Fixes #97, #83, #98

README.md

@@ -91,3 +91,39 @@ For example, to set the minimum log level using the _Windows_ command prompt:
 set Serilog:MinimumLevel=Debug
 dotnet run
 ```
+
+### Nested configuration sections
+
+Some Serilog packages require a reference to a logger configuration object. The sample program in this project illustrates this with the following entry configuring the _Serilog.Sinks.Async_ package to wrap the _Serilog.Sinks.File_ package. The `configure` parameter references the File sink configuration:
+
+```json
+"WriteTo:Async": {
+  "Name": "Async",
+  "Args": {
+    "configure": [
+      {
+        "Name": "File",
+        "Args": {
+          "path": "%TEMP%\\Logs\\serilog-configuration-sample.txt",
+          "outputTemplate": "{Timestamp:o} [{Level:u3}] ({Application}/{MachineName}/{ThreadId}) {Message}{NewLine}{Exception}"
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+},
+```
+
+### IConfiguration parameter
+
+If a Serilog package requires additional external configuration information (for example, access to a `ConnectionStrings` section, which would be outside of the `Serilog` section), the sink should include an `IConfiguration` parameter in the configuration extension method. This package will automatically populate that parameter. It should not be declared in the argument list in the configuration source.
+
+### Complex parameter value binding
+
+When the configuration specifies a discrete value for a parameter (such as a string literal), the package will attempt to convert that value to the target method's declared CLR type of the parameter. Additional explicit handling is provided for parsing strings to `Uri` and `TimeSpan` objects and `enum` elements.
+
+If the parameter value is not a discrete value, the package will use the configuration binding system provided by _Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions_ to attempt to populate the parameter. Almost anything that can be bound by `IConfiguration.Get<T>` should work with this package. An example of this is the optional `List<Column>` parameter used to configure the .NET Standard version of the _Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer_ package.
+
+### IConfigurationSection parameters
+
+Certain Serilog packages may require configuration information that can't be easily represented by discrete values or direct binding-friendly representations. An example might be lists of values to remove from a collection of default values. In this case the method can accept an entire `IConfigurationSection` as a call parameter and this package will recognize that and populate the parameter. In this way, Serilog packages can support arbitrarily complex configuration scenarios.
+

src/Serilog.Settings.Configuration/ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.cs

@@ -26,13 +26,18 @@ namespace Serilog
     /// </summary>
     public static class ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions
     {
-        const string DefaultSectionName = "Serilog";
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Configuration section name required by this package.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string DefaultSectionName = "Serilog";
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads logger settings from the provided configuration object using the default section name.
+        /// Reads logger settings from the provided configuration object using the default section name. Generally this
+        /// is preferable over the other method that takes a configuration section. Only this version will populate
+        /// IConfiguration parameters on target methods.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="settingConfiguration">Logger setting configuration.</param>
-        /// <param name="configuration">A configuration object with a Serilog section.</param>
+        /// <param name="configuration">A configuration object which contains a Serilog section.</param>
         /// <param name="dependencyContext">The dependency context from which sink/enricher packages can be located. If not supplied, the platform
         /// default will be used.</param>
         /// <returns>An object allowing configuration to continue.</returns>
@@ -42,28 +47,32 @@ public static LoggerConfiguration Configuration(
             DependencyContext dependencyContext = null)
         {
             if (configuration == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(configuration));
-            return settingConfiguration.ConfigurationSection(configuration.GetSection(DefaultSectionName), dependencyContext);
+            return settingConfiguration.Settings(
+                new ConfigurationReader(
+                    configuration,
+                    dependencyContext ?? (Assembly.GetEntryAssembly() != null ? DependencyContext.Default : null)));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Reads logger settings from the provided configuration section.
+        /// Reads logger settings from the provided configuration section. Generally it is preferable to use the other
+        /// extension method that takes the full configuration object.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="settingConfiguration">Logger setting configuration.</param>
-        /// <param name="configuration">The Serilog configuration section</param>
+        /// <param name="configSection">The Serilog configuration section</param>
         /// <param name="dependencyContext">The dependency context from which sink/enricher packages can be located. If not supplied, the platform
         /// default will be used.</param>
         /// <returns>An object allowing configuration to continue.</returns>
         public static LoggerConfiguration ConfigurationSection(
             this LoggerSettingsConfiguration settingConfiguration,
-            IConfigurationSection configuration,
+            IConfigurationSection configSection,
             DependencyContext dependencyContext = null)
         {
             if (settingConfiguration == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(settingConfiguration));
-            if (configuration == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(configuration));
+            if (configSection == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(configSection));
 
             return settingConfiguration.Settings(
                 new ConfigurationReader(
-                    configuration,
+                    configSection,
                     dependencyContext ?? (Assembly.GetEntryAssembly() != null ? DependencyContext.Default : null)));
         }
     }

src/Serilog.Settings.Configuration/Serilog.Settings.Configuration.csproj

@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net451'">
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions" Version="1.1.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions" Version="1.1.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.0'">
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions" Version="2.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions" Version="2.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>

src/Serilog.Settings.Configuration/Settings/Configuration/ConfigurationReader.cs

@@ -20,20 +20,33 @@ class ConfigurationReader : IConfigurationReader
     {
         const string LevelSwitchNameRegex = @"^\$[A-Za-z]+[A-Za-z0-9]*$";
 
-        readonly IConfigurationSection _configuration;
+        static IConfiguration _configuration;
+
+        readonly IConfigurationSection _section;
         readonly DependencyContext _dependencyContext;
         readonly IReadOnlyCollection<Assembly> _configurationAssemblies;
 
-        public ConfigurationReader(IConfigurationSection configuration, DependencyContext dependencyContext)
+        public ConfigurationReader(IConfiguration configuration, DependencyContext dependencyContext)
         {
             _configuration = configuration ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(configuration));
+            _section = configuration.GetSection(ConfigurationLoggerConfigurationExtensions.DefaultSectionName);
             _dependencyContext = dependencyContext;
             _configurationAssemblies = LoadConfigurationAssemblies();
         }
 
-        ConfigurationReader(IConfigurationSection configuration, IReadOnlyCollection<Assembly> configurationAssemblies, DependencyContext dependencyContext)
+        // Generally the initial call should use IConfiguration rather than IConfigurationSection, otherwise
+        // IConfiguration parameters in the target methods will not be populated.
+        ConfigurationReader(IConfigurationSection configSection, DependencyContext dependencyContext)
         {
-            _configuration = configuration ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(configuration));
+            _section = configSection ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(configSection));
+            _dependencyContext = dependencyContext;
+            _configurationAssemblies = LoadConfigurationAssemblies();
+        }
+
+        // Used internally for processing nested configuration sections -- see GetMethodCalls below.
+        internal ConfigurationReader(IConfigurationSection configSection, IReadOnlyCollection<Assembly> configurationAssemblies, DependencyContext dependencyContext)
+        {
+            _section = configSection ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(configSection));
             _dependencyContext = dependencyContext;
             _configurationAssemblies = configurationAssemblies ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(configurationAssemblies));
         }
@@ -50,40 +63,35 @@ public void Configure(LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration)
 
         IReadOnlyDictionary<string, LoggingLevelSwitch> ProcessLevelSwitchDeclarations()
         {
-            var levelSwitchesDirective = _configuration.GetSection("LevelSwitches");
+            var levelSwitchesDirective = _section.GetSection("LevelSwitches");
             var namedSwitches = new Dictionary<string, LoggingLevelSwitch>();
-            if (levelSwitchesDirective != null)
+            foreach (var levelSwitchDeclaration in levelSwitchesDirective.GetChildren())
             {
-                foreach (var levelSwitchDeclaration in levelSwitchesDirective.GetChildren())
+                var switchName = levelSwitchDeclaration.Key;
+                var switchInitialLevel = levelSwitchDeclaration.Value;
+                // switchName must be something like $switch to avoid ambiguities
+                if (!IsValidSwitchName(switchName))
                 {
-                    var switchName = levelSwitchDeclaration.Key;
-                    var switchInitialLevel = levelSwitchDeclaration.Value;
-                    // switchName must be something like $switch to avoid ambiguities
-                    if (!IsValidSwitchName(switchName))
-                    {
-                        throw new FormatException($"\"{switchName}\" is not a valid name for a Level Switch declaration. Level switch must be declared with a '$' sign, like \"LevelSwitches\" : {{\"$switchName\" : \"InitialLevel\"}}");
-                    }
-                    LoggingLevelSwitch newSwitch;
-                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(switchInitialLevel))
-                    {
-                        newSwitch = new LoggingLevelSwitch();
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        var initialLevel = ParseLogEventLevel(switchInitialLevel);
-                        newSwitch = new LoggingLevelSwitch(initialLevel);
-                    }
-                    namedSwitches.Add(switchName, newSwitch);
+                    throw new FormatException($"\"{switchName}\" is not a valid name for a Level Switch declaration. Level switch must be declared with a '$' sign, like \"LevelSwitches\" : {{\"$switchName\" : \"InitialLevel\"}}");
                 }
+                LoggingLevelSwitch newSwitch;
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(switchInitialLevel))
+                {
+                    newSwitch = new LoggingLevelSwitch();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    var initialLevel = ParseLogEventLevel(switchInitialLevel);
+                    newSwitch = new LoggingLevelSwitch(initialLevel);
+                }
+                namedSwitches.Add(switchName, newSwitch);
             }
-
             return namedSwitches;
         }
 
-        void ApplyMinimumLevel(LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration,
-            IReadOnlyDictionary<string, LoggingLevelSwitch> declaredLevelSwitches)
+        void ApplyMinimumLevel(LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, LoggingLevelSwitch> declaredLevelSwitches)
         {
-            var minimumLevelDirective = _configuration.GetSection("MinimumLevel");
+            var minimumLevelDirective = _section.GetSection("MinimumLevel");
 
             var defaultMinLevelDirective = minimumLevelDirective.Value != null ? minimumLevelDirective : minimumLevelDirective.GetSection("Default");
             if (defaultMinLevelDirective.Value != null)
@@ -92,7 +100,7 @@ void ApplyMinimumLevel(LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration,
             }
 
             var minLevelControlledByDirective = minimumLevelDirective.GetSection("ControlledBy");
-            if (minLevelControlledByDirective?.Value != null)
+            if (minLevelControlledByDirective.Value != null)
             {
                 var globalMinimumLevelSwitch = declaredLevelSwitches.LookUpSwitchByName(minLevelControlledByDirective.Value);
                 // not calling ApplyMinimumLevel local function because here we have a reference to a LogLevelSwitch already
@@ -134,60 +142,53 @@ void ApplyMinimumLevel(IConfigurationSection directive, Action<LoggerMinimumLeve
             }
         }
 
-
-
-        void ApplyFilters(LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration,
-            IReadOnlyDictionary<string, LoggingLevelSwitch> declaredLevelSwitches)
+        void ApplyFilters(LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, LoggingLevelSwitch> declaredLevelSwitches)
         {
-            var filterDirective = _configuration.GetSection("Filter");
-            if (filterDirective != null)
+            var filterDirective = _section.GetSection("Filter");
+            if (filterDirective.GetChildren().Any())
             {
                 var methodCalls = GetMethodCalls(filterDirective);
                 CallConfigurationMethods(methodCalls, FindFilterConfigurationMethods(_configurationAssemblies), loggerConfiguration.Filter, declaredLevelSwitches);
             }
         }
 
-        void ApplySinks(LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration,
-            IReadOnlyDictionary<string, LoggingLevelSwitch> declaredLevelSwitches)
+        void ApplySinks(LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, LoggingLevelSwitch> declaredLevelSwitches)
         {
-            var writeToDirective = _configuration.GetSection("WriteTo");
-            if (writeToDirective != null)
+            var writeToDirective = _section.GetSection("WriteTo");
+            if (writeToDirective.GetChildren().Any())
             {
                 var methodCalls = GetMethodCalls(writeToDirective);
                 CallConfigurationMethods(methodCalls, FindSinkConfigurationMethods(_configurationAssemblies), loggerConfiguration.WriteTo, declaredLevelSwitches);
             }
         }
 
-        void ApplyAuditSinks(LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration,
-            IReadOnlyDictionary<string, LoggingLevelSwitch> declaredLevelSwitches)
+        void ApplyAuditSinks(LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, LoggingLevelSwitch> declaredLevelSwitches)
         {
-            var auditToDirective = _configuration.GetSection("AuditTo");
-            if (auditToDirective != null)
+            var auditToDirective = _section.GetSection("AuditTo");
+            if (auditToDirective.GetChildren().Any())
             {
                 var methodCalls = GetMethodCalls(auditToDirective);
                 CallConfigurationMethods(methodCalls, FindAuditSinkConfigurationMethods(_configurationAssemblies), loggerConfiguration.AuditTo, declaredLevelSwitches);
             }
         }
 
-        void IConfigurationReader.ApplySinks(LoggerSinkConfiguration loggerSinkConfiguration,
-            IReadOnlyDictionary<string, LoggingLevelSwitch> declaredLevelSwitches)
+        void IConfigurationReader.ApplySinks(LoggerSinkConfiguration loggerSinkConfiguration, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, LoggingLevelSwitch> declaredLevelSwitches)
         {
-            var methodCalls = GetMethodCalls(_configuration);
+            var methodCalls = GetMethodCalls(_section);
             CallConfigurationMethods(methodCalls, FindSinkConfigurationMethods(_configurationAssemblies), loggerSinkConfiguration, declaredLevelSwitches);
         }
 
-        void ApplyEnrichment(LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration,
-            IReadOnlyDictionary<string, LoggingLevelSwitch> declaredLevelSwitches)
+        void ApplyEnrichment(LoggerConfiguration loggerConfiguration, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, LoggingLevelSwitch> declaredLevelSwitches)
         {
-            var enrichDirective = _configuration.GetSection("Enrich");
-            if (enrichDirective != null)
+            var enrichDirective = _section.GetSection("Enrich");
+            if (enrichDirective.GetChildren().Any())
             {
                 var methodCalls = GetMethodCalls(enrichDirective);
                 CallConfigurationMethods(methodCalls, FindEventEnricherConfigurationMethods(_configurationAssemblies), loggerConfiguration.Enrich, declaredLevelSwitches);
             }
 
-            var propertiesDirective = _configuration.GetSection("Properties");
-            if (propertiesDirective != null)
+            var propertiesDirective = _section.GetSection("Properties");
+            if (propertiesDirective.GetChildren().Any())
             {
                 foreach (var enrichProperyDirective in propertiesDirective.GetChildren())
                 {
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ IConfigurationArgumentValue GetArgumentValue(IConfigurationSection argumentSecti
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    argumentValue = new ConfigurationSectionArgumentValue(new ConfigurationReader(argumentSection, _configurationAssemblies, _dependencyContext));
+                    argumentValue = new ObjectArgumentValue(argumentSection, _configurationAssemblies, _dependencyContext);
                 }
 
                 return argumentValue;
@@ -246,8 +247,8 @@ IReadOnlyCollection<Assembly> LoadConfigurationAssemblies()
         {
             var assemblies = new Dictionary<string, Assembly>();
 
-            var usingSection = _configuration.GetSection("Using");
-            if (usingSection != null)
+            var usingSection = _section.GetSection("Using");
+            if (usingSection.GetChildren().Any())
             {
                 foreach (var simpleName in usingSection.GetChildren().Select(c => c.Value))
                 {
@@ -307,6 +308,9 @@ static void CallConfigurationMethods(ILookup<string, Dictionary<string, IConfigu
                                 let directive = method.Value.FirstOrDefault(s => s.Key == p.Name)
                                 select directive.Key == null ? p.DefaultValue : directive.Value.ConvertTo(p.ParameterType, declaredLevelSwitches)).ToList();
 
+                    var parm = methodInfo.GetParameters().FirstOrDefault(i => i.ParameterType == typeof(IConfiguration));
+                    if(parm != null) call[parm.Position - 1] = _configuration;
+
                     call.Insert(0, receiver);
 
                     methodInfo.Invoke(null, call.ToArray());
@@ -399,5 +403,6 @@ internal static LogEventLevel ParseLogEventLevel(string value)
                 throw new InvalidOperationException($"The value {value} is not a valid Serilog level.");
             return parsedLevel;
         }
+
     }
 }