NLog 4.5.6

NLog is a logging platform for .NET with rich log routing and management capabilities.
NLog supports traditional logging, structured logging and the combination of both.

Supported platforms:

- .NET Framework 3.5, 4, 4.5, 4.6 & 4.7
- .NET Standard 1.3+ and 2.0+;
- .NET Framework 4 client profile
- Xamarin Android, Xamarin iOs
- UWP
- Windows Phone 8
- Silverlight 4 and 5
- Mono 4

For ASP.NET Core, check: https://www.nuget.org/packages/NLog.Web.AspNetCore

Install-Package NLog -Version 4.5.6

dotnet add package NLog --version 4.5.6

<PackageReference Include="NLog" Version="4.5.6" />

paket add NLog --version 4.5.6

#r "nuget: NLog, 4.5.6"

// Install NLog as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=NLog&version=4.5.6

// Install NLog as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=NLog&version=4.5.6

Release Notes

## Fixes

- JsonSerializer - Generate valid Json when hitting the MaxRecursionLimit (@snakefoot)
- Fixup for NLog.WindowsEventLog package: https://www.nuget.org/packages/NLog.WindowsEventLog

## Enhancements

- FileTarget - Improve support for Linux FileSystem without BirthTime (@snakefoot)

## Performance

- LogEventInfo - HasProperties should allocate PropertiesDicitonary when needed (@snakefoot)
- JsonLayout - Reduce allocations when needing to escape string (44% time improvement) (@snakefoot)

Full changelog: https://github.com/NLog/NLog/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

Supported for each platform: https://github.com/NLog/NLog/wiki/platform-support

Dependencies

• .NETFramework 3.5

  • No dependencies.

• .NETFramework 4.0 Client

  • No dependencies.

• .NETFramework 4.5

  • No dependencies.

• .NETStandard 1.3

  • Microsoft.Extensions.PlatformAbstractions (>= 1.0.0)
  • NETStandard.Library (>= 1.6.0)
  • System.Collections.NonGeneric (>= 4.0.1)
  • System.ComponentModel.Primitives (>= 4.1.0)
  • System.Data.Common (>= 4.1.0)
  • System.Diagnostics.StackTrace (>= 4.0.1)
  • System.Net.NameResolution (>= 4.0.0)
  • System.Net.Requests (>= 4.0.11)
  • System.Reflection.TypeExtensions (>= 4.1.0)
  • System.Xml.XmlDocument (>= 4.0.1)

• .NETStandard 1.5

  • NETStandard.Library (>= 1.6.0)
  • System.ComponentModel.Primitives (>= 4.1.0)
  • System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter (>= 4.1.0)
  • System.Data.Common (>= 4.1.0)
  • System.Diagnostics.Process (>= 4.1.0)
  • System.Diagnostics.StackTrace (>= 4.0.1)
  • System.Diagnostics.TraceSource (>= 4.0.0)
  • System.IO.FileSystem.Watcher (>= 4.0.0)
  • System.Net.NameResolution (>= 4.0.0)
  • System.Net.Requests (>= 4.0.11)
  • System.Reflection.TypeExtensions (>= 4.1.0)
  • System.Runtime.Loader (>= 4.0.0)
  • System.Threading.Thread (>= 4.0.0)
  • System.Xml.XmlDocument (>= 4.0.1)

• .NETStandard 2.0

  • No dependencies.

• MonoAndroid 4.4

  • No dependencies.

• Silverlight 4.0

  • No dependencies.

• Silverlight 5.0

  • No dependencies.

• WindowsPhone 8.0

  • No dependencies.

• Xamarin.iOS 1.0

  • No dependencies.

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