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A Serilog sink that writes log events to any WPF RichTextBox control with coloring and custom theme support.

NuGet Version .NET .NET Core .NET Framework Stack Overflow

Screenshot of Serilog.Sinks.RichTextBox.Wpf in action

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Getting started :rocket:

Install the Serilog.Sinks.RichTextBox.Wpf package from NuGet:

Install-Package Serilog.Sinks.RichTextBox.Wpf -Prerelease

Declare your RichTextBox control and give it a name that you can reference it from the code-behind. e.g.:

<Window (...)>
  <RichTextBox
      x:Name="MyRichTextBox"
      Background="Black"
      Foreground="LightGray"
      FontFamily="Cascadia Mono, Consolas, Courier New, monospace"
      VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
  />
</Window>

Then enable the sink using WriteTo.RichTextBox():

Log.Logger = new LoggerConfiguration()
    .WriteTo.RichTextBox(MyRichTextBox)
    .CreateLogger();

Log.Information("Hello, world!");

Log events will be written to the RichTextBox control:

[11:54:36 INF] Hello, world!

Themes

The sink will colorize output by default:

Screenshot of Serilog.Sinks.RichTextBox.Wpf in action

Themes can be specified when configuring the sink:

    .WriteTo.RichTextBox(MyRichTextBox, theme: RichTextBoxConsoleTheme.Grayscale)

The following built-in themes are available at this time:

ThemeDescription
RichTextBoxTheme.NoneNo styling. Uses default styles applied to the RichTextBox control
RichTextBoxConsoleTheme.LiterateStyled to replicate the default theme of Serilog.Sinks.Console; This is the default when no theme is specified
RichTextBoxConsoleTheme.GrayscaleA theme using only shades of gray, white, and black
RichTextBoxConsoleTheme.ColoredA theme based on the original Serilog.Sinks.ColoredConsole sink

Adding a new theme is straightforward; examples can be found in the RichTextBoxConsoleThemes class.

Output templates

The format of events to the RichTextBox can be modified using the outputTemplate configuration parameter:

    .WriteTo.RichTextBox(MyRichTextBox,
        outputTemplate: "[{Timestamp:HH:mm:ss} {Level:u3}] {Message:lj}{NewLine}{Exception}")

The default template, shown in the example above, uses built-in properties like Timestamp and Level. Properties from events, including those attached using enrichers, can also appear in the output template.

Release History

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