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// Explicitly including the class
Log.Logger.ForContext<MainWindow>().Information("This log entry includes the class name as context");

// More generic getting the type of the class we are in 
Log.Logger.ForContext(this.GetType()).Information("This log entry includes the class name as context");

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var dynamicObject = new
{
    OperatingSystem = "Windows",
    Username = "TestUser",
    OneMoreRandomProperty = "Random Property Value "
};

using (LogContext.PushProperty("DynamicObject", dynamicObject, destructureObjects: true))
{
    Log.Logger.Information("This log entry includes a dynamic object");

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// Declare Person class
public class Person
{
  public string FirstName { get; set; }
  public string LastName { get; set; }
}
 
// Instantiate a Person  
var person = new Person()
{

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// Add log event with a contextual property
using (LogContext.PushProperty("User", "Test User"))
{
    Log.Logger.Information("This log entry includes a contextual property");
}

// Add log event without contextual properties
Log.Logger.Information("This log entry does not include any contextual property");

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// Create Logger with Context
Log.Logger = new LoggerConfiguration()
                .Enrich.FromLogContext()  // Enrich with context when available
                .WriteTo.Seq("http://localhost:5341")
                .CreateLogger();

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Log.Logger.Error(new InvalidOperationException("Something went wrong"),
                "This exception occured in the {ApplicationComponent}", "UI");

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// Declare Person class
public class Person
{
  public string FirstName { get; set; }
  public string LastName { get; set; }
}
 
// Instantiate a Person  
var person = new Person()
{

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// Define two input parameters
string fName = "Dimitris";
string lName = "Paxinos";

// Include them in a way similar to the String.Format way.
Log.Logger.Information("My name is {FirstName} {LastName}", fName, lName);

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// Publish a log event of any of the available six levels
Log.Logger.Verbose("Verbose");
Log.Logger.Debug("Debug");
Log.Logger.Information("Information");
Log.Logger.Warning("Warning");
Log.Logger.Error("Error");
Log.Logger.Fatal("Fatal");

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// Create an Logger
Log.Logger = new LoggerConfiguration()
                .WriteTo.Seq("http://localhost:5341")
                .CreateLogger();