FrymasterBadgeApp/Documentation/AppLoggerCS.md

AppLogger

Namespace: FrymasterBadgeApp
Type: static class
Purpose: Centralized, thread-safe logging utility that writes timestamped messages to daily rotating log files, console, and debug output. Includes automatic file rotation and scheduled cleanup.

🔑 Fields

Name	Type	Access	Description
LogDirectory	string	private static readonly	Path to %LOCALAPPDATA% where logs are stored.
BaseLogName	string	private static readonly	Base filename prefix (FrymasterBadgeApp).
MaxFileSizeBytes	long	private static readonly	Maximum log file size before rotation (5 MB).
_lock	object	private static readonly	Synchronization object for thread-safe file writes.

🛠 Constructor

static AppLogger()

• Access: static
• Behavior: Automatically logs a DEBUG message upon first access to confirm initialization.

📦 Methods

GetCurrentLogPath()

• Access: private static
• Returns: string
• Behavior: Constructs a log file path using the current date in yyyy-MM-dd format (e.g., ...\FrymasterBadgeApp_2026-04-13.log).

Info(string message)

• Access: public static
• Parameters:

  Name	Type	Description
  message	string	The informational text to log.

• Behavior: Wrapper that calls Log("INFO ", message).

Warn(string message)

• Access: public static
• Parameters: message (string)
• Behavior: Logs a warning-level message ("WARN ").

Warning(string message)

• Access: public static
• Parameters: message (string)
• Behavior: Alias for Warn, logs "WARNING " level.

Error(string message, Exception? ex = null)

• Access: public static
• Parameters:

  Name	Type	Description
  message	string	Primary error description.
  ex	Exception?	Associated exception (optional).

• Behavior: Appends \nException: {ex} if ex is provided, then logs at "ERROR " level.

Debug(string message)

• Access: public static
• Parameters: message (string)
• Behavior: Logs at "DEBUG" level. Wrapped in #if DEBUG, so calls are compiled out in Release builds.

Log(string level, string message)

• Access: private static
• Parameters:

  Name	Type	Description
  level	string	Log level string (INFO, ERROR, etc.)
  message	string	Log content.

• Behavior:
  1. Formats timestamp (yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff).
  2. Acquires _lock for thread safety.
  3. Checks if current log exceeds MaxFileSizeBytes. If so, renames to .old (deleting existing .old first).
  4. Appends formatted line to file. Catches & logs Console.WriteLine if file I/O fails.
  5. Writes to Console and System.Diagnostics.Debug.

CleanupOldLogs(int daysToKeep = 30)

• Access: public static
• Parameters: daysToKeep (int, default: 30)
• Behavior: Scans LogDirectory for FrymasterBadgeApp_*.log, checks File.GetCreationTime, and deletes expired files. Exceptions during deletion are silently caught.

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Notes:

• Thread-safe via lock (_lock).
• Log rotation prevents unbounded disk growth.
• Safe to call from any thread.