoleAppender" />
    <appender-ref ref="CloudLogger" />
  </root>
</log4net>

Program.cs

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {

        Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("GRPC_TRACE", "all", EnvironmentVariableTarget.Process);
        Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("GRPC_VERBOSITY", "debug", EnvironmentVariableTarget.Process);
        Grpc.Core.GrpcEnvironment.SetLogger(new Grpc.Core.Logging.ConsoleLogger());

        //Google.Logging.Log4Net.GoogleStackdriverAppender
        var fi = new FileInfo("log4net.xml");
        Console.WriteLine("file exists: " + fi.Exists);
        log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure(new FileInfo("log4net.xml"));
        Console.WriteLine("Hello World!");
        var log = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
        log.Info("An exciting log entry!");

        // http://stackoverflow.com/a/2045992/23059

        var logger = log.Logger as log4net.Repository.Hierarchy.Logger;
        if (logger != null)
        {
            foreach (var appender in logger.Appenders)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("appender: " + appender.Name);
            }
        }

        //var repository = log4net.LogManager.GetRepository();
        //var appenders = repository.GetAppenders().OfType<log4net.Appender.BufferingAppenderSkeleton>();
        //foreach (var appender in appenders)
        //    appender.Flush();


        Console.ReadKey();
    }
}

testlog4net.csproj

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  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" />
  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>net461</TargetFramework>
    <RuntimeIdentifier>win10-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Compile Include="**\*.cs" />
    <EmbeddedResource Include="**\*.resx" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Content Include="log4net.xml">
      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
    </Content>
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="NETStandard.Library">
      <Version>1.6.1</Version>
    </PackageReference>
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
      <Version>1.0.0-alpha-20161104-2</Version>
      <PrivateAssets>All</PrivateAssets>
    </PackageReference>
    <PackageReference Include="System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource">
      <Version>4.3.0</Version>
    </PackageReference>
    <Reference Include="BouncyCastle.Crypto">
      <HintPath>..\google-cloud-dotnet\apis\Google.Logging.V2\Google.Logging.Log4Net\bin\Release\net45\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="Google.Api.CommonProtos">
      <HintPath>..\google-cloud-dotnet\apis\Google.Logging.V2\Google.Logging.Log4Net\bin\Release\net45\Google.Api.CommonProtos.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="Google.Api.Gax">
      <HintPath>..\google-cloud-dotnet\apis\Google.Logging.V2\Google.Logging.Log4Net\bin\Release\net45\Google.Api.Gax.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="Google.Api.Gax.Grpc">
      <HintPath>..\google-cloud-dotnet\apis\Google.Logging.V2\Google.Logging.Log4Net\bin\Release\net45\Google.Api.Gax.Grpc.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="Google.Apis">
      <HintPath>..\google-cloud-dotnet\apis\Google.Logging.V2\Google.Logging.Log4Net\bin\Release\net45\Google.Apis.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth">
      <HintPath>..\google-cloud-dotnet\apis\Google.Logging.V2\Google.Logging.Log4Net\bin\Release\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices">
      <HintPath>..\google-cloud-dotnet\apis\Google.Logging.V2\Google.Logging.Log4Net\bin\Release\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core">
      <HintPath>..\google-cloud-dotnet\apis\Google.Logging.V2\Google.Logging.Log4Net\bin\Release\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.PlatformServices">
      <HintPath>..\google-cloud-dotnet\apis\Google.Logging.V2\Google.Logging.Log4Net\bin\Release\net45\Google.Apis.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="Google.Logging.Log4Net">
      <HintPath>..\google-cloud-dotnet\apis\Google.Logging.V2\Google.Logging.Log4Net\bin\Release\net45\Google.Logging.Log4Net.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="Google.Logging.Type">
      <HintPath>..\google-cloud-dotnet\apis\Google.Logging.V2\Google.Logging.Log4Net\bin\Release\net45\Google.Logging.Type.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="Google.Logging.V2">
      <HintPath>..\google-cloud-dotnet\apis\Google.Logging.V2\Google.Logging.Log4Net\bin\Release\net45\Google.Logging.V2.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="Google.Protobuf">
      <HintPath>..\protobuf\csharp\src\Google.Protobuf\bin\Release\net45\Google.Protobuf.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="Grpc.Auth">
      <HintPath>..\google-cloud-dotnet\apis\Google.Logging.V2\Google.Logging.Log4Net\bin\Release\net45\Grpc.Auth.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="Grpc.Core">
      <HintPath>..\google-cloud-dotnet\apis\Google.Logging.V2\Google.Logging.Log4Net\bin\Release\net45\Grpc.Core.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="log4net">
      <HintPath>..\google-cloud-dotnet\apis\Google.Logging.V2\Google.Logging.Log4Net\bin\Release\net45\log4net.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json">
      <HintPath>..\google-cloud-dotnet\apis\Google.Logging.V2\Google.Logging.Log4Net\bin\Release\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="System" />
    <Reference Include="System.Interactive.Async">
      <HintPath>..\google-cloud-dotnet\apis\Google.Logging.V2\Google.Logging.Log4Net\bin\Release\net45\System.Interactive.Async.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation">
      <HintPath>..\google-cloud-dotnet\apis\Google.Logging.V2\Google.Logging.Log4Net\bin\Release\net45\System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
    <Reference Include="Zlib.Portable">
      <HintPath>..\google-cloud-dotnet\apis\Google.Logging.V2\Google.Logging.Log4Net\bin\Release\net45\Zlib.Portable.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup />
  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
</Project>